Knowledge Adventure Congratulates Winners of Spring Compaq Lesson Plan Contest for Teachers.ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1999-- Colorado Teacher Wins a New Compaq Computer for Her Lesson Plan that Teaches Students United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Social Studies Through Backpacking Teddy Bears At the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC NECC National Educational Computing Conference NECC Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (Norfolk, VA) NECC Net-Enabled Command Capability NECC Northeast Mississippi Community College NECC North Equatorial Counter Current ) today, Knowledge Adventure(R) announced the winners of its spring 1999 Compaq Teacher Lesson Plan Contest, co-sponsored by Compaq Computer Corp. and hosted on Educast(TM). The national contest invited educators to create an original classroom lesson plan based on their choice of academic subjects. The grand-prize-winning lesson is currently featured on Knowledge Adventure's Educast web site (www.educast.com). Educast is a free Internet-based news and information service specially designed for teachers and administrators. The contest grand-prize winner is Kelly Almer, a teacher of grades K to 5 in the gifted and talented program at Mark Twain Elementary Mark Twain Elementary is a Elementary school located in Miamisburg, Ohio. Mark Twain Elementary was named after Mark Twain. Currently the school is home to grades K-5 and makes up part of Miamisburg City Schools. Trivia
Three first-prize winners each will receive their choice of five software titles from Knowledge Adventure or Sierra. The winning entries were submitted by: Teresa Garrett, Harmony Grove Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Arizona; Jerry Aissis, Central Falls Central Falls, city (1990 pop. 17,637), Providence co., N R.I., on the Blackstone River NW of Pawtucket; inc. 1895. It is a small industrial center, now in decline. High School in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. ; and Peggy Thomas, Lafayette High School Lafayette High School is the name of many secondary schools in the United States, among them:
"Educators continue to find creative new ways to use computing tools to enrich teaching and learningnited States regions, based on the Social Studies Geographical Perspectives Curriculum from Littleton Public Schools Littleton Public Schools[1] is a school district in Littleton, Colorado which serves several communities south of central Denver in the Denver metropolitan area. Scott Murphy is the superintendent. in Colorado. In the lesson plan, students in grades 4 and 5 work in groups to collect information about their state, including climate, topography, cultures, customs, entertainment, holidays, religions and traditions. They use this information to create a presentation on either a video tape or data disk. Each group of students is assigned to one of the five geographic regions in the U.S. Next, they send a teddy bear, equipped with a backpack, on a road trip to other schools in their assigned region to collect more information about states in that region. The bear's backpack contains the students' presentation about their own state, a map of the region that the bear will visit, directions and keepsakes Keepsakes - A Collection is an anthology by All About Eve released on 13 March 2006. It is available either as a double CD or as a limited edition double CD and DVD set (the DVD containing the band's videos and television performances). for schools that receive the bear, a disposable camera, a data disk with instructions for use, extra letters and envelopes with instructions, and more. and input with fellow students around the coun Judging This contest was the sefrom the Educast web site at http://www.educast.com. The contest was judged by faculty members of the Graduate School of Education & Psychology at Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States. The university's location overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is adjacent to the city limits of Malibu. in California. Judges awarded points to entries based on by the lesson's innovative approach to the subject of studying a geographic region and how it expanded the idea to state and global communication. Comments from the Winner "Our world today is a global society and children need to learn how to interact with others in a friendly and productive, accepting way," said Almer. "Operation Bear intends to provide that opportunity via the sharing of information and children's experiences. This lesson offers a fun way for students to acquire a more accurate picture of the United States regions and build friendships with others around the country. Through traditional and technological methods, they will better understand their world, and how it influences how they learn and who they are." Educast Delivers Customized Information In fall 1997, Knowledge Adventure launched Educast, the first and only push technology news and information service customized for educators. Sponsored by AT&T WorldNet(R) Service and Compaq Computer Corp., Educast was specially developed for the education community and is provided free of charge. Content is drawn from more than 20 reputable sources such as PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, Online, Education Week and the U.S. Department of Education. For more information about Educast, call Knowledge Adventure Customer Service at 800/545-7677. Knowledge Adventure is a leader in developing, publishing and distributing award-winning, multimedia educational software for use in both schools and homes. The company is internationally renowned for its Math Blaster(R), Reading Blaster(TM), JumpStart Learning System(TM), HyperStudio(R), Kaplan(R) and Syracuse Language(TM) brands, as well as other innovative multimedia titles for students of all ages. With more than one hundred titles in a wide range of subjects, Knowledge Adventure is one of the largest educational software groups in the world. (c) Knowledge Adventure Inc. All rights reserved. (c) 1999 AT&T Corp. All rights reserved. AT&T WorldNet Service is a registered service mark of AT&T Corp. |
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