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Cette semaine, des nouvelles de Bill gates°°, des conseils
pour réussir le
BBQ du 4 juillet*, des aides pour construire une séquence de recherche
guidée sur internet**, et des renseignements glanés sur une nouvelle liste
que j'ai découverte : T2T (teachers to teachers). Bien qu'un peu
envahissante (30 à 40 messages chaque jour) il s'y tient des discussions
intéressantes. Appréciez les 'ice-breakers'*** pour pimenter votre premier
cours à la rentrée....!!!
Ceci est le dernier numéro d'Infonews pour l'année scolaire 1998/99.
Après
43 semaines sans interruption, je m'accorde quelques vacances....que
j'occuperai à construire un index thématique. Le premier numéro pour
1999/2000 paraîtra la dernière semaine d'Aout. Je remercie chaleureusement
tous les collègues qui ont lu et soutenu Infonews durant toute cette année
scolaire, et vous souhaite à tous de très, très bonnes vacances.
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SOMMAIRE
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A la une
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click and donate a meal (on learn-net@onelist.com from Robin Martin roses9@idt.net )
°°"WHO WANTS TO KNOW?" (CUSTOMIZED HISTORY FROM ENCARTA) ( NewsScan Daily, 25
June )
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Authors
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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Made Visible (ORACLE> ED's Oasis Oracle for June 21)
Thomas Pynchon (TOP> HomeworkCentral.com's "Top 8 Academic Research Sites"
For June 21st)
Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening (The Scout Report -- June 25)
GEORGE ORWELL (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Monday, June 21st)
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Magazines
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The Magazine on Information Impacts (on isoc.education@cru.fr
from RANDI.S.BESSETTE )
EDUCATION WEEK (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
National Geographic News (DUMMIES DAILY(tm) -- The Internet June 24th)
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Civilisation
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Juneteenth - World Wide Celebration (Cool Web Sightings Saturday, June 9)
°°1999 The World's Richest People -- _Forbes (The Scout Report -- June 25)
TELETUBBIES (BBC EON 21/6/1999 Education Newsletter)
BBQ PIT! (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
* PARTY PLANNING (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Wednesday, June
23rd)
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Tools and tips for your website
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
** webquest tutorial (TEACHER> TeachersFirst Update: June 21)
Electronic Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Educators (PBS> PBS Teacher Previews:
June 28-July 4)
alphabet phonétique (on 'edusource' from Claude Séguin )
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Towns to visit
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HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Wednesday, June 23rd)
123 WASHINGTON D.C. (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
D.C. ONLINE (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
WASHINGTONIAN ONLINE (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
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Other sites to visit
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HUMAN RIGHTS SITE (BBC EON 21/6/1999 Education Newsletter)
the ultimate Internet Movie Database (on learn-net@onelist.com from Robin Martin )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
lesson plans and teaching advices
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EDUCATION WEBGUIDE (BBC EON 21/6/1999 Education Newsletter)
Pet Detective WebQuest (ORACLE> ED's Oasis Oracle for June 21)
Native American Culture (ORACLE> ED's Oasis Oracle for June 21)
Careers and Beyond (ORACLE> ED's Oasis Oracle for June 21)
Accronyms used in education in the US (on T2T from Kayla Pratto in North Carolina
klapratto@aol.com )
wordwall (on T2T from "Bill Olson" )
***icebreakers (on T2T from gary hopkins and "i. khan")
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A la une
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click and donate a meal (on learn-net@onelist.com from Robin Martin)
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It allows you to donate a meal to a person in need somewhere in the world and it doesn't
cost you a penny. All you have to do is visit the following site and press the button. A
corporate sponsor will donate a meal to someone in need in exchange for you quickly seeing
a page with the sponsors name and advertisement on it. A good deal for a 30 second
commercial. (The
rules are you can only click the button once a day, but if you visit their site every day,
you can
donate each day!)
--> http://www.thehungersite.com
[ j'ai essayé, cela semble marcher...si ça peut aider, le geste est vraiment simple!]
