INFONEWS n°65 du 16/01/00
   
    Hier, c'était l'anniversaire de Martin Luther King, demain ce sera le jour
férié en son honneur aux Etats Unis. Mes sources proposent donc encore
beaucoup de liens, moins historiques mais plus avec l'intention d'inciter
les élèves à agir contre le racisme qui sévit encore. Vous trouverez aussi
un dossier de Scout Report sur le réchauffement de la planète, pour vous
permettre de préparer vos cours dans la perspective de Earth day en mars.
J'ai aussi trouvé un superbe jeu éducatif interactif: 'Moneypolis'*** et
une activité pour parcours croisé ou TPE : plane Math** . Et à la une,
voyez le site de la banque alimentaire qui incite les américains à
redistribuer les stocks de nourriture entassés en perspective d'une
catastrophe mondiale!
    Bonne semaine à tous!


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A la une
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National Millennium Food Drive: Y GO 2 WASTE (The Scout Report January 14, 2000 )
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Martin Luther King
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration (The Scout Report January 14,2000 )
Happy Birthday, MLK! (page signalée par Christine Guérin)
I have a dream (son pour compréhension audio)
MLK Biography (HomeworkCentral.com's January 10th)
Robert Kennedy, Jr. (HomeworkCentral.com's January 10th)
Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Story of the Man (STUFF> Teacher Stuff - January 13, 2000)
Family Education Network (STUFF> Teacher Stuff - January 13, 2000)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (STUFF> Teacher Stuff - January 13, 2000)
CELEBRATE DIVERSITY! (CHALK> CHALK TALK Update for Elementary Educators)
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY LINKS (CHALK TALK Update for Elementary Educators)
Black Inventors (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 11, 2000)
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Earth Day
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Global Warming "Undoubtedly Real" (The Scout Report January 14, 2000 )
El Nino Information (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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Resources for teachers
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***Moneyopolis - the place for money sharp kids (STUFF> TeacherStuff -January 14, 2000)
Especially for Teachers (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
Consumer Reports Online Magazine (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
Phrase Finder (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
The Roswell Incident (1947) (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
free! The Freedom Forum Online (The Scout Report January 14, 2000 )
**PlaneMath (page signalée par Christine Guérin)
Kids' Encyclopedia (From: "Curt Davis" on [learn-net] )
Classics for Young People (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
Arthur Games (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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Internet resources
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1st Page 2000 (The Scout Report January 14, 2000 )

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A la une
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National Millennium Food Drive: Y GO 2 WASTE (The Scout Report January 14, 2000 )

In preparation for potential Y2K disruptions in services, as many as
40 percent of American households purchased extra food and basic
necessities. As it appears that 2000 has arrived with little need, if
any, for the stockpiled items, a national food drive has been
launched by America's Second Harvest and Kellogg Company to
redistribute these items to Americans in need. The Y GO 2 WASTE site
provides information on how to get involved with the National
Millennium Food Drive either through donations of goods or by
volunteering for the effort by providing contact information for food
banks across the United States. The National Millennium Food Drive
runs through February 15, 2000. According to their Website, America's
Second Harvest, the "nation's largest domestic hunger relief
organization," distributed one billion pounds of food last year to
needy Americans. America's Second Harvest homepage includes
information on the organization, statistics on who's hungry in
America, and public policy information on hunger. [AG]
--> http://www.secondharvest.org/aboutash/y2k.html
[ pour lycée. Voici une chute superbe pour clore le travail sur Y2K
commencé en début d'année, voir:
--> http://perso.wanadoo.fr/infonews/themes/y2k.htm   ]
America's Second Harvest homepage
--> http://www.secondharvest.org/
[ site de la banque alimentaire des USA. Voyez le tableau des statistiques,
utlisable dès la quatrième dans le cadre d'un travail sur les 'homeless':
--> http://www.secondharvest.org/policy/97_hungerstudy.html   ]

