Disney Online's Edu-Station Prevails as a ''Curriculum Web Site Awards 2000'' Winner.Business Editors & Education Writers NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2000 Disney Online, the business unit of GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GO) that produces the No. 1 Web site for kids and families (www.Disney.com), has received a Bronze honor from the Curriculum Web Site Awards 2000 competition, sponsored by Curriculum Administrator Magazine. As featured in the magazine's February 2000 issue, this prestigious award is designed to help educators identify the highest quality Web sites among the many that offer free K-12 curriculums. "I am thrilled that Disney Educational Productions has been acknowledged by such an influential competition as the Curriculum Web Site Awards," said Ken Goldstein, senior vice president and general manager of Disney Online. "This honor confirms the outstanding work of Bill Scollon, Catherine Wood and Nancy Casolaro in extending Disney.com's trusted quality of online resources, already well accepted in the home, into the classroom." The award was presented to Disney.com's Edu-Station, which boasts numerous noteworthy initiatives. Among these are CyberLesson Plans with themes such as Native American storytelling, stargazing star·gaze intr.v. star·gazed, star·gaz·ing, star·gaz·es 1. To gaze at the stars. 2. To daydream. Noun 1. and food traditions; an Internet Safety page which provides guests with an array of smart Web-surfing tools; and Share Your Ideas, an area for educators to exchange lesson plans and instructional tips. The site also introduces guests to a number of important books and videos and provides links to several teacher-tested sites. The Curriculum Web Site Awards 2000 competition, which recognized such esteemed educational sites as AT&T Learning Network, National Geographic.com and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Learning Network celebrated Disney.com's Edu-Station for its excellent variety of multimedia learning features. Disney.com's Edu-Station is produced by Disney Educational Productions. To access any of these free interactive resources, or to obtain more information, visit the Web site at www.disney.go.com/educational. About Disney Online Disney Online, is part of GO.com (NYSE:GO), which was created as part of the recent merger of Infoseek Corp. and The Walt Disney Co.'s online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG). GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the GO Network portal, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, DisneyStore.com, DisneyTravel.com, ESPN.com, EXPN EXPN Expand .com, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga .com, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, Family.com and Mr. Showbiz. |
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