Cette semaine, de l'actualité à la une le problème autrichien vu par les anglophones. Des rendez-vous le 5 février, c'était le nouvel an chinois, février est 'Black History Month', le 14 février, c'est la St Valentin et le 22 février 'presidents'day ' ou 'Washington's birthday'. Vous trouverez des dossiers sur chacun de ces évènements pour les présenter à vos élèves. Et toujours des ressources pour les enseignants de tous niveaux, des projets auxquels participer et des idées pour mieux utiliser l'internet.
Bonne vacances à ceux qui y sont déjà, et bonne semaine aux autres!

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SOMMAIRE
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A la une
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Austria In The News (The Scout Report February 4, 2000)

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Black history month
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Hate site distorts King's dream (signalé par Christine Guérin)
February is Black History Month! (Blue Web'n Update January 28)
HOW I FOUGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVITIES (Classroom Flyer )
AFRICAN AMERICAN MYTHS & STEREOTYPES IN THE MEDIA (LESSON PLAN)(Classroom Flyer )
TO BE A SLAVE ACTIVITIES & LESSON PLAN (Classroom Flyer )
The Slave Kingdoms (PBS Teacher Previews February 7-13, 2000)

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Chinese new Year
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Chinese New Year - February 5 (STUFF TeacherStuff - February 4, 2000)

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Valentine's Day
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Valentine’s Day - February 14 (STUFF TeacherStuff - February 4, 2000)
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE, DISNEY.COM HAS 'VALEN-TIMES' FUN
FOR YOU!(D I S N E Y . C O M Valentine's edition, february 2000)

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Presidents and elections
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Nixon Watergate Tapes (The Scout Report February 4, 2000)
Election 2000 -- USIA (The Scout Report February 4, 2000)
George Washington’s Birthday - February 22 (STUFF TeacherStuff - February 4, 2000)
The National Park Service Meet the Presidents (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
Inaugurations in American Memory From the Library of Congress (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
The American Presidency (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
Abraham Lincoln (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
A Brief Biography of George Washington (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)

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Projects
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Histoire Sans Fin, Finlande (Lettre european Schoolnet #29 5 février 2000)
Test Projet News&Media, Suède (Lettre european Schoolnet #29 5 février 2000)
"Global Leap 2000", Royaume Uni (Lettre european Schoolnet #29 5 février 2000)

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Resources for teachers
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Babble On Funny You Should Ask (PBS Teacher Previews February 7-13, 2000)
Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise et Américaine, Cambridge, Royaume Uni (Lettre european Schoolnet #29 5 février 2000)
Greetings from Virtual Ireland! (Virtual Ireland Newsletter February 4,2000)
Concept to classroom teaching to standards (signalé par Jean Sahai)
Word Wizard Portal From "Curt Davis" on [learn-net]
Eyewitness (TECH TechNews 11 February 2000)
CD-ROM ENCYCLOPEDIAS OFFER MORE OPTIONS ( Ed.Net Briefs 2.7.2000)
Virtual Library for Engineering. (ResearchBuzz #63 -- February 3, 2000)

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Commercials
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UPDATE Speaking of ads(ResearchBuzz #63 -- February 3, 2000)
Media Researchers! (ResearchBuzz #63 -- February 3, 2000)

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Internet
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Communicate with Color (Webreference thursday, February 03)
TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY (PBS Teacher Previews February 7-13, 2000)
Building A School Web Site (The Scout Report February 4, 2000)

