January 2003
Newsletter
FREE newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author
Marjan Glavac.
New Year's Day January 1
Christmas Day (Julian Calendar Eastern Orthodox) January 7
New Year’s Day (Julian Calendar Eastern Orthodox) January 14
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1929-1968 USA) January 20
Robbie Burns Day (UK Scotland & England) January 25
Australia Day January 26
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It’s been something of a tradition around our household every New Year’s Eve of
ordering Chinese take out and sitting around the family room watching a movie and
then the countdown of the big ball from Times Square in New York City. This year
we watched It’s a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart. The movie really reaffirms
what all teachers do and strive for. I hope the 2003 New Year reaffirms all your
goals and expectations for you and yours.
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In This Issue:
* HALF PRICE SALE OF THE BUSY EDUCATOR’S GUIDE TO THE WWW
* REPLIES FROM DECEMEBER NEWSLETTER SPECIAL REQUEST
* UPDATES
* STARFALL
* THE ARTIST'S TOOLKIT: VISUAL ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES
* THE FIN, FUR AND FEATHER BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
* NOBLEED NEWS
* PILATE COINS
* SONGS FOR TEACHING USING MUSIC TO PROMOTE LEARNING
* QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS
* NORSEMAN JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
* PAUL S. GARDINER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
* BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
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REPLIES FROM DECEMEBER NEWSLETTER SPECIAL REQUEST
In the last Busy Educator’s Newsletter, I sent out a request for anyone using a
grading program. Below is a list of programs highly recommended by fellow busy
educators. Thank you very much to everyone who sent in a recommendation.
EASY GRADE PRO http://www.orbissoft.com
EXCEL (for teachers who want to set up their own grading system)
http://office.microsoft.com/
GRADEBUSTERS http://www.gradebusters.com
GRADEKEEPER http://www.gradekeeper.com
GRADE MACHINE http://www.mistycity.com/
GRADEQUICK http://www.jacksoncorp.com
GRADESPEED http://www.gradespeed.com
INTEGRADE PRO http://ncspearson.com/edtech/integrade.htm
MYGRADEBOOK http://gradebook.com
THINKWAVE EDUCATOR http://www.thinkwave.com
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UPDATES
freezone.com, has been changed to kidfu.com.
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STARFALL
www.starfall.com
Fran Tripka, a Tech Coordinator at James J. Flynn Elementary School in Perth
Amboy, New Jersey USA, and a subscriber of the Busy Educator’s Newsletter
sent in the following recommendation:
I happened to come across this URL in my local newspaper to this really great
website for beginning readers. It is www.starfall.com Totally free. Sends
out teacher's materials to go along with their website. My kindergarten and first
grade teachers love the site. The owners of the website are poet Susan Polis
Schutz and her husband. They were the original owners of Blue Mountain
Arts. Enjoy!
Thank you Fran for this wonderful suggestion!
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THE ARTIST'S TOOLKIT: VISUAL ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit
Artists use visual elements and principles like line, color and shape as tools to
build works of art. Learn about these concepts in a variety of ways:
Explore the Toolkit (Watch animated movies demonstrating the elements
and principles, create your own composition using the elements and principles),
Artists in Action, (watch professional artists Ta-Coumba Aiken and Judy
Onofrio create original compositions to see how artists use the visual elements
and principles), and Encyclopedia (learn more about the building blocks of
composition with this in-depth guide).
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THE FIN, FUR AND FEATHER BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
http://www.fffbi.com
The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFBI) is an international
website for kids grade 4-5 chronicling the exploits of an unusual, animal-run
detective agency. The site invites Field Agents to solve interactive mysteries on
two FFFBI missions:
Rainforest Undercover-an adventure to the Galapagos and the Amazon; and
Operation GAS-Chicken--a fowl genetic experiment threatens Mars.
The site uses innovative interactive stories and cleverly disguised original thinking
games to get kids to solve mysteries and learn crucial skills along the way, such as
using the Internet for research and investigation, critical thinking, reading, and
writing. The project is also a seductively devious springboard to explore a wide
range of subjects - from math and science to geography, genetics and history.
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NOBLEED NEWS
http://www.nobleednews.com
NobleEd News is an education website for parents, teachers and students. The
student sections mainly focus on upper elementary, middle and high school
curriculum. The parent section is filled with articles that will help busy parents.
The teacher section has information about literacy, standards in education,
classroom discipline and lesson plans. Site also has other areas of general
interest such as educational games and coloring pages in the Playroom, the art
gallery, the music room, news headlines, a greeting card station and tons more.
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PILATE COINS
www.pilatecoins.com
The coins of Pontius Pilate are fascinating. They are found at the crossroads of
Roman polytheism, Judaism and of a burgeoning Christianity. They are the
privileged, but affordable witnesses to an era and to an event that would
profoundly and forever change the history of humanity.
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SONGS FOR TEACHING USING MUSIC TO PROMOTE LEARNING
http://songsforteaching.homestead.com/index.html
A comprehensive source of ideas for using music in the classroom. Resources for
integrating music across the curriculum are grouped according to subject area.
Categories include: Movement, Everyday Life, Chants & Raps, Reading,
Science, and more. Teacher Tips include lesson plans and suggestions by and
for teachers. Visitors to the site can find research about using music in the
classroom and are invited to share their own lessons and songs.
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QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS
http://www.quintcareers.com/
Quintessential Careers is a career, job, and college site, offering comprehensive
free expert career and job-hunting advice (through articles, tools, tips, and
tutorials), as well as links to all the best job sites. Special sections for teens,
college students, and all other job-seekers (by industry, geography, and job-seeker
type) makes this site a comprehensive resource for all.
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NORSEMAN JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/norseman/
Norseman Junior Middle School's website is designed to be an effective
communication tool for parents and students. The site provides information
about the school, programs, relevant issues of interest, and links to Internet
resources. Norseman is located in the west end of Toronto Ontario Canada
and teaches students from Junior Kindergarten through to grade 8.
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PAUL S. GARDINER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
http://www.kenston.k12.oh.us/ges/gard.htm
Paul S. Gardiner Elementary School, located in Geauga County in Northeast
Ohio USA, houses first and second grade. The school's website was established
to help keep family members informed about what is happening at the school. The
website consists of a school newsletter, menu, a forms page, a list of interesting
websites, curriculum guides, and some teachers include classroom information.
A favorite part of the webpage is examples of children's work and photos of
students.
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BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
If you have a website or know of one that you feel merits the Busy
Educator's Award, please feel free to send me your suggestions.
The award is given out to websites that contain excellent content for
busy educators.
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Send us those tips, insights or websites that have helped you with your
class and students. We will share these in future updates. Please send to:
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