Summercore 98
August 24-26

Pictures from the NCDS Catalog:
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List of Participants

1. Anne-Marie Yu-Phelps
2. Bob Carolan (who generously brought in his box of crayons labelled with computer codes)
3. Charles Berman
4. Clement Ampadu
5. Coretta Tam
6. Corinne McKay
7. Ellen Tyler
8. Eugene Ward
9. Jayne de Ortiz
10. Judith McCaffrey
11. Kara Nepereny
12. Kathleen Macdonnell
13. Lynn Bloom
14. Mark Haddad
15. Mary Lou Sallee
16. Mary-Ann Fraser
17. Mary-Louise Coates
18. Nell Reynolds
19. Patience Berkman
20. Patricia Lyons
21. Robert Murrell, Jr.
22. Theresa Urist
23. Valerie Sullivan

First Drafts of Web Pages

1. Robert and Charles
2. Anne-Marie and Mark
3. Corrine and Theresa
4. Bob and Judy

Summary of web links in our "coast to coast" activity

• Didn't have much time to check this out yet, but it looks pretty good. Coretta Tam
• This is a wonderful list of chemistry experiments you can do at home. This would be good for middle school science fair projects or 10th grade chemistry class extra credit project. Coretta Tam
• For general science Coretta Tam
• Chemistry Coretta Tam
• Chemistry Coretta Tam
• Periodic Table Coretta Tam
• Periodic Table Coretta Tam
• Great Site contains useful information for both students and teachers. Tutorials, problems, simulations, Dr Math, Science/Math sites and links Ellen Tyler
• Good information on Women in Mathematics Ellen Tyler
• This is a great site which contains materials, software, tutorials, lesson plans, "Ask Dr Math", etc., for K - 12 math. Ellen Tyler
• This site contains useful materials for K-12 math including internet projects, materials, lesson plans, public forum for discussion, software. Ellen Tyler
• This site is great for students and teachers. Contains math forums, good search engines for math sites, and B.E.S.T. links to things like fun problems and activities. Ellen Tyler
• This site allows you to see what happened on this day in history, to hear audio etc and also find out what happened on your birthday in the past. Eugene Ward
• Valuable resources for finding on line radio, news of Latin America and other current events information. Jayne deOrtiz
• This is an aid to getting a school "wired" and aids to teachers in finding links to the Internet and how to use it in the classroom. Jayne deOrtiz
• Maryann Fraser took an interest in this site because it seemed to provide interesting material for oratorical students: interesting poems; biographical material; other sites to explore. Kathleen Macdonnell
• A series of ideas for middle school English teachers-- includes grammar and spelling lessons, some writing suggestions, and an interesting set of folktales. Lynn Bloom
• This contains the Lords Prayer in 321 languages as well as tours of Jerusalem and Crusader history and art of the Vatican. Lynne Schalman
• Useful essay with perspectives and background on The Odyssey. Reflections and connections made with the Iliad as well and the Trojan War. Good for preparation to reading Greek classics in grade 9. Mary Ann Fraser
• 200 mini lesson plans for foreign languages. Mary Ann Fraser
• This is a useful site for anyone teaching the Romantic period of British literature. It includes a detailed chronlogy as well as links to maby other romantic authors. Mary Lou Sallee
• This is a realy good website for science topics for upper and middle school science students who want to do further research on topics that they see on the NoVA show. Mary Louise Coates
• Smithsonian InstituteMary Louise Coates
• These are two websites that deal with the Smithsonian Institute and its museums. The first site deals with an overview of all the museums and materials for all subjects. the second site is specifically for middle school 5/6 science classes daling with oceanography and sealife.
• This is a very good website for inforamtion on science projects for middle and upper school students. This might give them some ideas for the Science Fair. Mary Louise Coates
• This is a fantastic website for middle school seventh and eighth grade science students. It has separate sections on chem4kids and bio4kids, which is designed for not quite sphisticated scientists. It could also be helpful for new kids in ninth grade who need to be brought up to speed. Mary Louise Coates
• Students would enjoy and profit from this site. It has several biographical sketches of varying lengths, a "Virtual Emily" section which includes biographical overview with photographs of the Homestead, her grave, her bedroom and the like. It includes excerpts from her letters and an e-mail address for discussion of her word play, whichmight make for an interesting assignment. Mary Lou Sallee
• This site, designed by classical scholar James J. O'Donnell, includes the oldest surviving portrait of St Augustine (6th century), texts in Latin and English including sermons, excerpts from City of God chosen for students, biographical and historical essays and background, and a short text on the nature of prayer. Mary Lou Sallee
• This website, run by the Carnegie-Mellon English department, has very good resources for both departments, including fiction and non-fiction texts, a section on 18th Century Cultural Studies, audio and visual presentations of scholarly papers, sections on government, history, music and poetry, as well as a heading for freeware and shareware. Mary Lou Sallee
• This is a useful site for anyone teaching the Romantic period of British literature. It includes a detailed chronlogy as well as links to maby other romantic authors. Mary Lou Sallee
• Literature Nell Reynolds
• These two Web sites are excellent sources for Literature resources. They offer an indepth index of references, websites and other information that enables you to find pertinent and helpful information without wasting valuable time. Nell Reynolds
• This site includes Clinton's itinerary, speeches, a photo gallery, and perhaps most interesting, a link called "Faces of China" which describes various individuals and their professions. Also included are sections on history, economics, and the political situation and a link to related sites, all of which are valuable. This site would be useful for a current events project or as part of a history, political science, economics, or international relations course. Another interesting approach might be to analyze Clinton's speeches, focus on the role of Madeleine Albright, orex;lore the topic of village elections in China more fully (the topic comes up in the segment which describes Clinton's visit to a village). Great site! Patience Berkman
• The author, Mark Woon, warns that this site is not complete, but I feel it is worth a visit. The "cover sheet" is a clear map of Greece with numbered references to famous sites related to Greek Mythology. There is a good link to "Women in Classical Mythology," with brief text, followed by an extensive list of women in mythology and brief descriptions. The "Classical Mythology" link has a list of the Greek Gods and Goddesses and brief descriptions of each. A good starting point for students, but could use more depth. Patience Berkman
• Tells of the mythology surrounding Arthur. Includes a discussion of his quest for the Holy Grail. Patience Berkman

