Cette semaine:
    Thanksgiving à la une : une liste de sites variés, avec des approches et
des contenus différents. Traditionnel d'abord, avec des textes sur la fête
à travers les âges et des proclamations officielles; puis vue par des
indiens***, avec un point de vue beaucoup plus ouvert, qui corrige les
fausses idées reçues; et enfin des pages de liens vers des sites de
recettes, de chansons et une image interactive**.
    Des infos sur le site de l'Encyclopédia Britannica qui marche enfin!
Des sites pour les enseignants (dont une leçon d'Instant Lessons'* à voir
d'urgence et à relier aux sites du gouvernement américain sur les conduites
à risque) et pour les élèves qui veulent faire des dossiers ou des webquests. Et des 'tutorials' en ligne, pour améliorer votre connaissance de Word ou découvrir Power Point.
Bonne semaine!
   
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    SOMMAIRE
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~~~~~~~
A la une
~~~~~~~
Thanksgiving on the Net (Hot Five #14)
A HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES (The Learning
Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, November 10th)
THANKSGIVING LESSON UNIT (CLASSROOM FLYER, November 10th)
The Mayflower Web Pages (Hot Five #14)
MOURT'S RELATION (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, November 10th)
***Teaching About Thanksgiving
(The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER,November 10th) and (Hot Five #14)
The First Americans (Hot Five #14)
THE PILGRIMS' THANKSGIVING FEAST( CLASSROOM FLYER,November 10th)
Thanksgiving (other web links)
~~~~~~~~~
in the news
~~~~~~~~~
Reuter's article about Britannica (ResearchBuzz #51 -- November 11, 1999)
Britannica.com (The Scout Report -- November 12, 1999)
~~~~~~~~~~
Newspapers
~~~~~~~~~~
LA Times (ResearchBuzz #51 -- November 11, 1999)
Boston Globe and MIT (signalé par J.C.Viel)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Resources for teachers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The EFL/ESL Net Guide (recommanded by Jean Sahai)
FREE LESSON PLANS (Ed.Net Briefs 11.8.99)
WORDS AND PICTURES (BBC EON 5/11/1999)
Nouveautés utiles pour vos élèves sur ZdC (from: roxanus@hotmail.com)
Special needs
*English-To-Go "Under Attack"(from "English To Go Team"<maillist@english-to-go.com>)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Children and violence
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FBI study identifies which child might kill (read in the Seattle Times by
Ed.Net Briefs 11.15.99)
DOJ for Kids and Youth (The Scout Report -- November 12, 1999)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Resources for pupils
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lycos Zone (The Scout Report -- November 12, 1999)
BBC EDUCATION WEBGUIDE PICK OF THE WEEK (BBC EON 5/11/1999)
LEARNING ADVENTURES IN CITIZENSHIP (wNetSchool Bulletin September/October 99)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Computer literacy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MS Office tutorial (message on [learn-net] from from Curt Davis)
~~~~~~
Project
~~~~~~
L'Encyclopédie Multilingue European Schoolnet (LA LETTRE EUROPEAN
SCHOOLNET AUX PROFESSEURS #24)

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~~~~~~~
A la une
~~~~~~~
Thanksgiving on the Net (Hot Five #14)
-----------------------------------
Click on The Story of Thanksgiving for a historical overview of harvest
festivals around the world. Read the story of the Pilgrims and the First
Thanksgiving. Learn all about turkeys and find a Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation.
--> http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/
[ joli site, histoire complète depuis l'antiquité]

A HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES (The Learning
Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, November 10th)
-----------------------------------
Follow along a timeline of events supporting the Thanksgiving tradition in
America. Also read other Thanksgiving traditions at page bottom.
--> http://www.thanksgiving.org/html/traditions/national.html
[ pour lycée, un site de textes, avec des liens vers d'autres sites sur le
sujet. Voir 'a human Universal', qui fait remonter Thanksgiving à la préhistoire!]

THANKSGIVING LESSON UNIT (CLASSROOM FLYER, November10th)
-----------------------------------
This comprehensive lesson unit on Thanksgiving can be adapted for upper
elementary through to Middle School students. I'm impressed with the
author's outline of study and her bibliography. Her lessons start with
background history on separation with the Church of England, and carry
through to Life Aboard the Mayflower, the Mayflower
Compact, Settling Plymouth and the First Thanksgiving. Indian Corn
Science includes four hands-on activities/experiments, all along the Thanksgiving theme.
--> http://www.teelfamily.com/education/thanksunit.html
[ utilisable en lycée, à adapter pour collège. on peut seulement regretter
que les références soient uniquement bibliographiques et non des sites web]