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Martin Luther King
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration (The Scout Report January 14,
2000 )
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Travel to downtown Minneapolis at this Web site that covers the city's
annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday breakfast. Watch the event
via RealVideo, learn more about this civil rights leader, meet Harvard
professor of Afro-American studies, Cornel West, link to related
resources and participate in a discussion about civil rights in the new
millenium.
--> http://www.ktca.org/mlk/
[ voir : 'the man' un texte court, qui peut servir d'introduction à une
étude de 'I Have a dream' ]

Happy Birthday, MLK! (page signalée par Christine Guérin)
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voyez cette page d'Education-world, qui propose une démarche et des
activités pour MLK day :
--> http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson046.shtml
[ beaucoup de liens, mais en contexte, avec des suggestions d'utilisation à tous niveaux]

I have a dream (son pour compréhension audio)
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pour trouver un fichier son utilisable en compréhension audio pour une
classe, ne choisissez pas celui de 'webcorp' indiqué dans plusieurs pages
de liens et presque inaudible, mais plutôt:
--> http://www.archervalerie.com/mlk.html

MLK Biography (HomeworkCentral.com's January 10th)
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--> http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=66107&tg=HIST&flt=CAB
King was born on January 15, 1929.
[une biographie complète, pour lycée]

Robert Kennedy, Jr. (HomeworkCentral.com's January 10th)
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--> http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=133240&tg=BIOS&flt=CAB
Another great man who was murdered not long after King. You can read the
speech he delivered upon learning about King's assassination.
[ pour lycée]

Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Story of the Man (STUFF> Teacher Stuff -January 13, 2000)
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--> http://www.holidays.net/mlk/story.htm
[ une biographie beaucoup plus 'humaine' que les autres. A lire en comparer
ou choisir]

Family Education Network (STUFF> Teacher Stuff - January 13, 2000)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. - Info, Ideas and Activities
--> http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-4644,00.html
[ des quizz et des conseils pour que les enfants d'aujourd'hui essaient de
poursuivre son oeuvre. Il y a encore beaucoup à faire!]

Martin Luther King, Jr. (STUFF> Teacher Stuff - January 13, 2000)
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Online Resources
--> http://www.mccsc.edu/~bhsntech/index.html
[ pour lycée. des liens classiques, plus des suggestions d'actions : voir:
'a day on, not a day off!'
http://www.mccsc.edu/~bhsntech/index.html   ]

CELEBRATE DIVERSITY! (CHALK TALK Update for Elementary Educators)
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With Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month coming
up, thoughts naturally turn to the ideals of diversity and
multicultural education. But, how can we celebrate
diversity every day of the year, through our attitudes,
vocabulary, and curriculum design? Read this week's feature
for a look at the enormous influence teachers have and how
we can maximize our positive impact.
--> http://k-6educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa010600a.htm
[ pour enseignants et lycées, sur la muticulturalité]

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY LINKS (CHALK TALK Update for Elementary Educators)
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In just one week, the United States will observe the holiday
of Martin Luther King Day (Monday, January 17, 2000).
Peruse this collection of high quality links for reference
material, as well as teacher-tested lesson plans for the
elementary school level.
--> http://k-6educators.about.com/msub117.htm
[des liens]

Black Inventors (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 11, 2000)
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--> http://www.tdo.com/local/bhm/bhinvent/bhinvent.htm
[dès le collège, de courtes biographies et des inventions qui surprennent les élèves]

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Earth Day
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Global Warming "Undoubtedly Real" (The Scout Report January 14, 2000 )
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A major new report issued by the National Research Council of the
National Academies on January 12 concludes that global warming is
"'undoubtedly real,' and that surface temperatures in the past two
decades have risen at a rate substantially greater than average for
the past 100 years." In particular, the report examines the apparent
conflict between surface temperature and upper-air temperature. The
former has risen about 0.4 to 0.8 degrees Celsius, or 0.7 to 1.4
degrees Fahrenheit, in the last century, while no appreciable warming
has been detected in the "atmospheric layer extending up to about 5
miles from the Earth's surface." The report offers a number of
explanations for this discrepancy, including long-term (over 100
years) measurements of the surface temperature compared to short-term
(about 20 year) data collection from the upper atmosphere, and
uncertainties in temperature measurements. While this new report will
certainly bolster global warming prevention advocates, it is highly
unlikely to settle the debate once and for all.