"WHO WANTS TO KNOW?" (CUSTOMIZED HISTORY FROM ENCARTA) ( NewsScan Daily, 25 June
)
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Today's Wall Street Journal reports that the nine different editions of Microsoft's
Encarta multimedia encyclopedia sometimes give different answers to the same question. For
example, the U.S., U.K, and German editions say the inventor of the telephone was
Alexander Graham Bell, whereas the Italian version says the inventor was the impoverished
Italian-American candle maker Antonio Meucci. Other editions vary on who invented the
electric light bulb, who discovered the virus that causes AIDS, and other such things.
Microsoft says its editorial teams are made up of local experts, and company chief
executive Bill Gates argued in 1997:
"In the long run, exposing people to worldwide perspectives should be healthy.
Americans benefit from a better understanding of the Asian or European view of important
cultural and scientific events, and vice versa."
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Authors
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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Made Visible (ORACLE> ED's Oasis Oracle for June 21)
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Students in an English 11 GT class were asked to select a chapter of Ralph Ellison's
Invisible Man and an auxiliary topic pertaining to the novel. They were to research their
topics, analyze
their chapter assignment, and create a literary-based web site devoted to this picaresque
novel that incorporated their research.
--> http://www.wshs.fcps.k12.va.us/projects/im98/im98.htm
[ un bon compte-rendu à voir]
Thomas Pynchon (TOP> HomeworkCentral.com's "Top 8 Academic Research Sites"
For June 21st)
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This new section about the difficult and elusive novelist Thomas Pynchon brings together a
comprehensive collection of Pynchon facts and lore, from general introductory material to
more challenging critical treatments of individual works and including biographical
sketches of the author as well as online reproductions of his uncollected reviews and
essays. The section
is a terrific showcase for the capacity of the Internet to draw material from throughout
the world, and then present the pieces of knowledge, in a cohesive exhibit, back to the
entire wired world.
--> http://www.homeworkcentral.com/top8/highschool1.htp?sectionid=17889
[ nombreuses ressources pour en apprendre plus sur l'auteur de V]
Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening (The Scout Report -- June 25)
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This site is a companion to a new PBS program on the life and work of nineteenth-century
Louisiana author Kate Chopin, reviled in her own time after the publication of _The
Awakening_ in 1899. Fifty years later, however, Chopin's place in American literature was
restored, and her
best-known work is now one of the five most-read American novels in colleges and
universities. Visitors to the site will find a RealPlayer clip from the documentary, the
transcript, excerpts from interviews made during the production, and a chronology of
Chopin's life. Both fans and literature teachers will appreciate the main feature of the
site, an electronic library containing the full text of _The Awakening_ and twelve short
stories. Additional resources at the site include related links, bibliographies, primary
sources, and an extensive list of selected criticism. These latter resources, combined
with the full-text writings, make this site an excellent adjunct to American or Women's
literature courses. [MD]
--> http://www.pbs.org/katechopin/
GEORGE ORWELL (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Monday, June 21st)
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Biography & Timeline:
--> http://www.codoh.com/thoughtcrimes/tcportorw.html
Original NY Times Book Review on 1984:
--> http://pages.citenet.net/users/charles/nyt-1984.html
1984 Text:
--> http://kulichki-lat.rambler.ru/moshkow/ORWELL/r1984ch1.txt
Why I Write:
--> http://pages.citenet.net/users/charles/why.html
Animal Farm text:
--> http://kulichki-lat.rambler.ru/moshkow/ORWELL/animal.txt
Political Writings:
With newspaper editorials, Orwell's columns, letters, essays.
--> http://www.abattoir.com/~prime8/Orwell/
American Newspeak:
Biweekly e-zine looks at what it considers to be newspeak in leading American
publications.