The Mayflower Web Pages (Hot Five #14)
-----------------------------------
Don't miss this wealth of information about the voyage of the Mayflower and
the Pilgrim settlement of Plymouth. Find the original passenger list, the
text of Pilgrim documents, and information about daily life. You can send email questions!
--> http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html
[pour lycée, des textes]

MOURT'S RELATION (The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, November 10th)
-----------------------------------
These journals, written by Edward Winslow and William Bradford from
Nov./1620 to Nov./1621 give an excellent account of the Plymouth Colony in
its early stages. It was originally published in London in 1622. The full
text is available at this website.
--> http://members.aol.com/calebj/mourt.html
[pour lycée, des textes intéressants]

***Teaching About Thanksgiving
-----------------------------------
(The Learning Company's CLASSROOM FLYER, November 10th)
This extensive unit on Thanksgiving is written by a Native American
teacher. It offers insight into Thanksgiving myth and misinterpretations,
and is well-documented. Try some of the Ideas for Enrichment, and use the
study and discussion questions. The Plymouth Thanksgiving Story is a good
starting point and can be used as reference or lecture material. It includes a very good bibliography, as well as recipes and the story of the corn-husk doll.
(Hot Five #14)
Read the Indian legend, The Story of the Corn Husk Doll. Learn about Indian
corn and make traditional Indian recipes. Read How to Avoid Old Stereotypes
and the Plymouth Thanksgiving Story.
--> http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/lesson-plan.html
[ Thanksgiving vu par un indien : un complément utile aux autres sites, des
textes simples. 'STORY OF THE CORN HUSK DOLL ' est utilisable en collège]

The First Americans (Hot Five #14)
-----------------------------------
Explore this site to learn about five different Native American cultures.
Click on "The Five Cultures" for a map showing where tribes were located in the United States.
--> http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/intro.html
[ superbe carte interactive de la situation des tribus indiennes aux USA:
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/culture.html ]

THE PILGRIMS' THANKSGIVING FEAST(CLASSROOM FLYER, November 10th)
-----------------------------------
Open to students in grades 3-8, with two winners announced from each grade
level. Students will read facts about Thanksgiving, and then write a story
"...about the people and way of life at the time." Sponsored by Houghton
Mifflin, their editors will judge on creativity and historical accuracy.
Deadline is Dec. 1st, 1999. Prizes includes books and school supplies, and of course publication!
--> http://www.eduplace.com/kids/contest/thanksgiving/index.html
[ voir surtout leur page de liens :
--> http://www.eduplace.com/kids/contest/thanksgiving/thankslinks.html ]

Thanksgiving (other web links)
-----------------------------------
deux points de départ pour des recherches, en plus de l'adresse ci-dessus:
about.com: http://k-6educators.about.com/education/primseced/k-6educators/library/blthanks.htm?terms=thanksgiving&PM=113_300_T
and Rosie Winter's page:
--> http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/
pour collège, deux chansons: l'une sur l'air de 'Frères Jacques':
--> http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/s-turkey-dinner.html-ssi
L'autre sur un air de barn dance, vous pourrez même faire danser vos élèves...:
--> http://www.night.net/tucker/thanksgiving/little-turkey.html-ssi
***pour collèges et lycées, une image interactive déclencheur de parole en classe entière:
--> http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/turkey-hunt.html
pour tous des recettes et des menus:
--> http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/food.html-ssi
voir surtout : Epicurious Thanksgiving Menus and Recipes
--> http://www.epicurious.com/e_eating/e04_thanks/menuintro.html

~~~~~~~~~~
in the news
~~~~~~~~~
Reuter's article about Britannica (ResearchBuzz #51 -- November 11, 1999)
-----------------------------------
Reuters had a story yesterday about other encyclopedia companies responding
to Britannica's new business strategy online, but what really grabbed my
eyeballs was this paragraph, apparently quoting the Britannica.com president:

``Even after the site goes live again, we will continue to add
capacity over the next several weeks until we reach a point
where we are confident that we can successfully serve everyone
who wants to use Britannica.com. As we've discovered, that's a
lot of people .... Most of the attention has probably focused
on Encyclopedia Britannica itself, but that's just the beginning
of what you'll find here. We will also offer the text of more
than 75 top-quality magazines, a directory of the best sites
on the Web, and the Books in Print data base.''

