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SOMMAIRE
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CELEBRATIONS
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special dates for February and March
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PRESIDENTS' DAY
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Presidents' Day: february 15th
The American presidency by grolier on line
the new book of knowledge, by Grolier
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BLACK HISTORY
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WayBack U.S. History for Kids "Stand Up for Your Rights" (PBS Teacher
Previews: February 8-14)
Black in America (pathfinder.com Tue, 9 Feb)
MAPPING OUT HISTORY (DUMMIES DAILY(tm) February 9th)
The Harlem Renaissance -- Encyclopaedia Britannica (The Scout Report for
Social Sciences February 9)
The African-American Journey (PBS Teacher Previews: February 15-21)
The African-American Journey and The Black Press (The Scout Report for
Social Sciences February 9)
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IN THE NEWS
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Clinton acquitted on both charges (InfoBeat [mailto:news@infobeat.com]
Friday, February 12)
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RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
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nursery rhymes from Wired for Books (PBS Teacher Previews: February 8-14)
a site recommanded by Michele demoëte <demoete@club-internet.fr>
free Instant Lesson (from: "The English To Go Team"
<maillist@english-to-go.com>)
Resources from BBC Education ( The Scout Report January 29)
The Squirrel Hunt (TOURBUS -- 6 FEBRUARY 1999)
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CELEBRATIONS
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As I was visiting http://www3.bluemountain.com/index.html to find a
Valentine card, I came across other celebrations, some of which I didn't
know about. Here they are:
February : Black history month
--> http://199.3.25.4/diversity_council/dccal97.htm#africanamericanhistory
February 14th : Vanlentine day
February 15th : Presidents' Day (see next article)
February 16th : (Chinese) Lunar New Year (we are coming into the year of
the rabbit)
February 16th, mardi gras
February 17th : "Ash Wednesday"
February 20th : "Love Your Pet Day"!
February 22nd : Girl Scout Thinking Day
March. 2nd : (Chinese) Lantern Festival
March. 2nd : (Jewish ) Purim - March 2, 1999
I found explanations of this celebration which seems close to our 'mardi
gras' at: --> http://www.shamash.org/reform/uahc/congs/pa/pa012/purim.htm
--> http://www.shamash.org/reform/uahc/congs/ma/ma002/purim.html
March 12th: Birthday of Girl Scouting in U.S.A.
March 21st : The celebration of "Nauroze" ( Navruz, Eid Norouz ) welcomes
the beginning of spring in the new year on March
21st (at the time of the Vernal Equinox). It is celebrated by Persians,
Parsi's and Zoroastrians.
I also found a calendar of the celebrations, with explanations at :
--> http://199.3.25.4/diversity_council/welcome.html
puis 'multicultural calendar '
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PRESIDENTS' DAY
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Presidents' Day: february 15th
see: The American presidency by grolier on line
--> http://www.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html
Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22, 1732
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a rude log cabin near
present-day Hodgenville, Kentucky
William henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773, at his father's
plantation, Berkeley, in Charles City County, Virginia.
Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911
from the new book of knowledge, by Grolier:
--> http://www.grolier.com/presidents/nbk/nbk_toc.html
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BLACK HISTORY
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WayBack U.S. History for Kids "Stand Up for Your Rights" (PBS Teacher
Previews: February 8-14)
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Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights
at this site for kids that traces the legacy
of the struggle for equality in the U.S.
Students can meet civil rights pioneers,
read exclusive interviews, take a civil
rights quiz, and play an interactive civil
rights matching game.
[see also 'snapshot', react to the photo]
--> http://www.pbs.org/amex/kids/
Black in America (pathfinder.com Tue, 9 Feb)
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TIME Online's cultural Web report in honor of Black History of Month
--> http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/reports/blackhistory/index.html
MAPPING OUT HISTORY (DUMMIES DAILY(tm) February 9th)
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Which countries on Earth are democracies, and for how long? Which
cities have been the world's largest at various times in this century?
