NETHAPPENINGS NEWSLETTER #3 November 2, 2004
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NHN: Net Happenings Newsletter #3
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NEW THIS WEEK for November 2, 2004
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Dear Readers,
Welcome to the Net Happenings Newsletter, launched by the Educational=20
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newsletter features a new format with the emphasis on both news and=20
resources. Karen Ellis* Founder of the Educational CyberPlayGround will=20
continue to carry the sponsorship of Net Happenings Newsletter which is=20
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Alan Haskvitz
1997 National Teacher's Hall of Fame Inductee
1999 All USA Today First Team Teacher
1994 National Middle Level Teacher of the Year (NCSS)
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IN THE NEWS
GLEASON SACKMANN RETIRES
Carolyn Kotlas <kotlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CIT INFOBITS October 2004 No. 76 ISSN 1521-9275 10/29/04
After a long career in education, Gleason Sackmann retired this year.
In 1998, he was awarded the SIG/Tel Educational Telecomputing Outstanding=20
Service Award, and in 1996, he was rated #10 on NEWSWEEK's prestigious List=
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of "50 People Who Matter."
Over the years, Sackmann moderated several important newsletters for=20
educators: K12 NEWSLETTERS, NETWORK NEWSLETTERS, and NEW-LIST. From 1993 to=
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2004, he published NET-HAPPENINGS. Net-Happenings covers conference=20
announcements, calls for papers, network resource announcements,=20
newsletters, and network tool updates. Over 9,000 individuals currently=20
subscribe, with many more readers through the website and mail=
redistribution.
Net-Happenings will continue publication under the direction of Karen=20
Ellis, founder of the Educational CyberPlayGround website. As one who has=20
benefited from Gleason Sackmann's work over the years (including his=20
distribution of Infobits in his publications), I would like to express my=20
appreciation for his tremendous contribution to the educational and=20
Internet communities.
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Election Day Vote - An Excellent Election Guide to all major races.=20
Includes who has the money, previous elections, and more. By state.=20
<http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/2004_ELECTIONGUIDE_GRAPHIC/?n=
l=3Dep&rd=3Dhcmcp?p=3D048CcC048Cea49r$L012000myxQUyxVp>=20
A list of integrated sites for the election and the process here=20
http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/elections.html
Posting all of the litigation documents for all of the election law=20
disputes as they arise go to www.electionlawnews.com.
American Routes All eyes are on the 2004 election. Music & Politics=20
special, lend your ears to the democratic process as we bring you songs by=
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and about politicians http://www.americanroutes.org/thisweek.html
The very last page of the Whole Entire Internet=20
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/lastpage.html
"It does not matter who votes that counts; it is who counts the votes."=20
Joseph Stalin
Wi-Fi 'sniper rifle' debuts at DEFCON Conventional Wi-Fi aerials are all=20
well and good but they don't really cut it if you want to impress fellow=20
hackers and scare the general populace.=20
http://www.theregister.com/2004/08/03/wi-fi_aerial_gun/
NetLife Exclusive: Security hole found in Gmail
An Israeli hacker reveals: A security hole in Gmail allows the compromise=20
of users' email boxes =AD without the need of a password=20
http://net.nana.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=3D155025&sid=3D10
Global Warming and Your Mutual Fund Are you investing in the future of the=
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Earth? Find out if the mutual funds you are holding are investing in=20
companies that are destroying the environment. A great site for students=20
and educators. http://www.cookingyournestegg.org/
Here is a Well Kept Secret From Britian, this little known site offers some=
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excellent lessons from a British point of view. This lesson is designed to=
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make the abstract ideas of BC and AD and centuries more comprehensible and=
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whey some years are counted backwards.
<http://www.thinkinghistory.co.uk/resources/makingsenseofbcandad.htm>
Where the Men Aren't
The percentage of public school teachers who are men ranges from state to=20
state but isn't higher than 38 percent in any state, according to figures=20
from the 2002-03 school year. Rank/State/Percent of male teachers 1.=20
Massachusetts 37.9 4. Indiana 31.6 18. Ohio 26.8 44. Kentucky 21.4 51.=20
South Carolina 17.5 Source: National Education Association
VALUABLE SITES
Online Education: "DIPLOMA MILLS"
The Automation of Higher Education a history of how college tuition became=
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so expensive and the reach of the military-academic complex. "Tuition began=
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to outpace inflation in the early 1980's, at precisely the moment when=20
changes in the patent system enabled the universities to become major=20
vendors of patent licenses."