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A la une
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Austria In The News (The Scout Report February 4, 2000)
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After several weeks of political wrangling and in the teeth of widespread international opposition, Austrian President Thomas Klestil has approved a new government that includes the conservative People's Party and the rightist Freedom Party. The inclusion of the Freedom Party horrifies a large number of observers in Austria and
abroad, partly because of positive comments regarding Nazi employment policies and members of the Waffen SS made in the past by the Freedom Party's leader, Joerg Haider. Haider has consistently distanced himself from these remarks over the past few years, and before approving the coalition government, President Klestil had Haider and the leader of the People's Party, Wolfgang Schuessel, sign a statement renouncing Austria's Nazi past and promising to respect European values in their new government. However, and probably even more to the point as far as the European Community is concerned, the Freedom Party is a strong opponent of EU expansion into the east and rose to power on a staunch anti-immigrant platform. While Haider himself will not hold a Cabinet post, his party will take the inistries of finance, social affairs, defense, infrastructure, and
justice, as well as the Deputy Chancellor post. Almost immediately after Austria's swearing in of the new government, the European Union has moved to impose unprecedented harsh sanctions. Finland, France,
Germany, Britain, and Portugal, which currently holds the EU presidency, have already confirmed that they will suspend political (but not economic) ties with Austria. Israel has also withdrawn its ambassador, as it did between 1986 and 1992, when Kurt Waldheim served as President despite his Nazi past. While the worst-case
scenario would be the suspension of Austria from the EU (it joined in 1995), the day-to-day operations of the EU will most probably not be affected.
       Users can begin with the always-reliable BBC, which offers breaking news, analysis, archived articles, and related links. The _New York Times_ (free registration required) also provides a host of articles on the subject, as well as related documents, video, a map, and a discussion forum. Last night's NewsHour on PBS featured a background report on the new government and an excellent discussion between the Austrian and Portuguese Ambassadors to the US. Users can listen to the program in RealPlayer format or read the transcripts at the site.
     _The Economist_ has weighed in with an exploration of the implications of the Freedom Party's rise to power for both Austria and Europe. Users interested in commentary on these developments direct from the parties involved should consult the Websites of the Freedom and People's parties (the latter is only available in German) and the official site for the Republic of Austria. Finally, audio reports on the new government are available from Radio Austria International and National Public Radio's _All Things Considered_.[MD]
To Europe's Chagrin, Austrian Freedom Party Enters Government Austria and the Haider factor Special Report -- BBC News
-->    http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_628000/628521.stm     
"Haider's Party Sworn Into New Austrian Government" -- _New York Times_ [RealPlayer]
-->     http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/late/04austria.html  
Austria vs. Europe -- PBS Online NewsHour
-->    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/jan-june00/austria_2-3.html
"A conundrum for Austria-and for Europe" -- _The Economist_
-->   http://www.economist.com/editorial/freeforall/5-2-00/index_eu0484.html  
Austrian Freedom Party
-->    http://194.96.203.5/englisch/welcome.html
Austrian People's Party
-->    http://www.oevp.or.at/
Republic of Austria
-->    http://www.austria.gv.at/e/
Radio Austria International [RealPlayer]
-->    http://www.orf.at/roi/english/welcome.html
Austria -- NPR's _All Things Considered_ [RealPlayer]
--> http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20000203.atc.09.ram
[ la version anglophone d'un problème européen. Pour ceux qui aiment traiter l'actualité à chaud]

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Black history month
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Hate site distorts King's dream (signalé par Christine Guérin)
---------------------------------------------
-->    http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2427505,00.html?chkpt=zdnh012600
[ voyez cet intéressant article de ZD net qui montre comment une organisation de 'White Supremacists' a monté un site sur MLK qui parait informatif au premier abord. De la nécessité d'apprendre à nos élèves à identifier la validité des sources d'un document....]

February is Black History Month! (Blue Web'n Update January 28)
--------------------------------------------
Check out the following Filamentality hotlist of Blue Web'n sites for activities and resources
-->    http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listblackhika2.html
[ des activités intéressantes ]

HOW I FOUGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVITIES (Classroom Flyer )
---------------------------------------------
This lesson plan centers around Rosa Parks, with a teacher's guide as well as background information and various activities. The extensive project calendar lists both activities and resources for all grade levels, with corresponding articles and links.
-->    http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm
[ le site contient des activités sur les noirs et les présidents, avec des
adresses de sites pour petits, utilisables dès le collège, voyez
--> http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/presday2.htm   ]

AFRICAN AMERICAN MYTHS & STEREOTYPES IN THE MEDIA (LESSON PLAN) (Classroom Flyer )
---------------------------------------------
A 5-6 lesson unit that creatively explores the image of the African American in various
media. Includes some good critical thinking exercises.
-->   http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/offices/african&american/afr-lessons-merriweather/afr-lsns-merr-afr.html
[ une démarche intéressante pour une prise de conscience des images véhiculées par les médias]

