Virtual Teacher
Newsletter No. 74 June 27th 2003 SNITCH
THE FREE ONLINE
FORTNIGHTLY IT TEACHERS' NEWSLETTER
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Newsletter
Archives can be found at:-
http://www.virtualteacher.com.au/archives.html
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CONTENTS
1.
Welcome
2.
Mind Candy
3.
WWWinfo SNOW REPORTS
4.
REPORT WRITING
5.
Technical Stuff G5
6.
Web Site Focus ABORIGINAL ART
7.
HOGWART¹S EXPRESS
8.
Great Sites
9. Readers' Requests/Comments
10
Next Issue
11.
Code of 'Netizens'
12.
Tips
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1.
WELCOME EVERYONE. Harry Mania has struck. So hold
onto
your broomsticks as VT goes for the golden snitch with
some
great HP websites. I have had a few requests for assistance
with
report writing so there are some links below. Take a look
at
the new specs on the Mac G5 amazing.
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2.
MIND CANDY
Giving students
the power and then watching them strive for
excellence is an
incredible teaching experience.'
Catherine Doann
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Christopher
Columbus - the worlds most famous lost man!
Anon
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Report
comments
FOR
THE SERIAL TRUANT
"The
name rings a bell but I can't put a face to it."
POLITICALLY
CORRECT COMMENTS
No
one fails a class anymore, he's merely "passing impaired."
You
don't have detention, you're just one of the "exit delayed."
These
days, a student isn't lazy. He's "energetically declined."
Your
homework isn't missing, it's just having an "out-of-notebook
experience."
You're
not sleeping in class, you're "rationing consciousness."
You're
not late, you just have a "rescheduled arrival time."
You're
not shy. You're "conversationally selective."
You
don't talk a lot. You're just "abundantly verbal."
You
weren't passing notes in class. You were "participating in the
discreet
exchange of penned meditations."
It's
not called gossip anymore. It's "the speedy transmission of
near-factual
information."
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"I
don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me."
-Harry
-(Harry Potter)
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3.
WWWInfo SNOW REPORTS
http://www.ski.com.au/reports/
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4.REALLY
USEFUL REPORT WRITING SITES
Report
comments categorized into KLA¹s
http://www.occdsb.on.ca/~proj1615/nov.htm
Report Card
Comments for Elementary Art Teachers
http://www.dreamscape.com/ymrugg/Report_card_comments.htm
Report Comments
http://expage.com/4reportcards
Comments and
Ideas for Reports
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/endofyear/personalcomments061400.html
Sites
for report cards and comments
http://www.fvsd.ab.ca/stm/sites_for_report_cards_and_comme.htm
Report
Card Comments
Database,
suitable for Elementary / Junior High Reports. All comments are categorized
into Subject and Behaviour sections, making it easy
to
find the most appropriate comments, quickly.
View
the Database at :
http://www.gigglepotz.com/report.htm
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5.
TECHNICAL STUFF
Apple
Releases the Power Mac G5
The
Power Mac G5 is the world¹s fastest personal computer and
the
first with a 64-bit processor ‹ which means it breaks the
4
gigabyte barrier and can use up to 8 gigabytes of main memory.
The
new G5 processor ‹ available at speeds up to dual 2GHz
with
a new ultrahigh-bandwidth system architecture featuring
AGP
8X and PCI-X ‹ makes the Power Mac G5 a breakthrough
in
desktop processing power
http://www.apple.com/powermac/
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Last
Newsletter I made an error with Linda's email address
Here
is the correct address.
Linda
Zugai Edsoft Email: <mailto:l.zugai@bigpond.net.au>l.zugai@bigpond.net.au
Edsoft
supplies educational software to schools, they are
good
people, they provide inservices for teachers on the
products
they sell, and they are great for staff meetings or
student
free days.
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6.
WEBSITE FOCUS ABORIGINAL SITES
National
Reconciliation Week (NRW) falls between 27 May and 3 June
Aboriginal
Art and Culture
http://www.aboriginalart.com.au/
Aboriginal
Art Symbols and their meanings.
http://www.mainzdidgeridoos.com.au/art/artsymbols.html
Cooinda
Gallery Aboriginal Art
www.cooinda-gallery.com.au/aboriginal_art.htm
Stories
of the Dreaming
http://www.acn.net.au/projects/dreaming.htm
Indigenous
Australia
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/storylist.htm
Message
Stick
http://www.abc.net.au/message/
Tjapukai
Aboriginal Cultural Park
Astic
Site
http://www.atsic.gov.au/default_ns.asp
Aboriginal
Names and Stories
http://ozbird.com/oz/ozculture/images/aboriginal/default.htm
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7.
