Cette semaine, 'the day of the 6 billion'*** : notez qu'en anglais 1
billion = 10 puissance 9 (1 milliard) alors qu'en français 1 billion = 10
puissance 12 (1 million de millions). Puis des sites sur les prochaines
élections aux USA, et diverses découvertes utiles, dont deux sites de
chansons**pour le collège.
Bonne lecture!

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  SOMMAIRE
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In the news
~~~~~~~~~~
1999 Nobel Prizes (The Scout Report -- October 15)
*** October 12, 1999: The Day of Six Billion (The Scout Report for Science
& Engineering -- October 13)
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Campaign 2000
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Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights (LII> [LIIWEEK] October 11)
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (LII> [LIIWEEK] October 11)
C-SPAN: Campaign 2000
2000 US presidential election (ResearchBuzz #47 -- October 14)
Voice of the Voter (PBS Teacher Previews: October 11-17)
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resources for teachers
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TECHKNOW FOR TEACHERS (PBS Teacher Previews: October 11-17)
Ideas to teach differently (from teachers.net)
**The Educational CyberPlayGround ( from learn-net)
Reuter's Instant Lesson
**TWEENIES (BBC EON 15/10/1999 : Education Online Newsletter)
IN THE NEWS (BBC EON 15/10/1999 : Education Online Newsletter)
British news online (ResearchBuzz #47 -- October 14)
Thursday's Classroom (The Scout Report for Science & Engineering October 13)
computer manual for kids (site signalé par jean Sahai)
4Anything.com (Cool Web Sightings October 08)
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Towns and States
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Florida for Kids (HomeworkCentral.com's October 11th)
New York Online "Learning Adventures in Citizenship" (recommandé par Laure Peskine)
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Photos and films
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English Multiverse (message on e-teach from Philip Benz)
American Photography: A Century of Images (PBS Teacher Previews: October11-17)
Movie Bloopers Online (Cool Web Sightings October 08)
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Wildlife
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ENDANGERED! Exploring a World at Risk (Library.Hot.Five@rrnet.com October 15)
Endangered Species 2000 (Library.Hot.Five@rrnet.com October 15)
Crocodilians: Natural History & Conservation (Cool Web Sightings October 08)

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In the news
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1999 Nobel Prizes (The Scout Report -- October 15)
-------------------------------
Over the past week, the Nobel Foundation has announced the winners of
its 1999 prizes, beginning with the Prize for Literature and
culminating with the Peace Prize this morning. This year's Peace
Prize was awarded to Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans
Frontieres) "in recognition of the organization's pioneering
humanitarian work on several continents."
--> http://www.nobel.se/announcement-99/

*** October 12, 1999: The Day of Six Billion (The Scout Report for Science
& Engineering -- October 13)
-------------------------------
It took almost all of human history (until 1804) for the Earth's
human population to reach one billion. But more recently, during just
twelve years, humans increased their numbers by one billion from 1987
to the present. These and other statistics are of supreme interest to
scientists and others, as we attempt to predict environmental
conditions and biological responses to future population growth. This
week, October 12th, 1999 was declared "The Day of Six Billion," based
on The United Nations's estimates of human population growth.
Although the true expectancy date for the Earth's six billionth human
being is (of course) unknown, this symbolic date serves as a focal
point for issues associated with the world's human population -- and
the environmental impacts. To that end, this week's In The News
focuses on human population growth, from the basic to the
sophisticated. The ten resources listed above provide background
information, summary statistics, future projections, and a plethora
of informative resources related to human population growth and the
resulting influences on the environment.

The first resource, from _Environmental News Network_ (ENN) (1),
announces the birth (and implications) of the world's six billionth
human being. _The Christian Science Monitor_ offers the second
resource (2), a special report on the challenges ahead for a
population of six billion. For background information on human
population growth (e.g., Cairo Consensus, Reproductive Health), see
this solid United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) resource on the
state of the world's human population (3). Next, the Population
Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United
Nations Secretariat, offers this synthesis site, with substantial
text and a plethora of figures and tables on human population growth
(4). For educational resources, check out this excellent interactive
(Shockwave) Website from the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in
Paris, France (5) (reviewed in the July 7, 1999 _Scout Report for
Science & Engineering_). Also designed as an educational resource,
the Day of 6 Billion! site from Population Action International
provides human population statistics and information in a colorful
format (6). The next site, dedicated to "thought along Malthusian
topics -- Conservation, Population, and Limits" offers Thomas Robert
Malthus's famous 1798 _Essay on the Principle of Population_ (7).
