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- Subject: Re: LM_NET Digest - 18 Nov 1996 - Special issue
- From: Ira Tobak <ira.tobak@DERUYTER.K12.NY.US>
- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:23:23 -0800
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> There are 14 messages totalling 346 lines in this issue.
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> Topics in this special issue:
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> 1. <No subject given>
> 2. Target: Currency value
> 3. Irish Authors (female)
> 4. NewsBank Help
> 5. ELEM Thanksgiving story
> 6. S.E. Hinton (3)
> 7. DISNEYFICATION of History - Why Libraries?
> 8. summer camps
> 9. Audio/Visual Equipment
> 10. Publishers of Children's stories
> 11. TARGET:SEC:In-School Suspension
> 12. HIT: Library Architectural Design
>
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>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:15:43 +0000
> From: GAILLA_K <gailla_k@LINCOLN.EDU.AR>
> Subject: <No subject given>
>
> An elementary teacher is searching for information on portfolio
> assessment (third grade) and I suggested the possibility of a
> listserv devoted to such a topic. Is there one?
>
> Kathleen Gaillard
> Librarian
> Buenos Aires
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 11:17:02 EST
> From: MS_HERBERT <herbert@GEORGIAN.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Target: Currency value
>
> Judy,
>
> Try this:
>
> In Yahoo, choose "Business"; then choose "Markets and Investments"; then choose
> "Currencies"; then choose "Quotes". Scroll down to "Koblas Currency Converter"
> and view the list.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Barbara
>
> Barbara Herbert <herbert@georgian.edu>
> Georgian Court College
> Lakewood, NJ 08701-2697
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 11:20:11 -0500
> From: Joan Miller <jmiller@FREENET.COLUMBUS.OH.US>
> Subject: Irish Authors (female)
>
> A big thank you to all who responded. I have a very happy group of
> students and we even found a picture of Maeve Binchy in the Current Biography.
> Thanks again.
> Joan Miller
> jmiller@freenet.columbus.oh.us
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:29:22 -0600
> From: Barb Drake <0550705@ACAD.NWMISSOURI.EDU>
> Subject: NewsBank Help
>
> Last week I posted a message asking for advice with some problems that
> we were experiencing with NewsBank. Thanks to all who responded!
> Quintin from NewsBank phoned me this morning and talked our "techie"
> through some problems. He was extremely helpful!! (I had been under
> the impression that NewsBank had been contacted about these problems
> and had offered no solutions. Apparently I was incorrect in this
> assumption--Quintin was wonderful.)
>
> Barb Drake
> Librarian
> Maryville RII High School
> 0550705@acad.nwmissouri.edu
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:29:21 -0600
> From: Wanda Nall <wnall@TENET.EDU>
> Subject: Re: ELEM Thanksgiving story
>
> I really like Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness and Sarah Mortons
> Day by Kate Waters.
> Wanda
>
> Wanda Nall <wnall@tenet.edu> 400 Moreman Hereford, TX 79045
> Media Specialist Voice: (806) 363-7660
> Hereford ISD Fax: (806) 363-7699
>
> On Sat, 16 Nov 1996, Jeanne Chesterton wrote:
>
> > I'm having difficulty putting my hands on a Thanksgiving story that really
> > grabs me. What is your favorite, especially for the primaries? TIA
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 11:27:21 EST
> From: MS_HERBERT <herbert@GEORGIAN.EDU>
> Subject: Re: S.E. Hinton
>
> Kelly,
>
> Something About the Author, v. 58 (and an earlier profile in v. 19) has
> information on S(usan) E(louise) Hinton.
>
> Barbara
>
> Barbara Herbert <herbert@georgian.edu>
> Georgian Court College
> Lakewood, NJ 08701-2697
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:26:00 P
> From: "Mckenzie, Jamie" <jmckenzie@MSMAIL.BHAM.WEDNET.EDU>
> Subject: DISNEYFICATION of History - Why Libraries?
>
> Announcing . . .
>
> From Now On
> Vol 6|No 3|November-December|1996
>
> http://www.fromnowon.org/~mckenzie
>
> Three articles this month:
>
> 1. The Disneyfication of History: Why Books, Libraries and
> Librarians
> Remain Essential
> 2. NetWorth . . . The Hotbot Top Forty
> 3. Librarians on the Leading Edge
>
> A brief excerpt:
>
> The Disneyfication of History:
> Why Books, Libraries
> and Librarians
> Remain Essential
> by Jamie McKenzie
>
> "We live in a world where there is more and more
> information,
> and less and less meaning."
> Jean Baudrillard
> Simulacra and Simulation, 1981
>
> If history is the unembellished, factual reporting of events in
> our past,
> there is considerable risk that new information sources,
> technologies,
> marketing forces and media empires may insulate us from history
> and
> replace it with what Baudrillard (and the Bible) have called
> "simulacra."
>
> With some exceptions (such as publicly funded sites - the
> Census,
> NASA, etc.), the Internet offers information which is currently
> popular,
> trendy, fashionable and cool. Search for something as central to
> our
> national experience as Thanksgiving and you are unlikely to find
> much more than recipes and tourist attractions.
>
> We are often left wondering "Where's the turkey?"
>
> If we do find any turkey, it is likely to be a large, colorful
> cartoon
> character dancing about with cartoon Pilgrims and early
> Americans to
> the cheerful music of show tunes. What we face with the current
> move
> toward popularly generated and entertainment molded information
> sources is the Disneyfication of history . . . a phrase
> which has been popping up with frequency as various novels and
> stories have been converted into Disney productions.
