Hello Everyone!
Those of you who have been reading
Eds Up! for years know that I like to start the year with all the best links
in one e-mail. This way you can hang onto one e-mail per year and have just
about everything you want in one tidy spot! I'll also review Small Dog policies
that pertain to education purchases.
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SMALL DOG'S EDUCATION PAGE
You may not know that we have page dedicated to educators
on our site. The Education Page has links mentioned in previous issues of Eds
Up!. I also feature a school and its web site every month. I haven't updated
the featured school for several months, because I've run out of suggestions.
Please don't be shy! Send some information about your school and its web site
to be included as a featured school! There are also education specials on the
education page that are different from other specials on the Small Dog site.
http://school.smalldog.com/education.lasso
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FEATURE SCHOOL REQUEST
Each month or so, I feature a school web site on
the education page. Please e-mail your school's web site if you'd like to
be included!
E-mail: dawn@smalldog.com
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EDUCATION PRICE LIST
Another
feature of the education page is access to the education price list. Education
prices aren't available to everyone: manufacturers set their own requirements
for who is eligible and what type of documentation is required. Some of the
products on the education list are priced identically to the end-user pricing.
This may be because we are not authorized by a particular manufacturer to purchase
its products marked "For Education Use Only" or it may mean that our
end-user price is lower than what the education price would be. If you have
a question about a particular product, please e-mail me directly. In contrast,
Eds Up! specials are available to all Eds Up! readers and if there are special
terms required by the manufacturer (i.e. purchase order required) I make sure
to mention that in the special.
The price list is password protected. The correct
name and password are:
Name: teach
Password: me
(Currently, we are upgrading the speed of the education
price list by changing the database that serves the list. The price list will
be down for the next several days, but it should be back to its speedier self
next week!)
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ORDERING INFORMATION
Small Dog Electronics takes purchase orders from schools
and universities. Purchase orders need to be faxed or mailed to us before we
can ship any product. Unfortunately, we can not accept requisitions. If you
are ordering a special that is featured on our site or in one of our newsletters,
be sure to mention it on your PO so you won't be overbilled! From teachers,
students, and others we accept credit cards, certified checks, or money orders
for personal orders.
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APPLE COMPUTER PRODUCT
Small Dog Electronics is not allowed to sell new, current
Apple products into the education market. Please contact Apple directly to order
their education products.
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THE GREAT (OR AT LEAST OK) EDS UP!
LINKS OF 2000!
Here are the links provided in Eds Up! issues #95-145.
I was not able to re-verify that each web link is active, but it was current
at the time of its original posting. This list is in no particular order, but
I've tried to group the links with some logic.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING EDUCATION
Here is a good site if you want to offer financial planning
at your school, by the National Endowment for Financial Education. They have
a high-school program and will provide teaching materials free of charge.
http://www.nefe.org/pages/educational.html
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FINANCIAL AID SITES
This site has a college admissions and financial aid
calendar which lists events to track, making sure you file all your paperwork
on time. There are lists of links to find scholarship programs as well as a
walk-through on selecting a college and finding financing. (I've bookmarked
this one!)
http://mapping-your-future.org/
This site has everything you need to know about financing
a college education. The site can be set for a particular audience (parent,
high school guidance counselor, etc.), making it easy to find specific topics
of interest.
http://www.salliemae.com/
Project EASI (Easy Access for Students & Institutions)
walks parents and students through the four steps of financial aid: Planning,
Applying, Receiving, and Repaying.
http://easi.ed.gov/
CollegeNET lets applicants complete, file, and pay for
their admissions applications to over 350 colleges entirely through the internet.
http://www.collegenet.com/
Both the Education Testing Service (http://www.ets.org) and the College Board (http://www.collegeboard.org) are good starting points for those beginning their financial
aid/college search.
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SEXUAL EDUCATION
Here is a quiz about teen sexuality, provided by the
Indiana University TeacherTalk web site. The reference materials used to develop
the test are dated, but I think the quiz is a good starting point for discussion.
The answers are below the quiz.
