6.+News+Groups

· Chris Mahar- News Group · [] · This website is a newsgroup about what happened in America on September 11. The site offers things like pretending that you are the mayor of New York City, and the changes that you would make to rebuild the city. It provides information on the events of what happened that day. It has a whole section dedicated to student activities and not all of them are related to September 11. They have scholastic news for both parents and teachers. I think that this would be a great resource for teachers because I do not think that this act of terrorism is elaborated on enough because it was so recent. The activities on the website would be great for students to use and gives a lot of stories from the people who were affected first hand.
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Eric Greiner – Strategic Studies Educational Newsgroups [] Newsgroups can be a very good resource for teachers because it allows them to communicate with other teachers and have discussions and share ideas with other teachers. This site has many different topics for specific grade levels and subjects. Sites like this one can be good assets for teachers because they can get ideas about certain subjects from other teachers across the country and world. It can also be used to have students connect with other students the same age all across the country and world as well. All these resources require a certain Microsoft program to run, but it could most likely be arranged with the school administrators to have the right programs installed if teachers wanted to use news groups as a class resource.

Alex Roberts Newsgroups for Education [] This website is all about what a newsgroup for education is. It provides information on what a newsgroup is, what they look like, what to be aware of when creating one, etc. This is a good website because I had no idea what a newsgroup actually was, and then after looking at this website and reading the information, I actually figured out what it was. That is a good example of why it is a good website, if someone like me doesn’t know what one is they can look at this website and read all about them and then create one themselves for their classroom!

Marissa Green-ESL Teaching Board [] The newsgroup is targeted to unemployed people looking for jobs. The site offers employment tips and how to post you resume correctly. Basically it is a site to help those who are unfortunately unemployed. There are plenty of people that share their personal stories about being fired or not having a job. The site also has inspirational quotes, interviewing tips, job offers, plans to go back to school, and volunteering organizations. I love this website because their goal is to help unemployed people to stop dwelling of the negative and look on the bright side. Teachers who get laid off will want to look at this website because they have teaching offers and other information on teaching.

Jagdeep Kang-News groups [] This website is designed specifically for students who need help and support with math and science. This website would benefit those students who may be struggling in class with these particular subjects. This website covers a wide range of mathematics, for example algebra, calculus and also geometry. This website also gives useful links to other sites that may be of use to the students.

Jeffrey Bennett- Newsgroups for Education [] The site is divided into six different sections related to news grouping. I found the site to be very organized and simple for people to understand easily by just looking at it. The site basically gives you information about newsgroups to help you be better at using them. It gives you a good definition of newsgroups and the different newsgroup names. Also it tells you what newsgroups should look like, what to beware of, and how to use them to be helpful towards your education. It had a few pictures that was used for examples which I found helpful and made easier to understand.

Tori Fraher-Incredible Art Groups [] This news group website is for an art teacher, and for his/her classroom. Here they not only have just news groups they also have e-mail list groups and networking/clubs. Really it is for any grade level that is including from K – 12 teachers, students, or art educators. Fine arts students or college and universities or even arts in the marketplace. This would be handy for the art teachers in school who want to check out what other teachers do elsewhere for their classes. Besides that they also have a ton of networking lists from all over the world that would make for an interesting discussion with the teachers class.

Jordan Shifflett - Educational News Groups
 * @http://www.schools.co.uk/aboutEMN.html
 * This news group websites is free all you have to do is sign up. It is a collection of teachers that use this forum to talk about different educational problems many teachers will discuss and need input on from other teachers. This is a way for teachers all over the world to be able to talk and discuss all different subjects related to schooling and teaching. Some of the topics on this page include administration, behavior and discipline, motivation and much more. This news group is good for teachers that want to discuss and help other teachers on similar problems one might encounter.

= = Kellie Yanek- TESL/FL Resource Guide = [] This newsgroup gives advice and help to those teachers who speak English but have one or more students that speak another language besides English. Teachers who might need an idea to help a student who does not know much English learn the material he or she is teaching. The newsgroup has links to discussions for teachers of all different subjects and grade levels. The newsgroups also have discussions on topics, such as sexual orientation and discussions how other teachers deal with it. It also gives contact lists if a teacher needs further assistance that what is listed in the discussions.

Shannon Grover- Supernews [] Supernews is a website created to help people filter through the news and find just what they want. The idea makes sense because it cuts down on a lot of time searching. For teachers, this can mean valuable class time spent teaching rather than researching or helping students find what they are looking for. There are many topics covered by the website and the site boasts of having fast download speeds. The drawback, however, is that there is a fee to access this website. That alone may make the website less user friendly for teachers and students depending on if the school is willing to pay that fee or if the responsibility would land on the students.

Kristyn McCarty- Google Groups [] Google Groups was made to keep people connected. One can join from within a group and can reply to anyone’s messages that they have posted. You can even post your own messages and thoughts too. Not only can you post your own messages you can start your own group on Google Groups. You can create your own group so you can keep in touch with your group members’. Another good thing about Google Groups is that you can choose between reading and posting messages online. You may also use your own email account to read and reply to other people. This website is beneficial to teachers because anyone including your students can go on here and rant about important issues or their own thoughts or feelings. They can even see how other people feel about certain issues. I think this will benefit teachers research methods in a way. Not only will teachers benefit from this, but their students will too. The students can use this website to find out important information on certain topics that others are discussing. They can read into people’s opinions and thoughts about that issue. They can even put their inputs on the issue as well.

