Technovation Circle's Best Web Sites
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At this site, you can be place on what is called a list server. A list server is a mailing list for e-mail. If you become a registered member of this list server, any e-mail sent through the server will be distributed to all other members. We believe this to be an excellent collaborative concept for educators. However, it is possible to get up to 30 meesages at one time. It's like having one month's worth of advertising flyers delivered on the same day!
This site contains information and pictures of 5 or 6 major satellites in orbit around the earth, including the Hubble Telescope and the Rusian Space Station "MIR". The fascinating aspect is that it contains information regarding dates and times for viewing "MIR". This is a manned space station. The exciting part of the site is that Saskatton is listed as one of the 77 cities that teh spaceship can be viewed from. I have personally seen this satellite many times using the information provided there. It is a very exciting experience. I even had a chance to view MIR when it was docked with the American ship Atlantis in early fall (and the American woman came home and was replaced by a male astronaut).
Any teacher and class could gain an immense amount of understanding from printing out the information provided there as well as the viewing times and dates. The info could be used in a science class, a physics class or mathematics class. Of course there is a lot of excitement in actually watching for the satellite and seeing it just as described. There will soon be information about the next flight of Challenger posted there as well along with viewing dates and times for it.
Submitted by: Jim Stagel, Assiniboia Composite High School (assin.comp.02d069@sasknet.sk.ca)
This one is for all English teachers. Here you will find Shakespeare's complete works. The site will allow you to review specifec passages or even download the entire play. This is great if you don't want to buy a class set of King Henry V just to teach one speech, or perhaps if you are finishing off a "late" assignment on Romeo and Juliet and want to review a specific quote.
Also, there is a discussion area whcih facilitates feedback on critical issues in the plays and allows opportunities for collaboration (or plagiarism!).
Volume 1, Number 9
April 16, 1997
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
This month's Best of the Web pick is: History/Social Studies WebSite for K-12 Teachers. This education web page is a HUGE resource for History and Social Studies teachers. Their goal is to encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching, especially for middle school and secondary level teachers. The topics are arranged in an organized manner, each containing documents, links to other websites, and text files in areas ranging from archeology to research and critical thinking. The site is very professional and easy to navigate. You can find what you're looking for very quickly and without a lot of trouble.