From: lindgren@meol.mass.edu (Charles F. Lindgren)
Subject: Apple News - 8/4/96
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 05:18:13 +0100
>Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 16:01:59 -0400 >To: teachers@meol.mass.edu >From: cherylt@meol.mass.edu (Cheryl A. Taniguchi) >Subject: Apple News - 8/4/96 >Sender: owner-teachers >Precedence: bulk > >>Date: 04 Sep 96 19:26 GMT >>From: JOHNSON16@applelink.apple.com (Johnson, Stephen) >>Subject: Apple News - 8/4/96 >>To: STANTON@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us, KATAMA1@tiac.net, GMARTIN@middlebury.edu, >>CHERYLT@meol.mass.edu, KGROVE@ultranet.com, MALOOF@meol.mass.edu, >>CURRAN@meol.mass.edu >>Cc: TWARNER@top.monad.net, JSTALLWO@polar.bowdoin.edu, >>GARY_SIMON@lsrhs.linsud.k12.ma.us, MCAULEY@meol.mass.edu, MARGULIESC@aol.com, >>ASTENSON@smith.edu, MUNDY@meol.mass.edu >> >>o Netscape and Apple Announce Plans for OpenDoc/CyberDog ver. of Netscape >>o One Thousand Imagine II Videos Available at No Charge to Educators >>o Time, Inc. and Apple Computer On-Line Lesson Plan Contest For Educators >>o CyberSurfari 96 Is The Biggest Adventure In Cyberspace >>o Apple Awards 25 Millionth Macintosh to Boston School >>o Apple Sponsors National Essay Contest for High School Students >> >>============================================================================ >>o Netscape and Apple Announce Plans to Develop Netscape Navigator for Apple's >> Cyberdog Technologies and OpenDoc Architecture >> >>On August 27, 1996, Apple Computer, Inc. and Netscape Communications >>Corporation announced that they have signed an agreement for Netscape to >>develop a new version of Netscape Navigator that supports Cyberdog, Apple's >>Internet suite; and OpenDoc, the open-component architecture. Netscape will >>develop a custom component specifically for the Apple Cyberdog Internet suite >>called Netscape Navigator for Cyberdog. >> >>In addition, Apple will distribute Netscape Navigator for Cyberdog with >>its Mac >>OS, as the default-browsing component for Cyberdog. Apple's plans also >>call for >>the product to be incorporated with the Mac OS in Apple computers. >> >>============================================================================= >>o One Thousand Imagine II Videos Available at No Charge to Educators >> >>Apple is kicking off the school year by offering a set of Imagine II videos to >>the first 1000 educators that call 1-800-800-APPL (2775). After the 1000 sets >>have been given away, we will be selling the set of six Imagine II shows for >>$59.99 plus tax and shipping via 1-800-800-APPL. >> >>NOTE >>These are available to educators only, not the general public. >> >>========================================================================== >>===== >>o Time, Inc. and Apple Computer On-Line Lesson Plan Contest For Educators >> >>Apple customers can win an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. by entering >>their multimedia or Internet lesson plan. The contest will start on September >>1, 1996 and end on October 31, 1996. >> >>TOPIC >>In 300 words or less, describe your most innovative and creative multimedia or >>Internet lesson plan. The plan should utilize one or more of the following: >>graphics, video, or audio on a computer. >> >>FORM OF ENTRY >>Entrants need to include the following information in the 300 word essay: >> 1. Goals of the lesson plan >> 2. How teacher and student(s) were involved with the technology during the >> lesson >> 3. Compare how this lesson was completed in the past without using >> computers, to how this lesson was completed using computers. >> >>Entrants need to provide the following information: >> 1. Teacher name >> 2. Address/Name of School/School District >> 3. Daytime phone number >> 4. Grade level >> 5. Subject(s) >> 6. Hardware and software used in the lesson >> >>CRITERIA FOR JUDGING >>We will break the program out into three judging categories by grade level: >>K-2, 3-6, and 7-12. >> 1. Ideas need to be uniquely different, creative, and innovative. >> 2. Project must show how technology made ordinary learning extraordinary. >> 3. How well did this lesson plan improve teaching and learning from previous >> methods of teaching/learning? >> 4. Must be a good use of technology for both teacher and student(s). >> >>JUDGING >>Apple Distinguished Educators will judge the top 10 finalists in each category >>to determine the winners. >> >>WHAT THEY WIN >>The three winners and their guests will receive and expense-paid, news-tour >>trip to Washington, D.C. starting Saturday, April 12 through Tuesday, >>April 15, >>1997. The winners will receive "per diem" for expenses. >> >>FOR MORE INFORMATION >>Refer to the Apple education Web page <http://education.apple.com/> to see >>banners promoting the contest, information about the contest, and a >>direct link >>to the Time Teaching & Technology Web site at <http://www.time.com/teach> when >>the site is available. >> >>============================================================================== >>Conquer The CyberJungle - Win Treasures >>CyberSurfari 96 Is The Biggest Adventure In Cyberspace -- And It's Coming To A >>Computer Near You! >> >>(Washington, DC -- August 22, 1996) -- Take groups of students with a >>computer, add a treasure hunt packed with hidden clues and links to intriguing >>Web sites, mix in