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June 30, 2003
Do-Not-Call Registry
http://www.DoNotCall.gov
The National Do Not
Call Registry is managed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's
consumer protection agency. The
registry was created to offer consumers a choice regarding telemarketing
calls. It gives consumers an
opportunity to limit the telemarketing calls they receive. If you register now, most telemarketers
will be required to remove the numbers on the registry from their call lists
by October 1, 2003, when the National Do Not Call
Registry will be enforced. If you
register later, your telephone number must be removed within three months of
registration. The website has information
for consumers, for businesses that use telemarketing to contact potential
customers, and for media outlets. The
online registration process is simple:
(1) give your phone numbers and email address, (2) confirm your phone
numbers and email address, and (3) open an email that is used to acknowledge
your registration.
June 23, 2003
Download-a-Dinosaur
http://www.rain.org/~philfear/download-a-dinosaur.html
From this
site, you can download and print designs for easy-to-make paper dinosaurs.
All you need are scissors, glue, and crayons or colored pencils. Soon your
house or classroom will be overrun with raptors and such. You and your child
can make placemats for birthday parties or you can help your child in a
30-minute crafts activity.
Instructions for downloading are on the site. You can print directly from the site or you
can save the pictures and print whenever you want. This site also provides links to other dinosaur
sites; so, you and your child can learn as much as you want.
June 16, 2003
AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com
These web pages
illustrate and provide interactive basic mathematics exercises and problems
for the elementary and middle school grades. They contain a series of
basic math lessons and activities that can be used by math students in formal
elementary education math classes, in home schooling activities, and in
after-school programs anywhere. Many
of the problems have interactive feedback for students. Interactive lessons provide animated
illustrations of the concepts, immediate feedback when incorrect answers are
given by the student, active reinforcement, and links to other
resources. This site is an excellent
resource for parents who are looking for math activities to help their
children learn basic concepts and for basic practice in the application of
those concepts.
June 9, 2003
Africa
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/
Africa is made up of 54 countries, more
than 1000 different languages, and
almost 790 million people. This
website is based on the PBS television series. It lets you see what it’s like to live on
the vast Serengeti plains, in the Sahara desert, and in all the other diverse
areas of the African continent.
Teachers, students, and parents can explore every region to learn
about the people, the geography, the environment, the animals, the cultures,
and more. The site includes great photos,
quizzes, teacher tools, and “Africa for Kids,” with activities for younger
children. This is a great safari into
the all the areas that make Africa a distinctive part of our world.
June 2, 2003
Carol Hurst’s Children’s
Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com
This site offers a
collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas about using those books
in the classroom, and collections of books and activities about particular
subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. The site also offers a newsletter – online
or emailed to you – that includes news about children’s books and featured
authors. Reviewed books are listed by
author, title, grade level, curriculum areas, and themes.
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