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Updates 9 April 2004
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KNE Project Manager
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Apr 09, 2004 16:54 PDT
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TRYING HARD TO IMPROVE!
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In order to make Blue Web'n more useful; extensive reorganization is
taking place. Right now, general History and Social Sciences (Dewey
Decimal Number 900) is getting cleaned up and further subdivided into
additional new categories of Geography (910), Biography (920), and
Cultures (306) where appropriate. It will take several weeks to
complete; but hopefully will be worth the effort.
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HOT SITE
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Playing With Time
http://www.playingwithtime.org/index.html
Playing With Time takes visitors on a journey to the unseen world of
natural change and shows events that happen too fast or too slow for
humans to perceive. The project consists of two major parts: this web
site and a traveling museum exhibit. See amazing movies, check out a
"time activity," or come up with an interesting idea that shows change
over time and they will lend you a digital camera to make your own
movie. There's an entire section, the Toolkit, devoted to teaching
students how to make their own movies using a camcorder or stills.
Created by Red Hill Studios.
Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary, Middle School, High
School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Arts (Visual Arts), Community Interest (Leisure),
Vocational Education (General/Other) [Dewey #750]
Application type: Information Resources, Tutorials, Activities
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NEW SITES
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AIDS WebQuest
http://haworth.org/wqaids.html
This AIDS project for students consists of visiting at least three
websites containing timelines, disease information and the AIDS quilt
project website in order to gain an understanding of the history, signs,
symptoms, and risk factors for the disease AIDS. After gathering the
needed information into a supplied packet of outline notes/questions,
the student will write an essay and create a quilt (of paper or other
media)displaying the information they have learned. A scoring rubric is
supplied for both teachers and students and teachers can link to a page
containing the lesson plan, objectives and NJ Core Curriculum Standards.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School
Content Area: Arts (Visual Arts), Community Interest (Health),
Education (Curriculum), Health & Physical Education (Diseases), Health &
Physical Education (Health) [Dewey #614]
Application type: Projects
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Flag Game - Guess The Nation
http://www.flw.com/flaggame/login.php
The Flag Game to allows the player to guess the name of the country
based on clues including; capital, continent, neighbors, map outline,
currency & anthem. Login as guest and give it a shot. A nice way to peak
student interest in geography. Project on a the wall and play as a
class, or play on individual computers. Quick and simple interface; but
tough game!
Grade Level: Middle School, High School, College
Content Area: Community Interest (Leisure), History & Social Studies
(Geography) [Dewey #910]
Application type: Activities
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Language of Native American Baskets from the Weaver's View (Smithsonian)
http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/baskets/
Baskets accompanied Indian people throughout their lives. Babies were
carried in baskets, meals were prepared and cooked in them, worldly
goods were stored in them, and people were buried in them. Today,
baskets serve as markers of cultural pride and inheritance. Basketry is
a living art. To help illustrate continuity from past to present, each
weaver chose four baskets from the Smithsonian collections and paired
them with baskets from their own or other Native basket-makers’
contemporary works. These juxtapositions and the weavers’ thoughts on
what they tell us, are presented in “The Weavers’ View.” Links on the
top navigation bar and side navigation bars lead to a wealth of
information and lots of images of baskets. From the Smithsonian National
Museum of the American Indian.
Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary, Middle School, High
School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Arts (Visual Arts), History & Social Studies (Cultures)
[Dewey #750]
Application type: Information Resources
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Lesson Plans from Historic Jamestown
http://historicjamestowne.org/learn/lesson_plans.php
Each lesson plan has been designed for a specific grade or two, but in
the hands of a good teacher, any of these lesson plans can be adjusted
for other grades to use. Archaeology is a fascinating tool to use with
your students, and they have included enough background information for
you to feel comfortable using these lesson plans. There is also a short
power point "Archaeology 101" for teachers to use. This site complements
the earlier interactive modules designed for Jamestown Rediscovery,
Interactive Exercises
(http://historicjamestowne.org/learn/interactive_exercises.php). The
lessons themselves are downloadable pdf's aligned to National Standards.
Grade Level: College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Education (Curriculum), History & Social Studies
(Anthropology / Archaeology) [Dewey #301]
Application type: Lesson Plans
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AOL USERS
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<A HREF=http://www.playingwithtime.org/index.html>Playing With Time</A>
<A HREF=http://haworth.org/wqaids.html>AIDS WebQuest</A>
<A HREF=http://www.flw.com/flaggame/login.php>Flag Game - Guess The
Nation</A>
<A HREF=http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/baskets/>Language of Native
American Baskets from the Weaver's View</A>
<A HREF=http://historicjamestowne.org/learn/lesson_plans.php>Lesson
Plans from Historic Jamestown</A>
Linda L. Woods, Project Manager
SBC Knowledge Network Explorer
http://www.kn.sbc.com/
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