January
"We're creating an annotatable literary text, altering the notion of the electronic edition and
empowering readers to interact with literature."
Daniel Anderson
University of North Carolina
Check it out at:
http://sites.unc.edu/storyforms/pointedfirs/
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"I'm working on an educational website for The Old Governors' Mansion…The purpose of all of this
is to allow teachers and students with internet access to see what life in Georgia was like in
1850, and it will deal with everything from holiday celebrations, to illness and death.
When finished, it will be a great resource for teaching American Social History."
Cathy Locks
Graduate Assistant at Georgia College & State University
Check back here for URL!
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"My students are using the Internet to plan a 4-5 day trip for their teacher/themselves in a
selected Spanish-speaking country. As there are 20 Spanish-speaking countries, and I have
approximately 80 students, there will be four itineraries for each country. The students have to
plan everything from lodging, meals and transportation to the exchange rate, entertainment,
excursions, etc. They have to research the customs, the entry requirements, the weather, the
state of the government, etc. A specified number of historical sites must be found and included
in the trip. Obviously, this activity will utilize the Internet, but it will also provide an
insight into the culture of another country whose language we are studying. It is
cross-curriculum as it requires math skills in deciphering exchange rates, budget, etc."
Debi Stone
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School
Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia
Visit LFO High School at: http://www.mindspring.com/~ftogle/
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"Future plans include interdisciplinary intranet usage (allowing classes from throughout the
building, in different disciplines, to share their thoughts) and hopefully on-line classrooms for
homebound, ill and injured students. We have one of the top graphics programs in the country and
would like to open it up via teleconferencing nationally and internationally; homework could be
emailed…"
Joel Wisotsky
Web Master from Bushwick High School, New York
Vist the Web site at: http://www.mindspring.com/~bushwickhs/
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February
"I am working with the administration at Decatur High School (in Atlanta, Georgia) and the counselor for
their Teen Parenting Program, in the development and implementation of a women's studies program for 9th
grade girls/women entering High School. Long range we would like to expand it to 8th grade Middle School
girls (a conjunctive program for males will be designed also). I would be interested in any input from
others who have designed or utilized women's studies topics or courses for adolescents or teens."
Bonnie Woods
Religion and Women's Culture Major at Agnes Scott College
Atlanta, Georgia
Send your ideas to: bhwoods@mindspring.com
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"We are a Montessori school that is using a web site to provide general information about the school to
potential new students, provide school news to existing students, cultural events about the Atlanta area,
general Montessori education and links to other Montessori sites."
Maggie Sandberg
Casa Montessori School
Atlanta, Georgia
Vist the Web site at: http://www.mindspring.com/~casa
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March
Congratulations to Sidney Lanier High School for winning first place in the 1st annual Computing Olympiad
at the University of Alabama.
Check out their website at:
www.mindspring.com/~lanier/
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"I want Gresham Middle School to link up with a school in the Caribbean Islands so that our students can
interact, interview and simply chat with others over educational and cultural ideas…I want Gresham kids
to be global users of information."
Lisa C. Churchill
Librarian at Gresham Middle School
Birmingham, Alabama
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CARTS (Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students) is a collection of online resources pertaining
to folklore, anthropology, traditional arts, oral history and community-based education.
Visit the website at:
www.carts.org
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We would love to hear from you and your school on creative ways of using the Internet in Education!
Submit your ideas to becreative@mindspring.net !
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