--> http://www.scn.org/news/newspeak/
Shooting an Elephant:
--> http://pages.citenet.net/users/charles/shootelp.html
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Magazines
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The Magazine on Information Impacts (on isoc.education@cru.fr from RANDI.S.BESSETTE)
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The June issue of iMP: The Magazine on Information Impacts, which is published on the web
by the Center for Information Strategy and Policy (CISP) of Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC), has been posted. You can find the magazine at:
--> http://www.cisp.org/ [follow "visit
imp"] or
--> http://www.cisp.org/imp/june_99/06_99contents.htm
[ des articles intéressants, voir en particulier l'article sur Columbine massacre, qui
réfléchit avec intelligence et humour sur l'éducation à la communication
--> http://www.cisp.org/imp/june_99/06_99gudaitis-insight.htm
]
EDUCATION WEEK (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
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If you haven't already discovered this magazine, you'll be glad you're heading there now!
Current articles are written and found every week on educational policies and all things
educational! Viewpoints are also very interesting. Very worthwhile!
--> http://www.edweek.org/
[ un autre magazine pédagogique on line]
National Geographic News (DUMMIES DAILY(tm) -- The Internet June 24th)
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Here you get not "breaking" news--which is journalist-speak for "unfinished
stories destined to be corrected and recorrected every minute of the next few
days"--but stories written by folks who have time to take a breath and see things
through to their conclusions.
Plus, you get story enhancements--maps, previous features, and so on--that only National
Geographic can provide. The only drawback: We couldn't get the site's Instant
Delivery feature--which e-mails you a PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) file of each
day's stories--to work; the required software simply wouldn't download. We hope this
feature is fixed by the time you read this.
--> http://www.ngnews.com
[ un magazine intéressant. des articles complets, et voir aussi 'the cartoon factory']
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Civilisation
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Juneteenth - World Wide Celebration (Cool Web Sightings Saturday, June 9)
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[From the website:] Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery.
From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African
American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Today Juneteenth
commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a
day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics
and family gatherings. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for
assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popularity signifies
a level of maturity and dignity in America long over due. In cities across the country,
people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully
acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society
today. Sensitized to the conditions and experiences of others, only then can we make
significant and lasting improvements in our society.
--> http://www.juneteenth.com/
[ un site trop linéaire, mais à ajouter à un dossier sur l'abolition de l'esclavage]
1999 The World's Richest People -- _Forbes (The Scout Report -- June 25)
---------------------------
The rich get richer, indeed. The latest annual ranking of the world's richest people from
_Forbes_ magazine includes 200 billionaires from around the globe. Leading the pack once
again is Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, with a cool $90 billion. Six other Americans join
him in the top ten. Users can peruse the list of the filthy rich by name, net worth, or
country.
Brief biographical entries are provided for each. A clickable world map of billionaires
and an internal search engine are also provided. [MD]
--> http://www.forbes.com/tool/toolbox/billnew/
[une curiosité]
TELETUBBIES (BBC EON 21/6/1999 Education Newsletter)
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There's a smashing new look coming to the Teletubbies website, and to make sure you're the
first to know, make sure you sign up for the new Teletubbies Newsletter. It'll detail
changes to the site, special events and things we think you need to know about the site.
It's free!
Elsewhere on the site, you can play the games, look at the Come and Sees, do the
activities, colour in the print-offs...and loads more. Put aside a good hour for this site
to get the most out of it. There's so much in it and each time you go back you'll find
something new.
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/teletubbies
[ pour les tout petits, voir les jeux dans 'playground' : animal sounds and an interactive
story (fonctionne avec shockwave)]
BBQ PIT! (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
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It's barbeque time! Do you have a famous recipe for you own bbq sauce? No? If not, you'd
better head to this site for some great tips and tantalizing recipes. Then get that
grill going; this is barbeque weekend America!
--> http://novaplaza.com/bbqman/links.shtml
[ des recettes, l'histoire du BBQ...]
* PARTY PLANNING (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Wednesday, June
23rd)
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Planning a weekend party? Here's your guide to party-planning and hosting with ease, just
in time for 4th of July.
memorable picnic (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Thursday, June 24th)
Here are all the do's and don'ts on how to have a memorable picnic! Picnic menus here as
well; and you are planning a picnic this weekend, aren't you?!
>From HomeArts.
