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Food for Thought - February 2002

Note from Judy - E-zine formats: full text or teasers?
Windows Keystroke & Tips - Printing the WHOLE Web page
Complimentary Endorsement - Florida Center for Instructional Technology
Did you Know - Separate and Joint Possession
Recommendations

NOTE FROM JUDY

There's been considerable discussion on the Internet lately as to whether or not it's best to have full text e-zines, or just the beginning of an article and a URL leading to a Web site. In a way, this is kind of a "teaser." I just read comments on a discussion list from someone who is legally blind, and it cemented my commitment to staying with text only for this e-zine and my business publication, Communication Expressway. I'll publish the writer's remarks about the value of keeping the full text format in the March issue of Communication Expressway. If you're interested in improving office, presentation, writing, and technical skills, I invite you to subscribe. You can find information at http://www.ossweb.com/ezine.html

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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES AND TIPS

Printing across a Web page

Have you sometimes found that the text on the right of a Web page is cut off when you print it out? If this happens often, go to the Menu bar and choose File/Page Setup, and click on "Landscape." It may not be a perfect solution, but if printing content is important, you can usually get it all by changing the Page Setup default.

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-- COMPLIMENTARY ENDORSEMENT --

The Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT), is located in the College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. FCIT is funded to provide leadership and support services to educational institutions with regard to the integration of technology in education. A primary focus: the development of instructional materials and databases for telecommunications. Faculty members and graduate students in the USF Instructional Technology program contribute to many of FTIC's products.

Director: Roy Winkelman, Ph.d. Site: http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/.
Visit Exploring Florida at http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/florida/default.htm

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DID YOU KNOW?

Separate and Joint Possession

To indicate separate possession, add the apostrophe to EACH individual's name.

Examples:
* The winner's and the loser's comments.
* The McElwains' and the Ochmans' houses.

If any names are replaced by a possessive pronoun, reword if necessary, e.g., "my and the buyer's signatures" is awkward. Try "the buyer's and my signatures" or "the seller's signature and mine."

To indicate joint (or common) ownership, add the apostrophe to the FINAL name only.

Examples:
* The Johnsons and the Lintners' property.
* Jack and Judy's business.

Always follow a company's preference, even if it differs from the rules.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

EDUCATION

CHILDREN AT HUNTER COLLEGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Write and draw in gratitude
http://hces.hunter.cuny.edu/h/hope/

CONSUMER JUNGLE ADVENTURES
Promoting Consumer Literacy for Young Adults. Helps turn high school students into savvy consumers without putting them to sleep. There's a camp for everyone. Students will discover a treasure trove of games, and teachers will find free classroom materials. There's even something for parents - a section filled with tips on how to help the young adults in their lives find their way safely through the real world.
http://www.consumerjungle.org/

EDUCATION SITE FOR THE 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
Curriculum for each of the 79 countries that participates in the Olympics, as well as information about the Torch Relay, venues, and sports. For Early Childhood through High School. Content Area: Health and Physical Education, History and Social Studies, Arts.
http://www.uen.org/2002/

CREATE A GRAPH
The National Center for Education Statistics created this snazzy online tool so people can make an area, bar, pie, or line graph and print it out or download the image to a computer or disk.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

K-12 TEACHER RESOURCES FOR FOOD HISTORY LESSONS
Remarkable site!
http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food2.html

THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY PORTAL FOR TEACHER TRAINING
http://www.unescobkk.org/ips/ict/ict.htm

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR KIDS
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngforkids/

NETSURFER EDUCATION DIGEST
Free weekly e-zine
http://www.netsurf.com/nse/

A TEACHERS GUIDE TO THE HOLOCAUST
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/

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GRAMMAR

DAILY GRAMMAR
A great way to check grammar knowledge. Use the archives or sign up twice a year for daily e-mail lessons. Quizzes take four minutes
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html