Chance Fink - LincolnCourier.com

http://www.lincolncourier.com

The Lincoln Courier webpage is designed to connect everyone in the community. This website is able to keep them connected because people are able to read and post their thoughts on several different topics pertaining to the community. I feel this would be very beneficial to teachers, when education issues arise in the community teacher’s would be able to post their thoughts on the issues. Teachers posting their thoughts and feelings on these topics may just be enough to change the thoughts of other individuals in the community, resulting in bettering the educational system. Students also would benefit from this webpage, They are able to get on to the webpage and see posted lunches for their schools, but more importantly they would be able to see how current issues in the community directly affect the way their school is managed.

Sarah Fairburn-Science News Groups and News Resources

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This website is very useful for people who are very interested in science and also teachers who want to expose their students to an internet world of science. This site contains a bunch of links that students can click and it will take you to Google search results where students can choose what they would like to read about related to the subject they are being taught. This is also a very good way to further educate students in a more real life setting that just in the classroom. Students would greatly benefit from this different type of teaching approach because of how they are being exposed to material in a different way.

Carlyn Seeman – Listserves/Newsgroups @http://www.pelinks4u.org/links/newsgroups.htm

This website provides a list of about thirty different discussions to join in on regarding physical education. Physical education teachers can go to this website and partake in discussions ranging anywhere from Sports and Technology and Physical Independence and Handicapped Issues. Since this page gives so many different topics regarding physical education, it would be extremely helpful for a teacher to talk to many other PE teachers to get their input on off the wall topics in that field of education. This particular newsgroup is through e-mail instead of a discussion board type website so teachers know they are talking directly to the person they intended to.

Molly O’Shea – The Journal News group [] The Journal is an online magazine about technology in education. It helps teachers to know what kinds of technology they can be expecting to have in their classroom in the future, and a lot of great information on how to use technology in the classroom. With technology become a big part of the classroom this is a great place that teachers can go when they might need some answer or want to know what to expect with future technology. There are thousands of great articles that teachers can read on technology and they are all directed towards teachers and the classroom. Teachers can also comment on the articles if they have questions or want to compare experiences with other teachers.

Emily Davis- eSchool News, School Technology News and Resources for Today’s K-12 and Higher-Ed Educators
 * @http://www.eschoolnews.com/
 * This website is a great news group for teachers to look at. The websites contains all sorts of recent articles relating to education. The articles range from current issues in colleges to current issues in elementary schools. A teacher can look at the articles without having a membership to the website. With a membership to the website you can make comments and sees other people’s comments that have been made. In the website you can also look up and read articles from the past months. The website also has new clips teachers can watch, that are about current issues in education.

Brad Mandarino – Education-Related Newsgroups FAQ

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Newsgroups are online website that allow for teachers to have discussions and stay connected in the education world. This site is basically the encyclopedia of newsgroups. It provides many sites for numerous educational newsgroups. These newsgroups are basically what keeps the teachers connected and allows them to share their ideas and teachings with each other. This site is important because it gives the students and teachers the ability to talk about their own opinions on certain subject matters. Students and teachers alike benefit from this because if provides important information about certain topics and facts and gives them an opportunity to express their own opinion.

Rachel Senior- Association for Mindfulness in Education

@http://groups.google.com/group/mindfuleducation/topics

This website is an excellent resource for teachers who need to find answers to issues they are dealing with in the classroom. It is a community message board for teachers to post helpful hints, solutions, or questions they need help with. It serves to bring together teachers from all over the world to help each other become better teachers and become more effective in the classroom. Members of the website come from all backgrounds, have varying levels of experience, and teach every subject available from pre-kindergarten level to post-graduate college levels. The website covers a very wide range of topics in all subjects and disciplines.

CJ Stewart

The well-trained Mind forums [] I would suggest these forums for anyone considering becoming more involved in their children’s education from helping your child with homework to those interested in full blown home schooling this site provides an excellent support community. This site provides several educationally focused boards and while a log in is not necessary to view posts it will be necessary for users interested in posting and interact with the community. The site includes forums for K-8 curriculum, special needs, bilingual education, and several more. From my browsing of the k-8 curriculum board I have found the posters to be helpful and quick to respond.

Brandon Campbell-Usenet Portal

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This site is designed for viewing newsreaders with ease. And not only can you view text and pictures on your browser, this newsgroup sends messages and alerts through the iPhone app. Granted, you must have the iPhone to use it, that’s the downside. But, as a part of this usenet, you’re able to view all sorts of news groups, either through your web browser or with your iPhone. All in all, if you’re interested in reading news groups, joining this site would be a plus. It supplies you with not only //your// favorite newsgroups, but a list of the top new groups to read. Really a plus.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Camille Dobbins
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> http://www.strategicstudies.com/html/ed_newsgroups.htm#Education - Social Science
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I had a hard time finding a newsgroup that the links actually worked! This one got the job done. It is helpful for teachers to talk about different strategies for teaching. Also, teachers discuss how to give students positive reinforcement. Parents can view the site to see what the teachers are doing and further that education at home. Students can look at the website to know exactly what is expected of them! It is good for everyone involved in education. Administrators can keep an eye on teachers, so to speak, to be sure that they are leading a guiding the school properly! Teachers can make posts about what is happening in the class each week, which would make it easier for the teachers to communicate and come together on certain topics to make each lesson applicable to students.