There are 12 messages totalling 683 lines in this issue.
Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> Explore Science Home Page
2. MISC> Interesting people, from an educational standpoint, on the net -
Part 1.(New Version)
3. RESOUR> Net Surfing Tip of the Day 4/23/98
4. MISC> Seven URLs For Girls
5. RESOUR> Web Browsers OpenFAQ (Free Help!)
6. K12> Webpage Policies
7. K12> Civil War Sources
8. K12> eSN NEWS FLASH: Microsoft 'stealth' PR plan centered on schools
9. MISC> American Soybean Association
10. MISC> Bird Games, Quizzes, and Other Fun
11. MISC> Peninsula Daily News
12. SOFT> Intelligent Software for Web-based Recruitment
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:50:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Explore Science Home Page
From: owner-gsunet-l@ecnet.net [mailto:owner-gsunet-l@ecnet.net] On
Behalf Of Michael Schelling
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 2:57 AM
To: gsunet-l@bgu.edu
Subject: Explore Science Home Page
http://www.explorescience.com/
This site lets both students and teachers interact with material on the
web, rather than just reading text. You must have the Macromedia Shockwave
Plug-in installed and use Netscape 2.0+ or greater).
Here are a few of the things you will find.
Inclined Plane - This lets you alter the initial velocity, mass, and
angle of a frictionless inclined plane.
Golf RANGE! - Lets you study the range equation in a "golf" like setting.
Air Track - The basic air track with two blocks. You can change the
coefficient of restitution, initial masses, and velocities.
Intro to Plasma - Learn a bit about plasma physics.
Sight vs. Sound Reflex - Test your response time to different inputs.
Ray Tracing - Explore simple ray tracing with a thin converging lens.
Enjoy,
Mike
mailto:mschelling@radix.net
http://www.radix.net/~mschelling
Worldwide Missing Children Information
Education, Health, Parenting, Worldwide Jobs and more...
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:50:11 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Interesting people, from an educational standpoint,
on the net - Part 1.(New Version)
From: owner-gsunet-l@ecnet.net [mailto:owner-gsunet-l@ecnet.net] On
Behalf Of Amnon Till
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 5:49 AM
To: gsu; bartal; informatica@beitberl.beitberl.ac.il; arie; regevj
Subject: Interesting people, from an educational standpoint, on the net
- Part 1.(New Version)
Interesting people, from an educational standpoint, on the net - Part 1.
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Behind all those URLs it seems thart there are many interesting people, from
an educational stand point, on the net.
Some of these people I met in real life & they know me, to some I wrote &
they replied, & some don't know that I even exist, & maybe now they'll.
Let's start with a "net child" then move to several "net women" & finally
some "net men"
A. The "net child" Andrea
Andrea
URL: http://www.icom.ca/~willow/
Andea is a young Canadian kid who prepered his own home page at
the 8'th grade, with a little help from his brother (e maing him to his
university for advice). He won several science prizes for this sweet
web site.
B. The "Net women"
Erica Seidel
URL: http://netspace.students.brown.edu/eos/erica/homepage.html
Erica Seidelis a student at Brown University. She studied international
business,but got interested in the uses of computers for educational school
reforms.
She has many interesting things to say both on computers & education & the
uses of computers for education. Enjoy her interesting ideas!!
Stacy Tracy
URL: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ucs/people/TSStanley/TSStanley.further.html
Stacy Tracy, the information officer of the University of Leeds, UK.
Her site has some interesting publications on comparing search engines &
other important articls on spaming etc.
Her site was found by Gilada from the curricular center of Beit Berl
College, Israel.
Sherry Turkle
URL: http://www.epn.org/prospect/31/31turkf.html
Sherry Turkle is an amazing woman: She is professor of the sociology of
science at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology and a licensed clinical
psychologist. She is the author "Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of
the Internet".
In that site she wrote an interesting article on changing the way we
teach computers in the educational system. The site was found by Prof.