HOGWART¹S EXPRESS
URL
for the Hogwarts Express link is
http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/resource_centre/booklook/harry_potter/intro_potter.htm
Official
Harry Potter site
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/
Try
out some fun trivia quizzes
http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/4040.html
At
the Scholastics site - meet the author, take the Wizards challenge
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/index.htm
Interviews
with J.K Rowlings
http://www.mugglenet.com/jk.shtml
Be
sorted at Hogwarts Haven - are you game. Go to the 'Just for Fun Section'
http://www.geocities.com/ravenclawlady/
Interviews
Pictures and Info about the books and the author
http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter
Unofficial
Harry Potter Guide UK
http://www.harrypotterguide.co.uk
Quidditch
handbook
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/quidditch.html
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8.
GREAT SITES
HOT
SITES
Award
Maker
http://www.cleverteacher.com/teachers/Award_Maker/Awardmaker.asp#
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Clever
teacher site Great for K-2
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Graph
It! (from Coolmath.com)
I
heard a Senior Maths teacher the other day, discussing the investment made in
Graphing calculators for his secondary students - Well here's an online version
for free. This cool tool provides a functional
online
graphing calculator. The Graph Applet has all the common operators
and
functions as expected from any scientific calculator and combines it
with
function graphing capabilities. The calculator has the ability to
graph
the hyperbolic functions and symbolically differentiate functions
in
one variable, making it an excellent tool for higher-level algebra
and
calculus students.
http://www.coolmath.com/graphit/index.html
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CyberSmart!
Lesson Plans
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/
CyberSmart
is a free, standards-aligned curriculum for teachers to
introduce
safe, responsible and effective computer and internet use in
the
classroom. The lessons and activities provide links to web sites as
well
as offline activities that complement the sites. Each lesson is
tied
to National Educational Technology Standards. The presentation is
simple
and uncluttered--just what you want when you are trying something
new!
K- 12
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9.
READERS COMMENTS/REQUESTS
Thanks! I read in your postings that you added
a search engine to your
intranet. Do you have a recommendation for this
process?
Jane
You
can add a custom search to your site- there are many free
versions
available here¹s one:-
http://www.tufts.edu/webcentral/google/
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Cathy
St
Patrick's at Asquith has a great school website that I think is worth a look at
(I might be biased as I teach at this great little school!). We are very
fortunate in having a super Assistant Principal (Frank) and a fantastic Parent
IT Committee who established it and update it regularly with news and students
work samples supplied by our students & teachers. http://www.stpat.nsw.edu.au
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Hi
James,
I
love to announce great school websites in the newsletter. Go
Tale
a look. Let me know what you think.
Great job James.
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10.
NEXT ISSUE VT will be on holidays for a month, next issue
will
be due on 25th July,
have a great holiday.
Ciao
Cathy
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11. Code of the
'Netizens'
This Newsletter
is not free, despite the misleading advertising
above. The Fee is
now due. Each week you must help one
colleague on the
Internet who has less knowledge than you.
Help that person
even if you have to visit their classroom or
do a little
research and get back to them. Trust me, this will
help a lot of
people get their computer classrooms running better.
OK I'm trusting
you!!!
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12. TIPS
1. Double click
on highlighted URLS to open in browser.
2. Send in your
Questions, Questions will be published with
Answers, send in
your Answers, if you have expertise to share.
3. Nominate a
brilliant site for review and inclusion in this
newsletter.
4. Nominate a
fantastic school site for review and inclusion in
this newsletter.
5. Make contact
with other schools using fantastic programs.
6. Prepare and
innovative article for this newsletter.
7. Tell 2
colleagues about this newsletter.
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The opinions
expressed here are purely those of the editor,
Cathy Brown. All
other small print clauses apply. Such as:
Use at your own risk. Nothing in life is
guaranteed. If it doesn't
work for you send
me an email.
Editor: cathy
brown mailto:cathy@virtualteacher.com.au
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