Books in PRINT? drooool... actually, if you go to the Web site now and do a
query on Britannica.com, you will get results from Britannica AND
magazines. For an example, go to:
--> http://www.britannica.com/ 
and do a search on ... hmm... "Richard Feynman". (Include the quotes.) The
result page you'll get will be divided into four columns. The first column
is encyclopedia entries. The second column is "best of the web" web sites.
The third column is magazine content. The fourth column is recommended
books which you can buy from Barnes & Noble. If
there's any overspill from any of the columns you can click at the bottom
of the column to get more results. Britannica has been very thoughtful
about this: sites are rated, articles are summarized, have the pub date up
front and are formatted so you
can print them or e-mail them to a friend, etc. Well done Britannica!
Read the Reuters story:
-->
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/internet/docs/1068851l.htm  

Britannica.com (The Scout Report -- November 12, 1999)
-----------------------------------
As is probably well-known to most readers, a few weeks ago
_Encyclopaedia Britannica_ decided to place the entire contents of
its 32-volume set online for free. The decision was widely reported
both online and in the print press, and the site promptly crashed
under the huge strain. Though a bit slow and sometimes buggy,
Britannica.com is now officially up and running, offering full access
to the encyclopedia content as well as articles from over 75
magazines. The front page of Britannica.com is partially designed as
a news portal, with recent US and world stories. From the front page,
users can also select from fifteen broad categories (e.g., Books,
Health, History, Science, Society, etc.) and access news, selected
Websites from Britannica's Internet guide, and the relevant
encyclopedia entry. Detailed encyclopedia entries and articles (as
well as related books and Websites) for specific topics are accessed
through the keyword search engine at the top of the page. Users may
find that the _Britannica_ server is still having difficulty meeting
the high demand and that several search requests or visits are
necessary. However, when the site does provide returns, it offers a
depth of reliable, if somewhat basic, information that few other
sites can match. With time, Britannica.com will no doubt smooth out
the rough edges and become a primary reference resource for general users and K-12 students.
--> http://www.britannica.com/
[ ça y est, ça marche! toute la Britannica en ligne, et un moteur de recherche qui vous donne en plus des sites traitant du même sujet. Je trouve cependant que les articles manquent d'illustrations (images, sons ou video)]

~~~~~~~~~~
Newspapers
~~~~~~~~~~
LA Times (ResearchBuzz #51 -- November 11, 1999)
-----------------------------------
The LA Times is offering free access to its archives (which go back to
1990) from now through January 9, 2000. You will have to register to access
the archives, but registration  is free. For more information:
--> http://www.latimes.com/archives/
[ profitez-en, cela ne va pas durer...]

Boston Globe and MIT (signalé par J.C.Viel)
-----------------------------------
Sur cette page du GLOBE de Boston on peut choisir la rubrique
<Technology>dans la colonne de gauche ou bien dans la liste déroulante en
haut à droite, . On a alors les articles parus dans les derniers numéros.
(Par cette même liste déroulante on accède à Health, Businees, Sports
etc...) = On a accès a tout ( ou presque tout) ce que le  journal a publié.
Arrivé sur la page "Technologie", dans la colonne de gauche, diverses
rubriques concernant la technologie, en particulier dans la rubrique More
News on Boston.globe y choisir <MIT Technology> qui envoie au "Journal
of New England Technology" hebdomadaire qu'on peut lire en totalité ( ou dans sa plus grande partie?) ainsi que les numéros des années précédentes (pas l'année en cours!) Bien
entendu, 95% des articles parlent d'ordinateurs et d'Internet, mais il y
a autre chose ( biochimie, mécanique etc...)
--> http://www.globe.com
--> http://www.boston.com/mht
[ le journal garde sa mise en page originale, et contient des articles qui
intéresseront tous les élèves des sections scientifiques et techniques des lycées]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Resources for teachers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The EFL/ESL Net Guide (recommanded by Jean Sahai)
-----------------------------------
    Une liste de sites intéressants : games, quizzes, et surtout skills.
Certains sites sont des pubs pour des cd. Parmi les autres, j'ai sélectionné:
pour lycées, les pages pour préparer et évaluer une présentation orale
(avec Power Point comme outil, voir ci-dessous le tutorial dans 'computer literacy'):
--> http://elicos.qut.edu.au/presentations/
--> http://www.englishclub.net/presentations/index.htm
dès la 3ème, des quizzes de vocabulaire, voir en particulier les racines
françaises , pour s'entrainer à comprendre une définition et définir un mot:
--> http://home.ici.net/~dillon/IE/IEfrench15.html
dès la 4ème, un exercice de conversation interactif :
--> http://members.home.net/kayem/vocab/conv.html
pour collèges, des quizzes sur les expressions avec des noms d'amimaux :
--> http://members.home.net/kayem/idioms/idioms.html  

