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The Help Desk
Volume 1, No. 3                24 May, 2002

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"Why did I receive this?"
This newsletter is sent to all past attendees of the Middle Level Summer Teacher Academies, as Partner for Kentucky Schools a free service of the Partnership for Kentucky Schools.

Where will you be this summer? 
What will you be doing? 
More importantly . . . 
Will  you be using the email account to which "The Help Desk" is sent?

After a hard-fought year, many teachers clean up their rooms, turn in their grade books, set that "Out of Office" reply on their email, and happily disappear for 2 months of earned rest! If that's you, and you don't want your copies of "The Help Desk" to accumulate, send us a note, and we'll hold them until you  return.

On-line Lesson Planning The Creative Teaching SiteThe Creative Teaching Site
http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/

Although this site is heavy with advertising banners, site creator Robert Morgan has a lot of teaching ideas, humor, inspirational essays, and other resources. There's also many links to other teacher sites!. 
Content Area Resources
Mathematics

IlluminationsIlluminations

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Illuminations is maintained by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, with support from MCI/WorldCom. It has on-line and printable lesson plans by grade level, all fully documented and aligned with the NCTM curriculum standards. A featured link of MarcoPolo!
Reading Planet Book ClubPlanet Book Club

http://www.planetbookclub.com/home.html

Daily vocabulary, reviews of books by and for kids, links to homework help and classrooms and readers across the globe - even a game! That's Planet Book Club! There's lesson plans and ways for teachers to connect to each other, plus lots of other resources. Planet Book Club is a free service of Small Planet Communications, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Science Exploring the EnvironmentExploring the Environment

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/modules.html

A service of the Wheeling Jesuit University in collaboration with NASA, the ETE site has complete instructional modules on the subject of ". . . human activities and their impact on the environment." Some of the instructional modules are offered at  more than one instructional level.
Social Studies The History MakersThe History Makers

http://www.thehistorymakers.com/

A non-profit project based in Chicago, this site is the Web presence of an archival project aimed at African-Americans in history. Included are historical and biographical notes, with interviews delivered as video streams in a variety of formats and qualities. Well-constructed, and interesting!
Writing The Write SiteThe Write Site

http://www.writesite.org/

Funded by a grant from the Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network Commission, among others, this site is maintained by ThinkTVNetwork. It provides resources and support for the writing of narratives from a journalist perspective. Included are stories on journalism through history, linked resources, hints on style . . . and lots more! Middle-school specific!
Software Sources BlenderBlender

http://www.blender3d.com/

Blender is a fully-functioning 3d animation creation environment. It is powerful enough to generate animations and movies which rival anything you see on video or the Web. It has one substantial advantage over other such products - it's free for download! Dense, but at that price, worth the trouble!
Idea Exchange We need your help!
Send hints, helps and resources to eline@emck.net
Professional Resources School Libraries on the WebCalendars and Dates

http://www.sldirectory.com/cal.html

This site has lists of historical events, holidays, famous birthdays, timelines and clocks . . . in short, a massive amount of links and information having to do with time and calendars. Maintained as a part of School Libraries on the Web - a listing of Web resources by and for media specialists, and supplied by Linda Bertland form the Philadelphia school district. 
Resources from the Partnership for Kentucky Schools Partner for Kentucky SchoolsHave you registered for this summer's Academies? There are still openings! Send this newsletter to anyone you think might be interested, and invite them to join!

http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oapd/academies.asp

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