The Scout Report - July 28, 1995
A Service to the Internet Community Provided by the InterNIC
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newly discovered Internet resources of interest to researchers and
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Highlights In This Week's Report:
World Wide Web
- The 1995 International Plowing Match & Farm Machinery Show in Ontario,
Canada has a site of the Web. The IPM is a non-profit organization of
volunteers which annually organizes Canada's largest farm machinery show.
The event is commercial and educational. Thousands of school children
and educators attend and participate in organized educational activities.
http://www.sentex.net/ipm95/
- The At-Risk Institute, A new national institute devoted to improving
education for at- risk students has just unveiled its home page on the
Web. Dozens of studies, four national research centers, & experts on
at-risk issues are featured in this new area created by the At-Risk
Institute. Formally known as the National Institute on the Education of
At-Risk Students, this institute is to serve as a focal point for *what
is known* about improving education for students who are considered at
risk of educational failure (because of limited English proficiency,
poverty, race, geographic location, or economic disadvantage).
http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/At-Risk/
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"c|net central" is a Web site, weekly programming newsletter, and a TV
show. Probably the first Web site to have its own TV show (or is it the
TV show that has the Web site? ) c|net central is a good site for
selected technology news, columns, reviews, sites to see, and more. The
TV show is broadcast several times weekly on the USA and Sci-Fi channels
(times are listed on the Web site and in the email version) and offers
stories about the events and culture of the 'Net. You don't have to
register to use the Web version, but registering will allow you to search
the site, enter contests, and receive Digital Dispatch, an emailed weekly
preview of the weekend TV show and Web site updates.
http://www.cnet.com/
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The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago now offers an interactive
tour of the newest public exhibit, DNA to Dinosaurs, including moving
images and sound. If you have a Silicon Graphics workstation you can
also view in 3-D.
http://www.bvis.uic.edu/museum/
- Global Schoolhouse(TM) Project update: Global Schoolhouse is very much
alive and well - and growing. The concept for a "global schoolhouse"
originated in 1985 when teachers in San Diego linked their students to
classrooms on the east coast. With a grant from the National Science
Foundation in 1992, the Global SchoolNet Foundation (GSN) launched the
official Global Schoolhouse Pilot Project that showcased live
video-conferencing over the Internet. Global SchoolNet Foundation is very
interested in identifying schools, organizations, businesses, and
individuals who want to become partners in expanding the concept of the
Global Schoolhouse. This is an international effort to encourage "change
agents" to work together to improve education and to support lifelong
learning. Visit the newly updated Web site and enter the WWWeb Contest
to win free software and other prizes by answering the "questions of the
week." You can also join two new mailing lists which distribute
information about K-12 collaborative projects, training materials, the
CU-SeeMe video conferencing software, and more. (See the email section
below for mailing list information)
http://gsn.org
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Urban Education Web (UEweb) offers manuals, brief articles, annotated
bibliographies, reviews, summaries of outstanding publications, and
conference announcements in urban education. UEweb is an integral part of
the National Parent Information Network and AskERIC, an educational
organization with years of experience providing information over computer
networks. The site serves educators, parents, and others interested in
this important topic. Many items in UEweb are published by the ERIC
Clearinghouse on Urban Education and are available for free or a nominal
charge, as described in its publication list.
http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu
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Yahoo!, acclaimed by many as one of the best search tools on the network,
has been updated and re-organized for easier use. There are fewer
top-level categories to browse, and the most popular second-level
categories are visible from the top page so you can access more
directories with a single click. If you use the Netscape Navigator 1.1N
browser the directories are displayed in two columns, resulting in less
scrolling. Newsfeeds from Reuters are available and selected articles are
highlighted on the top page. The search form is conveniently accessed,
and be sure to select "options" to focus your search. Graphics have been
added, but they are small and easy to download as a service to the 14.4
jockeys out there in 'Net land. And a text-only version is still
available. Plans are to switch to the new service overnight on July 31,
keeping the same address.
http://www.yahoo.com/
Gopher
- The Agricultural Trade and Marketing Information Center at the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers publications on global
marketing issues and links to related sites.
gopher to: gopher.nalusda.gov
select: NAL Information Centers
- CapAccess, The National Capital Area Public Access Network, Inc. is a
non-profit organization which operates a public-access education and
information system for the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
gopher to: gopher.CapAccess.org
- The Minnesota Extension Service gopher is provided as a service to the
public and offers news releases, brochures, publications, and other
material produced by MES. In addition there are pointers to other state
Extension Services and other resources at the University of Minnesota.
gopher to: gopher.mes.umn.edu
Electronic Mailing Lists
- The Global SchoolNet Foundation is hosting two new mailing lists. (See
WWW section above for more details.)
* globalschoolnet-watch@gsn.org
This list provides periodic updates of collaborative projects, training
materials, and special events focusing on using the Internet to make
education more effective.