FREE LESSON PLANS (Ed.Net Briefs 11.8.99)
-----------------------------------
The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of free lesson plans for teachers to
use in their classrooms. The site has been around for a while, but has
really started to grow recently in terms of both users and content.
The Lesson Plans Page offers numerous features and benefits a wide range of
users. Three years ago the site was started by Kyle Yamnitz, then a student
in the College of Education at the University of Missouri. It was
developed with the intent to allow educators to share resources and ideas
and to make their teaching easier. While it was started with only a few
lesson plans, it has grown to house more than 450. Last month alone, over
100 new lesson plans were added. Currently, The Lesson Plans Page offers
lesson plans in the more common subjects, which include math, science,
social studies, art, language arts, music, physical education, and
computers and the Internet. The site is easy to navigate with lesson plans
organized by subject and grade level. [Thanks to Kyle Yamnitz
(webmaster@lessonplanspage.com) for the information in this brief.]
--> http://www.LessonPlansPage.com
[des idées simples et originales. Voir par exemple 'Bying a car'
--> http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MDJH.htm   ]

WORDS AND PICTURES (BBC EON 5/11/1999)
-----------------------------------
    Words and Pictures is a fun packed site for 5-7 year olds with poems,
games and activities to help with reading and writing.
    Words and Pictures supports the Literacy Hour and is aligned to the BBC
Education Schools TV series Words and Pictures.
    Words and Pictures trumpets the arrival of a brand new module featuring
Shockwave games, activity sheets and poems that focus on short vowel sounds
and CVC words.(Consonant-Vowel-Consonant words).
    Jim (from the Words and Pictures Plus TV series) has arrived on the
website with a new machine that makes words - the 'Crankophone'. Can you
tell which sound is in the middle of each word?
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/  
[ pour primaires et 6èmes sans ordinateurs, voir 'print and do' :des cartes et jeux à imprimer:
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/cvc/print/index.shtml
pour primaires et 6èmes avec des machines et une connexion rapides, des exercices de discrémination phonétique :
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/cvc/crank/index.shtml

nouveautes utiles pour vos eleves sur ZdC (from: roxanus@hotmail.com)
-----------------------------------
Trois nouveautes utiles pour vos eleves sur ZdC !
- Courriel@school : s'inscrire, chercher et trouver des correspondants à
travers le monde dans notre base de données. Plusieurs clés de recherche
possibles : langue, âge, affinités...
- Le salon de thé : utilisez librement cet espace chat-room pour donner
rendez-vous à vos correspondants et dialoguer en direct avec eux.
Rapide, souple, toujours disponible. De nombreuses options.
- Interactive Story : le récit que vous allez découvrir est un récit
interactif écrit par VOUS, lecteurs. Chaque page que vous lisez raconte
une péripétie de l'histoire. A la fin de chaque épisode, deux choix vous
sont proposés. Cliquez sur l'un des deux liens pour découvrir la suite
du récit... Lorsque vous atteignez la fin (provisoire) du récit, il est
temps de vous jeter à l'eau : il vous est proposé d'écrire à votre tour
une nouvelle page de notre-votre récit !
Zéro de conduite !est un serveur pédagogique expérimental. Il présente des
projets et des travaux d'élèves liés aux TICE, mais aussi un panel de pages
ludiques : jeux virtuels, boutique de cadeaux virtuels, récits interactifs Vous y trouverez
également une logithèque, deux modules d'actualité en ligne, une foule
d'exercices interactifs en EFL, FFL et pour de nombreuses matières.
--> http://zero-de-conduite.com 
[un site à consulter régulièrement, surtout pour le collège]

Special needs
------------------
    Pour l'information des enseignants. Découvrez ce domaine dont on ne parle
pas assez en France. Un site anglais, qui traite bien de tous les
problèmes. Voir en particulier 'ADHD' que l'on rencontre souvent sur les
sites et dans les listes américaines. Mais attention au risque de trouver
la majorité de chaque classe affectée d'un problème ou l'autre!
--> http://home.freeuk.net/specialneedsuk/

* English-To-Go "Under Attack"(from "English To Go Team" <maillist@english-to-go.com>)
-----------------------------------
The weekly free Instant Lesson this week (November 15,1999) is titled
"Under Attack" and is an Intermediate - Upper-Intermediate level lesson
about a serious topic: Bullying at schools. While the Reuters articles in
the lesson are from Sweden, South Korea, the USA and the UK, the topic is
relevant everywhere in the world.
--> http://www.english-to-go.com
[ un sujet à récupérer! Attention, l'accès gratuit à ce sujet ne dure qu'une semaine]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Children and violence
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FBI study identifies which child might kill (read in the Seattle Times by Ed.Net Briefs 11.15.99)
-----------------------------------
A new study by FBI researchers, educators, counselors and psychologists,
due out this month, identifies about 50 risk factors to help identify
children who could become dangerously violent.
http://archives.seattletimes.com/cgi-bin/texis.mummy/web/vortex/display?storyID=3829a5484&query=FBI+study+identifies+which+child+might+kill

