Mac users have a new timeshift option (if Griffin ever ships it); check out RadioShark. It records AM, FM, and Internet broadcasts into AIFF format. Upload to your MP3 player and away you go!
As I understand it, farm animals eating processed (and infected) farm animals is the main method of transmission for CJD (Mad Cow disease, if you must). Could artificially-grown meats replace this source of food as genetically modified plants have done for animal feed in some cases? Would this be horribly cost-inefficient because (perhaps) the whole point of feeding animals their brethren is a cost-cutting move?
When I called this number, Julia Roberts answered. Apparently, the prefix is located in Hollywood......on the other hand, I now have a date for this weekend. Thanks!
Inner city schools tend to have low-end computers which are often donated. Also, inner city schools tend to have a less computer-literate/experienced staff and user base. While the computers are likely to have Internet access (thanks to all of you who paid your phone bills with the 'tax' for wiring schools included), the time spent using the computers isn't so great.
The computers you will be working with will likely be 3-5 years old and possibly in partial functioning order. Bring your tools and some system disks if you have any. Some schools are better than others at maintenance, but be prepared for the worst.
I recommend teaching students how to utilize the Internet as an education resource. Research and communication are the key benefits for the students you will be working with. Get them free e-mail accounts. (Be careful about personal information, especially with students 12 and under. Federal law heavily restricts that information online.)
Through those above links, you will find activities for the students online; I also recommend sites like The Learning Network (http://www.learningnetwork.com) for student activities and teacher ideas. These will let the students begin to see the potential of the machines in front of them.
From there, you can continue to build a cross-curriculum focus by teaching the students how to use computers to write. Journal responses, perhaps in combination with the above-mentioned research skills. This is a great opportunity to show the children how to use office-type software, especially for formatting.
Finally, if PowerPoint is installed (or a similar kid-centric multimedia slideshow program like mPower), you can allow students creative outlets in building multimedia presentations (again, using information from the Web combined with their own writing). The New York Times had a recent article on this new phenomenon.
These are just a few ideas; many more are located in the few links above and elsewhere on the Net, natch. All of the above ideas take advantage of the likely circumstances you will encounter. Just remember to go in prepared, including backup ideas when something goes wrong. Computers are less than half of your job here; learning how to prepare a lesson plan and executing it is probably the hardest part. Again, the above links will assist you in that task.
Good luck! I've done this before and currently work making educational software for schools; it's terribly rewarding work. I wish you the best.
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Mac users have a new timeshift option (if Griffin ever ships it); check out RadioShark. It records AM, FM, and Internet broadcasts into AIFF format. Upload to your MP3 player and away you go!
(Now just SHIP the darned thing, Griffin.)
Will this level of encryption suffice?
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http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~eclectic/toys/jive.htm
I'm pretty sure that a repository of letters to the editor is already being kept for your protection.
Do you think that any court of law would find Michael Jackson human anymore?
As I understand it, farm animals eating processed (and infected) farm animals is the main method of transmission for CJD (Mad Cow disease, if you must). Could artificially-grown meats replace this source of food as genetically modified plants have done for animal feed in some cases? Would this be horribly cost-inefficient because (perhaps) the whole point of feeding animals their brethren is a cost-cutting move?
I don't know...don't you remember Pesci's last scene in both Goodfellas and Casino?
"Et tu? ET TU? Go &$#* yourself, Brutus, you big goomba."
When I called this number, Julia Roberts answered. Apparently, the prefix is located in Hollywood... ...on the other hand, I now have a date for this weekend. Thanks!
If the stockholders of EverQuest SE are smart, they'll invest in non-virtual businesses in ten years.
I bet Time Warner will be a steal by then...
Inner city schools tend to have low-end computers which are often donated. Also, inner city schools tend to have a less computer-literate/experienced staff and user base. While the computers are likely to have Internet access (thanks to all of you who paid your phone bills with the 'tax' for wiring schools included), the time spent using the computers isn't so great.
The computers you will be working with will likely be 3-5 years old and possibly in partial functioning order. Bring your tools and some system disks if you have any. Some schools are better than others at maintenance, but be prepared for the worst.
First, let me recommend two resources for you:
T.H.E. Journal - http://www.thejournal.com
Education Week - http://www.edweek.org
These will lead you to other resources as well.
I recommend teaching students how to utilize the Internet as an education resource. Research and communication are the key benefits for the students you will be working with. Get them free e-mail accounts. (Be careful about personal information, especially with students 12 and under. Federal law heavily restricts that information online.)
Through those above links, you will find activities for the students online; I also recommend sites like The Learning Network (http://www.learningnetwork.com) for student activities and teacher ideas. These will let the students begin to see the potential of the machines in front of them.
From there, you can continue to build a cross-curriculum focus by teaching the students how to use computers to write. Journal responses, perhaps in combination with the above-mentioned research skills. This is a great opportunity to show the children how to use office-type software, especially for formatting.
Finally, if PowerPoint is installed (or a similar kid-centric multimedia slideshow program like mPower), you can allow students creative outlets in building multimedia presentations (again, using information from the Web combined with their own writing). The New York Times had a recent article on this new phenomenon.
These are just a few ideas; many more are located in the few links above and elsewhere on the Net, natch. All of the above ideas take advantage of the likely circumstances you will encounter. Just remember to go in prepared, including backup ideas when something goes wrong. Computers are less than half of your job here; learning how to prepare a lesson plan and executing it is probably the hardest part. Again, the above links will assist you in that task.
Good luck! I've done this before and currently work making educational software for schools; it's terribly rewarding work. I wish you the best.