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/ttarticles.html
Some web sites that parents and teachers might find
useful deal with the topic of sexual education in different ways. The first
is the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
a "nonprofit organization which develops, collects, and disseminates information,
promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of
individuals to make responsible sexual choices." They have a very informative
section for parents.
http://www.siecus.org
The other site is Free Teens, which is a site about
abstinence-based sexual education. The site has a section for teachers and parents.
http://www.freeteens.org
Another excellent site is the Planned Parenthood page
that is devoted to teens:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/teens/index.html
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CIVICS EDUCATION
The history of presidential elections from the very
first to the latest.
http://www.multied.com/elections/
Center for Civic Education
http://www.civiced.org/
International Resource for Civic Education and Civil
Society
http://www.civnet.org/index.html
The Great American Web Site, which bills itself as a
"Citizen's Guide to U.S. Government Resources on the World Wide Web,"
is a great starting point to locate a whole bunch of the dot.gov sites:
http://www.uncle-sam.com/
To hear the national anthems of other countries, visit
the E-Conflict World Encyclopedia. (E-Conflict stands for Eradicate Conflict.)
http://www.emulateme.com/
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The first site is Encyclopedia Britannica's Black History
page. There are video and sound clips of famous moments in the civil rights
movement. This site has a timeline (beginning in 1517) that highlights the events
and people important to the history of this culture.
http://blackhistory.eb.com/
The next site is "Black History: Exploring African-American
Issues on the Internet." This site is hosted by Pacific Bell as part of
their Education First site. The Black History site allows students to sample
aspects of the subject with a wide variety of internet-based activities.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
The Awesome Library has a extensive list of links relating
to this topic. I tested a bunch of these links, and some were broken, but there
are so many (about 3 vertical pages) that it's worth including.
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/Multicultural/African_American.html
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GENERAL EDUCATION SITES
The Pacific Bell education site is an incredible resource
for educators. In addition to the Black History lessons mentioned above, there
are numerous links and teacher resources (including a section on locating grants
and writing grant proposals).
http://www.kn.pacbell.com
Blue Web'n, another Pacific Bell page, provides a list
of the best education sites on the Internet. Sites are described in brief and
scored from 1-5 stars. There are enough links here to keep us all busy!
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
The Gateway to Educational Resources is a searchable
database of on-line resources for educators, including lesson plans and curriculum
units for an incredible number of subjects. Art History alone had over 100 resources.
This is well worth a bookmark.
http://www.thegateway.org
Edweb allows you to "explore the worlds of educational
reform and information technology. With EdWeb, you can hunt down on-line educational
resources around the world, learn about trends in education policy and information
infrastructure development, examine success stories of computers in the classroom,
and more!"
http://edweb.gsn.org/
If you want to read about education in the news, this
is the place to go! There is a section devoted to keeping up with education
topics during the presidential campaign. Other topics include: College Access,
Gifted and Talented Education, Home Schooling, Parental Involvement, and School
Financing.
http://www.edweek.org
Education World lists ten classroom games you may not
have played, including:
PASSWORD - just like the old TV game show.
SPARKLE - practice for spelling
SILENCE - this name (doesn't) speak for itself!
DICTIONARY DECEPTION - a game of vocabulary creation and more!
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson169.shtml
Have you been to the Internet Public Library? This is
a great site! Why haven't I been here before!?! The IPL is the first public
library of and for the Internet community. There are sections on this site for
librarians, teenagers, and children. The resources are endless, from on-line
newspapers and magazines to searching the library's collection. I'm going to
bookmark this one!
http://www.ipl.org/
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Here's a list of links for higher education. They are
found at the site Academic Net, which has other education links, including a
directory of on-line resources related to technology-mediated instruction and
learning.
http://www.academic.com/library/articles/highered.html
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MATH, SCIENCE, AND MORE
In 1984, Rutgers University established the Center for
Mathematics, Science, and Technology to systematically contribute to the improvement
of mathematics, science, and computer education programs throughout the nation.
Here are some of the projects in progress:
http://cmsce.rutgers.edu
Those who love mathematics should take a journey to
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics (MathWorld) which is hosted by Wolfram
Research, publishers of Mathematica. MathWorld is a convenient, comprehensive,
and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math
enthusiasts, and researchers. (The site made me feel the cold chill of math
nightmares on the back of my neck, but math-lovers will be in their own dodecahedron
heaven!)
