Education Web sites.www.pbskids.org/ dontbuyit The Don't Buy It site, produced by KCTS/Seattle with POPI POPI Protection of Proprietary Information (Sprint) POPI Partitioned Operations Interface (Nortel) Multimedia, challenges kids to question advertising, evaluate media, and become smart consumers. Using humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was , games, and clever advertising parodies, Don't Buy It "sells" media literacy Media literacy is the process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres and forms. It uses an inquiry-based instructional model that encourages people to ask questions about what they watch, see and read. to youth ages 9 to 12. The site offers parents' and teachers' guides for grades 3 to 6, but the site is for kids--a population spending more of its time on-line than ever. www.cleverclubhouse.com The Clever Clubhouse site, recently launched by Trilegiant and ALFY, Inc., helps children from 3 to 8 years of age to build educational skills via the Internet. Clever Clubhouse reinforces vital skills such as reading, math, science, and geography with the help of a cast of lovable lov·a·ble also love·a·ble adj. Having characteristics that attract love or affection. lov characters and a sound-and-picture interface that even pre-readers can use. With more than 90 educational activities, there will always be something new to explore. www.thebritishmuseum. ac.uk/childrenscompass Ford Motor Company and The British Museum British Museum, the national repository in London for treasures in science and art. Located in the Bloomsbury section of the city, it has departments of antiquities, prints and drawings, coins and medals, and ethnography. have launched Children's COMPASS compass. 1 In mathematics, an instrument for making circles and measuring distances. Frequently called a pair of compasses, it consists of two metal legs with one end of each attached to a pivot to form a V-shaped device. , a Web site designed to get children excited about the Museum's collections and encourage their love of the arts. The site is ideal for families planning a visit to London, who can use it to prepare children for a trip to the museum. The site also offers children not planning a visit to the Museum a way to explore great cultural treasures. www.jpinstitute.com Jurassic Park Institute (JPI JPI Justice Policy Institute JPI Java Platform Interface JPI Japan Petroleum Institute JPI Joint Packaging Instrumentation JPI Jinnah Polytechnic Institute (Karachi, Pakistan) JPI Joint Packaging Instruction ), a science-based educational program, is taking students and teachers back in time with the launch of Dino Lab, an on-line inquiry-based education program that was designed for educators by educators. Dino Lab features various free materials, including interactive lesson plans, on-line student activities, and easy-to-implement teaching tools, all geared toward helping students develop a greater understanding of science and the scientific method. |
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