Education
on the Internet
Number
18: 13th February, 2002
Introduction
Education
on the Internet
is published by Spartacus
Educational every week. The newsletter includes news, reviews
of websites and articles on using ICT in the classroom. Members of
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future newsletters. In this way we hope to create a community of people
involved in using the Internet in education. Currently there are 17,536
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reviews are added to our web
directory. There are sections on Primary
Education,
English,
Mathematics,
Science,
Modern
Languages,
History,
Geography,
Design
& Technology,
Business
Studies,
Media
Studies,
ICT,
Sociology,
Music,
Politics,
Economics,
Photography,
Art
& Design,
Theatre
Studies,
Physical
Education and
Religious
Studies.
John Simkin
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News
and Articles
Teaching
Modern Languages: The European Forum of Technical and Vocational
Education and Training and a team of European colleges are seeking
to develop new approaches to teaching languages. The objective is
to improve teaching by selecting and visualizing language teaching
methods with an emphasis on communication activities. This approach
is based on a number of EU reports showing a need for better language
teaching methods. But it is also believed that a visual demonstration
of suitable methods will be an advantage to vocational language teaching
in general. The aim is to develop ready-to-use materials, a video
library (on DVD) for language teachers to see the methods used in
real classes with instructions and hints for better use of other existing
materials. In addition, there will be a guide manual with descriptions
and ready to copy materials.
Educate
your Dyslexic Child at Home: This website has been set up to provide
parents with a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to educating dyslexic
children at home. The site includes plenty of practical advice, useful
not just for the parents of dyslexic children but for any parent whose
children, schooled or otherwise, need help with the basics of the
three Rs. The site has extensive guidance on teaching reading, important
and surprising research information, full referencing and a compendious
resource section.
Online
Educa Berlin 2002: The 8th International Conference on Technology
Supported Learning & Training, Online Educa Berlin 2002 is Europe's
leading eLearning meeting place and will take place on 27-29 November
2002 at the Inter-Continental Hotel. Online Educa Berlin has become
the key networking event for eLearning strategists and practitioners
from around the world. The annual conference attracts more than 1400
top-level decision makers from government, industry, business, commerce
and the higher education sector from over 60 countries. Online Educa
Berlin is one of the largest gatherings of eLearning professionals
in Europe and enables participants to develop multinational and cross-industry
partnerships and increase their knowledge and expertise in the field.
Deadline for receipt of proposals for presentations, panel discussions
and workshops is April 15.
History
Franklin
D. Roosevelt Library:
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Museum, and Digital Archives, is
an on-line resource devoted to fulfilling Franklin Roosevelt’s
dream of making the records of the past available "for the use
of men and women in the future." Through this site, scholars,
teachers, students and members of the general public can now gain
access to a portion of the rich collection of documents, photographs,
sound and video recordings, finding aids, and other primary source
materials found at the library in Hyde Park, New York.
The
White House: The official website of the White House provides
a large number of detailed biographies of people associated with this
important building. The material is organized under the headings of
President, Vice-President and First Lady. There is also a online tour,
a trivia quiz and information on the paintings in the White House.
Joe
Hill: When
Joe Hill heard he was to be executed by firing-squad on 19th November,
1915 he sent a message to Bill Haywood
of the
