Tony mitchell wrote: > Hi! nice web site. I have a web site for my Environmental Earth > Science > class and I would welcome your opinion. > > http://www.oocities.org/CapeCanaveral/7639/INDEX.HTM > > Thanks > > Tony Mitchell > Lewis Mlls HS > Harwinton/Burlington CT > tjamitch@snet.net Hi Tony. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. It's obvious that you spend a lot of time keeping up your web site. Your "what's new" segment demonstrates that. It's visually appealing and the links you provide are useful. My only suggestion is to try and reduce the content of your opening page. With my modem in full-swing, it still took a minute and a half to download. Other than that it is an exceptional page! Frank -- ************************************ ...and on your left, the Grand Canyon- in about 15 million years. -Flintstones the movie Science Rules!!! Earth Science Rocks!!! Visit My Excellent Earth Science Page: http://www.cris.com/~fnap ************************************
This reply was received from Teresa Gallagher, Environmental Coordinator with a Connecticut industry.
'Knowing what you have'....that is the very best place to start. Not just with how the earth works but also what are we doing to it. If you have the ability to use the internet for your classes, I highly recommend linking to the Community Right-to-Know information which is on the internet. Here's the URL:
http://www.rtk.net/www/data/tri_gen.html
This is a fantastic site. Industries all over the country are required to submit reports each year which identify all their releases to the environment and how much they have landfilled and recycled offsite. It only covers certain chemicals, and only if they use a lot of it. But it's a great resource because it's set up so well. For example, you can search a specific town and get a listing of all the facilities in that town, what each plant released and where (ie such-and-such river), where they sent their waste chemicals, etc. Or, you can do a search of a particular chemical like lead. Find all the lead released in a certain state, for example. This year, they also have the chemicals linked to really indepth descriptions of the chemicals. So if your neighborhood factory released 5000 lbs of chromium into the environment, you can read all about chromium and its environmental and health effects.
The whole purpose of the Community-Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was to encourage the public to become involved, and to provide them with information about the factories in their area. It really hasn't been used that much though, because most people don't know it exists.
Having said that, I should qualify myself by saying that industrial discharges are no longer our biggest problem, but you knew that, right?
I could probably write a book on this, so I better shut up now! By the way, Environmental Studies was the only class I did well in during High School. Maybe art, too. I think the teacher made the difference...it was much more challenging than the other courses and it seemed important.
- Teresa
Would you mind if I put your reply on my comments page with links to your email address and web site? I think its important for the students to see that people can end up doing something related to their school work. I am especially interested in encouraging female students to pursue science careers.
--T Mitchell
No problem! In that case maybe I should add that I hated school so much I nearly dropped out of High School, and followed a vocational track my senior year. I somehow dragged myself through my undergraduate degree at UConn, first as an agricultural then a geology major. I really didn't do very well. Then I became stuck in an incredibly boring job (drafting), and after five years I was ready to go back to school and do well. In grad school I liked the courses (lots of problem solving) and pulled straight A's. Some people just need a lot more motivation than others, I guess! More recently, I discovered I'm ADHD (attention deficit disorder w/hyperactivity), which explains why I needed that motivation to do well. The disruptive boys get all the attention while the ADD girls just drift away in the ozone and noone notices! I've noticed that many ADDers are attracted to the natural sciences, or at least the woods. There are some reasons for that, but that would be a lot of explaining!
I think it's great that you're trying to get more young people interested in the sciences, especially girls. I never knew I liked science until I got out of school, and no one ever recommended fields like science or engineering, even though I tested high on aptitude tests, especially abstract reasoning, math and spatial abilities. It could have made such a difference if I'd had a few people at school to make the sciences more interesting (exploratory) and provide encouragement.
Thanks!
Teresa the Exporer
Born to Explore! The Other Side of ADD
www.connix.com/~hypercog/add.htm
Hi,
Just a note to tell you how much we enjoyed the LSM Home Page.
Because we live in Florida, we missed all the excitement of the
tournament. But Eileen (Coach Crompton) kept us updated by e-mail. It was
great to be able to see some of the pictures.
Peg & Gene
Kinnarney
Sorry, I neglected to mention that Eileen is our daughter.
Peg & Gene Kinnarney
hi mr. mitchell,
coach crompton gave me your address, because she said you made
our e mail page and i just wanted to thank you. it is really cool, the
home page. those pictures were really neat. well i just wanted to thank
you for all your time you put into it. bye. well you probably don t know
me. well i just wanted to say thanks.
tamara saverine
> From: David A. Rioux > To: tjamitch@snet.net > Subject: Site Idea > Date: Monday, May 05, 1997 2:48 PM > > Mr Mitchell: > > Great Job on the LSM Science Dept. www site! It's about time we got > ourselves on the internet! I got an idea for the page, why don't you > include a links "section" of the page for students that have webpages.. > I am saying this because I know of some fellow students that have > webpages, including my self. I am also very experienced at Web Graphics > and HTML/Java applet programming. If you need any help or anything mail > me or talk to me in school. > > -Mike Rioux > > (Earth Science Student 1994-95) > (Alias: tarmac ) > > PS: if you would like to check out my page/my html/java skills my page > is located at: > http://www.toptown.com/hp/tarmac/ By all means, lets do it!!! You collect the links and do the page, I'll put it on my site or at least a link your page with the links page. One problem I have right now is that I only get 2 megs of free web page hosting. I need so much help on my site I'm not sure where to start asking for it. I'd love to be able to send my handouts to someone who would then html them for the site - my word processor does not save as html. Thanks for the offer. Mr. M.