Shafee Givon from Beit Berl College, Israel.
Keep up the good work Sherry!!!
Donna Wair
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/7038
Donna works in the Law Library of Vanderblit University. She was a major
contributer to BESTWEB list & the helped to start GSUNET-L. She likes poetry
now. Her new site include both poetry & library llnks.
Robin Nobles
http://www2.netdoor.com/~smslady/
Robin is a free lance writer from South Mississippi. She has a great site
called "Robin's Nest" which is dedicated to helping writer & others. Her
book section of the site is very good indeed.
Robin is a regular contributer to GSUNET-L & other ezines & regular
megazines.
Brenda Leewenberg
URL: http://www.cwa.co.nz/people/brenda.html
Brenda has a PhD. in Biology & living in New Zealand - one of the most
beautiful countries on earth. She is working in Wellington (where I did my
post doc during 76-77) - the Capital city of NZ - in an educational company.
If you read her home page carefuly you can find links to Essher's site
to webgrrl.site (where web women help each other "in a non competitive way")
& other interesting sites.
If you look at the CWA company's site: http://www.cwa.co.nz you can find
interesting ed site with chidren home pages & international ed links.
Brenda developed the education part of the site & did a great job. The part
on world education is very good & can help us all.
Ada Aharoni
URL: http://tx.technion.ac.il/~ada/home.html
Dr Ada Aharoni's is an Israeli political scientist. Here is her home page
about peace in the middle east.
Judy Koren
URL: http://israweb.co.il/judyk/
Judy Koren came from England to Israel & severd for 20 years as a librarien
in the Israeli Technion Library. She is now a free lance net teacher &
consultant. She has a great site on search engines - Israeli & American.
C. The "net men"
Ted Nellen
URL: http://199.233.193.1/~tnellen/
Ted Nellen - the NYC English high school teacher who teaches kids to
build their own home pages. In his school site there is a project for the
deaf & blind & project connecting the school to Japan & China etc etc,
Today the school is known & students come from all over NYC to study there.
His Murry Bergtraum high school:
URL: http://mbhs.bergtraum.k12.ny.us/
Scot Nicholson
URL: http://users.why.net/redbear/index.html
Scot Nicholson is a librerian from Arizona. He develeped a special search
engine which lead you step by step. He is also interested in the net &
computer games.
Nicolas Negroponte
URL: http://www.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/nn/nnbio.htm
The life of the man who wrote the book "Being Digital".
George Paul Landaw
URL: http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/cv/landow_ov.html
Prof. Landaw from the English dept. of Brown University seem to be a very
interesting person. He is teaching English Art history & has many interest &
publication on the net & has interest in the development of hypertext.
Paul N. Edwards
URL: http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/STS/edwards.html
Dr. Edwards from Stanford is interested in the relationship & impact of
computers on society & vice versa.
Joseph Regev
URL: http://www.bgu.ac.il/life/regev.html
Joseph Regev is an Israeli computer man working in the life science
dept of Ben Gorion University of the Negev, Israel.
You can see his picture in addition to reading about his life & many good
links, specially for beginners.
Shafee Giveon
URL: http://beitberl.beitberl.ac.il/~shafee/
Prof. Givon is our former Informatics Dept HOD (Head of Dept) & our present
head of computer science specialization program.
Prof. Y. Givon's site has a lot of interesting material for net lovers.
Please visit & enjoy.
I hope, you'll too like some of "my interesting people" on the net
Bye
Amnon
amnont@beitberl.beitberl.ac.il
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:50:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Net Surfing Tip of the Day 4/23/98
From: Arizona NewsLink OnLine [mailto:newsdesk@aznewslink.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 4:51 PM
ARIZONA NEWSLINK on the INTERNET
http://www.aznewslink.com
Today's Net Surfing Tip is:
The Central Intelligence Agency has unveiled a World
Wide Web site aimed at introducing the spy game to
the kindergarten set. The CIA's "Home Page for Kids
at http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids, features geography
quizzes, interactive disguise games and thumbnail
sketches of cloak-and-dagger figures dating back to
the Revolutionary War against Britain.