What were each European country's losses in World War II? The
Historical Atlas of World History answers each of these and other
questions with a picture rather than a thousand words.
High school and college students, take note: This is one great place
to turn to for illustrating that history paper you're writing.
--> http://www.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
The Harlem Renaissance -- Encyclopaedia Britannica (The Scout Report for
Social Sciences February 9)
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The Harlem Renaissance, the newest Spotlight feature produced by the
editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica online, celebrates the intellectual
creativity that blossomed in the African-American community in Harlem
during the 1920s. The site is comprised of four main sections, providing an
overview of the era's Literature, Art, Entertainment, and Leadership. Each
section features extensive biographies of important persons and detailed
articles about organizations and events. The site also includes a beautiful
gallery of images; a collection of streaming-media clips of music, poetry,
and commentary; a timeline spanning 1919 to 1929; and a Shockwave file that
provides an interactive tour of the Hot Spots in Harlem during the
renaissance. [AO]
--> http://harlem.eb.com/
The African-American Journey (PBS Teacher Previews: February 15-21)
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Celebrate African-American history with this site
that includes original classroom resources, a
categorical index of more than 100 related PBS Online
sites, interviews and articles, periodic feature
articles and more.
--> http://www.pbs.org/aajourney/
The African-American Journey and The Black Press (The Scout Report for
Social Sciences February 9)
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As part of its celebration of Black history month, PBS has put together a
compilation of PBS sites that focus on the African-American experience.
Sites are organized into topics such as History, Politics, People and
Video. For educators, a link is provided to PBS Teacher Source, which
focuses on The African-American Journey in the Classroom and provides an ".
. . A-Z inventory of online activities, teachers guides, and lesson plans
designed to highlight African-American history, arts, and famous figures."
Central to the site are three featured links, among them one to a new site
called The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords. Based on the Stanley
Nelson film by the same name, this engaging site gives users an historical
overview of the men and women of the Black press. The film, which premiered
on Feb 8, 1999, was shown on PBS as part of its celebration of Black
history month and was also accepted to be shown at the 1999 Sundance Film
Festival. The Website offers a variety of supplemental text and online
resources: links to information about four key newspapers and nine noted
personalities in the world of the Black press; film clips of interviews
with modern journalists; and an interactive timeline that traces important
dates and events related to the subject. Users can also take a quiz to test
their own knowledge retention and are encouraged to share any stories or
memories of the Black press they may have via a pop-up chat window. [REB]
The African-American Journey
--> http://www.pbs.org/aajourney/
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords [RealPlayer, Shockwave]
--> http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/index.html
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IN THE NEWS
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Clinton acquitted on both charges (InfoBeat [mailto:news@infobeat.com]
Friday, February 12)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate today acquitted William Jefferson
Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice, ending a 13-month
drama that catapulted an affair with a White House intern into only
the second presidential impeachment trial in history. The vote allows
the 42nd president to finish his term in office. "It is therefore
ordered and adjudged that William Jefferson Clinton be and hereby is
acquitted of the charges in the said articles," Chief Justice William
Rehnquist declared. Senators voted 50-50 on the impeachment article
accusing Clinton of obstruction of justice, far short of the
two-thirds required for conviction. Earlier, senators rejected the
charge of perjury by a 55-45 vote, as 10 Republicans joined the
Democrats. See
--> http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558429459-e95
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RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
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nursery rhymes from Wired for Books (PBS Teacher Previews: February 8-14)
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View picture books of Beatrix Potter and lovely nursery rhymes in the
Kids' Corner :
Cecily Parsely's Nursury Rhymes
The Story of Miss Moppet
The Tale of Johnny Town-mouse
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
--> http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/books/kids.htm
recommanded by Michele demoëte <demoete@club-internet.fr>
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A list of sites for teachers of English as a second language :
--> http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/links/TESL/
from this address, I selected for you :
a lesson from the MS Encarta, an excellent way of helping pupils to analyse
junk mail :
http://encarta.msn.com/alexandria/templates/lessonFull.asp?page=212&lvstart=
K&lvend=12&majorsubject=Language+Arts&minorsubject=&source=%2D99&keyword=&se
arch=1&ws=1
lessons on ' how things work' from the Smithsonian Institute :
--> http://educate.si.edu/lessons/collect/exphow/exphow0a.htm
and 300 lesson plans at :
--> http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.htm
free Instant Lesson (from: "The English To Go Team"
<maillist@english-to-go.com>)
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this week's (8-2-99) free Instant Lesson is
entitled '24 hour plane delay' and is about an aircraft that was grounded
by a pet squirrel.
