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CONTENTS
* 1. The Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling Site has been re-launched by Oracle
* 2. Lost Leonardo COLLECTORS EDITION CD available
* 3. Major Article Published and Featured at Technology & Learning
* 4. We welcome partnerships with  Sites for Teachers &  Top Lesson Plans
* 5. Newton's Castle selected for Children of the Code
* 6. Wired Safety.org using Music Piracy Webquest and Freedom of Speech Powerpoint
* 7. Read how Newton's Castle was designed to attract learners of all ages
* 8. Mona Lisa Select Site Award Winners for February announced.
* 9. Please visit our new sponsors for your Art Supplies and Dental Health needs
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The Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling Site has been re-launched by Oracle and is now part of the ThinkQuest Library at is original ThinkQuest Library address. During the nine month hiatus the guestbook was de-activated and the counter was reset, but we are grateful that the original graphics, artwork and articles were preserved.  Read about Oracle's selection process here. http://users.erols.com/sjfeld/response.htm

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Major Article Published and Featured at Technology & Learning
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Techlearning.com will publish your article on February 1, and I wanted you to know that we are grateful for your contribution.
Your article will be the featured article on our home page for one day within the first two weeks of the month; it will be listed on the home page for one week, and it will be on the New Articles page all month. It will remain on our Web site – accessible by browsing and by searching our database - forever.


Thanks again for sharing your article with our readers. 


Gwen Solomon
Director, TechLearning.com 

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Lost Leonardo Workshop

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As part of the Dedalus Foundation Art History Research Fellows presentation at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC on June 10, 2005, Steve Feld  presented the Lost  Leonardo Workshop Powerpoint, which is now available on CD. To order your copy of  the high resolution collector's edition. Click Here for details.

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Newton's Castle selected for Children of the Code
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Hello Steve,
 
This is David Boulton, your email was forwarded to me.  First of all, thanks for your interest and for taking the time to share your work "Newton's Castle". In my talks, for almost 20 years, I have used Newton's question as a metaphor for education. Instead of teaching children about what Newton discovered, I have always been interested in: "how do we create the condition in which children will ask themselves "why doesn't the moon fall to the earth like an apple". How can education create environments that precipitate authentic first-person questions and then resource the learner's learning needs as they proceed to explore their questions. Its not that I think all education can be handled this way - but I do think most of it should.
 
I had a brief look at your work. Once we get the Children of the Code (www.childrenofthecode.org) project to the next level we will be compiling an index of sites.  We will include yours.
 
Thanks again for contacting us - thanks for the great work you are doing and for all the kids you are helping.
 
David Boulton
 
www.childrenofthecode.org
www.implicity.org

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WiredSafety.org using Music Piracy Webquest and Freedom of Speech Powerpoint
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Hi Steve,

Great to hear from you.  Small world indeed.  I've pointed to Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling many times during the early Thinkquest days and in my WebQuest workshops with Tom March.  I love making those kind of connections!  The only thing more fun is turning cyber-connections into real ones at conferences.

Thanks for the resources.  As I look at them I see two things that fit well, namely your music piracy webquest and the PowerPoint on Freedom of speech.  The PowerPoint would be used as is, probably as a resource in a Web-and-Flow activity that I will be creating.  However, I would like to adapt the webquest vocabulary and material to be geared down to middle school level.  Of course there would be appropriate credit and linking back to your original material.

 
Thanks!
Art Wolinsky
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You can read my latest article how Newton's Castle was designed to attract
learners of all ages:  http://ezinearticles.com/?id=106149  


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  See the newest Award Sites! rated  Mona Lisa Select Site Award Winners

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Mona Lisa Select Site Award Winners for February
now featured with thumbnails
http://tqnyc.org/NYC051308/award/feb2006.htm

  Newton's Castle wins additional major AWARDS and distinctions
http://tqnyc.org/NYC051308/award/accolade2.htm

 
 
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