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	February 24, 2003 1^st Headlines http://www.1stheadlines.com/ This site provides a one-stop location where you can view the latest breaking-news headlines from top online news sources around the world in a fast, easy-to-read format. 1^st Headlines is divided into seven news categories: U.S. & World, Business, Health, Lifestyles, Sports, Technology, and Weather. Clicking on the appropriate category in the navigation bars located at the top and bottom of each page will display headlines for that category. Each category can be viewed with headlines sorted by Source or by Time. The stories come from all the major world news agencies, including CNN, BBC, MSNBC, Reuters, USA Today, Bloomberg, and many other print and broadcast media. This site can be used by teachers and students as a source of current events topics. It can also be used as a personal “headline news” source where you can get the headlines first and then, if you see something that interests you, you can read the story for the details. February 17, 2003 Illuminations for School Mathematics http://illuminations.nctm.org/index2.html This website is provided by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The site provides Internet resources to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics in all grade levels. Resources are divided into grades pre-K through 2, grades 3 through 5, grades 6 through 8, grades 9 through 12, and across all grade spans. For each grade span, there are links to ready-to-use math lessons that are interactive multimedia resources, web-based mathematics resources, classroom-ready lessons developed by expert teachers, and research on the teaching and learning of mathematics. There are also easy-to-use interactive applications for exploring mathematics and creating interactive lessons. All lessons and resources are based on NCTM’s Principals and Standards for School Mathematics. There are links to teacher and student resources, as well as resources for parents who are trying to help with their children’s lessons. February 10, 2003 Great Backyard Bird Count http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ Scientists and bird enthusiasts can learn a lot by knowing where the birds are. Now that winter has gripped much of the continent, what are our birds doing? Bird populations are dynamic, they are constantly moving. The Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology want to take a snapshot of North American bird populations and everyone can help. It doesn't matter whether you identify, count, and report the 5 species coming to your backyard feeder or the 75 species you see during a day's outing to a wildlife refuge. The information you collect will be combined with Christmas Bird Count and Project FeederWatch data to give scientists a comprehensive picture of winter birds. Each year that these data are collected makes them more important and meaningful. Your participation in this year’s GBBC can help scientists understand – and, thus, be able to help – all the birds in the Americas. Your data can help scientists answer questions like: How will this winter's snow and cold temperatures influence bird populations? Where are the winter finches and other irruptive species? Will late winter movements of many songbird and waterfowl species be as far north as they were last year? February 3, 2003 SC African American History http://www.scafricanamericanhistory.com/ February is Black History Month. BellSouth and its partners have updated their online database of notable South Carolina African Americans as part of their efforts to help schools celebrate and to inform the public. This website can be useful by teachers and staff in presenting lessons related to African American history and to acknowledge the accomplishments of these significant South Carolina citizens. This website provides resources for helping students and other citizens better understand the contributions made to our state and the nation by these African Americans.  This site promotes an appreciation of diversity and can be useful as an educational and informative resource. You can also download and print the 2003 South Carolina African American History Calendar. There is also a place to nominate someone for next year’s calendar.
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