--> http://www.english-to-go.com
Resources from BBC Education ( The Scout Report January 29)
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The BBC Education Website offers these
two specialized guides as a service to teachers, students, and parents. The
first, BBC Schools Online, is a highly selective guide to curriculum-based
online resources related to BBC productions. Resources are briefly
described and arranged into six categories according to audience. The
second BBC service is the Education Web Guide, which contains a collection
of high-quality, educational Websites organized into 24 major topic areas.
Sites in the Web Guide are annotated by anonymous subject specialists who
suggest how site content may be integrated into classroom learning
activities. [AO]BBC Schools Online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/
BBC Education Web Guide
http://db.bbc.co.uk/education-webguide/pkg_main.p_home
BBC 's Teachers' Notes : (from michèle Demoëte)
Network is a course which teaches the facts and language of the Internet.
There are articles and interviews with experts on these five topics; Email,
World Wide Web, How the Internet works, Why use the Internet in education
and Futurology.
-->http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/network/teach/
The Squirrel Hunt (TOURBUS -- 6 FEBRUARY 1999)
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The Squirrel Hunt is a free, Internet research competition. Twice a
month, we ask ten extremely contrived questions [such as "in which
city was the Magna Carta signed?"] and you have to use the Internet to
find the answers. In addition, to make the Hunt even more
challenging, you also have to explain, step-by-step, how you found
each of your answers.
This site will contain sample questions, answers to your frequently
asked questions about the different Hunts, information about the
Squirrel Hunt team, and (coming soon) a collection of resources, tips,
and tricks for anyone looking for more Net searching knowledge. Also
coming soon will be free lesson plans and other information for
educators teaching Internet topics.
Our first Hunt will start on February 15th, and subsequent Hunts will
follow on the first and third
Mondays of every month.
We offer three separate Hunts:
1. THE SQUIRREL HUNT
The Squirrel Hunt is a free, bi-weekly, ten question Internet
scavenger hunt on any subject, open to any individual or team.
The questions are HARD, so the Squirrel Hunt is not for the
Net-faint-of-heart! To subscribe to the Squirrel Hunt list,
send a new email message to LISTSERV@GUAVA.EASE.LSOFT.COM with
the command SUBSCRIBE SQUIRRELHUNT in the body of your email
message.
2. THE SENIOR HUNT
The Senior Hunt is a free, bi-weekly, ten question Internet
scavenger hunt, open to young people aged 13 - 17 (teenagers),
individually or in teams. To subscribe to the Senior Hunt
list, send an email message to LISTSERV@GUAVA.EASE.LSOFT.COM
with the command SUBSCRIBE SENIORHUNT in the body of your
email message.
3. THE JUNIOR HUNT
The Junior Hunt is a free, bi-weekly, ten question Internet
scavenger hunt, open to kids 12 and under, individually or in
teams. To subscribe to the Junior Hunt list, have your
parents or instructors help you send a new email message to
LISTSERV@GUAVA.EASE.LSOFT.COM with the command
SUBSCRIBE JUNIORHUNT in the body of your email message.
You can subscribe to any of the Hunts and find out more information about
the whole Squirrel Hunt
project on the Squirrel Hunt Web site at :
--> http://netsquirrel.com/
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