--> http://food.homearts.com/thoughts/enter/67enta13.htm
[ conseils utiles pour les 'picnics à la backyard'. Voir dans 'taming the outdoors' :
'spray your site thoroughly a little while before the guests arrive' !!!!!!!]
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Tools and tips for your website
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** webquest tutorial (TEACHER> TeachersFirst Update: June 21)
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If webquests are your interest, TeachersFirst has a webquest tutorial that not only
explains how to create a webquest that works, it also gives lots of examples. Best of all,
you don't have to be a computer whiz to use our tutorial, or to make a webquest that your
students will love. Learn how by visiting "Webquest 101" at
--> http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-a.shtml
[ pour apprendre à construire une séquence de recherche guidée sur le web]
Electronic Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Educators (PBS> PBS Teacher Previews:
June 28-July 4)
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Learn how to make successful online collaborative projects with this informative guide
that features explanations of various kinds of online collaborations, tools and resources
for creating each of these forms of environments, tips for moderating online projects and
much more.
--> http://www.lab.brown.edu/public/ocsc/collaboration.guide/
[ un guide intéresant pourorganiser et exploiter le travail collaboratif]
alphabet phonétique (on 'edusource' from Claude Séguin )
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On peut se procurer gratuitement une police de caractères pour faire la transcription
phonétique d'une langue.Respecte L'alphabet phonétique internatinal.
Compatible MacOS et Windows 3.1 et 95
--> http://www.sil.org/computing/fonts/encore-ipa.html
[ pensez à proposer la police en téléchargement si vous utilisez ces fontes dans des
pages web!]
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Towns to visit
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HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Wednesday, June 23rd)
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Take a virtual tour of Philadelphia, PA. this week, in honor of upcoming Independence Day
celebrations!
--> http://www.ushistory.org/tour/index.html
[ photos des monuments et explications]
123 WASHINGTON D.C. (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June
25th)
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All links and guides to the landmarks are at this site: the White House of course, the
Capitol Building, Jefferson Memorial; Union Station; Lincoln Memorial; National Archives;
Smithsonian, Library of Congress....Well, if you have time for more, the list continues at
length! Also find an online hotel reservation feature, Washington for Children, etc.
--> http://www.123washingtondc.com/
D.C. ONLINE (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
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With a D.C. map, neighborhoods, museums, galleries, and more.
--> http://www.washdc.org/
WASHINGTONIAN ONLINE (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 25th)
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You can keep current on what's happening up to the moment you arrive! Features such as
Cheap Eats, What's Happening, etc.
--> http://www.washingtonian.com/
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Other sites to visit
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HUMAN RIGHTS SITE (BBC EON 21/6/1999 Education Newsletter)
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Hurrah! Hot on the heels of our RTS award for the DynaMo site, the Human Rights site has
won the One World Broadcasting Trust New Media Award. The Site accompanied the Human
Rights season on BBC TWO, and looks at human rights abuses from all around the world. It
offers you the chance to join in the fight against restrictions of human rights.There's
news on the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law in
the UK, so you will soon be entitled to fight for your human rights in the UK, not just in
the European Courts. Don't forget the full details of the UN's Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and articles on censorship around the world.
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/humanrights/
[pour lycée]
the ultimate Internet Movie Database (on learn-net@onelist.com from Robin Martin )
---------------------------
It's the ultimate Internet Movie Database. You can even look up minor movie flicks that
your favorite actors have ever appeared in.
--> http://www.imdb.com/
[ vous y trouverez tous les détails sur 'Cruel intentions', le dernier remake des
liaisons dangereuses, avec l'actrice qui joue dans la série Buffy qui passionne les
ados en ce moment
--> http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0139134
]
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lesson plans and teaching advices
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EDUCATION WEBGUIDE (BBC EON 21/6/1999 Education Newsletter)
---------------------------
Lesson plans, primary and secondary curriculum material and revision aids are only some of
the resources that you can find in the BBC Education WebGuide. There is also an array of
content for Lifelong Learning , including a DIY guide to the impending Solar Eclipse.
