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News

Info: Special Interest group on afterschool at AERA
"Below is information that may be of interest to list subscribers concerning a
special interest group (SIG) created at the recent AERA conference that would
work to ensure representation of afterschool at the American Educational
Research (AERA) conferences. If you are a member of AERA and also active in
the afterschool or out-of-school time world, you may be interested in joining
the group."
URL: http://listserv.aed.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0505&L=ppas&F=&S=&P=196
Referred by: Promising Practices in Afterschool

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Funding

SBC Foundation Launches 2005 SBC Excelerator Technology Grant Program
"The SBC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SBC Communications, Inc., has
announced the opening of its 2005 SBC Excelerator technology grants
program, which will award $6 million in competitive technology-related grants
to enable nonprofit organizations in SBC's operating areas to integrate
technology into their ongoing operations and community outreach. SBC
Excelerator grants will help nonprofit organizations improve their operations
and build stronger communities through: Internet Access... Online Outreach...
Data Networking... Staff Development... One-year grants will range from
$2,500 to $25,000. Collaborations by two or more organizations will be
considered for one-year grants of up to $50,000. Grants will not be awarded
for projects outside SBC operating areas."
URL: http://www.sbc.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=58
Referred by: Foundation Center RFP Bulletin

NEA Foundation Grants
"Awards of $2000 to $5000 help teachers with professional development or
project-based learning opportunities. Deadline: June 1, 2005"
URL: http://www.nfie.org/grants.htm
Referred by: Connect For Kids Weekly

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Resources

What Works on the Web for Teens
"While a lot of time and effort goes into creating radio snippets, videos, and
articles, few youth media nonprofits focus on making their website design
appeal to teens. Others hire web specialists who may not be experts in teen
design. As a result, some youth media groups' websites are more alluring to
adults than to their target audience. This is a missed opportunity—no matter
how strong the content, a website that is not designed with youth in mind
will fail to attract teen visitors, according to a new study by the Nielsen
Norman Group (NNG)..."
URL: http://www.ymreporter.org/archives/2005/04/what_works_on_t_1.html
Referred by: Youth Media Reporter

A Techtorial: Make a Concentration Game with Word
By Lorrie Jackson
"MAKE A CONCENTRATION GAME IN WORD! Remember Concentration? Sets of
cards with pairs of matching images (words or pictures) are turned face down.
Players turn two cards over at a time. If the cards match, they remain face up.
If they don't match, the cards are turned face down again and players must
remember where those cards are (thus the "concentration" part of the
game!). See the Dr. Seuss Cat's Concentration Game for an example of
Concentration in action."
URL: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial078.shtml
Referred by: Education World Newsletter - Techtorials

Mountain Voices: Educational Website
"This website presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain
and highland regions round the world. Their testimonies offer a personal
perspective on change and development. The interviews on this site have
been gathered by the Oral Testimony Programme of the Panos Institute in
partnership with local organisations.... Visitors to the website can choose
from a list of countries, including Mexico, Peru, Lesotho, Kenya, Ethiopia,
Poland, Pakistan, India, Nepal and China. You may also search interviews by
theme. Summaries are available for all visitors, but to access the full
transcripts you must apply for a password through the site."
URL: http://www.mountainvoices.org
Referred by: Global TeachNet Announcements

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Research

Let the Games Begin
by Jenn Shreve
"Video games, once confiscated in class, are now a key teaching tool. If
they're done right.... Kurt Squire knew something unusual was happening in
his after-school Western civ program. His normally lackluster middle and high
school students, who'd failed the course once already, were coming to class
armed with strategies to topple colonial dictators. Heated debates were
erupting over the impact of germs on national economies. Kids who didn't
know Pompeii from Plymouth Rock were suddenly mapping out the borders
of the early Roman Empire..."
URL: http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/ed1article.php?id=art_1268&issue=apr_05
Referred by: GLEF Edutopia News

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