Read the MSNBC report at:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/160262.asp
or visit the web site at:
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids
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Visit ARIZONA NEWSLINK on the INTERNET
throughout the day for the latest Arizona,
National, and Internet News.
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:50:25 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Seven URLs For Girls
From: nikst [mailto:nikst@glasnet.ru]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 11:15 PM
Seven URLs For Girls
(04/22/98; 6:14 p.m. ET)
By Carolyn Jabs, HomePC
Great websites for girls are launching all
the time, but finding them can be tricky.
Typing "girls" into your search engine is
no help; it is likely to call up exactly the
kind of adult-content sites you hope your
daughter never stumbles across. The
sites listed below are a small sampling
of terrific places for girls to chat, play
games, get information, and hang out. All
have links to othergirl-friendly websites.
* Cyber Sisters: Founded in 1996 by two
teenage girls, this online club for ages 6
to 18 has a long list of members, an
active pen-pal program, and a monthly
newsletter.
http://www.worldkids.net/clubs/CSIS/csis.htm
* G.I.R.L.: An acronym for Girls
Internationally wRiting Letters, G.I.R.L.
links members (ages 8 to 14) with e-pals
all over the world. Also on the menu: a
newsletter and a variety of activities.
http://www.worldkids.net/girl/
* Girl Power: Run by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, this jam-packed site seeks to
promote confidence in girls 9 to 14.
Visitors will find useful tips,
biographies of successful women, and an
illustrated set of blank diary pages to
print.
* Girls' Place: This site encourages
social awareness, with stories and
content that endorse positive behavior
and community participation.
* Girl Tech: From advice on mending a
rift with your best friend to features on
women's pro basketball, Girl Tech has it
all -- including a much-needed
girl-friendly search engine.
* gURL: At this lively site for teens 14
and up, topics range from "Dead women
you should know about" to frank
discussions on sexuality. A gallery
exhibits girls' artwork.
* Smart Girl: Opinion polls and an area
in which to post reviews of computer
games, books, movies, and more, give
girls a forum to be heard on a variety of
subjects -- and to find out what others
have to say. Teens can get relationship
advice as well.
[Source: TechWeb]
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:28:52 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Web Browsers OpenFAQ (Free Help!)
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 9:03 AM
Newsgroup: comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows
From: Thomas Boutell <boutell@boutell.com>
Subject: Web Browsers OpenFAQ
Maintainer: Thomas Boutell, boutell@boutell.com
This document is covered by the GNU Public License. All articles
can be freely reproduced intact under the terms of that license.
Anyone can become a contributor to this document!
For the ANSWERS to these questions or to CONTRIBUTE NEW QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS, PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.boutell.com/openfaq/browsers/
Table of Contents
What is a web browser?
What browsers run on Amiga systems?
What browsers are available for Macintosh systems?
What browsers are available for old MSDOS systems?
Are there browsers for NeXTStep/OpenStep systems?
What text-based UNIX/VMS/Win32 browsers are available?
Emacs has everything! Does it have a web browser?
What web browsers run on VM/CMS systems?
What browsers are available for OLDER Windows machines?
What browsers are available for modern Windows systems?
What web browsers are available for OS/2?
What web browsers work with the X Window System?
How does a web browser work?
How do I reload an applet without restarting Netscape?
For the ANSWERS to these questions or to CONTRIBUTE NEW QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS, PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.boutell.com/openfaq/browsers/
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:28:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Webpage Policies
From: Web66: Web66 General Web Discussion List [mailto:web66@tc.umn.edu]
On Behalf Of Tammy
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 7:19 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list WEB66
Subject: Re: Webpage Policies
You can check out my section of our website called "Copyright" which will
give you a good foundation for developing your policies:
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/copy.htm Included is a section
called "Getting Student Permission to Publish" at
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/copy2.htm which Newsbytes picked up.