TO BE A SLAVE ACTIVITIES & LESSON PLAN (Classroom Flyer )
---------------------------------------------
Students use the internet in this series of activities, designed to familiarize students
with what the life of a typical slave was really like.
-->    http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/slave/slavesg1.html
[une leçon bien faite, pour faire rechercher et analyser des documents en ligne. La démarche est expliquée en détail, et tous les documents sont disponibles. Vous pourrez précéder ou prolonger cette leçon avec un extrait de 'Uncle Tom's cabin' dont vous trouverez la version en ligne dans ce numéro]

The Slave Kingdoms (PBS Teacher Previews February 7-13, 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Wonders of the African World With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "The Slave Kingdoms"
Examine Africa's rich cultures and ancient civilizations. Access overviews
of geographical areas visited in the series, read in-depth articles on African culture and history, colonialism,
and the slave trade, and share your visions of Africa in the "What is
Africa to Me?" section of the site.
-->  http://pbs.org/wonders/
[une approche intéressante des racines noires, à travers les richesses historiques de l'antiquité en afrique]

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Chinese new Year
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Chinese New Year - February 5 (STUFF TeacherStuff - February 4, 2000)
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Traditions of Chinese New Year
-->    http://jasono.hypermart.net/tradition.htm
What is the Chinese New Year
--> http://www.chinascape.org/china/culture/holidays/hyuan/newyear.html
[ deux sites de textes pour vous permettre de tout savoir sur l'entrée dans l'année du dragon]

YEAR 2000 OF CHINESE GOLDEN DRAGON YEAR (the Learning Company's classroom flyer)
-->    http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/y2k.htm
[ très joli site bien illustré]
-->   http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/support/science/lessons23/chinese.html
[initiation à la culture chinoise]
-->    http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/longterm/LessonPlans/Byrnes/johnkjar.html
[un texte sur les traditions]
-->   http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum__spring_fes.html
[ des travaux manuels]

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Valentine's Day
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Valentine’s Day - February 14 (STUFF TeacherStuff - February 4, 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Send a Valentine from Disney.com
-->  http://disney.go.com/features/ValenTimes/index.html
Valentine Day History and Facts
-->    http://www.agirlsworld.com/amy/pajama/valentines/storytime.html
[ dès la troisième, des superstitions amusantes en phrases courtes, un historique et des explications sur les traditions. Un site simple et sympatique, facile à utiliser pour composer un document.]
How to Say "I Love You in Many Languages"
-->    http://www.dina.kvl.dk/~fischer/alt.romance/language.html
[ dommage qu'il n'y ait pas de son!]
Annie’s Valentines History Page
-->    http://www.annieshomepage.com/valhistory.html
[ pour lycée, texte plus dense et moins accessible que dans le site précédent. Les traditions dans les différents pays du monde]
History of the Valentine’s Day Card
-->    http://www.holidays.net/amore/val.html
[Utilisable dès le collège, pour s'informer ou à réaliser une liste des différents styles de cartes acrostic, pinprick, poonah or fraktur....pick your own!]
Color, Cut out and Play the Matching Game with these Valentine Cards
--> http://www.cstone.net/~bry-back/actpag77.html
[ pour petits, des cartes à imprimer et découper ]

ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE, DISNEY.COM HAS 'VALEN-TIMES' FUN FOR YOU!(D I S N E Y . C O M Valentine's edition, february 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Visit "Valen-Times" at Disney.com for Valentine's Day fun! Check out Sebastian's advice column, read the personals section, and get great Valentine's Day gift ideas. There's lots of fun Valentine's Day activities at Disney.com!
-->    http://home.disney.go.com/fun2/valentines
[ une activité en ligne utilisable dès le collège plan your visit to Disney World
-->      http://asp.disney.go.com/disneyworld/db/seetheworld/index.asp   ]