PROFESSOR CHARLES DARLING'S GRAMMAR SITE
Outstanding to use as a quick reference for your grammar questions.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

THE BASIC COZY GRAMMAR COURSE
Digitally shot on location on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Conceived as a living textbook, the video uses colorful graphics to help clarify definitions, demonstrations and examples.
http://www.splashesfromtheriver.com

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HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
Health care systems in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
http://www.pnhp.org/international.htm

PUBLIC HEALTH IMAGE LIBRARY (PHIL)
A variety of images that can be used in high school health and life science classes.
http://phil.cdc.gov/Phil/default.asp

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HISTORY

HERE IS NEW YORK: A DEMOCRACY OF PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs of the World Trade Center disaster, taken by amateurs and professional photographers. HERE IS NEW YORK is also assisting the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) to evaluate the structural performance of the WTC buildings through photographs and videos taken during the course of September 11 and 12. Copies may be purchased, proceeds go to charity.
http://www.hereisnewyork.org/

THE FIFTEENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT LINEAGE AND HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Between the two World Wars the U.S. Army's Fifteenth Infantry Regiment was the only U.S. Army regiment permanently posted outside United States territory. It has spent most of this century stationed abroad either in Asia or Europe.
http://www.geocities.com/eureka/plaza/7750/15thinf02.html

THE POLITICAL GRAVEYARD
The Web Site That Tells Where the Dead Politicians are Buried
http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/

RURAL HERITAGE
A bimonthly journal in support of small farmers and loggers who use draft horse, mule and ox power.
http://www.ruralheritage.com/

WORLD POLITICAL LEADERS
1945-2002
http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00index.htmv

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WRITING/JOURNALISM

ACCURACY IN LEGAL JOURNALISM REPORTING CODE
From the American Board of Trial Advocates
http://www.abota.org/archive/aljrc.html

CRIME COVERAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Poynter.org
http://www.poynter.org/research/biblio/bib_crime.htm

EMAIL OR E-MAIL?
Internet pioneer and writer Kaitlin Duck Sherwood, author of the "Overcome Email Overload" series.
http://www.overcomeemailoverload.com/extras/hyphenation.html

DILLON'S ONLINE VOCABULARY
Vocabulary tests designed to increase one's vocabulary through interactive quizzes with definitions and etymologies. All correct and some incorrect answers are taken from the American Heritage Dictionary or a Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. JavaScript-enabled browser is required.
http://people.ne.mediaone.net/tomdillon

README
Will the Internet empower the reader or simply sully journalistic standards? Will tomorrow's journalists chop code as fluently as they craft their writing? Are Web communities intellectual salons or havens for rumormongering, conspiracy theory and idle chitchat? ReadMe poses these and other questions about the state of online journalism. ReadMe was launched December 12, 2001, under the auspices of New York University's Department of Journalism.
http://journalism.fas.nyu.edu/opensource/readme/index.php

SOURCES: THEIR USE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
How to cite sources: Dartmouth College
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/

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JUDY'S SITES, FORUMS, AND E-ZINES:

Judy Vorfeld's Small Business E-zine, Communication Expressway, designed to help people improve office, technology, presentation, and writing skills.
http://www.ossweb.com/ezine.html

Moderator for Adventive.com's I-CUSTOMER List The I-CUSTOMERS Discussion List enthusiastically explore ways to delight customers and implement customer-related strategies.
http://www.adventive.com/lists/icrm/summary.html

Basic Business Grammar. Judy helps busy people find good grammar resources. Brief bi-weekly e-zine.
http://wz.com/business/BasicBusinessGrammar.html

Hawaiian Food and Cuisine. Judy helps busy people find delicious Hawaiian recipes. Brief monthly e-zine.
http://wz.com/food/HawaiianFoodCuisine.html

Webgrammar - for students, educators, editors, writers, librarians, researchers, lovers of the English language, and Web developers.
http://www.webgrammar.com

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