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Infonews n° 84 du 04/06/2000

         Dans les news cette semaine, encore 'school shooting' et un 
nouveau dossier de K-6 Educator at About.com. Vous trouverez aussi des 
ressources pour le primaire et le secondaire. J'ai essayé de trouver des 
sites qui pourraient vous suggérer des idées de travail transversal en TPE 
de première, avec les collègues de français, d'histoire, de musique ou 
d'art plastique. Un dossier sur la science fiction pourrait aussi inspirer 
vos collègues de français, et quelques adresses sur l'immigration, à voir 
avec les collègues d'histoire, dont un superbe site interactif où vous êtes 
l'officier d'immigration! Pour les techniciens, vous trouverez un satellite 
à construire en ligne, un site sur les voitures de course, et des 
simulations d'entrevue d'embauche.
Bonne lecture

dates in June: flag day june 14th (USA) Father's Day June 18th (in Canada) First Day of Summer June 20th ~~~~~~~~ In the news ~~~~~~~~ EDUCATION HEADLINES: A Teacher Shot and Killed (CHALK TALK Update for Elementary Educators) ~~~~~~~~~~~ primary school ~~~~~~~~~~~ WORD FINDS (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 2nd) PUZZLEMAKER (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 2nd) LIL'FINGERS (June Busy Educator's Newsletter) ELEMENTARY LINKS (June Busy Educator's Newsletter) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Teaching practice and lesson plans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW ON wNETSCHOOL (wNetSchool Bulletin - June 2000) Great Education Resource (WATCH> K12 TechWatch 6/1/00) English-To-Go "Pocket Monsters" (signalé par Olivier Colas) 2learn.ca (TLC'S CLASSROOM FLYER, Thursday, June 1st) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Secondary school ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thousands of Facts About Our 50 States (WATCH> K12 TechWatch 6/1/00) Turkey (PBS Teacher Previews: June 5-11) The Mississippi Writers Page (The Scout Report -- June 2) MuSICA (The Scout Report -- June 2) The Rijksmuseum (The Scout Report -- June 2) ~~~~~~~~~ Immigration ~~~~~~~~~ Immigration in New York ( from JPPalasse sur e-teach) Immigration and Naturalization Service asylum office (PBS Teacher Previews: June 5-11) ~~~~~~~~~~~ science fiction ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ray Bradbury Page (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) Life on Mars? (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) Metropolis (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) Robert Goddard (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) Get A Grip On Robotics (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) Isaac Asimov (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jobs and career ~~~~~~~~~~~~ JobQuest (NETMOM> NET-MOM NEWS 6-1-00) IPL Teen Division: Career Pathways (NETMOM> NET-MOM NEWS 6-1-00) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Science and technology ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Champ Car racing (from How Stuff Works) ~~~~~~~~~~ Internet tools ~~~~~~~~~~ Dictionnaires en freeware à télécharger...et enrichir (from Edufrançais) xrefer (The Scout Report -- June 2) ********************************************* ~~~~~~~~ In the news ~~~~~~~~ EDUCATION HEADLINES: A Teacher Shot and Killed (CHALK TALK Update for Elementary Educators) ------------------------------ On the last day of school, a Florida middle school teacher was shot by his 7th grade student. This tragedy has been a large part of our Education Headlines this week. Visit our news section for the latest on this story and more. http://k-6educators.about.com/library/blnews.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~ primary school ~~~~~~~~~~~ WORD FINDS (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 2nd) ------------------------------ http://www.learningcompanyschool.com/school/resource/wordfind.htm Tailor-made for the elementary set, here is a word find, compliments of our sponsor, on school activities. Print out copies for your whole class. [ une grille à imprimer dans laquelle il faut retrouver des mots ayant trait à l'école.] PUZZLEMAKER (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, June 2nd) ------------------------------ http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/WordSearchWithMessageSetupForm.html If you would like to make your own themed puzzle, perhaps with terms from a special project or unit your class has just completed, then use the Puzzlemaker Word Search -- a secret message or word will be left after all the other letters have been used. Other puzzle types are also available at Puzzlemaker. [ pour fabriquer vos propres grilles] LIL'FINGERS (June Busy Educator's