Education WebGuide continues to sort the proverbial lambs from the goats when it comes to
online educational resources and we now have over 2500 sites, all selected and reviewed by
our subject specialists.
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/webguide
[un annuaire à explorer pendant les vacances!]
Pet Detective WebQuest (ORACLE> ED's Oasis Oracle for June 21)
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Children will engage in a variety of activities to familiarize themselves with the care
and
characteristics of pets.
--> http://www.ri.net/schools/Central_Falls/ch/heazak/petdet.html
[ pour collège. Ce site n'est pas directement utilisable par les élèves, mais j'y ai
découvert une section intéressante sur 'hedgehog as pets'
--> http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/hedge/index.html
]
Native American Culture (ORACLE> ED's Oasis Oracle for June 21)
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Students tackle ten tasks to learn about Native American Culture. This lesson is suitable
for home-school and traditional school settings.
--> http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/argylems/NativeAm.htm
[ un projet très bien structuré, avec des objectifs clairs, des liens pour la
préparation puis des pages de liens pour les élèves et une explication méthodologique.
Je pense que des élèves de lycées pourraient utiliser ce site seuls pour constituer un
dossier]
Careers and Beyond (ORACLE> ED's Oasis Oracle for June 21)
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Students choose a career to research. They type their reports and give oral presentations
of their finished products. All students learn to use Netscape 4.5 as a web page editor
and wordprocessing program.
--> http://www.mpusd.k12.ca.us/king/CIP/c.htm
[ un autre travail très bien fait, pour produire des dossiers autour des métiers et de
ceux qui les pratiquent. pourrait se compléter d'une correspondance. Une démarche à
retenir et éventuellement transposer]
Accronyms used in education in the US (on T2T from Kayla Pratto in North Carolina )
---------------------------
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (characterized by inattention,
lack of impulse control, disorganization, forgetfulness, excessive energy)
OCD stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (excessive, unreasonable, repetitive thoughts
and actions that interfere with normal functioning).
[ Kayla est une des nombreuses participantes de T2T. Elle a accepté de me donner ces
éclaircissement et souhaite que je transmette son adresse sur cette liste pour que vous
puissiez vous aussi lui écrire]
wordwall (on T2T from "Bill Olson")
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Cette liste s'est engagée dans de nombreux échanges sur cette pratique, principalement
utilisée en primaire mais sûrement transférable. Voici un site qui vous expliquera
comment procéder :
--> http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/wordwall062599.html
icebreakers (on T2T from gary hopkins gmhopkins@snet.net)
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voici une liste d'activités de rentrée très variée, il y a des idées à prendre,
d'autres à lire comme des curiosités..faites votre choix:
Fourteen Great Activities for the First Days of School!
Last September, in response to an Education World story, teachers around the world sent in
their favorite first-day-of-school activities. So here they are! Fourteen great activities
to help you get to know your new students -- and to help them get to know you!
--> http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson074.shtml
Fourteen MORE Activities for the First Days of School!
Education World's readers responded to last year's back-to-school story with more than two
dozen great ideas! So here, in a follow-up to Fourteen Great Ideas for the First Days of
School, is the second batch of reader ideas -- fourteen MORE activities for the first days
of school!
--> http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson073.shtml
Here are some Icebreakers that "i. khan" collected from another list that he's
on:
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Play "four corners". Use questions and participants reply by going to the corner
you point to. eg. everyone who loves chocolate cake this corner, carrrot cake that corner
etc. Who would choose to go to the beach.or go to the mountains, or out west or to
Europe.\? You get the idea...make up your categories depending on your audience and your
location.
m.a.
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Pass around a roll of toliet paper and ask then to take as much as they need - however
many pieces they take is how many things they have to share with everyone. It definitely
gets everyone laughing. You can also do the same with m&m's - however many they take
is how many things they have to share.
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We've had to do this game in SOOOO many of my classes...make up a bingo type sheet that
has an appropriate number of blocks on it to match the crowd size. Not necessarily the
same number but close. In each block type/write an unusual trait, a hobby, a skill, etc.
