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LM_NET FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
June 1, 1997
This listing of questions frequently asked (and answered) on LM_NET has
been created in hope of reducing some of the repetition encountered by our
members. Members may wish to save the FAQ for quick reference. We post
this twice each month, note in subject line when changes are made, and
mark with an asterisk (*)in the contents items updated that issue.
Information in items 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7 comes from postings to the listserv.
We can take no responsibility for accuracy. Please direct corrections or
updates of this information to: sbaker@orca.esd114.wednet.edu
Susan Baker
Library Media Specialist
Bremerton [Washington] High School
Contents:
*1. this month is...
*2. dealing with junk e-mail
3." they came for...I didn't speak up" quote
4. biblographic citations for electronic resources
5. sources for keypals/penpals
6. sources for internet acceptable use policies
7. listservs for educators and others
8. signing off LM_NET
9. temporarily stopping LM_NET mail
10. reaching the LM_NET archives
***** 1. This month is...****
A compilation of Jody Gerlock's monthly postings ("June is... dairy month,
fabric care month, etc.") may be found at
http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~winhall/monthly.htm
***** 2. Dealing with junk e-mail****
Suggestions from a recent HIT
1. Set filters on your email program.
2. Download "Spam Hater" {great name} which enables you to
send a pre-written unpleasant threatening email back to the source.
www.compulink.co.uk/
3. To prevent getting on some lists, download an "anonymizer" which can
block your identity when visiting a site. Two download URL's are:
www.anonymizer.com
wiww.pgp.com
*****3. "they came for...I didn't speak up" quote*****
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me -
and there was no one left to speak out for me.
- Pastor Martin Niemoeller, Protestant leader in
Germany and concentration camp survivor
- source, Christian Ethics Today, February 1997,
as quoted in The Oklahoma Observer, April 10, 1997
(Thanks to Cindy Carr)
(Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Fifteenth Edition has a slightly
different and less poetic version):
*****4. Bibliographic citations for electronic resources*****
http://www.hol.edu/main/aca_ref.htm
http://www.classroom.net/classroom/CitingNetResources.html
http://www.library.uwa.edu.au/libweb/w_sch/sc_mla_cite.html
http://doe.state.in.us/LearningResources/cybercite
http://www.uvm.edu/~xli/reference/estyles.html
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MLA Examples:
http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html
http://www.uvm.edu/~xli/reference/mla.html
http://www.csc.eku.edu/honors/beyond-mla
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/
MLAS tyleSheet.html
Take a look at the interactive forms at:
http://www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/~debbie/library/research/research.html
http://achilles.gonzaga.pvt.k12.dc.us/library/mlabibli.txt
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APA examples:
http://www.pitt.edu/~grouprev/Language/apa-cite-forms
http://neal.ctstateu.edu/history/cite.html
http://www.cc.emory.edu/WHSCL/citation.formats.html
Web Extension to APA Style
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/psychology/WEAPAS/
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Citation Guide for History and Humanities (derived from
Turabian, 5th ed.)
http://www.nmmc.com/libweb/employee/citguide.htm
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Print resources:
Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane's Electronic Style (Westport,CT: Meckler
Publishing)
*****5. sources for keypals/penpals*****
For "keypals", try these:
- KIDINTRO@sjuvm.stjohns.edu A penpal intro group for kids.
http://www.usa.net/~pitsco/pitsco/keypals.html
- keypals from different countries
- FLTEACH (http://cnidr.org:90/lists.html) for Spanish and
French keypals
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WEBSITES
CyberFriends http://www.dare.com/fr_main.htm
CyberKids http://www.woodwind.com/mtlake/CyberKids/
Find a Key Pal http://www.kidscom.com/
Exchange Programs
http://www.eskimo.com/~user/zpenpal.html
E-Mail Key Pal Connection
http://www.comenius.com/index.html
The Global Classroom Keypal Page
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~reed/global/keypal.html
Global Rigby Keypals
http://www.reedbooks.com.au/rigby/global/keypal.html
Looking for Keypals
http://www1.snunit.k12.il/snunit_e/keypals..htm
Keypals - A listserv for educator's searching for individual or
classroom pen pals: keypals@esd105.wednet.edu
K12Pals - Electronic Communication and Pen Pals:
listserv@unccvm.uncc.edu
PEN-PALS - Pen Pals
listproc@mainstream.com
PENPAL-L - Electronic Communication and Pen Pals
listserv@suvm.syr.edu
PENPAL-L - On-line penpal exchange
listserv@unccvm.bitnet
TESLEC-L - Electronic Communication and Pen Pals
listserv@cunyvm.bitnet
IECC - International E-Mail Classroom Connections
iecc-request@stolaf.edu
(This list is not for discussion or for individual penpals,
but only for teachers seeking partner classrooms for international or
cross-cultural connections.)
For "old fashioned" penpals
Gifted Children's Penpals International (GCPPI) [ages 4-18], contact:
Dr. Debby Sue Vandevender
3076 Silver Maple Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23452-6772
phone/fax: (757) 431-1017 e-mail - debbysue@juno.com
*****6. sources for internet acceptable use policies*****
ericir.syr.edu
->17. Internet Guides and Directories/
->1. Acceptable Use Policies/Agreements
http://chico.rice.edu/armadillo/Rice/Resources/acceptable.html
http://inspire.ospi.wednet.edu/AUP.html
gopher://ds.internic.net:70/11/rfc/rfc1746.txt
->4. Internet documents
-> Acceptable Use Policies
http://www.uwsp.edu/acaddept/comm/591class/14/tempb.htm
http://silver.ucs.indiana.edu/~lchampel/netadv.htm
http://www.wentworth.com/classroom/crcsamp.htm
http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~mstimson/hotspots.html
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A simple way to start a search for this information is to do a webcrawler
search--to do this if you have only a lynx connection to the world wide
web is this -- type:
lynx http://www.webcrawler.com
when you get there simply follow the directions.
*****7. listservs for educators and others*****
Tile.Net. is a directory that allows you to locate listservs by subject
or name and provides you with current subscription information. The
address is http://tile.net/listserv/
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http://www.ucssc.indiana.edu
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Lists of educational listservs:
http://k12.cnidr.org:90/lists.html
http://edweb.cnidr.org/lists.html
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A shortcut to listserv searches can be found at:
http://www.liszt.com.
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Good list of lists available on the web or gopher...usually known as the
Kovacs list, real name is the Directory of Scholarly and Professional
E-Conferences. The access information is taken from a posting distributed
on Net-Happenings.
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS
Contact: Paul Kramer paul@n2h2.com
gopher://gopher.usask.ca/1/Computing/Internet
Information/Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences
Contact: Earl Fogel earl.fogel@usask.ca
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*****8. signing off LM_NET*****
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signoff lm_net
and you will be dropped. (No other words are necessary.)
*****9. Temporarily Stopping Mail From LM_NET*****
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*****10. finding the LM_NET archives*****
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