Users should begin with the National Academies of Sciences site,
which offers a press release, and National Academies Press, which
features the full text of the report. Also of interest is the BASC
site, which contains links to related reports and other climate
sites, and the Environmental Protection Agency's new Global Warming
site, where users will find a variety of information and resources on
climate change. Weathervane, a current awareness resource for climate
change news, offers recent news stories, papers, reports, and
analysis. Finally, yesterday's National Public Radio's _Morning
Edition_ featured a two-part story on the new report; both parts are
offered in RealPlayer format. More resources on global warming and
climate change can be found in Signpost, the _Scout Report_'s
database. These include The Woods Hole Research Center's The Warming
of the Earth, Pace University's Global Warming Central, and Global
Climate Maps from the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization. [MD]

_Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change_ -- NAP
--> http://www.nap.edu/books/0309068916/html/
[ un livre entier en ligne, où l'on peut trouver des graphiques utilisables
dès la 4ème, qui montrent le réchauffement de la planète (p33 et 34). Pour
utiliser les comparatifs et superlatifs en collège, l'accroissement
progressif en 1ère:
--> http://books.nap.edu/books/0309068916/html/33.html#pagetop   ]

EPA Global Warming Site
--> http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/index.html
[ site déjà recommandé, avec des textes cours, utilisables en autonomie par
de bons élèves de lycée. Pour le collège, voir la page sur les
températures, avec des cartes et des graphiques:
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/climate/trends/temperature.html   ]

Weathervane: A Digital Forum on Global Climate Policy
--> http://www.weathervane.rff.org/
[un site de textes de référence pour lycée. Dense mais informatif !]

Global Warming I -- NPR's _Morning Edition_ [RealPlayer]
--> http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000113.me.01.ram
Global Warming II
--> http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000113.me.02.ram
[ je n'ai pas pu atteindre ces pages, ces sites, mais j'ai trouvé des
ressources sons en entrant 'global warming' dans la page d'accueil
http://www.npr.org  . Voyez par exemple un exercice de compréhension audio
qui se poursuit par des questions sur des sites en ligne:
--> http://www.npr.org/programs/sfkids/showarchive/sfkc.97.08.08.html   ]

The Warming of the Earth
--> http://www.whrc.org/globalwarming/warmingearth.htm
[pour étudiants, un site très complet]

El Nino Information (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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--> http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/home.rxml
[ pour lycée, site très complet. Voir la carte animée qui décrit bien le phénomène:
--> http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/def.rxml   ]

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Resources for teachers
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***Moneyopolis - the place for money sharp kids (TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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--> http://www.moneyopolis.org/
[ un superbe jeu interactif éducatif en ligne et gratuit! basé sur le
Monopoly, les élèves doivent gérer leurs dépenses. Ils s'enregistrent et
peuvent continuer le jeu quand ild veulent. L'enseignant peut suivre leur
progression. Voyez le mode d'emploi:
--> http://www.moneyopolis.org/teachers/index.asp   ]

Especially for Teachers (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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Curriculum Issues, Technology Sites, Multidisciplinary Resources,
ADHD/Special Needs Resources for Parents & Teachers of Misunderstood Kids...
--> http://home.att.net/~adhd.kids/teachers.html
[ des ressources, leçons et conseils. Voyez par exemple : dynamics of learning groups]

Consumer Reports Online Magazine (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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--> http://www.consumerreports.org/
[ par exemple pour les techniciens, découvrez la voiture verte du futur :
--> http://www.consumerreports.org/Special/Samples/Reports/0001mil2.htm   ]