Newsletter) ------------------------------ Lil' Fingers storybooks are animated stories for parents to read with their kids. Stories are presented with large text and big buttons for little fingers to click on. Quick loading sto rybooks include "Up In the Sky", "Bears In Bed", "My Colors", and "Draw Me Shapes". http://www.lil-fingers.com/ [ Pour primaires, des livres illustrés, avec une phrase mise en image animée par page. Voyez en particulier 'Making faces': http://www.lil-fingers.com/face/ ] ELEMENTARY LINKS (June Busy Educator's Newsletter) ------------------------------ http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/teaching/elementary/k-6.htm Here is a website from Cathy Chamberlain from Oswego New York USA [ des liens pour de jeunes en fants. Voyez la page de quizzes faits avec Quia (http://www.quia.com) : http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/teaching/elementary/langarts.htm#Quizzes-la ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Teaching practice and lesson plans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW ON wNETSCHOOL (wNetSchool Bulletin - June 2000) ------------------------------ Participate in the popular CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM series. The Assessment, Evaluation and Curriculum Redesign Workshop is now in session. Learn alternative ways to evaluate your student's work, assess your own practices and consider whether or not your curriculum needs to be redesigned. You may also join your colleagues to discuss these ideas and share your experiences on our Discussion Boards. On June 15th, the WebQuests workshop will open its doors. Learn how to use WebQuests to teach your students how to gather Internet resources and think critically about the information they find. Learn how to design your own WebQuest, too. [ vous avez déjà apprécié l'excellent travail qui est proposé sur ce site. Voyez la session actuelle sur 'evaluation' et ne manquez pas celle sur les webquests à partir du 15 juin. Je vous rappelle que les éléments interactifs pour dialoguer et échanger vos opinions avec les concepteurs ou d'autres enseignants ne fonctionnent que quand le sujet est noté: 'in session' http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/index.html Great Education Resource (WATCH> K12 TechWatch 6/1/00) ------------------------------ http://www.teachertidbytes.com Created by teacher Linda Guterba, Teacher TidBytes is a great resource that provides you an extensive list of previewed web resources organized into topic headings such as almanacs, chemistry, lesson plans, teaching aids, museums, music, and foreign languages, to name a few. You'll find tutorial slide show lessons on topics such as using Netscape and Internet Explorer and integrating the internet into the regular classroom. Plus, the site includes links to a host of other sites that provide web- integrated lesson plans, as well as the homework helper site Kid Info. It's a great place for you to start when you're looking for specific sites to answer questions and address your technological needs. [pour enseignants, voyez en particulier leurs 'tutorials'] English-To-Go "Pocket Monsters" (signalé par Olivier Colas) ------------------------------ This week's (5 June 2000) free Instant Lesson is an Intermediate one called "Pocket Monsters", about children's obsession with Pokemon cards, and the trouble that this has caused in Britain and Puerto Rico. http://www.english-to-go.com [ une leçon à enregistrer pendant qu'elle est encore en ligne!] 2learn.ca (TLC'S CLASSROOM FLYER, Thursday, June 1st) ------------------------------ Look particularly at Netsteps, which is the site where lesson plans have been developed. Kids Love 2 Learn and Teens Love 2 Learn are also great sites. http://www.2learn.ca [ un site de ressources en français et en anglais, avec des conseils, des tutorials et des shémas de cours] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Secondary school ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thousands of Facts About Our 50 States (WATCH> K12 TechWatch 6/1/00) ------------------------------ http://www.50states.com Visit 50States.com to find the answers to just about every question regarding each state. This site is not very glossy, but it is easy to navigate and offers a complete and interesting list of links to just about every aspect of all fifty states. Find answers to questions like: How long is South Carolina's coastline? What does to California state flag look like? How many people live in New Mexico? What's the link to the Idaho governor's office? What are the words to the Illinois state song? What is the main export of Texas? Where can I find links to private colleges in Delaware? If the site does not directly answer any basic