Example: Speaks more than one language fluently, Has gone birdwatching, Is a great Italian
cook, Has visited a foreign country, Has read a novel in the last month, Can sing a song
in another language, ... Copy and pass these out to the crowd and have them go around
asking each other if they qualify for one of the squares. If so, they initial or sign that
square and go on to try to fill up their sheet. Each person can only sign one square per
sheet. It's funny when there is only one person who qualifies for an unusual box - the
whole group will crowd around that person or shout out to each other "She knows how
to knit!" (or whatever!) It is an icebreaker, starts conversations ("I went to
Germany too, when were you there?") The winner (one that gets all squares completed
first) wins a little prize.
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Another fun game is to stick post-it notes to the back of all the participants that
represent people (real, imaginary, alive, dead, cartoons, etc) and each person must go
around asking "yes" or "no" questions to find out who they are. They
can only ask each person 3 questions and then have to
move on to another person. Example: (Sticky note on back says Kermit the Frog) Am I alive?
Dead? Real? Imaginary? Animal? Human? Do I talk?.... This can be really funny.
Another version of this is to put post-it notes with an unusual question on the backs of
the players and the players go around to each person in the room and have them answer the
question (without giving the question away). The players write down all the answers and
try to figure out the question. The fun part is to go around to each person in the group
and have them read their list of answers, try to guess the questions out loud and then
read the question from their back to see if they got it. Example: What is the secret
ingredient in Coke?, How do they get toothpaste into the tube? Where does navel fuzz come
from? How do you make steak tar tar?......!
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*(This ones below are for adults, but adjust accordingly.....)*
prior to the meeting, make a very diverse list of characteristics, between 50 and 100.
Then tell the group you're going to read a list of items, and if the item applies to them,
they should stand up. I read the list fairly quickly, because it's more fun that way ...
someone gets halfway back to a sitting position and has to pop back up again.
Depending on your group (I like to point out diversity while showing how much people have
in common), you can vary your questions. Start with some easy ones ...
Stand up if ...
You're married.
You're single.
You have brown hair.
You have blond hair.
You're losing your hair.
Some days you feel like pulling your hair out.
You have children.
You have grandchildren.
You went to college.
You speak a foreign language.
You've read anything by Dr. Suess.
You hate Teletubbies.
You're wearing something blue.
You remember your kindergarten teacher's name.
You ever got sent to the principal's office.
You remember how to play hopscotch.
You like butterscotch.
You have a tattoo.
You had braces as a kid.
You like to dance.
You play a musical instrument.
You pull Oreos apart to lick out the frosting.
You sort M&Ms by color before you eat them.
You've ever won anything in the lottery.
You know your mother's birthday.
You're over 20, 30, 40, etc.
You're an only child.
You have at least 4 brothers and sisters.
You've been to the Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, etc.
You like Chinese food.
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There are two fun things that I did while presenting workshops in the past. One is to have
the people get in groups of 5 or whatever. Then they list 10 things that they have in
common. Afterwards they share with the class. As a result they find out that they are
alike in many ways although they might be different races, genders, etc...
Another one is sort of like a scavenger hunt. You give each person a list of attributes
and a pencil. They have to browse the group and find someone to sign their list who fits
each category. For instance, find someone who has 3 children, someone who has been married
at least 10 years, someone whose birthday is in November, someone who owns a Pontiac,
etc... you get the idea? Whoever fills up their list and turns it in first wins a small
prize (something suitable to the purpose of the workshop). One rule: a person was only
allowed to sign the list ONE time---you couldn't get the same person to sign over and over
again---and a person could sign their own list one time.
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An activity I have participated in and enjoyed very much was to have each participant tell
one lie and one truth, then the rest of the group votes on which statement was a truth and
which was a lie. Mine: I was hugged and kissed (on the cheek.. :) ) by Clint Eastwood, or
a ran the local Marathon last year...and even though I am a runner, guess my smile when I
said Clint Eastwood gave the truth away...but it was fun.
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