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Presidents and elections
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Nixon Watergate Tapes (The Scout Report February 4, 2000)
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History and Politics Out Loud (HPOL), an NEH-supported, searchable
archive of "politically significant audio materials for scholars,
teachers, and students," has begun to post the first release of the
Nixon Watergate tapes. When complete, this collection will include
the 12.5 hours of audio (and transcripts) requested in the Watergate
trial of Nixon aides. At present, users can listen to the audio and
read the transcripts of three key discussions recorded in the Nixon
White House, including the "smoking gun" and "cancer on the
presidency" tapes. The easiest way to locate these tapes is to browse
the database by speaker and select Richard M. Nixon. In addition to
the Nixon tapes, HPOL offers close to 70 other titles, including
recordings and transcripts of Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Martin
Luther King, and the Warren Commission. Users may browse the database
by title, date, or speaker, or search by title, speaker, date, subject, or keyword. [MD]
-->    http://www.hpol.org/
[ on peut écouter et lire les discours les plus célèbres. un site de ressources audios à ne pas oublier]

Election 2000 -- USIA (The Scout Report February 4, 2000)
---------------------------------------------
This new site from the United States Information Agency (USIA) (last reviewed in the December 15, 1998 _Scout Report_) is designed as a resource to help overseas readers follow and understand the upcoming US elections. It features background information, a weekly election newsletter (_Campaign Spotlight_), brief reports on breaking developments (_Election Briefs_), a campaign calendar, a bibliography, and a number of related links. Users can also sign up for a free announce-only mailing list that contains recent news, texts, and reports on the US Presidential Campaign. [MD]
-->    http://www.usia.gov/topical/rights/elect2000/
[ ce site existe aussi en français, il est donc utilisable dès le collège ou avec des élèves en difficultés. On pourra poser des questions en anglais, et leur apprendre à naviguer entre les pages en anglais et en français pour trouver les réponses en anglais]

George Washington’s Birthday - February 22 (STUFF TeacherStuff - February 4, 2000)
---------------------------------------------
George Washington - Biography
-->    http://www.mountvernon.org/education/biography/
George Washington, 1st President of the United States
-->    http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/gw1.html
George Washington, Early Life and Career
-->    http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/gwash.html
Historic Mount Vernon
-->    http://www.mountvernon.org/
Portrait of George Washington
-->    http://earlyamerica.com/lives/gwlife/portrait.html
George Washington
-->    http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2328/gw.htm
George Washington - Valley Forge
-->    http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/washington/index.html
George Washington - Internet Hunt for ESL Students
-->    http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/th/1/ss-washington.html
George Washington National Monument
-->    http://www.nps.gov/gewa/

The National Park Service Meet the Presidents (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
---------------------------------------------
-->    http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/pres.htm
Visit all the National Parks that commemorate the American presidency. A Presidential Quiz is also included.
[ visitez tous les lieux des park nationaux en rapports avec les présidents maison natale, mont Rushmore, etc... Beaucoup de texte]

Inaugurations in American Memory From the Library of Congress (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
---------------------------------------------
This site is filled with facts and pictures about presidents and presidential terms in office.
-->    http://lcweb2.loc.gov8081/ammem/ndlpedu/features/inaug/inaug.html
[ Des documents de la 'library of Congress' . Voyez la page d'activités et celle de leçons. Des idées intéressantes, mais le matériels est à rechercher soi-même. à partir de cette page, j'ai aussi trouvé cette séquences sur 'african american' 
-->   http://lcweb2.loc.gov8081/ammem/ndlpedu/lesson97/crow/crowhome.html   ]

The American Presidency (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
---------------------------------------------
Grolier Online highlights the powers of the President of the United States
and the relationship between the president and the rest of the United States government.
-->    http://205.185.3.2/presidents/nbk/side/pofus.html
[ pour lycée, une présentation claire et simple du système politique américain et des présidents]

Abraham Lincoln (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
---------------------------------------------
This site presents a brief biography of President Abraham Lincoln and links
to his inaugural addresses, famous quotations, and First Lady, Mary Todd Lincoln.
-->    http://docs.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/al16.html
[ sur le site de la Maison Blanche, vous trouverez des documents et des infos sur tous les présidents. Pour collège, voyez ' White House for Kids' une version simplifiée des actions importantes des présidents
-->    http://docs.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/moments/moments.html   ]