question you have about a state, it provides a link to another site that can. Check out this useful resource! [le site s'est encore enrichi depuis septembre dernier. Il pourrait servir pour un TPE anglais/histoire/géographie, pour comparer des éléments tels que les lois ou le relief dans les différents états. Voyez comment mes élèves l'ont utilisé, simplement pour découvrir et faire découvrir les états : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/infonews/cours/50stwebqt.htm ] Turkey (PBS Teacher Previews: June 5-11) ------------------------------ peruse an interactive map highlighting exotic Turkish locales, access the insider's guide to the "Turquoise Coast" of Antalya and the cave dwellings of Cappadocia, view a slide show of images from the program, and send a Web postcard from Istanbul. http://pbs.org/goingplaces/turkey/ [ un nouveau dossier de 'going places' qui pourra compléter l'étude d'un texte ou d'un livre situé en Turquie...ou pour des idées pour vos vacances!] The Mississippi Writers Page (The Scout Report -- June 2) ------------------------------ http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/ The "Magnolia state" has been home to more than its share of fine writers, including William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Eudora Welty, and Richard Wright, to name just a few. Created and maintained by the University of Mississippi, this Website offers Webpages for over 60 of these Mississippi scribes. Each page provides a well-written summary of the author's career, a list of the author's work, a secondary bibliography replete with numerous links to posted articles and interviews, and links to other Internet resources (Websites devoted to the author, e-texts of the author's works, and publisher Websites). The site also boasts a Mississippi Writers Timeline that covers 400 years of births, deaths, publications, awards, and other events in the literary history of the territory we now know as Mississippi. Listings of Mississippi-based journals and publishers are posted as well. All in all, an excellent site for anyone doing research or just wanting to learn more about the writers from this state. [DC] [ j'ai beaucoup apprécié les pages sur William Faulkner. Vous y trouverez sa biographie, les textes en ligne, des articles et critiques, ses pièces et scripts, le tout dans le contexte de 'Yoknapatawpha County' . Un site qui pourra servir de base à un TPE littérature/anglais, je suis sûre que vous trouverez des collègues de français heureux de travailler avec vous sur Faulkner. voyez aussi: http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/ ] MuSICA (The Scout Report -- June 2) ------------------------------ http://www.musica.uci.edu/ Hosted by the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California, Irvine, MuSICA maintains a weekly updated database of references and abstracts of scientific research on music as related to behavior, the brain, and allied fields. Keyword searchable with advanced queries supported (Excite for Web servers), the database returned numerous entries for each of our sample searches. Full returns include title, author, publication and date, document type, language, and an abstract. In addition, the site also offers the full text of recent and back issues of _MuSICA Research Notes_, a newsletter published three times a year that includes reports and analysis "of research on music and behavior, including education, child development, psychology, cognitive sciences, neuroscience, clinical medicine, music therapy and allied fields." Visitors can browse by issue or by article and subject indexes. Finally, scholars in the field will find a section that offers frequently updated news and notices of professional interest. [ j'ai étudié avec mes premières S un article de cette revue à propos de l'influence de la musique sur les jeunes. Les textes sont passionnants, mais difficiles, tant dans leur vocabulaire que dans les théories qu'ils abordent. Je pense que vous pourriez y trouver des éléments pour des TPE anglais/musique ] The Rijksmuseum (The Scout Report -- June 2) ------------------------------ http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/uk/index.htm On May 31st, 2000, Holland's Rijksmuseum celebrated its 200th birthday, so a visit to the museum's impressive Website is in order. With over 6,000 pages of text, 4,000 illustrations and animations, heavy use of Java programing and QuickTime movies, approaching the site can be daunting. Textual icons swim into place on the homepage: General Information, Collection, Education, etc. Mousing over the text reveals the contents of each section, such as tickets, hours, and access under General Information. Beneath the text is a detail of a painting of a man's