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Legacy — NYC's World Trade Center: a SONIC
MEMORIALSurf's Up on Sailor!An Odyssey in PrintFirstGov for KidsDoes your classroom need a pet?"Boston's Museum Of Science wants to help! The Virtual Fishtank is a web site where, after registering by answering a few questions, you can "Build-Your-Own-Fish online" (requires Shockwave on your computer, which can be downloaded from the site). At an interactive kiosk in the Museum, you can retrieve the fish and release them into an interactive exhibit--fieldtrip, anyone?
Poetry
180Brain-child of Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the United States, this site aims, "To make it easy for students to hear or read a poem each day of the 180 days of the school year."
MPT
Artworks has
resources for Maryland educators!Getting
Older and Looking Better Ever wonder what a web site looked like before you found it? The Internet Archive takes you back in time. Type in your favorite site's address, and select a dated link to see what a page looked like "back in the day." Who says the aging process is cruel!
Our
LearningWorks e-NewsletterThis weekly email update highlights MPT broadcasts by content area. Many of the programs featured also have Internet resources, and our newsletter puts those web sites at your fingertips! Click here to see a sample of the newsletter, and to sign-up to receive this publication!
Coping
with TragedyIn light of the events of September 11, 2001, MPT's Ready to Learn and
Ready to Grow programs would like to encourage those in contact with
children to utilize the following resources in helping their children to cope
with tragedy.
Listed below are children's books recommended by SesameWorkshop
for families to use with children during this time:
Abuelita's Paradise by Carmen Santiago Nodar. Illustrated by Dianne
Patterson, Albert Whitman & Company, 1992. Available in Spanish as El Parasio
de Abuelita translated by Teresa Mlawwer. A Young Latino girl sits in
her grandmother's chair and remembers the stories her grandmother used to
tell her about life in Puerto Rico.
Everette Anderson's Goodbye by Lucille Clifton. Illustrated by Anne
Griafalconci, Henry Holt and Company, 1983. This book explores Everett Anderson's
feelings as he goes through the stages of grief due to the death of his father.
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. Illustrated by Ruth E. Harper and
Nancy M. Leak. Child Welfare League of America, 1993. Chester Raccoon doesn't
want to leave his mother to go to school. His mother helps him confront his
fears and shares a special secret that her mother taught her about a "kissing
hand". Mother Raccoon plants a kiss in Chester's palm and tells him when he
feels lonely to press his hand to his cheek and he will always feel his mother's
love.
Bein' With You This Way by W. Nikola-Lisa. Illustrated by Michael Bryant,
Lee and Low Books, 1994. Available in Spanish La alegria de ser tu' y yo
translated by Yanitizia Canetti. A multi-ethnic group of children get together
in the park. They sing a song that celebrates how people are different and
how they are the same.
All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka. Morrow Junior, 1994.
With colorful pictures of children's whose skin and hair match the colors
of the earth, this book reveals that children are essentially the same and
loveable.
Do
you need a PDA?If you have a lot of information to keep track of - things like phone numbers, addresses, or appointments - then a PDA might help you keep on top of things. PDA is short for Personal Digital Assistant. Basically, it is a computer that fits in the palm of your hand. Instead of a full-sized keyboard and mouse, you use a pen-like stylus or a small keyboard to enter information.
Out of the box, a PDA functions like an address book, to-do list, appointment book, and notepad all in one. But there's also an incredible variety of software available that can add new capabilities to a PDA. With proper software installed, most PDA's allow you to sychronize PDA information and files with your desktop or laptop computer.
If you're an amateur astronomer, for example, you can download an interactive star map to your PDA and take notes on your observations using the backlit screen. With the right setup, you can even surf the Web and use email!
If you're interesting in exploring what a PDA could do for you, a good starting place is ZDNet's beginners' guide.