Check Montgomery County Public School policy at
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~cs3604/lib/WorldCodes/AUP.Montgomery.html FAQ's are
included as well as a separate policy for grades 2-5 and 6-12, intellectual
property, responsibilities of school, etc.
HTH!
Tammy
<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
Tammy Payton
First Grade Teacher and Web Editor for
Loogootee Elementary West
Loogootee, Indiana 47553
mailto:tpayton@dmrtc.net
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:29:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Civil War Sources
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 7:36 AM
From: jk_102@hotmail.com
http://www.cl.ais.net/jkasper/civwar.html
This is a brand new listing of sources which are excellent for students
grades 5-10)studying the civil war. The owner of the civil war webring
stated that he does not usually allow primarily link sites into the ring,
but when he saw the quality of the sites listed, he made an exception.
Visit and see for yourself.
The resources are organized into easy-to-use categories.
This is a great first place to visit. Be sure to bookmark it for present or
future use.
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:29:11 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> eSN NEWS FLASH: Microsoft 'stealth' PR plan centered on schools
From: Stephen Sanford [mailto:ssanford@eschoolnews.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 9:13 AM
eSN NEWS FLASH: Microsoft 'stealth' PR plan centered on schools
NEWS FLASH from eSchool News
The Nation's Leading Source for K-12 School Technology News
http://www.eschoolnews.com
===============================================
>>>From eSchool News Staff Reports
>>> Microsoft's contributions to schools were to have been the
linchpin in a controversial, once-secret corporate image campaign.
The so-called "stealth" plan, obtained by reporters at the
L.A.Times, drew heated responses from attorneys general in 11
states who are considering legal action against Microsoft.
The plan, according to those who saw it, called for using
Microsoft's contributions to schools and libraries as a key means
of softening the company's flinty image...
===============================================
To read the full-text of this story and other breaking K-12 school
technology news, go to eSchool News online at
http://www.eschoolnews.com
Steve Sanford
Associate Publisher for Online Media
eSchool News - The Nation's Only Newspaper Dedicated to Informing
K-12 School Technology Decision Makers
www.eschoolnews.com
ALL CONTENTS COPYRIGHT 1998 ESCHOOL NEWS
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:29:18 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> American Soybean Association
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 4:03 AM
From: 113004.2722@compuserve.com
The ASA wants to provida data and information focussing on the soy complex
around the world but specifically in Europe
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:29:32 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Bird Games, Quizzes, and Other Fun
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 9:23 AM
From: birding.guide@miningco.com
http://birding.miningco.com/msub5.htm
Interested in the birds outside? Here's a place where you can have fun and
learn about them too!
*** There are links to "Feeder Cams" where you can watch wild birds - from
sparrows to Bald Eagles.
*** Test your skills and learn about birds with ID Quizzes and Virtual
Birding Tours
*** Want to exchange email with other people interested in birds? Check out
over 50 Bird Related Mailing Lists covering the world.
*** Then there is the Other Fun Bird Things to Do section with bird screen
savers, trivia quizzes, games, bird internet postcards and more.
Have fun and enjoy!! The URL is:
http://birding.miningco.com/msub5.htm
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:29:24 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Peninsula Daily News
From: net-submit-test@cs.wisc.edu [mailto:net-submit-test@cs.wisc.edu]
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 1:18 AM
From: confirmation@ncsdi.net
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com
Newspaper website based in Port Angeles- WA.- specializing in news and
classified ads about the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state.