face. Color bars that link to important events at the museum appear in this area when users run their cursors over it: an ongoing exhibition, The Glory of the Golden Age; virtual tour; and 200th birthday events. A row of thumbnails of highlights of the collection is at the top of pages in the Collection section. The museum's most famous painting, Rembrandt's "Night Watch" is in the upper left corner of the row. Clicking on any thumbnail gets a slightly larger view, and a mysterious icon, a double-arrow ruler bar with numbered boxes, appears to the right. This turns out to link to pages of related information; the numbers indicate how many, discussing the lighting, composition, and history of the painting. Using the Web to display contextual information about museum objects in this way is much beloved by museum professionals. However, I personally would prefer a full window view of the art, and fewer browser crashes caused by the intricate programming required. [DS] [ dans 'collection' des oeuvres sont présentées et commentées. Par la page 'encyclopédia' http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/asp/aria/encyclopedie.asp vous pouvez accéder à des études par thèmes, comme par exemple celui du symbolisme. pour des TPE avec vos collègues de français ou d'art plastique] ~~~~~~~~~ Immigration ~~~~~~~~~ Immigration in New York ( from JPPalasse sur e-teach) ------------------------------ http://7train.nyc24.com/ [ un site original, fait de textes courts et simples. utilisable dès la troisième] Immigration and Naturalization Service asylum office (PBS Teacher Previews: June 5-11) ------------------------------ Take an in-depth look at the political asylum process in the United States with this site that simulates life in an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) asylum office waiting room. Follow an online mini-serial of real political asylum cases, play the role of an asylum officer, check out and compare local and international law and human rights resources on an indexed U.S. map, peruse a comprehensive index about asylum, learn more about the film and filmmakers, plus access classroom resources, a discussion forum and more. http://pbs.org/pov/wellfoundedfear/ [ Un site superbe et très pédagogique, avec un côté ludique qui va captiver les élèves. Bien que l'on n'ait pas accès au document de départ qui a été diffusé sur PBS TV, ce site interactif est très bien fait et peut fonctionner seul. L'élève est mis dans la position d'un officier d'immingration, a accès à des documents officiels, des interviews dont on a la transcription, et doit prendre une décision. Le cas d'un indien originaire du Penjab est étudié en profondeur. Pour un TPE anglais/histoire sur l'immigration aux US.] ~~~~~~~~~~~ science fiction ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ray Bradbury Page (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) ------------------------------ Find out everything about Ray Bradbury, author of such science fiction classics as The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451. http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=101884&flt=GA [ des articles, une bio, des commentaires sur les livres et nouvelles les plus connues] Life on Mars? (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) ------------------------------ At this page from NASA you can read official press releases, view photos, and decide whether or not you think that one day the Martians will come. http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/marslife/discovry.htm [un site très bien fait, pour lycée] Metropolis (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) ------------------------------ Learn about Fritz Lang's Metropolis, an early sci-fi film about a dystopian city in 2026. http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=159771&flt=GA [ cinéma et littérature] Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) ------------------------------ http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=26434&flt=GA [ texte un peu difficile, mais très intéressant, pour découvrir ce qu'est l'intelligence artificielle] Robert Goddard (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) ------------------------------ A true rocket scientist, Goddard was one of the people who helped make science fiction science fact. http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=53610&flt=GA [ voyez aussi la page de liens de la ville de Roswell http://roswell-usa.com/city/ufo.htm ] Get A Grip On Robotics (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) ------------------------------ These robots are nothing like C3PO, but they are in use today. http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=101256&flt=GA [ pour techniciens, une