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
The Shodor Foundation is a non-profit research and education
organization dedicated to the advancement of science and math education, specifically
through the use of modeling and simulation technologies. (They also sponsor
other sites such as the BRL - Braille through Remote Learning - site.)
http://www.shodor.org/
The Mad Scientist Network
http://www.madsci.org/
This is a great site for teachers of all levels, providing
up-to-date education news, lesson plans, and curriculum ideas. A great site
for all educators.
http://www.education-world.com
Several readers have forwarded links to two different
digital storytelling sites.
The Center for Digital Storytelling
http://www.storycenter.org/
The Digital Storytelling Conference and Festival:
http://www.dstory.com/dsf6/home.html
Education World provides several lesson plans for the
first day of school that help the teacher get to know his/her classroom. One
activity is:
"My name is _____, and if I were an animal I'd
be a _____ because..."
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson196.shtml
The WGBH Teacher Center site has classroom resources
and an extensive list of "links they love."
http://www.wgbh.org/wgbh/learn/teachercenter/
CyberBuffet's education section has
another list of great education sites.
http://cyberbuffet.com/tededuca.html
Teachervision.com is full of useful information for
teachers, with a searchable lesson-plan database, resources, and loads of information.
http://teachervision.com/index.html
Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers is from the UK.
The lesson ideas look great!
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/
ChemCenter - Educational resources provided by the American
Chemical Society.
http://www.acs.org/education/
The Teacher Corner from Kiddyhouse.com:
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Teachers/
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SITES FOR STUDENTS
Study Web is a great resource for students. The links
here are teacher- submitted as good resources for their students. From agriculture
to writing, it is all here. There is a particularly interesting section, "Researching
on the Internet," which provides information for students to continue their
research online.
http://www.studyweb.com/
Researchpaper.com - "The Web's largest collection
of topics, ideas, and assistance for school-related research projects."
They even promise that you'll "get better grades!" (I like the background
and the picture of a pencil!)
http://www.researchpaper.com/
If you want to find out what's going on at colleges
throughout the US, check out Uwire.com, a web site with nothing but college
news, events, sports, etc.
http://www.uwiretoday.com/
To find the college newspaper of your favorite college
or university, look here:
http://www.collegenews.com/news.htm
Here's a fabulous site for high school students. The
High School Hub has academic resources that include news summaries, daily SAT
questions, a driving quiz, and study guides for college prep classes. There's
a lot more there than I can list! (Take the "50 Commonly Misspelled Words"
test from the English section!)
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.htm
The Online Study Guide for Student Drivers is for serious
visitors studying for their driver's test or researching traffic law and the
rules of the road.
http://www.golocalnet.net/drive/
Drivers Village is a guide to information about driving
and driver behavior.
http://www.drivers.com/
Teen New Driver Page created by Ryan Buckholtz for other
students.
http://www.ai.net/~ryanb/
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MUSIC EDUCATION
The Internet has some great resources for the music
educator. The first is Music Education On Line. This site has an incredible
number of education links as well as a "music teacher finder," dozens
of articles on the importance of music education, and a Music Lounge for Educators.
The site is kept up to date. (I couldn't find any broken links in the time that
I was there.) I actually lost my way, since I was so engrossed in the links
(especially reading about the rare violins at Maestro.net). If you're a music
teacher, you will love this site.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2405/
The Music Education Launch site has lesson plans indexed
by grade level and type of music. There are also links to interactive music
games and classes.
http://www.talentz.com/MusicEducation/index.mv
If you are a fan of the piano, check out the Piano Education
Page, a one-stop resource for teachers, students, parents, and fans of the piano,
with over 600 pages of free information, upgraded biweekly.
http://www.unm.edu/~loritaf/pnoedmn.html
The final music education link is a directory of links.
