G8 Summit @ Kananaskis

Rating 3.00 out of 5 Since the G8 Summit is in my backyard this year, I thought I?d pass on this tidbit (Thanks, Bette!) from our government that explains the background, reasons and ways of this influential group. ?There are resources here for teachers and students alike… The URL: http://www.g8.gc.ca/teachers-e.asp

Imagine Mars!

Rating 3.00 out of 5 I got this from JPL the other day: The Imagine Mars project, a relaunch of the successful Mars Millennium project, blasts off on Space Day – May 2, 2002. As we count down to the launch date, we invite you to get started by signing up to receive our email [...]

Young Canadians in a Wired World

Rating 3.00 out of 5 Young Canadians are remarkably active Internet users ? they are using the Internet to build and foster social networks, inform and entertain themselves, and take advantage of new learning opportunities. The preliminary analysis of the Media Awareness Network’s groundbreaking study of nearly 6000 Canadian students was released in June 2001. [...]

Pinhole Cameras

Rating 3.00 out of 5 I remember as a kid, I received an edition of WORLD Magazine that had a pinhole camera in it!? I never did make the thing work properly, but this Flash site from Vancouver-based Mod7 Communications, may offer me another chance…? The scenario is that you are a spy and are [...]

College Drinking – Change the Culture

Rating 3.00 out of 5 In response to the increasingly complex issue of alcohol abuse among college students, the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism created the Task Force on College Drinking in 1998. Their website contains sections for parents, high school counselors, and students give the latest statistics and information about drinking [...]