Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera: ISU News, Interesting Links and So Forth
Online communities may be good for kids. According to
Sherry Turkle, Professor of Science, Technology and Society
at MIT, and a licensed clinical psychologist, online
communities provide "...ample, new, and exciting spaces
for adolescents to explore identity, be happy or sad,
get mad, act out - all in a relatively consequence-free
environment." However, Turkle does caution parents to
be aware of the "dark side" of the Internet - for example
pornography, hate groups, and discrimination. She feels
that the content on these types of sites can be used not
only to teach students about discrimination and hatred,
but also to teach them to be discriminate users of
the Internet. For more information, read Dr. Turkle's
book "Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the
Internet."
Source: NY Times (Feb 13, 2001)
Yale's Cardiothoracic Imaging site combines extraordinary
medical illustrations and animation with superb design.
This site, which was partially funded by an IAIMS Grant
from the National Library of Medicine, is the creation
of C. Carl Jaffe, MD, FACC, Professor of Medicine,
Patrick J. Lynch, Design Director of Information
Technology Services-Medicine, Yale, and a team
of talented individuals.
URL: http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cario/imaging
Academic Info will help you (and your students)
search for web-based academic materials. Unlike
many sites, designed for K-12 teachers, this site is
suitable for college students and researchers.
URL: http://www.academicinfo.net/
Looking for a federal or state document? Try www.google.com/unclesam
FirstGov is the official United States government web site
that provides access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.
URL: http://firstgov.gov/
Check Adobe's PDF file search engine for an
extensive list of documents published in the PDF
format. Search results enable you to review the
summaries before deciding to view the original
Adobe PDF.
URL: http://searchpdf.adobe.com
Ditto is a search engine that enables you
to search for visual images on: (1) the web;
(2) the Getty collection; or (3) Reuters.
Each search provides summaries of (and links to)
sites containing the desired image.
URL: www.ditto.com
John Street and his 4th grade class in
Newcastle, Nebraska have learned a valuable
lesson in geography and the power of the Internet.
Last spring, Street's class sent out 25 emails
asking recipients to forward the message to others
and respond with their location. (Several of us
in distance learning at ISU received and forwarded
the message.) To date, 115,000 people have responded,
including a NASA scientist who emailed photographs
of the Earth to the class.
Source: Associated Press (Josh Funk, AP Writer, Jan 18, 2001)
Cambridge will offer a global eMBA program through
a partnership with Cambridge's Judge Institute of
Management Studies, and FT Knowledge of Pearson Education.
FT Knowledge will provide the IT platform and supply
course conversion services and corporate marketing. 65%
of the program will take place face-to-face; the remainder
online. Cambridge faculty who teach the courses will be
assisted by etutors, who will operate as "friends rather
than assessors" and facilitate discussion groups and
submission of assignments. Cambridge anticipates that
the student population for the eMBA will mirror that
for its residential program: 30% Asian, 30% European,
with remaining 40% coming from the Americas and locally.
The eMBA required modification (last year) of Cambridge's
800-year-old requirement that all students reside in
the town of Cambridge, England.
Source: Get Educated (Feb 2001)
URL: http://geteducated.com/vugaz.htm
Facing History and Ourselves is a 25-year-old Brookline,
Massachusetts-based organization that encourages examination
of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism. This organization's
web site is an excellent resource for high school students,
teachers, parents, and concerned citizens. The site, which
reaches over 1 million young people each year, features
online testimonials (videos) of scholars, speakers,
researchers, and survivors. Plans are underway for a
new Online Campus that will enable educators from around
the world to participate in Facing History programs.
Source: NY Times (Feb 21,2001)
URL: http://www.facinghistory.org
Thought for March:
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead
where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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