The URL is self- explanatory!
http://www.music-ed-directory.com/
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HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine (H-Net) is an
international consortium of scholars and teachers. H-Net creates and coordinates
internet networks with the common objective of advancing teaching and research
in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. H-Net is committed to pioneering
the use of new communication technology to facilitate the free exchange of academic
ideas and scholarly resources. Hosted by Michigan State University, H-Net has
had a series of ongoing projects funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
and the United States Information Agency. Among H-Net's most important activities
is its sponsorship of over one hundred free electronic interactive newsletters
("lists") edited by scholars in North America, Europe, Africa, and
the Pacific.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/
Here's a great web site with the purpose of improving
the quality of reading instruction through the study of the reading process
and teaching techniques. It is a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading
research through conferences, journals, and other publications. There are lots
of links and book lists as well as recommended books of the month!
http://toread.com/
Ohio University has great resources for those who teach
reading. It has lots of links, lesson plans, research, and A list of publications
available on the topic of teaching reading.
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/teacher/index.html
The International Reading Association has an electronic
journal that has articles pertinent to the teaching of reading.
http://www.readingonline.org/home.html
If you are looking for a new book to read, check out
the recommended reading lists of great books at:
http://www.readingwoman.com/
I also found an interesting site that lists books that
have been the object of censorship within the United States.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html
ArtsEdge - Linking the Arts and Education through Technology
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
World Wide Arts Resources
http://wwar.com/
Arts EdNet - The Getty's Art Education Web Site (lots
of lesson plans at this site)
http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/
National PTA Arts in Education Resource Libraries
http://www.pta.org/programs/artslibr.htm
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TEACHING ECONOMICS
The Foundation for Teaching Economics has a list of
Internet resources and provides information for teachers trying to incorporate
the Internet into lesson plans:
http://www.fte.org/step3.html
Economic Education Web has on-line resources for K-12:
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm
For the college level:
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach-ec.htm
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VIOLENCE
The American Psychological Association has an on-line
guide that was created in conjunction with the MTV series, "Fight for Your
Rights: Take a Stand Against Violence" which aired last year. The "Warning
Signs" guide will help young people recognize when a classmate or friend
might be a potential danger to self or others.
http://helping.apa.org/warningsigns/index.html
The Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
The UNICEF site has a publication on-line, "Combating
Violence Involving Children," which has an incredible amount of information
about this topic.
http://www.unicef-icdc.org/information/digests/violence/comba.htm
The NEA Higher Education Site has a series of articles
on handling conflict, written by Lee Warren of Harvard University. It is part
of "Thriving in Academe," a joint project of the National Education
Association and the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher
Education. This section is intended to promote ever more effective teaching
and learning in higher education through dialogue among colleagues. "Hot
Moments in the Classroom - Strategies for turning difficult encounters into
learning opportunities" is one of the articles.
http://www.nea.org/he/advo-new/thriving.html
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COMPUTERS
The Digital Camera Resource Page has reviews, as well
as a walk-through camera selector.
http://www.dcresource.com/
The Short Courses web site provides on-line classes
on digital photography and digital video. This is one of the sites that taught
me the most about digital photography. The courses are geared toward people
who already know a bit about photography, but explain it clearly enough that
you don't need to be a professional photographer to make use of it.
http://www.shortcourses.com/
The Yale University Library site discusses general e-mail
use.
http://www.library.yale.edu/training/netiquette/
This site lists common "emoticons," such as
:) and :( as well as Japanese emoticons.
http://faculty.web.waseda.ac.jp/vicky/projects/e-mail/emote.html
The Albion Netiquette Home Page covers both common courtesy
on-line and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace. This page
provides links to both summary and detailed information about Netiquette for
your browsing pleasure.
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/index.html
Desktop Yoga, by Ellen Serber, has a section on "Preventing
and Healing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Repetitive Stress Injuries." The
site includes illustrated stretches that you can do at your desk.
http://www.will-harris.com/yoga/
For one-minute stretches you can do at your desk, try:
http://www.e-Stretch.net
Lisa Alekna has a site with some exercises to rest your
eyes. These exercises make my eyes feel like new!
http://users.javanet.com/~lanat/desktopyoga.htm
For those who want to relax, take a moment to center
yourself at:
http://www2.gdi.net/~mjm/meditate.html
It's magnetic poetry on-line! Just move the words around
to create your own poetry!
http://www.nervousnelly.com/poetry.html
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Thanks for reading. I will be away at Macworld Expo
next week. I hope to get an edition of Eds Up! written next week, but if I'm
missing from your mailbox it's because I'm without a decent Internet connection.
Dawn
Dawn@smalldog.com
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