- send email to lists@gsn.org
- in the body of the message type:
- subscribe globalschoolnet-watch your.first.name your.last.name
* cu-seeme-schools@gsn.org
This list connects K12 schools around the world who have the capability
to do CU-SeeMe video conferencing over the Internet. The list is used to
announce upcoming special events and opportunities for schools to
participate in live videoconferences with schools, scientists, authors,
government, business, and community leaders.
- send email to lists@gsn.org
- in the body of the message type:
- subscribe cu-seeme-schools your.first.name your.last.name
- The bookmarket mailing list provides an ongoing discussion of copyright
issues and is run by a publishing professional. Informational messages
are also posted.
- send email to majordomo@ttx.com
- in the body of the message type:
- subscribe bookmarket your.email.address.here
- The Global Diversity Forum is a discussion list for individuals engaged
in human resource management, education, social work, training, and
anyone else in a group-leader/managerial capacity. Diversity Forum is
offered through the Institute for Global Communication, a US member of
the Association for Progressive Communications and is hosted by the
National Association for Diversity Management. The main purpose of Global
Diversity Forum is to provide a platform of cross-disciplinary
communication on a global level with a focus on aspects of human
relations in business, education and social work. In addition to the
global dialogue the mailing list serves as a resource for up-to-date
information on conferences, books in print, professional publications and
reviews of articles and research papers. Broad participation is sought,
with contributions from practitioners, researchers, and consultants in
the fields of education, human resource management and social
work/science, especially from our colleagues in the Republics of Russia,
Africa, South and Central America, SE Asia and China.
- send email to: MAJORDOMO@IGC.APC.ORG
- in the body of the message type: SUBSCRIBE DIVERSITY-FORUM
NetBytes
- As of June 30, 1995, there were 67,677 commercial domains registered
with InterNIC compared with 29,202 at December 31, 1994. 7,554 domains
were added in the month of June 1995. Although the gain was
impressive, it represents a falloff from the May 1995 pace when over
10,000 domains were registered. (As reported by Mike Walsh of Internet Info)
http://www.webcom.com/~walsh
- A Windows '95 home page is available with "hot news", documentation, and
a long, long list of upcoming books on the topic. Links to dozens of
other Win '95 pages are provided.
http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/win/Window95.html
Weekend Scouting
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The Adventures of Wells Fargo Web page offers authentic stories from the
days of the Gold Rush and stagecoach travel, including "What a Way to Go"
-- a list of "Hints for Plains Travelers" as published by the Omaha
Herald in 1877. The hints include where to sit and what to wear for the
most comfort, and how to act. A favorite is "Spit on the leeward side of
the coach." Other articles and photos describe the classic coach, a
"cradle on wheels" as named by Mark Twain, and the customs of stagecoach
travel. Fun to visit. And sho 'nough, you can do some banking while
you're there.
http://wellsfargo.com/ftr/ftrsty/
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Fashion Net, "The Global Meeting Point for the World of Fashion" offers
pointers to a dozen or more of the better on-line magazines with a slick
look and sections on fashion, style, entertainment, and whatever else has
been declared cool on a given day. Sites meant for the general public are
under "Fashion and Style" while services for the industry are kept under
"Fashion Industry". You can link to the Elite modeling agency, agent to
some of the worlds top models, or check-out the scene in Paris, London,
and Italy. Designs schools are included as well as a yellow-pages and an
employment bulletin board.
http://www.well.com/user/harder/triple/fashion-net/
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InterNIC Info Scout
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Resource Addressing Conventions
After each resource in the Scout Report one or more network addresses are
listed. Every attempt is made to use the same convention in each listing
for the network address of each resource. It is assumed that users
recognize the type of address and know how to use it. However, for those
users unfamiliar with the Internet we provide here the order in which
addresses are listed (by network tool) and instructions for accessing
additional information in the InterNIC InfoGuide about each network tool.
A brief explanation of one tool, WWW is included below.
The four network tools referenced most often in the Scout Report are
World Wide Web, gopher, email, and FTP. Occasionally WAIS and Telnet
addresses are also listed.
After each resource at least one address is listed, and sometimes more.
This is because some resources are available using multiple network
tools. The network tool addresses are always listed in the same order
after each resource:
- World Wide Web (WWW)
- Gopher
- FTP
- Email
- Telnet
- WAIS
A WWW address is called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and always
begins with a string of characters followed by a colon and two forward
slashes. For example:
http://www.internic.net/
gopher://gibbs.oit.unc.edu:70/11/research.d/grants.d
ftp://ftp.digex.net/pub/access/hecker/internet/slip-ppp.txt
To access the resource through the WWW you can use a WWW browser
installed on your desktop computer, or a "command-line" WWW client on
your local Internet host computer. Web browsers are available for all
major computer platforms, including Macintosh, PC, and UNIX. Check with
your local support center or your Internet Service Provider for more
information about Web browsers installed on the Internet host computer or
for your desktop computer.
Copyright Susan Calcari, 1995.
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