Infonews n°207 du 08/02/2004

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First this week, discover an interesting site about special
effects, then find several addresses about the US elections, from
newspapers, TV and also a site to make fun of the events and an interactive
game. Then find Teacher Planet's calendar, with links to all the events for
February. For primary school, find ideas of crafts for Valentine day, and
other activities for February. Secondary school teachers will find
resources in all fields: online exercises, a webquest about African
History, an article about TV and children, drawing, environment, science
fiction, biology, and even a site to learn how to play gin! In teaching
practice, find an article about tardiness and truancy.
Have a nice week!
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A la Une : Special effects
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Campaign 2004
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New York Times: Times on the Trail
Washington Post: Elections 2004
The Guardian: Special Report: US Elections 2004
CBS: U.S. Election 2004
BBC: Vote USA 2004
Scholastic: Election 2004
Education World: Electing a President: Lessons for Teaching About the
Presidential Primaries
LII Theme Collection: 2004 Presidential Election
Comedy Central: Indecision 2004
"Presidential Market 2004" : an interactive game
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Calendar
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Resources for primary school
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Valentine Crafts
February Special
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Resources for secondary school
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Interactive Exercises
African American History Challenge
Training Preschoolers to Watch Less TV
Drawing From Life
Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
Environmental History Timeline
Virtual Frog dissection
How to play Gin
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Teaching Practice
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Reflexions on tardiness and truancy


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A la Une : Special effects
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Read this article and explore the many links : special FX are something
most students are eager to learn more about...
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/03/031802_movies.jhtml
Here is the comment from Riverdeep : "Explore the realm of King Kong,
Superman, and blue screen
movie magic. Students will make their own flip book to see how animation
works, learn how Flubber was made, and rediscover the inventive mind of one
Thomas Alva Edison."

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Campaign 2004
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New York Times: Times on the Trail
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http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/trail/
"A continuously updated report from the campaign trail reported and edited
by the Washington bureau of The Times and produced by NYTimes.com "
With interactive features, a slide show, and a very useful timeline to
follow the events.

Washington Post: Elections 2004 ( from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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Information on the 2004 political campaigns, including current and archived
news, forums, multimedia features, and more. Also links to wire reports,
candidate pages, and other
Washington Post political pages. Updated daily. From the Washington Post
Company.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/elections/2004

The Guardian: Special Report: US Elections 2004 ( from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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News and commentary on the 2004 U.S. presidential elections from a British
perspective. Includes candidate profiles, audio clips, an interactive
state-by-state guide to the elections, a quiz, and links to related sites.
From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper
The Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/

CBS: U.S. Election 2004 ( from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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Reporting on the 2004 U.S. presidential campaigns and election from a
Canadian perspective. Includes quick facts, a calendar, information on the
major candidates, and archived and current articles. From the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/uselection2004/

BBC: Vote USA 2004 (from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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In-depth reporting on the U.S. presidential campaigns, candidates, and
election from a British perspective. Includes news, analysis, features,
polls, a quiz, calendar, multimedia features, background on how the
election works, links to key resources, and profiles of candidates, states,
and political parties. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2004/vote_usa_2004/

Scholastic: Election 2004 ( from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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Information for children and teachers on presidential elections. Topics
include steps for running for president, selection of the vice president,
the primary system, debates, caucuses, political parties, and conventions.
Also features election news coverage by student reporters, a presidential
quiz, and other election-related activities.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/election2004/

Education World: Electing a President: Lessons for Teaching About the
Presidential Primaries
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Candidates are crisscrossing the country in a quest for the votes that will
put their name on the presidential ballot in November. Capitalize on this
"teachable moment" with five lessons that teach about the process and
engage students in learning about it.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson331.shtml

LII Theme Collection: 2004 Presidential Election ( from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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A collection of Internet resources about the U.S. presidential election of
2004. Topics include news,
candidates, voting, polling places, absentee ballots, voters' guides,
campaign finance, humor, and more. Also find historical resources,
presidential biographies, information about inaugurations, and links to
related collections. From Librarians' Index to the Internet.
http://lii.org/search/file/election2004/

Comedy Central: Indecision 2004 ( from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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A humorous take on the U.S. presidential campaign of 2004, from the Daily
Show, a popular mock-news show on cable television hosted by comedian Jon
Stewart. "We're to the news what malt liquor is to reality."
http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/indecision2004/index.jhtml