page de liens intéressants: http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/satellite/ vous pouvez même construire votre satellite en ligne!] Isaac Asimov (W.O.W. List for Friday, June 2) ------------------------------ The biography of the writer and scientist. http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=62655&flt=GA [ site assez décevant sur lequel une de mes élèves a commencé à travailler, mais s'est interrompue car il semble impossible de trouver des textes d'Asimov en ligne] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jobs and career ~~~~~~~~~~~~ JobQuest (NETMOM> NET-MOM NEWS 6-1-00) ------------------------------ http://library.thinkquest.org/15111/ Summer jobs aren't far away. Would you like to know how to prepare for a job interview? Learn the best way to detail your accomplishments and skills in a resume, and get some tips on finding an internship program. Peer into the future to discover what types of jobs will be most available; you can do it all at this site, which was created by students for the ThinkQuest competition. [ un site intéressant pour motiver les élèves. Ils trouveront tous les éléments pour présenter en classe des interviews d'enbauche. Le profeseur pourra constituer des groupes formés d'une personne qui a exercé le job, d'un conseiller en entrevue, du candidat et de l'employeur. Idéal en cette fin d'année pour des élèves de lycée qui envisageraient un job d'été en pays anglophone] IPL Teen Division: Career Pathways (NETMOM> NET-MOM NEWS 6-1-00) ------------------------------ http://www.ipl.org/teen/pathways/ The Internet Public Library offers a useful section on career planning for teens. You'll find facts about each field, a personal interview with someone in that profession, and additional links. Don't miss the Career Preparation section which guides you through crafting a snazzy cover letter and resume, gives hints on how to nail your job interview, and gives suggestions on evaluating a job offer. [ pour lycée et BTS. Les élèves trouveront des questionnaires pour déterminer le type d'emploi qui leur correspond le mieux. N'oubliez pas aussi d'utiliser l'excellent careerpathsonline: http://www.careerpathsonline.com/start.html ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Science and technology ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Champ Car racing (from How Stuff Works) ------------------------------ This week HSW is running its most ambitious article ever -- a huge 4-day series on Champ Car racing! Champ Cars have carbon fiber bodies, amazing 900 HP engines and top speeds of over 230 MPH! With the help of the Motorola PacWest Racing Team and CART we will take you behind the scenes to learn about the car, the team and the driver! You will learn about the chassis, the car's aerodynamics, the suspension, the engine, the transmission, the cockpit and even the pits! You will learn how Mark Blundell, the car's driver, got into the sport and what he is thinking about as he drives. It really is an amazing series of articles! http://www.howstuffworks.com/champ-car.htm [ pour techniciens et passionnés de course automobile. Des plans, des animations et des explications sur le fonctionnement ] ~~~~~~~~~~ Internet tools ~~~~~~~~~~ Dictionnaires freeware à télécharger...et enrichir (from Edufrançais) ------------------------------ Ces dictionnaires sont faits par des bénévoles (donc vous et moi, éventuellement!). Ils sont gratuits. Ils permettent l'apprentissage : on sélectionne une liste de mots, ou cela se fait de façon aléatoire; puis un mot à traduire s'affiche, pendant un temps déterminé par l'utilisateur; on a (ou on n'a pas ...) le temps de formuler la réponse avant son apparition. Possibilité de taper les réponses, également. [ voyez en particulier les trois dictionnaires pour l'anglais technique : machines tournantes, machines outils, informatique] xrefer (The Scout Report -- June 2) ------------------------------ http://www.xrefer.com/ Launched last week, this reference search engine meta-searches and cross-references sixteen texts from Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Oxford UP, and Penguin. These include encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, and a number of subject-specific titles. After a simple keyword search, initial returns consist of a brief description and the source. Full returns can vary significantly in length, some quite brief, with a useful collection of cross-references and adjacent entries displayed on the right-hand side of the browser window. With its clean interface and quick operation, xrefer deserves a prominent place in any user's bookmarks. [MD] [ un moteur de recherche littéraire intéressant ]

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