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 13:24:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gleason@rrnet.com>
Subject: SOFT> Intelligent Software for Web-based Recruitment
From: Brian Ludington [mailto:bal@uact.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 10:34 AM
CareerBridge's E-Cruiter 2.0 Offers Total "E-Cruitment" Solution
Intelligent Web-based software enables companies to have complete
control of business-critical recruitment processes
OTTAWA, ON, April 21, 1998 - CareerBridge Corporation announced the
release of E-Cruiter 2.0 (http://www.e-cruiter.com), their
second-generation Web-based software for global job posting, resume
handling and hiring workflow management. E-Cruiter 2.0 is designed to
give corporations new efficiencies in identifying, screening and hiring
skilled candidates.
"Companies need the best people to fill crucial positions and they need
them fast," said Gerry Stanton, President and CEO, CareerBridge.
"Deploying E-Cruiter 2.0 is a strategic decision; our customers get a
complete recruiting workflow solution blended with the tremendous
outreach and economies of the Internet. Posting jobs and screening
applicants takes a fraction of the time and budget of traditional methods."
E-Cruiter Online Software is a take-charge recruiting capability linked
behind the company Web site, with a seamless job application environment
for candidates and full security, reporting and system management
options. All this in a convenient online service -- no hardware or
software to purchase, install or support.
Global Posting Manager enables recruiters to Point-Click-Post a single
job advertisement to the company Web site and to an optimal combination
of career sites, news groups and various commercial Web sites. The
unique IntelliPost feature maps a job's skill requirements against a
huge catalogue of Internet sites and e-mail notification lists,
automatically creating a job-specific advertising strategy.
Applicant Workflow Center provides comprehensive screening and
intelligent scoring of job applicants. Recruiters and line managers
share resumes, screening results and notations in a collaborative
desktop environment, knocking days and weeks off the time required to
interview a short-list of applicants and make an offer.
The IntelliPost capability targets an individual job posting to the
right mix of career sites (including Career Mosaic, E-Span and
Positionwatch) as well as a selection of user groups, newsgroups and
commercial Web sites frequented by I.T. professionals with the specific
skills needed for the job.
While the enormous reach of the Global Posting Manager effectively
targets active job seekers, it is also particularly beneficial for
employers interested in tapping the wealth of the "hidden" labour
market. IntelliPost gives companies the specific outreach needed for
hard-to-fill positions, a reach that would otherwise require dedicated
resources to research and manage.
"In an increasingly aggressive market, our ability to quickly identify
and assess star candidates helps us maintain our competitive edge," said
Carol Sinclair, Director of Human Resources for AIT Corporation.
"CareerBridge's E-Cruiter solution has done that - and it significantly
reduces our hiring costs."
About CareerBridge
CareerBridge's Web-based e-cruitment solutions give applicants a virtual
alternative to pounding the pavement. The CareerBridge Web site
(http://www.careerbridge.com) receives more than 60,000 hits daily.
Individuals can post their resumes online and review a host of job
postings aimed specifically at their area of expertise, apply for the
jobs they want - even communicate confidentially with employers online.
Companies using E-Cruiter are able to post and revise positions on a
daily basis, screen qualified candidates quickly and easily and conduct
interviews online. The result - fewer expensive ads to run, an easier
and faster screening process, and less time to fill critical positions
with highly-skilled, quality people.
Founded by two successful Silicon Valley North entrepreneurs with more
than 50 years combined experience in recruiting, staffing and software
development, CareerBridge brings the power of the Internet to corporate
recruiting. Its fully interactive, easy-to-use and inexpensive service
is re-defining the way we place good people - in good jobs.
CareerBridge is currently focused in Ontario with plans to expand across
Canada. Their list of over 120 customers includes the likes of IBM
Canada, JetForm Corporation, Newbridge Networks, EDS, Entrust
Technologies and the Bank of Nova Scotia.
For more information, please contact:
Brian Ludington
U.ACT Communications
(613) 742-5453
mailto:bal@uact.net
Rob Richards
CareerBridge Corporation
(416) 717-2404
mailto:robr@careerbridge.com
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