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to CR Home Page Good Things from CR Online - February 2001 If your school needs a standardized form for evaluating which Web sites are appropriate for the classroom, look no further than the one crafted by Robin Works Davis in her book Multimedia Storytimes
P.O. Box 800 Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800 800-558-2110 A version of the Web Site Evaluation Form is available on www.CurriculumReview.com to download. Or you can design your own using the following information.
Does the site use sound and video? Do the graphics enhance the site's content? Do the links work properly? Is the material well organized?
Are there clear choices for finding more info? Can you navigate the site without getting lost? Does the site have an internal search engine?
Are sources cited? Is there a link to the author for questions/feedback?
Do the authors clearly state their objectives? If so, did the authors meet their objectives? Is material updated frequently with revision date visible? Is the information unbiased and balanced? Are authors forthright about particular views/agendas? Did the site enhance your knowledge of the subject? Does the site provide info not readily available elsewhere? The U.S. Capitol: A Vision In Stone DVD Tours Capitol building and the History within its walls Available February 15th at $29.95 Expand your unit on U.S. history with this interactive DVD/DVD-ROM tour of one of our nation's historic landmarks. Since 1800 the growth of the building and the Congress it houses has mirrored the growth of the nation. The DVD takes viewers on a tour through the Capitol's halls and includes interviews with its historians and curators. Some of the chapters on the DVD include, Capitol Timeline, Art of the Capitol and Fascinating Facts. The features of the DVD-ROM include a variety of databases on the 107 Congresses, Presidential Inaugurations, a U.S. Capitol Historical Society coloring book and various related web links. This resource is distributed by DVD International, in association with the U.S. Capitol Historical Society as part of the Capitol bicentennial celebration. For more information call: Matt Wasniewski, USCHS at 202-543-8919 Grades 1-8: Make A Human Graph Here's an easy math activity the whole school can participate in, taken from the What's Working section in the February 2001 issue of CR! That's what Greenbriar East Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia did at the end of a weeklong math celebration. On a fall Friday, every student in the school lined up in birth-date order, essentially forming a human graph. The graph was filmed so that teachers will be able to use it in classes on statistics. TV-Turnoff Week, April 23-29, 2001 Turn Off The TV - Turn On To Life Celebrate life without TV! Encourage your students to turn it off during the 7th annual TV-turnoff week, sponsored by the TV-turnoff Network. American children will spend more time this year watching television than they will in school. American adults watch even more TV then their kids, according to the TV-turnoff Network. Why Turn Off The TV? The Benefits Can Last A Lifetime Children who watch less TV are healthier and do better in school. Excessive television watching is linked to obesity, shortened attention spans, lowered reading ability, and arrested cognitive development. How To Turn It Off? Use TV-turnoff week to re-evaluate the role television plays in your life. Where To Find Out More? Go to www.tvturnoff.org for information, activities, posters, T-shirts and books. |