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DLM Index feature: "ISTAT: Scope and Sequence in Earth Science". This month's
featured resource
was created by the ISTAT Project, with support
from the Interactive University.
ISTAT has developed a group of lessons, activities, and resources for classroom use: Earth Sciences Scope and Sequence. In It includes 6, 9, and 12 week course outlines available to any middle or high school earth science teacher. The ISTAT project integrates science, teaching and technology to create a suite of inquiry-based digital science curriculum materials for grades 6-12.
Browse the IU's Digital Learning Materials
where you will find a wide spectrum of lesson plans developed over the
past five years by Internet Learning Community
Projects.
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Some commentators trace the growing interest in weblogs,
blogging and a proliferation of individual web sites to the
downturn of Internet business fortunes in the aftermath of
the dot.com bubble. Others see the growing use and acceptance
of weblogs as the natural extension of a new kind of communication
tool with many potential uses--and user communities--in all
types of environments. The New York Times compares the weblog
to the pamphlet--a medium of communication in which the individual
retains freedom of expression while addressing a potentially
vast audience. The weblog is still a fairly new, and protean,
medium; no one has yet argued that an Addison or Steele has
emerged to produce a Tatler or Spectator. But, interest, attention,
discussion and weblogging are thriving.
 On September 17th in Northgate Hall
on the Berkeley campus, the UC Graduate School of Journalism
hosted a panel discussion: Weblogs:
Challenging Mass Media and Society. The evening was part
of the school's Fall 2002 course: Creating
an Intellectual Property Weblog. A transcript of the evening's
discussion is available online at the North Gate website.
While nearly 75 people attended the discussion, only a handful
admitted to being regular webloggers. Part of the evening's
discussion turned to a definition of what a weblog is-several
interesting thoughts, no clear answer yet.
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. . Continue on to the IU
News October 2002 page to read about the work of
IU Projects and weblogging.
The Interactive
University Project (IU) enables UC Berkeley to make its unmatched resources
of people and knowledge available on the Internet. We serve learners and
educators, targeting K-12 teachers, students, their families, and local
communities throughout the Bay Area and California.
| IU Future--Evolving Our Model |
 A
third phase of work is set to commence in Fall 2002. The goal is to open
UC Berkeley resources to K-12 teachers, students, and all learners, by
making them available on the Internet. A new
website explains and demonstrates some of the plans and ideas.
IU activities are coordinated by UC Berkeley's Information Systems and Technology.
Go to UC Berkeley's home page.
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