large scoops of resourcefulness to navigate the tricky >>territory of the Internet and, presto, it's a perfect recipe for hours of >>educational fun and enjoyment for teachers, students and families alike. >> >>The countdown is on for the World Wide Web's most exciting - and largest - >>interactive adventure: CyberSurfari '96. Launched by the Software Publishers >>Association (SPA) in 1995, the contest that had thousands of students, >>teachers and families huddled around computers is back for its second year - >>bigger and better than ever. This year, the proud co-host of the trek through >>cyberspace is one of the Internet's most innovative and creative companies: >>Yahoo! featuring the Yahooligans! Web Site For Kids. >> >>Together, co-hosts Yahoo! and SPA - along with Apple Computer, Compaq >>Computer, Disney Online, Houghton Mifflin Interactive (HMI), Microsoft >>Corporation, Netcom and Technology & Learning Magazine - will house clues >>leading to more than 100 "outposts" or destination sites. CyberSurfari '96 >>begins on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. (EDT) and lasts one month. Over the >>course of the contest, cyber adventurers, both school teams and individuals, >>will have a chance to win thousands of prizes, including over $50,000 in cash, >>hardware and software, 5,000 T-shirts and 5,000 certificates of completion. >> >>CyberSurfari '96 is open to teacher-supervised school teams, family groups and >>individuals, all of whom have the opportunity to win prizes either by >>completing the clues the fastest or through a weighted random drawing at the >>end of the contest - solving more clues increases the chance of winning. SPA >>provides lesson plans on its home page for educators wishing to incorporate >>CyberSurfari in their school curriculum. >> >>CyberSurfari '96 Is Coming! >> >> With a "two thumbs up" from the thousands of students, teachers, individuals >>and families who successfully navigated last year's trek, CyberSurfari '96 is >>the coolest adventure - and the most rewarding - on the World Wide Web this >>year. All CyberSurfari adventurers are certain to find their treasure in the >>discovery and exploration of some of the richest outposts in the CyberJungle. >> >>For further information on how to participate in CyberSurfari '96, access >>SPA's home page at http://www.spa.org, use Yahoo!, or contact Sara White at >>SPA on (202) 452-1600, ext. 343 or via e-mail at swhite@spa.org. >> >>============================================================================= >>Apple Awards 25 Millionth Macintosh >> >> Apple recently marked an important event in the company's history, >> the shipment of the 25 millionth Macintosh! >> >> Since Macs are shared by several users on average, it is estimated >> that there are now more than 60 million Mac users in the world. >> The 25 millionth Mac, a new Macintosh Performa 6400/200 signed by >> Steve Wozniak, was on display in the Apple booth before Gil Amelio >> gave it away onstage at the Apple keynote. The magic Mac, plus >> Apple's 10 millionth printer, a color StyleWriter, were presented >> to the journalism program at English High School in Jamaica Plain, >> Boston. Students there have proposed to publish their yearbook on >> CD-ROM, their school newspaper on the Web and participate in video >> conferencing programs with the University of Massachusetts. Deputy >> Superintendent of Schools Janice Jackson accepted the Mac on the >> school's behalf. >> >> But wait, there's more! In addition to the 25 millionth Mac, Gil >> suprised the audience by awarding Macintosh system 25,000,001 to a >> lucky member of the crowd. Attendees were given pins at the door >> which read, "25,000,000 Strong!" and to the back of one lone pin, >> a red dot had been affixed. Kim Miller of Virginia was the winner; >> she received a handshake and certificate on stage. >> >>============================================================================== >>Apple Sponsors National Essay Contest for High School Students >> >>Win a College Scholarship >>Win a Cool Apple PowerBook >>Get to go to Washington, D.C. >> >>Announcing National Essay Contest for High School Students >> >>The National Endowment for the Humanities and Voice of America national essay >>contest for 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade students provides the opportunity to >>write an essay and the chance to win a grand prize--a colored Apple PowerBook >>laptop computer and a $5,000 college scholarship. The finalists will win >>a trip >>to Washington, D.C. to read their essay. >> >>Essay Topic Background: >>As a young man, George Washington copied 110 "Rules of Civility and Decent >>Behavior in Company and Conversation" into a memorandum book. He carried this >>book throughout his life, and strived to live in accordance with its ideals of >>duty, honor, and justice. >> >>Essay Question: "How do the ideals of duty, honor, and justice, which guided >>George Washington in the 1790s, shape your life and the lives of those around >>you in the 1990s?" >> >>Essay Deadline: Student entries must be postmarked no later than November 20, >>1996. >> >>More About the Contest: Call 800-NEH-1121 >> >> >> > >-----------------*********----------------- >Cheryl A. Taniguchi, Ed.D. >Internet Specialist, MCET >cherylt@meol.mass.edu >Phone: (617) 252-5700 ext. 743 >