"Presidential Market 2004" : an interactive game (from PBS Teacher
Previews: February 8-15)
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Log onto this online election game and compete to win a trip to the
presidential inauguration in January 2005. In this game, players build
virtual portfolios by trading shares of "stock" in the presidential
candidates throughout the primaries and the general election campaign. The
goal is to create the highest valued portfolio by executing savvy,
calculated trades -- "buying," "selling," or "shorting" -- betting on the
likelihood that a candidate's "share price" will go up or down at any
given time as a result of campaign developments or other events.
http://www.presidentialmarket.org

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Calendar
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February - Black History Month -
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/blackhistory.php
February 04 - Pet Owner's Month -
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/petowner.php
February 06 - New Zealand Day -
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/newzealand.php
February 14 - St. Valentine's Day -
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/valentines.php
February 17 - President's Day -
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/presidents.php

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Resources for primary school
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Valentine Crafts (from Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, February 6th)
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- Valentine Photo album
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10432
[ create in three steps a photo album decorated with hearts, to use as a
gift for parents or grand-parents for Valentine. This was a Victorian
tradition....]
- Mosaïc Heart
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/mosaicheart.shtml
[ made of cuttings from magazines. For primary or lower secondary school
students.]
- Pop-up Valentine Card
http://www.lhj.com/lhj/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/lhj/story/data/12145.xml
[ a nice craft, with .pdf patterns to download.]

February Special (from Teacher Lesson Plans Vol. 6, Issue 5)
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- Coloring Calendar
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/calendar/feb03.shtml
Plus 25 ideas for using the coloring calendar to reinforce skills.
- February Month of Fun
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/fun_month/fun_month_feb04.shtml
Daily links to interactive puzzles, learning games, crafts, skills...

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Resources for secondary school
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Interactive Exercises
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Our collegues from Paris have put together already 150 interactive
exercises, ordered by level and type of exercises.
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/exos.php

African American History Challenge (from Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer,
February 6th)
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http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
Choose your level, from one to three, and see how well you know your
African American history in this online learning quiz.

Training Preschoolers to Watch Less TV ( from EDNEWS Volume 3, Issue 5)
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Preschool children can be taught to watch less television, by encouraging them
to think of other activities and rewarding them for cutting back on TV
viewing,
according to a recent study. ( Source: CNN.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/03/less.tv.ap/index.html
[ an interesting article, to be used to make students talk...]

Drawing From Life ( from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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Selections of Caricatures & Cartoons From the American Art/Portrait Gallery
Library Collection
The collection of caricature and cartoon books at the Smithsonian
Institution's American Art/Portrait Gallery Library Collection "number[s]
over 600 volumes, ... [and] has a strong focus on the works by American
artists -- the oldest dating to the Civil War period." This site presents a
selection of annotated images from the collection. Browsable by title,
artist, or subject. Also includes biographies of some of the artists and a
bibliography.
http://www.sil.si.edu/ondisplay/caricatures/

Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database ( from [LIIWEEK] February 5)
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This database contains bibliographic access to over 60,000 "articles,
books, news reports, obituaries, motion picture reviews and other material
about science fiction and fantasy. Some coverage of horror, gothic and
utopian literature is included." Searchable by author, title,
imprint, and subject. From Hal W. Hall, a librarian at the Cushing Memorial
Library and Archives, Texas A&M University.
http://lib-oldweb.tamu.edu/cushing/sffrd/

Environmental History Timeline (from Library Hot Five #211)
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http://www.runet.edu/~wkovarik/hist1/timeline.new.html
The timeline begins with environmental problems that have plagued cultures
from ancient times. Click on the links to trace environmental concerns and
the steps people have taken to meet them from ancient times to the recent past.

Virtual Frog dissection ( from Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, February 5th)
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http://www-itg.lbl.gov/vfrog/builder.html
http://dsd.lbl.gov/vfrog/
No Frankensteins here please--there is only one way to correctly build your
online frog. Use the guide and hints for help, but take advantage on the
online frog dissection kit first to fully understand frog anatomy, in the
2nd URL above.
[ excellent for a transdisciplinary project, from lower secondary school
upwards. (IDD, TPE, etc.) ]

How to play Gin
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learn how to play gin in the online tutorial from PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/hollywoodpresents/gingame/play/index.html
the history of the game, rules and tricks, and several links to other sites
about Gin.

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Teaching Practice
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Reflexions on tardiness and truancy
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http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/manage/tardy.html

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