A Brief Biography of George Washington (Library Hot Five #24 February 04)
---------------------------------------------
Discover information on Washington's boyhood, the start of his career and
family, his role in the American Revolution, and his presidency. Links take
you to more information on Washington, slavery, and Mount Vernon. Students
will enjoy reading the Rules of Civility in young George's handwriting.
-->    http://www.mountvernon.org/education/biography/gwbio1.html
[ voyez, en vieil américain, the 'rules of civility' de la main de Washington enfant (avec transcription et questions)
-->    http://www.mountvernon.org/education/biography/civility.html   ]

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Projects
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Histoire Sans Fin, Finlande (Lettre european Schoolnet #29 5 février 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Ecrire une histoire en commun est une façon agréable d'utiliser son
imagination et de faire des progrès en expression écrite. L'Histoire Sans
Fin est faite pour les 10-12 ans, elle court sur plusieurs textes en
anglais, suédois et finnois, mais vous pouvez participer dans la langue de
votre choix ! Les écrivains créent un court texte qui comprend 3 mots clés
que le suivant doit utiliser. Le tout est mis en-ligne et l'écrivain suivant
continue en utilisant ces mots dans son texte. Vous pouvez participer ou
commencer votre propre histoire.
-->    http://www.edu.fi/nes
[ anglais langue véhiculaire, niveau quatrième ou plus. Un projet finlandais, mais il y a trois histoires en anglais. Vous pouvez lire les histoires en cours et corriger les fautes, ou vous inspirer de la démarche pour monter un projet similaire]

Test Projet News&Media, Suède (Lettre european Schoolnet #29 5 février 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Le projet EUN " News&Media" est une plate-forme où les élèves peuvent
travailler en-ligne et utiliser différentes formes de média, des journaux à
la télévision en passant par la radio.
La première phase de ce projet est à présent pilotée par un groupe de nos
Etablissements Innovants European Schoolnet (ENIS) et par tous les
établissements qui désirent participer. Le programme pilote sera lancé en
fin de mois et durera jusqu'à juin.
La plate-forme " News&Media" comprendra aussi une bibliothèque de liens
pour permettre aux élèves de trouver les ressources dont ils ont besoin dans les
journaux, les stations radio et télévision, ainsi qu'un ensemble d'outils
pour les aider à créer leur propre journal, station de radio ou de télévision en-ligne.
-->    http://www.newsandmedia.hik.se/testrun/
[ Pour tous niveaux. Si vous désirer participer à ce projet, remplissez le formulaire en ligne. ]

"Global Leap 2000", Royaume Uni (Lettre european Schoolnet #29 5 février 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Le 29 février 2000, plus de 18 forums vont connecter des milliers d'élèves
de centaines d'établissements pour entendre le Premier Ministre Britannique
Tony Blair, des écologistes australiens, des astronautes de la NASA, des
garde-chasse sud africains…et beaucoup d'autres personnages uniques.
"Global Leap 2000" va relier les élèves à de réelles ressources éducatives venues
de cinq continents grâce à la vidéo interactive, et démontrer la simplicité et
la puissance de l'apprentissage à distance et en temps réel au service de l'enseignement.
-->    http://www.datanet.co.uk/enterprise/tc2000
[ Le mardi 29 février, ne manquez pas ce projet anglais, auquel vous pouvez participer avec vos élèves en direct si vous êtes équipé en visioconférence par Numéris (Picturetel par exemple) ou sur le web. La plupart des interventions seront peu interactives, plutôt une suite de présentations.  Donc pas trop de regrets si vous ne pouvez pas participer en direct, mais ne manquez pas de regarder les résultats lorsqu'ils seront en ligne. A suivre en particulier 'Stories', un conte traditionnel vu à travers d'autres cultures
-->    http://www.datanet.co.uk/enterprise/tc2000/themestory1.htm   ]

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Resources for teachers
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Babble On Funny You Should Ask (PBS Teacher Previews February 7-13, 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Have your kids explore what happens during a thunderstorm and create a
personalized interactive story about what they do when it rains.
-->    http://pbskids.org/babble_on/
[une histoire interactive personnalisée, pour expliquer l'orage. le début est utilisable des la 4ème, le texte entier en seconde ou première]

Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise et Américaine, Cambridge, Royaume Uni (Lettre european Schoolnet #29 5 février 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Une encyclopédie en dix huit volumes.
Tous les volumes de l'encyclopédie classique Cambridge sur l'histoire de la
littérature américaine et anglaise sont maintenant en-ligne. Ce vaste centre
de ressources gratuit est la plus grande référence publique pour la critique
littéraire et l'histoire de la littérature sur Internet. La première version fut publiée en 1907-1921, les volumes comprennent 303 chapitres et plus de 11 000 pages, édités par un panel international de 171 érudits et penseurs
du XXième siècle. La version en-ligne présente plus de 5 600 fichiers, que l'on peut consulter et feuilleter facilement par volume, chapitre et section grâce à un moteur de recherche
-->    http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
[ pour sections L, étudiants et enseignants désirant travailler sur la littérature. Des textes théoriques intéressants en ligne. Voyez par exemple  'the drama to 1642', depuis les ménestrels et les 'miracle-plays' jusqu'à Shakespeare, sa vie, commentaires sur son oeuvre
-->    http://www.bartleby.com/215/index.html ]

Greetings from Virtual Ireland! (Virtual Ireland Newsletter February 4, 2000)
---------------------------------------------
We haven't stopped smiling since Tuesday, when we launched our redesigned
site. It's still the same Virtual Ireland, we've just moved the furniture
around a bit, and added a few cool new features. Like a political
candidate, we went to the polls to measure the redesign's popularity, and
the approval rate is currently holding at 88%. To paraphrase the famous
Samuel Beckett quote, a fair percentage...
Still, we'd love to hear what you think of the redesign, positive or
negative. Direct any compliments, comments insults and questions to our
special forum on the matter.
-->    http://www.virtualireland.com
-->    http://www.virtualireland.com/forums/
[ l'Irelande en ligne. Pour étudiants et adultes, car le site n'est pas sécurisé pour des élèves]

Concept to classroom teaching to standards (signalé par Jean Sahai)
---------------------------------------------
Infonews vous a déjà signalé les autres ateliers de ce site vraiment
exceptionnel. Le sujet qu'il propose en ce moment est comment adapter son
enseignement aux programmes, comment évaluer la progression d'un élève et
l'amener à un niveau requis. Le tout avec des vidéos de classe, des
témoignages d'enseignants, l'aide d'experts et une solide bibliographie.
les vidéos et leur transcription peuvent aussi être utilisées comme
exercice de compréhension audio pour des étudiants ou enseignants
stagiaires.
-->    http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/concept2class/index.html

Word Wizard Portal From "Curt Davis" on [learn-net]
---------------------------------------------
The Word Wizard is a place to learn about word meanings,
literature, slang, quotations and even insults. The Word Wizard
aims to be your first point of call on the Web for anything
concerning words or the English language with a wide range of
carefully-selected resources, news about words and writing,
contributions from well-known writers about aspects of the English
language, information about word or phrase origins, a selection of
coinages, quotes and insults, as well as Slang Street, Public
Scribe and other areas where you can participate yourself.
-->    http://www.marleys.com/
Be sure to check out the Word Wizard resources for a great collection of recommended language links
-->    http://www.marleys.com/indexresources.htm
[ des liens vers des dictionnaires, et, à la fin de la page, des liens vers les sites de textes électroniques en ligne. J'ai par exemple recherché 'uncle Tom's cabin' dans les livres en ligne du projet Gutenberg
-->    http://www.gutenberg.net
et, grâce à leur moteur de recherche internet, j'ai trouvé le texte complet du livre à:
-->    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext95/utomc10.txt   ]

Eyewitness (TECH TechNews 11 February 2000)
---------------------------------------------
Eyewitness History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived it
personal, narrative accounts of events from the burning of Rome in 64 AD to the Vietnam War.
Teenager Sarah Herndon's account of crossing the American Plains gives a vivid idea of how
different children's lives are or were in other times and places. Audio accounts are available for
20th century stories. Easily navigable with eras listed along the top bar.
-->    http://www.ibiscom.com/index.html
[ chaque texte est lu, écrit et replacé dans son contexte historique. Pour compréhension audio]

