May 2003
Newsletter
Edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.
May Day May 1
Mother’s Day May 11
Victoria Day (Canada) May 19
Memorial Day May 26
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In This Issue:
* ULTRABUG CLIPOSCOPE
* BRIDGE TO CLASSROOM
* WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS IN ART MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS
* COMPUTER APPLICATIONS COURSE FOR GRADE 9 STUDENTS
* FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
* CHILDREN'S AUTHOR DONATES KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE BOOKS
* COMPUTERS 4 SCHOOLS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
* HALF PRICE SALE OF THE BUSY EDUCATOR’S GUIDE TO THE WWW
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ULTRABUG CLIPOSCOPE
www.nfbkids.ca/cliposcope
NFB’s Animation/Youth Studio has put a new website online for kids. The
Ultrabug Cliposcope gives 9-to-12-year-olds a hands-on introduction to
moviemaking. Cliposcope introduces kids to the world of film by teaching them
how to make their own short animated flicks with just a few clicks of the mouse.
To begin, budding animators choose a background, characters, actions, and props,
then arrange them however they like. Next, they combine these elements into a
sequence using a time line. Thus each visitor plays the role of art director,
casting agent, set-designer, screenwriter, director, editor and camera operator.
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BRIDGE TO CLASSROOM
http://www.newbaybridge.org/classroom
Designing and building a bridge to withstand earthquakes is no easy challenge.
Explore the science, technology and people involved in the new Oakland Bay
Bridge with these interactive learning modules and simulations! (Fifth grade and up)
Learn what causes earthquakes and see what scientists are predicting for the coming
quake. Take on the challenge facing bridge designers and design a bridge that can
withstand a Maximum Seismic Event--then test your bridge to see how it fares!
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WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS IN ART MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS
http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/
Myths are stories that explain why the world is the way it is. Throughout history,
artists have been inspired by myths and legends and have given them visual form.
Explore myths and legends from around the world with these great works of art
and in-depth interpretation and interactive features. (Middle and high school)
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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS COURSE FOR GRADE 9 STUDENTS
http://www.scs.sk.ca/edf/info/gpa9/interfaace.html
This site is a 30 hour course on computer applications for grade 9 students. The
course contains learning objects for several concepts related to computers and the
Internet. Teachers may access this course and present all or parts of it to a class.
Assessment rubrics, objectives and suggested teaching strategies are included.
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FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
http://www.bio12.com/respiration
Robert Stevenson, a senior biology teacher sent in this tool to allow students to
rehearse potential Final Exam questions on the respiratory system. The content is
in DHTML and requires that the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine version of Java
(rather than the Sun Java) be enabled in the IE 4.1 or above browser. Anyone
running Windows that has a problem might want to check out their Java by going to http://www.javatester.org/ teaching strategies are included.
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CHILDREN'S AUTHOR DONATES KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE BOOKS
LITERACY EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION WEB SITE
http://www.colorcodedbooks.org/lef/index.htm
Bruce Larkin, author of more than 200 childrens books, including the popular
'Larkin's Little Readers', has donated his books free to be distributed to Kindergarten
and First grade children to assist educators in promoting a love of reading.Donation is handled by Literacy Empowerment Foundation (LEF)L.E.F.is a non profit organization. L.E.F.offers several programs that
provide low cost and free reading materials for children in grades K through
4. Click on the link below. The 'Books From Bruce' order form can be printed
from the site at: http://www.colorcodedbooks.org/lef/index.htm
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COMPUTERS 4 SCHOOLS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
www.computers.fed.gov
Schools and educational nonprofit organizations that would like to receive
excess computers from the federal government can visit www.computers.fed.gov
at the Computers for Learning website. A school is eligible to receive
donations through the Computers for Learning program if it is a public, private,
parochial, or home school serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students.
For more information contact: Marc Brenman marc.brenman@ost.dot.gov
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