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/DISTANCE%20LEARNING/DigitalDiploma.html=
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The Digital Divide
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/digitaldivide.html
Digital andGender Equity Resources
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/Digitaldividequity.html
K-12 Teachers Classroom Law
What is Legal for Parents, Teachers, Administrators, HomeSchoolers,=20
Plagiarism, Copyright, CopyLeft, Security, Family Rights,=20
Privacy http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/Home_Teachers3.html
Interdisciplinary Curriculum
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/IEC/iec.html
K-12 Folk arts, Interent pioneers, science and seemless curriculum ideas,=20
Ham radio & wireless, Music Ideas for classroom use,
First Nation resources, Security Crisis Curriculum, Interdisciplinary=
Webquests
What's a Wiki?
A wiki is a site that allows anyone to modify the content of a site using=20
an interfaced browser. It is sort of like a Dutch Auction. It is most fun=20
and is supposed to be more neutral in content. A great idea. Take a look. I=
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think your students might want to make a name for themselves.=20
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikinews
I Love to Write Day.
November 15 will mark the third anniversary of I Love To Write Day. This is=
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an opportunity for students and others to write something: a poem, an=20
essay, a letter to the editor, a short story, or whatever. Last year, we=20
signed up 12,007 schools. http://www.ilovetowriteday.org/
Hands-Free Phones Dangerous, Too?
Even hands-free cellular telephones are a dangerous distraction for=20
drivers, according to the Detroit News. The News says a National Highway=20
Traffic Safety Administration preliminary report shows that the hands-free=
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systems require drivers to take more time dialing, which could prove even=20
more dangerous. "The evidence is overwhelming that using a cell phone is a=
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distraction, and the risk is pretty substantial," said Dr. David Strayer.
Awesome site for getting information on an URL from just about every=20
viewpoint from cache to ranking to developers. Worth a look=20
http://www.faganfinder.com/urlinfo/
Search A Local Index of Pages With Recall Toolbar This site can help search=
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your browser history and more. http://www.recalltoolbar.com
Links to interactive math sites If you teach math or know someone who needs=
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to see how technology can help use this site to find a nice listing of=20
interactive math relates links. The site is broken down by grades, topics,=
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and is easy to use.=20
<http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~borishandal/MathsInternetGuide/>
Mythmatical Battles
is a dueling card game for two players or two teams. This resource combines=
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mythology and multiplication to create a learning game which lets students=
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learn multiplication while engaging in mythological battles.=20
<http://www.mythmaticalbattles.com>
ESL Teachers and Schools and Jobs
This site allows teachers to publish, look for jobs, seek help from others,=
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find resources, and it is global. http://www.eslteachersboard.com/
More diverse ESL helpful ideas and lessons are at
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/Home_Linguistics.html
The Wall Street Journal
is offering its content for free from November 8th for five days. Of=20
course, most newspapers have it free all the time.=20
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
Organ Transplant Lessons
Sometimes students take good health for granted. Here is a resource that=20
offers lesson plans that could save a life.=20
http://organtransplants.org/resources/
First Science
Here is a website that has unique, integrated, and interesting lessons on=20
most every aspect of science. Listed by topic=20
http://www.firstscience.com/site/home.asp
Read my car reviews of all the new models.
See what it is hot and what is not.=20
http://www.motorists.org/new/carreviews/index.html
GRANTS
The Braitmayer Foundation supports programs that enhance the education of=20
K-12 students through curricular and school reform initiatives,=20
professional development for teachers, and local community efforts. Its=20
grants, which range in size up to $35,000, are to be used as seed money,=20
challenge grants, or to match other grants to the recipient organization.=20
http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org
Looking for integrated lesson plans and ides. Does this listing have=20
appeal? Folk arts, First Nation resources, Seamless curriculum ideas, Black=
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Hisory Month, Internet Pioneers and much more try click on=20
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/IEC/iec.html
A nice list of them.http://www.unc.edu/depts/cmse/grantopp.html
and http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/grants2.html
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