Facing The Future, a nongovernmental organization, offers this online
Guide to Population Issues, Impacts, and Solutions (8). At the
homepage, users will find resources on human population impacts,
solutions, educational materials, and references (including links to
related sites). For a host of excellent resources on population
growth (including a multilingual dictionary of demographic and
reproductive health terminology, a worldwide directory of population
institutions, long-range world population projections, and recent
news), see the United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
homepage (9). Finally, for a wealth of superb resources on the link
between human population growth and the environment (including
reports, data, book chapters, links to Websites, etc.), see the
National Library for the Environment (NLE) site on Population and
Environment Linkages (10). [LXP]
1. "6 Billionth Earthling Was Born Today" -- _Environmental News Network_
--> http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/10/101299/sixb_6411.asp
2. "The Challenges Ahead for a Population of 6 Billion" -- _Christian Science Monitor_
--> http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1999/10/12/p8s1.htm
3. The State of World Population 1999
--> http://www.unfpa.org/swp/1999/pressumary1.htm
4. The World at Six Billion
--> http://www.popin.org/6billion/
5. Popexpo [Shockwave]
--> http://www.popexpo.net/
6. Day of 6 Billion!
--> http://www.dayof6billion.org/home.htm
7. Essay on the Principle of Population
--> http://www.trmalthus.com/essay.htm
8. Facing The Future
--> http://www.facingthefuture.org/
9. United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
--> http://www.undp.org/popin/popin.htm
10. Population and Environment Linkages -- National Library for the Environment
--> http://www.cnie.org/pop/pophome.htm

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Campaign 2000
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Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights (LII> [LIIWEEK] October 11)
-------------------------------
A directory to news, current legal cases, legislation, case
law, statistics, and advocacy groups regarding the gun
control debate in the U.S. The emphasis is on the legal
questions raised and providing links both for and against.
In addition, links are provided to the positions of the
Presidential candidates on gun control. - bc
--> http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/guns/
[ pour lycée]

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (LII> [LIIWEEK] October 11)
-------------------------------
An electronic collection of current and historical United
States Government documents which define the American
democracy. Categories include legislative and legal,
regulatory, presidential, demographic, and economic.
These documents are selected and authenticated by the
Government Printing Office's GPO Access service, and
they are intended to be freely available to the public on a
permanent basis. - sr
--> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/coredocs.html
[ pour lycée]

C-SPAN: Campaign 2000
-------------------------------
(PBS Teacher Previews: October 18-24)
Search presidential campaign 2000 footage by keyword, candidate, state,
or party and view speeches by segment or in their entirety with this C-
SPAN archive that goes back to May 1997. The site also includes
"Washington Journal" discussions and various campaign events, teacher
resources and related campaign links.
(LII> [LIIWEEK] October 11)
An archive beginning in May, 1997, of the current presidential campaign
that is searchable by candidate, state, or party. "Search C-SPAN campaign
footage by keyword and then view speeches by segment or in their entirety.
Or, you can read the text." Site includes video recordings of speeches and
interviews (with a chronological list for each candidate), Washington
Journal discussions, and various campaign events (including the Reform
Party Convention); teacher resources; and campaign links. - dl
--> http://www.c-span.org/campaign2000/search/
[ compréhension audio pour lycée. Des vidéos des candidats, que l'on choisi
en entrant un mot clé. Avec 'Elisabeth Dole' et 'White House' j'ai écouté
une interview d'Elisabeth Dole qui souhaite agrandir son appartement en
annexant celui de la mère de Monika Lewinsky!]

2000 US presidential election (ResearchBuzz #47 -- October 14)
-------------------------------
US presidential election. The site features profiles of candidates (only
Democrats and Republicans?) news, a searchable directory of over 1200 web
sites (which is politically much more diverse than the candidate list),
campaign finance information, and more. Worth a look.
--> http://www.politics.com  has launched, with coverage on the 2000
[ voyez les videos des pubs TV pour les candidats!]

Voice of the Voter (PBS Teacher Previews: October 11-17)
-------------------------------
WXXI -- Rochester, New York
Make your voice heard with this informative site from
WXXI that brings citizens' issues to the forefront in
political coverage. Participate in an online
discussion group, take an issues poll, listen to Real
Audio transcripts from various political candidates and more.