> From: Pavlov55@aol.com > To: Tjamitch@snet.net > Subject: Java Question > Date: Monday, May 05, 1997 9:03 PM > > Mr. Mitchell, > I had a question about your home page. I was wondering > how you got that rotating swirling globe and mail movment thingy to work. I > downloaded your page and looked at the Java script but I couldn't figure it > out. Also, what exactly does the Marquee tag do? Just wondering. I thought > typing it would be easier than you explaining it to me in class or something > > Your Student, > Oliver Gould > > P.S. Please mail me at Pavlov@aol.com Well, I don't really know how they work, only that they are "animated gifs" - I copied them from other sites, and they have embedded info on their origin: Inside earthrot.gif it says: This GIF file was assembled with GIF Construction Set from: Alchemy Mindworks Inc. P.O. Box 500 Beeton, Ontario L0G 1A0 CANADA. This comment block will not appear in files created with a registered version of GIF Construction Set ; Inside mail.gif it says: Created by Royal Frazier Animated Email Icon. December 29, 1995 Modified by Charlie Hall - Cheves Creek Web Authoring chaz@augusta.net http://www.augusta.net/chaz/ccwa.htm This GIF file was assembled with GIF Construction Set from: Alchemy Mindworks Inc. P.O. Box 500 Beeton, Ontario L0G 1A0 CANADA. This comment block will not appear in files created with a registered version of GIF Construction Set ; I saw an article on how to make animated gifs in Boardwatch magazine at: http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/96/july/bwm11.htm By the way - Boardwatch Magazine is the BEST magazine for serious web masters. The speed, size and direction is adjustable. It doesn't seem to work with Netscape, but does with Internet Explorer. I hope this all answered your questions, and no, it was not easier than asking me in class, but now I can post this on the web site in case the question comes up again. --Mr. M
Thanks for your reply, I know full well how busy things can get.
The site has some comments from the students which indicates some of the use of the site, and there is also an interesting use of the site in the midterm exam area.
Generally, there were more hits when I first started the site, another flux of interest around midterms, and minor blips before tests. The whole site is an experiment to see if I can settle on a useful way to use the web to improve the course.
I have a few students who love everything about computers, and so they tend to want to get handouts and stuff from the site instead of using what I hand out in class.
Some students have reported that the boring learning objectives I put on the site are especially useful at test time because they have discovered that many of my test questions are written from the list of objectives.
Eventually, I hope to get everything about the course on the site: outlines, assignment sheets, my lesson plans, handouts, reading assignments, curriculum planning work, links to more in depth material, alternative approaches to the material for different learning styles. I also hope to discover some kind of dimensional time rift to the extra 14 hours in each day this would require.
Maybe I can come up with a systematic way for my hot web-headed students (who know a whole lot more about this stuff than I do) to move course material to the web.
If this happens, I hope it would help not only the students, but the parents and tax payers who want to see what their students are learning.
Any suggestions you have are most welcome.
Tony Mitchell
tjamitch@snet.net
http://www.oocities.org/CapeCanaveral/7639/INDEX.HTM
Just E-mailing you to remind you to bring Twister back for me. Also the web page looks great. :) Thanks.
Ryan DonaherI should be reading Books 1-6 of the Iliad, but being the Internet geek I am (it's amazing what a free Internet connection...a T1 connection (I think) at that...can do to you!), I was browsing, and came across the earth science site!
I'm impressed...I think it's about time that technology was implemented into schools! Since I've been at college, I practically live on the internet. I find it so useful for practically everything I do...I think that all students should have access and know the kinds of information and whatnot they can find on the web! I don't know how many times I've run across something and said "hey, that would have helped me on that project about [insert topic here] that I did in high school!". I hope that the site will be expanded to include more than just earth science....it would be nice to see there be a Mills Homepage...
Anyhow, I'm not included on the LSM email list...I've sent my address, but haven't been added. Oh well. For anyone who cares, it's ss002f@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
I also have my very own homepage! http://www.oocities.org/CollegePark/8665/
I hope you'll look at it if you have the chance...I'll email you again soon...right now I have to read the Iliad...tell everyone at the ol' alma mater that I said hello (Including my sister...I haven't talked to her since I got back here from winter break!)
Love,
Sarah Scheidel
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