CD-ROM ENCYCLOPEDIAS OFFER MORE OPTIONS ( Ed.Net Briefs 2.7.2000)
---------------------------------------------
This year's CD-ROM encyclopedias offer more options and features than ever,
from atlases and deluxe dictionaries to highlights of major events of the
past millennium. Consider these (1) Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2000
($99 for Windows; also available on DVD) Encarta has always been one of the
best-looking encyclopedias on CD-ROM. The images, audio and music are
excellent. The program has more than 42,000 articles, 19,000 Web links and
20,000 images, video and audio clips. (2) Year 2000 Grolier Multimedia
Encyclopedia Deluxe ($59.99 for Windows) The new Grolier CD-ROM is one of
the best for junior high and high school students. Extremely comprehensive,
it also includes Encyclopedia Americana and The New Book of Knowledge. This
brings the article count to more than 59,000, with 15,000 images. (3)
Encyclopedia Britannica 2000 Deluxe Edition ($49.95 for Windows) With more
than 83,000 articles and 6,500 photos and illustrations, more of both than
any other CD-ROM encyclopedia, this is a high quality product. This is a
good program for high school students and adults who want the best
encyclopedia offered. (4) World Bood Millennium 2000 Premier Reference
Library ($89.95 for Windows) This program has nearly everything for the
junior high school student, including a Web browser-style interface so
users will feel at home. Researching a topic is as easy as typing it in and  clicking "Go."
Tom Ham, "CD-ROM encyclopedias offer up visual feast" USA Today, January 21, 2000, E5
-->    http://www.usatoday.com

Virtual Library for Engineering. (ResearchBuzz #63 -- February 3, 2000)
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Online engineering information resource EEVL announced today that
it has become the WWW Virtual Library for Engineering. They also
announced the addition of the 5,000th site to its searchable
subject index of engineering and a site redesign. You can check
out the new site at
-->    http://www.eevl.ac.uk/
[ des ressources pour les techniciens]

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Commercials
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UPDATE Speaking of ads(ResearchBuzz #63 -- February 3, 2000)
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Yahoo! has announced that they will be showcasing the Super Bowl ads on their Web site immediately
following the Super Bowl (around 10pm EST.) A Yahoo spokesperson tells me most of the ads will be available online until March 1st. You'll be able to see them at:
-->    http://www.yahoo.com/promotions/superspots/  

Media Researchers! (ResearchBuzz #63 -- February 3, 2000)
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Check out
-->    http://www.commercial-archive.com/  
which is an archive of commercials -- over 950 of 'em. You can view them by category of product or item brand. The commercials go back to the '80s and require either QuickTime or RealPlayer.
[ deux sites pour voir des pubs]

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Internet
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Communicate with Color (Webreference thursday, February 03)
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FEATURED ARTICLE Communicate with Color
-->    http://www.keysteps.com/Tips&Articles/feature3.htm
[ les émotions induites par les couleurs 'in North American mainstream culture'. ]

TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY (PBS Teacher Previews February 7-13, 2000)
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Consider This With David Thornburg "Clinging to Horace Mann in the 21st Century"
Education expert Dr. David Thornburg examines whether computers should
become the blackboards and flashcards of the future.
-->    http://pbs.org/teachersource/thornburg/index.shtm
[ didactique. Une réflexion sur l'utilisation des TICE, vous pouvez lire et écouter le texte]

Building A School Web Site (The Scout Report February 4, 2000)
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Produced by The Jade Witers Group, this site offers a basic and easy-to-follow guide for teachers and students who want to construct a Website for their school or personal use. Users can choose to read the guide in order or by section, and it covers topics such as a basic introduction to HTML, using a Web editor, standards, bandwidth, search engine placement, and animation. Although the screenshot illustrations are from a Mac, the lessons apply to any platform.
While certainly not as deep or detailed as other guides, the friendly and informal tone of this site will appeal to beginners and young users. [MD]
-->    http://www.wigglebits.com/
[ un guide simple pour débutants]