--> http://wxxi.org/vov/
[ lycée et enseignants, un autre site sur les élections, vu du point de vue de l'électeur]

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resources for teachers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TECHKNOW FOR TEACHERS (PBS Teacher Previews: October 11-17)
-------------------------------
PBS TeacherSource Teachers' Lounge: Mighty Mentoring
Helps New Teachers Face Challenges
Read about a new free service that helps teachers
pair up in e-mail mentoring partnerships in order to
give and receive guidance and support.
--> http://pbs.org/teachersource/techknow/lounge.html
[ un nouveau service prévu pour soutenir les nouveaux enseignants
américains, mais qui peut aussi être très utile pour contacter des collègues...]

Ideas to teach differently (from teachers.net)
-------------------------------
    J'ai trouvé ce site d'idées pour le cours, utilisables plutôt en collège mais adaptables au lycée :
--> http://www.teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Language
Voyez en particulier cette leçon de vocabulaire :
--> http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1337.html

**The Educational CyberPlayGround ( from learn-net)
-------------------------------
The Educational CyberPlayGround provides teachers, parents, librarians,
home schoolers and regular folks a "webliography" of links to educational
resources in a wide range of subjects. With a cool choice of site maps to browse from.
--> http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/
[ à partir de ce site j'ai trouvé une foule d'idées dans la catégorie music:
--> http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/IDEAS_FOR_CLASSROOM_USE.html
dont Schoolhouse Rock que vous connaissez sûrement déjà : des paroles sur
un sujet grammatical ou historique, et le son. Idéal en collège!
--> http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/index-hi.shtml   ]

Reuter's Instant Lesson
-------------------------------
This week's (October 18, 1999) free Instant Lesson is "Thinking of you!",
aimed at Pre-Intermediate students, it is about police who send birthday cards to criminals.
--> http://www.english-to-go.com
[ Texte simple, utilisable dès la 4ème, et toujours une excellent approche
pédagogique. Attention, cette leçon ne sera accessible que cette semaine]

**TWEENIES (BBC EON 15/10/1999 : Education Online Newsletter)
-------------------------------
'Bravo BBC! This is a great website for our children's' development. It
makes learning easy for parents to set up at home and great fun for the
children. I have noticed that since printing out the activities and doing
them with my child, my daughter has become a happier, more confident and
better-behaved child . Thanks Tweenies and keep those activities coming!'
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/tweenies
[ pour primaire et collège, des chansons avec musique et paroles. Voir par
exemple 'the Old Duke of York'
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/tweenies/songtime/index.shtml   ]

IN THE NEWS (BBC EON 15/10/1999 : Education Online Newsletter)
-------------------------------
The site where you make the news
Here is what a user thinks :" I certainly learned a few things here about
how to write a good, short, concise news sentence and never, never, never
repeat words too much. (excellent work. Keep it up ed.)
In the news is packed full of activities to make you think about how the
news works, how to write stories and which words to use.
There's a 'Wizard' to help young reporters put a story together, and a
weekly poll and competition. There is also an extensive teachers' section
giving advice on hoe to use news stories in the curriculum, in particular
to support the factual writing elements of the NLS (National Literacy Strategy, as any fule kno).
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/inthenews/activate/index.shtml
[ un site utilisable dès la 4ème, pour un réflexion sur la langue et la
production écrite. Intéressant et motivant]

British news online (ResearchBuzz #47 -- October 14)
-------------------------------
The New York Times has an article/overview on which British newspapers are
putting their news online:
--> http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/10/biztech/articles/11web.html  
[ vous devez vous enregistrer, mais c'est gratuit ensuite, et l'article me semble intéressant]

Thursday's Classroom (The Scout Report for Science & Engineering October 13)
-------------------------------
Every Thursday, this NASA-created learning resource presents a new
topic with the aim of providing "a lasting connection between NASA's
latest research and the classroom environment." Prior lesson topics
have included the recent solar eclipse, the Mars Polar Lander, and
organisms that survive in extreme conditions and their implications
for the possibility of extraterrestrial life. For each lesson, there
are links to news reports and a range of lesson plans and activity
sheets designed for different age groups. The site also contains an
archive/ schedule of prior and future lessons. [KR]
--> http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com/
[ pour lycée]

computer manual for kids (site signalé par jean Sahai)
-------------------------------
--> http://www.Velsoft.com/teachnet/
[Un site super dès le primaire, mais mes secondes ont joué aux 7 erreurs
avec plaisir! Ce site vous permet de télécharger un livre pour petits, avec
une ligne de dialogue par image, mais quand même une histoire, et des jeux
pour exploiter le vocabulaire appris.]