Phrase Finder (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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put in a word or a part of a phrase and find out the rest of the phrase or saying
--> http://www.shu.ac.uk/web-admin/phrases/go.html
[ pour enseignants. Voir par exemple la page des 't' comme take:
--> http://www.shu.ac.uk/cgi-bin/uncgi/tp_post2.cgi?w=m_t   ]

The Roswell Incident (1947) (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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--> http://www.iufomrc.com/incident.htm
[ pour ceux qui veulent tout savoir sur le sujet]

free! The Freedom Forum Online (The Scout Report January 14, 2000 )
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The Freedom Forum, "a nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated
to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people," offers
this fine resource for current news related to free speech, free
expression, and journalism. The stories are grouped by subject (First
Amendment, Free Press, Technology, Professional Journalism, etc.),
with the top stories in each section featured on the main page. free!
also includes related links, links to audio Webcasts, and a user
forum. [MD]
--> http://www.freedomforum.org/
[ pour enseignants et lycée , téléchargez ce livret en PDF pour mieux
interpréter les sondages politiques: 'Covering Polls: A Handbook for
Journalists, is designed to help journalists evaluate public opinion polls'
http://www.freedomforum.org/newsstand/reports/polls/coveringpolls.asp ]

**PlaneMath (page signalée par Christine Guérin)
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In conjuction with NASA, this math page allows
students to learn while helping Amelia Earhart fly a straight
course to Howland Island, or helping Jimmy Doolittle fly his
helicopter over a high mountain range. Math problems revolve
around such as issues as flight path, plane capacity, runways
and take-offs, lift-off. Students can even design and test their
own airplanes. This is fun even for the math challenged.
--> http://www.planemath.com/planemathmain.html  
[ A utiliser dans le cadre des activités croisées : un site simple, avec
une bonne progression, pour faire des maths en anglais en se prenant pour
un aviateur. Très sympa!]

Kids' Encyclopedia (From: "Curt Davis" on [learn-net] )
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Letsfindout Kids' Encyclopedia is an online research tool and
homework helper from Knowledge Adventure. The Kids'
Encyclopedia covers a wide range of topics especially suited for
school projects, it's fun, easy to use, and free!
--> http://www.letsfindout.com/
[ une interface infantile, mais des textes synthétiques. Par exemple, dans
'people' j'ai recherché MLK : je ne l'ai pas trouvé! mais j'ai trouvé un
intéressant texte sur Malcolm X:
--> http://www.letsfindout.com/subjects/people/malcolmx.html   ]

Classics for Young People (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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--> http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storclas.html
[ stories and fairy tales on line. Voir par exemple le site sur Gulliver's
travels, avec illustration, notes et commentaires:
--> http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver/index.html   ]

Arthur Games (STUFF> TeacherStuff - January 14, 2000)
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--> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/games.html
[Pour collège. Les élèves connaissent ce personnage par les dessins animés
à la télévision. Ce site complète aussi le superbe cédérom interactif de
Broderbund 'Arthur teacher's trouble' (fonctionnement similaire à 'Just
Grand'ma and me'). Voyez le 'baby translator', de petites phrases qui nous
apprennent des tas de chose sur la famille. Utilisable dès la quatrième
(pensez à faire faire un compte rendu écrit ou oral) :
--> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/baby_kate/index.html   ]

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Internet resources
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1st Page 2000 (The Scout Report January 14, 2000 )
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1st Page 2000 is a Windows-based, non-intrusive Web editor along with
a collection of commonly used scripts. Unlike some HTML editors, it
does not add an excess of junk code to the documents you create with
it. It has great documentation and offers features such as spell
check, tag highlighting, multiple browser preview, and integrated
upload support that speed Web development without getting in your
way. Perhaps best of all, it's free. 1st Page 2000 is available for
Windows 95, 98, and NT. [JB]
--> http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage/
[ pour ceux qui font des pages HTML....ou pour aider les élèves qui
travaillent avec le bloc-note (si, il y en a!) un éditeur de pages basé sur
les codes HTML, mais avec des aides, une possibilité de visualiser
aussitôt, et, pour les experts, une bibliothèque de scripts]

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