One of the topics that we tried to cover at this NCDS Summercore involves converting files from Mac to PC. On Tuesday, we emphasized the following key points.

1. Can a disk fit be usable in the disk drive of the "other-type" computer? Yes, if the Mac has been boosted with PC Exchange or if the PC has been boosted with Mac Opener. Most Macs running System 7.5 or better came with PC Exchange bundled for free.
2. How does the rule of four help with converting files? When saving a file for converting purposes, try saving it in multiple formats, e.g. text, RTF, etc. If possible use suffixes such as .doc for word or .rtf or .txt and keep the file name short, e.g. Marty1.doc or Marty2.rtf or Marty3.txt
3. How does the back door metaphor help when converting files? ANSWER: Once you put your disk into the computer, it is sometimes best not to double-click directly on the file. Our metaphor for doing this is the "front door" approach. Although double-clicking on a file is great when it works, there are occasional times (especially when converting) that it is best to avoid the "front door" and use the "back door" by opening your software first. In other words, start a Word 97 file as if you are typing a new document and then choose OPEN from the FILE menu, navigating to the desired file.
4. Is it better to purchase PC Exchange for your Mac or Mac Opener for PC? ANSWER: if your PC is your computer of the future, then it makes more sense to purchase MacOpener for the PC by DataViz. It is possible that the more expensive program called Conversions Plus is preferable to MacOpener, since it includes more software translation programs. See pages 7, 197, 397, 450 in The Summercore Primer

A few remaining "pink card questions" and topics to cover

• ListServs
• Copyright rules re texts (not software) ... Charles
• How can you set your PC so that it displays the 3 letter suffix of every file?
• Usage of the TI-82 Link ... Ellen
• Why is SAVE IN HTML not on the menu of some PCs w/ Word 97?
• What causes the task bar to disappear and how do I get it back when this happens? (Charles will explain)
• Why do some versions of Word 97 not include the equation editor? ... Ellen
• How do we create an intranet for web pages within our campus? .. Judith
• Why did we have trouble importing text into Word 97 from Sam's floppy disk? (still working on this one)