>
> Copyright, JMcKenzie, 1996
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:53:54 -0600
> From: Suby Wallace <swallace@NETTLETON.CRSC.K12.AR.US>
> Subject: summer camps
>
> Does anyone have an idea of how to find unbiased reviews of summer camps?
> What I've found on the internet are advertisements. I'm looking for a
> creative arts, especially visual arts, for older elementary-middle school
> age (grades 5-8 approximately), in the central part of the US.
>
> Thanks!
> Suby Wallace
> Library/Media Center
> Nettleton Intermediate Center
> (5-6 grades)
> 3801 Vera
> Jonesboro, AR 72401
>
> 501-932-5650 swallace@nic.crsc.k12.ar.us
> or swallace @nettleton.crsc.k12.ar.us
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 11:54:29 -0500
> From: Judy Ermlick <ermlick@OBERON.PPS.PGH.PA.US>
> Subject: Re: S.E. Hinton
>
> I feel like S.E. has re-emerged with THE PUPPY SISTER--a whole different
> direction!
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:55:45 -0600
> From: John Steward <JSTEWARD@MICDS.PVT.K12.MO.US>
> Subject: Audio/Visual Equipment
>
> Thanks to everyone who gave me information, names of companies, etc. Very
> helpful. Thanks again!
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 12:09:44 -0500
> From: Michael Warner <LM_NET@FC.MCPS.K12.MD.US>
> Subject: Re: S.E. Hinton
>
> Find the book Presenting S.E.Hinton,
> by Jay Daly,
> c.1989 Twayne Publishers, a division of G K Hall & Co.
> 70 Lincoln St. Boston, Mass 02111
>
> also check out
> Junior Discovering Authors CD
> c. 1994 UXL
> a div. of Gale Research, Inc.
> 835Penobscot Bldg.
> Detroit, MI 48226
>
> I think there's also an autobiography, but I couldn't lay hands on it.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 11:34:51 -0600
> From: Deborah Chaney <chaney@TENET.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Publishers of Children's stories
>
> 1) Landmark Publishers; PO Box 4469; 1402 Kansas Avenue; Kansas City, MO
> 64127 816-241-4919
> 2) Young Authors Guide to Publishers; 1-800-759-7171
> There are several that publish in magazines, but I wasn't sure that you
> wanted that format.
> Deborah Chaney
> chaney@tenet.edu
>
> On Wed, 13 Nov 1996, Amy Derwin wrote:
>
> > Hi group!
> >
> > A teacher here that my school has a daughter who has written a story
> > and they are interested in trying to get it published. I'm sure I've seen a
> > catalog with books written and illustrated by kids before. Does anyone know
> > of such companies?
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Amy Derwin
> > amygal@global2000.net
> > Galway Elementary School
> > Galway, NY
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:04:48 -0800
> From: Nicole Bouvion <bouvionn@DESTINY.ESD105.WEDNET.EDU>
> Subject: TARGET:SEC:In-School Suspension
>
> Dear LM_Netters,
>
> The high school staff in my district is studying some options for in-school
> suspension. They are concerned with students who are disruptive and are
> taking away time from the rest of the class. They have been discussing the
> option of having a room staffed by a certified teacher where these students
> would be sent. They would have no contact with other students and would
> have to earn their way back into the regular classroom. If any of you have
> any experience with anything like this I would appreciate hearing from you
> so that we can present the school board with a solid plan about what we
> would like to do. Please e-mail me directly.
>
> Thanks!
> Nicole Bouvion
>
> Nicole Bouvion, Librarian bouvionn@destiny.esd105.wednet.edu
> Kittitas School District (509)968-3902
> P.O. Box 599 Fax:(509)968-3370
> Kittias, WA 98934
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:01:47 -0800
> From: Monica McQueen <monica@SERVER.FAS.PPS.K12.OR.US>
> Subject: HIT: Library Architectural Design
>
> Following are the ideas people sent in about things I should suggest to our
> architect for the design of our new school library. (THANKS to all those
> who replied!) You will see that some are realistic, some "fantasy," some in
> between, but I will suggest them anyway:
>
> CARPET
> Loft with spiral staircase
> Glassed in office
> Glassed in "classroom" for watching videos, teaching technology & library
> skills, having meetings, etc.
> Built in kid-size shelves
> Gas fireplace
> Storage, storage, storage (some locked)
> Curved steps or risers for story corner
> Window seats
> Wiring for lots of computers
> Lots of windows
> Separate computer lab
> Tech classroom w/VCR, TV on wall, laser disc player, LDC panel, and
> curtains so it can be darkened
> Tall, thin windows to prevent heat/cold transfer & to provide storage along
> walls
> Adjustable shelving for magazines and videos
> "Visual access" to the entire library - low shelving in middle of room
> Bathroom, or at least sink
> Place to hang coats, costumes
>
> Needless to say, all of these were great suggestions. I also told our
> architect that I wanted this library to have more of a "fantasy land" feel,
> and for it not to be just a square room. It is really the one place in the
> school where you want the kids to come when they want to, and not just when
> they have to. And since we are a grade school (soon to add a middle
> school), I thought the library should be fun. If anyone has anything to
> add, please do. Thanks for all your help!
>
> Monica C. McQueen, Librarian
> monica@server.fas.pps.k12.or.us
> French American International School
> Portland, Oregon
>
> Monica C. McQueen, Librarian
> monica@server.fas.pps.k12.or.us
> French American International School
> Portland, Oregon
>
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>
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