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AT&T HOT TOPICS and FREE STUFF
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Mobility in K-12

If you are interested in a free webinar on Mobility in K-12, please
see the banner on the AT&T Knowledge Network Explorer website
(http://www.kn.att.com). Click the banner and it will take you to a
PDF with more info and a link to enroll.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend


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AT&T BLUE WEB'N HOT SITE OF THE WEEK
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Title: Exploring 20th Century London

URL: http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/index.php

Description: Eleven London organisations have brought together their
20th century collections offering a unique insight into London's
recent past. Explore thousands of online objects and hundreds of
facinating information pages about every decade and corner of Greater
London. You can also Send an e-card,
Play the Monthly Quiz, and Discover what it was like living as a
child in 20th century London (http://www.talesoflondon.org.uk/).
Jointly funded by the MLA Designation Challenge Fund and the London
Museums Hub. Excellent Search
(http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.15) "Take a
trip and never leaving the farm!"

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

Content Area: Community Interest (Regional Information) , History &
Social Studies (World History) [Dewey #900]

Application type: References, Information Resources

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NEW SITES THIS WEEK
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Title: Social Geography: An Interactive Open Access Journal

URL: http://www.social-geography.net/index.html

Description: The journal intends to enhance and to accelerate
communication amongst scientists working in social geography,
including Human Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, Architecture,
Ecology, Cultural Studies, History, Politics, Philosophy, or
Linguistics. It focuses on the interrelation of society, practice and
space and its implications for every day-life, social and
environmental policy or economic practice. It is international in
nature and leans to the scholarly side. Includes a Search tool and
ability to receive RSS feeds and Alerts on topics such as: Theory;
Methodology; Representation; Media Ecology; Urban Landscape,
Mobility; History of Geographical Thought, etc.

Grade Level: High School, College, Adult/Professional

Content Area: Community Interest (Connectivity) , Community Interest
(Current Events/News) , Community Interest (Regional Information) ,
History & Social Studies (Current Events) , History & Social Studies
(Geography) , History & Social Studies (Sociology) , Science (Earth
Science) , Science (Environmental Studies) [Dewey #910]

Application type: Information Resources

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Title: Paint.NET

URL: http://www.getpaint.net/

Description: Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for
computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo,
special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An
active and growing online community Forum provides friendly help,
tutorials, and plugins.Started as an undergraduate college senior
design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being
maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it.
Originally intended as a free replacement for the Microsoft Paint
software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet
simple image and photo editor tool. It has been compared to other
digital photo editing software packages such as Adobe® Photoshop®,
Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Microsoft Photo Editor, and The GIMP.

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

Content Area: Arts (Visual Arts) , Community Interest (Software)
[Dewey #750]

Application type: Tools

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Title: BiologyBrowser

URL: http://www.biologybrowser.org/

Description: BiologyBrowser, produced by Thomson Reuters, is a free
web site offering links to the life sciences information community.
Find useful information collected from outside sources and links to
current science news stories, relevant web sites, and more. Search
BiologyBrowser by Organism (ex. fungi), Subject (ex. biodiversity),
or Geography (region). Check out drop-down menus For Researchers, For
Librarians, For Students and Educators for various paths you might
take.

Grade Level: High School, College

Content Area: Education (Alternatives) , Science (Life Science)
[Dewey #570]

Application type: Tools, Information Resources
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Title: Life in the Palaeozoic

URL: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2659

Description: Produced by the Open University of Britain, there are
six different sections: Introduction; 1) The Cambrian explosion; 2)
Ordovician seas; 3) Silurian Period and the invasion of the land; 4)
Life in the Silurian sea; 5) Devonian Period; and 6) Vertebrates move
onto land. Questions test knowledge of the material. Users may post
comments to the online forum and offer their own reviews of the
material and course offerings. Use "QuickStart" to learn how to use
the Cohere - an experimental knowledge mapping tool, Compendium - a
software tool for visual thinking, and FlashVlog- a tool to create
video blogs online. Flashmeeting, Instant Messaging, and Forums are
included for collaboration and sharing. Heavily text based content.

Grade Level: High School, College

Content Area: Community Interest (Connectivity) , Education
(Curriculum) , Science (Earth Science) , Science (Life Science) ,
Science (Paleontology) [Dewey #560]

Application type: Information Resources, Activities

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AOL USERS
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<A HREF=http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/index.php> Exploring 20th
Century London</A>
<A HREF=http://www.social-geography.net/index.html>Social Geography:
An Interactive Open Access Journal</A>
<A HREF=http://www.getpaint.net/>Paint.NET</A>
<A HREF=http://www.biologybrowser.org/>BiologyBrowser</A>
<A HREF=http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2659>Life in
the Palaeozoic</A>

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