4Anything.com (Cool Web Sightings October 08)
-------------------------------
It can be difficult and frustrating to find what you want on the Net, but
4anything.com makes it easier than ever to get the best of what you want
easily and directly. [From the Website] Here’s how it works: If you have
an interest – say, wine or baseball or New York – we’ve put a 4 on the
front and .com on the back of each word to make one site: 4wine.com,
4baseball.com or 4NewYork.com. Each is its own site but is interconnected
in the 4anything.com network – more than 1,000 sites to date. Then our
professional, full-time editors search through thousands, sometimes
millions, of web sites about the topic you’re interested in so you don’t
have to. The editors finally pick about 70 or 80 of the best links about a
topic and put them on one site.
--> http://www.qhsalumni.org/newsletter/4anything.html
[vous cherchez des adresses pour une webquest : voici un site qui vous aidera!]

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Towns and States
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Florida for Kids (HomeworkCentral.com's October 11th)
-------------------------------
This collection of seven links especially chosen for children about the
State of Florida is part of the Homework Central Kids section. Similar
sections can be found for every state, in the Kids section under United
States History, State Histories.
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_sections.asp?sectionid=5093&flt
[une liste de liens utiles pour une webquest]

New York Online "Learning Adventures in Citizenship" (recommandé par Laure Peskine)
-------------------------------
Taking a bite out of the Big Apple with this educational companion to the
upcoming PBS television program "New York: A Documentary Film" that
explores the fascinating history of New York, and features outreach
activities for kids, a contest, and special sections for teachers and
parents to learn how to get the most out of this resource.
--> http://www.pbs.org/newyork/laic/

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Photos and films
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
English Multiverse (message on e-teach from Philip Benz)
-------------------------------
a site really meant for the *students* -- the English Multiverse:
--> http://perso.wanadoo.fr/multiverse/teaching/
[ pour lycée, voir les pages sur les vampires, l'espionnage et le superbe
travail autour du film 'le faucon maltais']

American Photography: A Century of Images (PBS Teacher Previews: October
11-17)
-------------------------------
This special traces the profound effect that photographs have had in the
personal lives and public history of 20th century America -- influencing
what Americans buy, how they dress, how they get the news -- and in matters
of life and death, medicine, science and war.
At the companion site, read multimedia essays illustrated with photographs
and video clips and access classroom resources including online activities,
lesson plans and teacher's guides.
--> http://www.pbs.org/americanphotography/
[ pour lycée, histoire de la photos aux US]

Movie Bloopers Online (Cool Web Sightings October 08)
-------------------------------
An excellent website devoted to picking out mistakes, gaffes and flub-ups
in movies that never should have made it past the cutting room floor.
Several films in all sorts of genres from drama to sci-fi are covered
here. As an added bonus, the mistakes are accompanied by actual frame
shots so you'll recognize them next time around.
--> http://www.moviebloopers.com/
[ un site sympa, mais qui traite de film grand public. voir les erreurs
dans les épisodes précédents de Star Wars]

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Wildlife
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ENDANGERED! Exploring a World at Risk (Library.Hot.Five@rrnet.com October 15)
-------------------------------
Click on endangered animals and scroll down the list of animals. Click on
animals such as the Komodo Dragon, Goliath Frog, and Indian Python to learn
all about these and other endangered species.
--> http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered/index.html
[ pour lycée. J'ai séléctionné ce texte pour mes terminales :
http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered/causes.html   ]

Endangered Species 2000 (Library.Hot.Five@rrnet.com October 15)
-------------------------------
Study detailed information on individual endangered species worldwide. Look
for the causes of extinction and suggestions about what people can do to
help on this ThinkQuest site.
--> http://library.advanced.org/25014/english.index.html
[ un site qui complète bien le précédent. Voir en particulier cette page
idéale pour un travail autonome en lycée (il y a même un quizz à la fin!)
--> http://library.advanced.org/25014/why/index.html   ]

Crocodilians: Natural History & Conservation (Cool Web Sightings October 08)
-------------------------------
Crocodilians - the crocodile site, which aims to provide everything you
need to know about crocodiles, from the different species, their biology,
how they talk, and even their captive care. The Species list includes
distribution maps, scientific and common names, distribution, habitat,
appearance, diet, breeding, conservation, and pictures for all
twenty-three species. The Biology Database has information on evolution
and taxonomy, morphology, general biology, and crocodile lore. The
communication section has sound files for a few different species.
--> http://www.crocodilian.com/
[ pour les fan de ces charmants animaux!]

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