DOJ for Kids and Youth (The Scout Report -- November 12, 1999)
-----------------------------------
This site from the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosts a number of
crime and crime-prevention related resources aimed at younger users.
These can be browsed by targeted audience (K-5 or 6-12) or subject
(Safety, Substance Abuse Prevention, Criminology, US Government,
etc.). The age and quality of the resources vary, but highlights
include Internet Do's & Don'ts, Crime Detection, Famous FBI Cases,
Working Dogs, and an overview of a federal prosecutor's job. A
collection of resources and guides aimed at teachers and parents is also provided. [MD]
--> http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/
[ des guides pour la prévention, à utiliser en lycée avec précaution car trop d'explications peuvent donner envie d'essayer...]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Resources for pupils
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lycos Zone (The Scout Report -- November 12, 1999)
-----------------------------------
In the tradition of Yahooligans (reviewed in the March 22, 1996
_Scout Report_) and other so-called "green spaces," Lycos has created
a new online safe haven for young users which is fairly
self-contained, with the exception of the advertisements. (In
response to criticisms regarding aggressive marketing to children at
similar sites, Lycos claims that the ads are clearly marked and will
not collect any personal information.) The site is composed of four
sections: the Fun and Games Zone, the Homework Zone, the New and Cool
Zone, and an area for parents and teachers. The first two sections
are fairly deep, with numerous resources and activities aimed at
various age levels. Some links in the Homework Zone lead users
outside the site, but they are first presented with a gateway page
informing them that they are leaving and offering advice on not
divulging personal information. [MD]
--> http://www.lycoszone.com
[ un autre portail pour laisser les élèves naviguer en toute sécurité. Sur
la page 'homework' un lien vers Kid's Almanac, avec 'this day in history'
and 'facts behind the news', et vers une encyclopédie et un dictionnaire unilangue]

BBC EDUCATION WEBGUIDE PICK OF THE WEEK (BBC EON 5/11/1999)
-----------------------------------
'This comprehensive encyclopaedia of the First World War has been created
by teachers and students from Britain, USA,Germany, France, Greece,
Australia, Ireland and Sweden. Each entry includes several pages of
narrative, illustrations and links to other relevant websites. The strategy
is to look at the international, the national and the local dimension of
the conflict. An excellent resource for all students of history.'
--> http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/webguide
[ pour lycée et étudiants, encyclopédie de la 1ère guerre mondiale]

LEARNING ADVENTURES IN CITIZENSHIP (wNetSchool Bulletin September/October 99)
-----------------------------------
Thirteen/WNET New York and PBS Online present LEARNING ADVENTURES IN
CITIZENSHIP -- a ground-breaking new educational Web site, containing over
30 Web-based learning activities designed to allows teachers, parents, and
kids to learn more about and participate in their own communities.
--> http://www.thirteen.org/newyork/laic/index.html
[ le sites est encore en construction, mais la partie 'Learning adventures in citizenship' est superbe, et permet des recherches sur l'histoire desUSA de 1609 à nos jours. pour lycée]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Computer literacy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MS Office tutorial (message on [learn-net] from from Curt Davis)
-----------------------------------
Here is a GREAT resource! The East-West Project has an online MS Office
tutorial including Word, Powerpoint and Excel. Each tutorial includes a
glossary, and several lessons to get you up to speed on the featured program.
--> http://teleeducation.nb.ca/it/module5/index.html
[ pour ceux qui veulent apprendre à se servir de Power Point ou approfondir
leur connaissance de Word]

~~~~~~
Project
~~~~~~
L'Encyclopédie Multilingue European Schoolnet (LA LETTRE EUROPEAN
SCHOOLNET AUX PROFESSEURS #24)
-----------------------------------
Le European Schoolnet invite tous les enseignants d'Europe à bâtir une
Encyclopédie unique et multilingue sur Internet. Etre un
encyclopédiste…c'est facile! Choisissez un mot, enregistrez vous et suivez
le guide qui finira par relier votre mot aux autres et en plusieurs langues
pour enrichir votre définition en-ligne.
N'oubliez pas de consulter la section "Concours" de cette lettre, il y aura
des prix pour les plus rapides et inventifs!
--> http://encyclopaedia.eun.org/

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