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Apple Camp for Kids

"This summer, your kid could make a movie, create a photo slideshow,write and record a song, put on a show for everyone, and have a blast doing it all. At Apple Camp, kids learn how to do cool stuff on a Mac and discover their hidden talents along the way. Apple Camp occurs at every Apple Retail Store, and each free workshop lasts three hours.Sign up your kid today and get ready for an adventure..."
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Source: Apple, Inc.

Polar Express

Christmas Captured: The Polar Express sets new genre in motion
By Megan Mansell Williams
November 22, 2004 | Discover Magazine

Resources:
- The Motion Capture Lab at Ohion State University
- Carnegie Mellon University Graphics Lab Motion Capture Database
- The New York University Movement Research Group

Current Events

- Mount St. Helens Volcano Cam
- NASA Rovers Spirit & Opportunity on Mars

Newspapers for Kids - NIE

Information about the Newspapers in Education Programs across the country.

NIE Program Sites
NIE Online - NIE Portal Site - Serving Newspapers in Education
Chicago Tribune
Detroit News & Detroit Free Press
Louisville Courier-Journal

Specific NIE Topics - most topics updated weekly
4 Your Info | Cartoons in the Classroom | Current Events: Newspapers Plus | Geography in the News | Links Library | News Pop Quiz | This Week in History

Lesson Plans - Newspaper Activities for Teaching
Elementary (K-4) | Middle (5-8) | Secondary (9-12)

World of Wonder - WoW
World of Wonder is an educational series devoted to exploring the realms of history, science, nature & technology and is published weekly (usually Sundays) in your local newspaper.  Upcoming topics and teaching guides are provided at comics.com.

Some of the World of Wonder pages have been archived on the web.  Pages are in PDF format: Calendars | Basics of Baseball

YAK's Corner
Activity Sheets Archive

InquiziKIDz
Frequency: new edition every Wednesday
Publisher: Bradenton Herald East-Manatee Herald, FL

Get soda out of your child's school!

The American Academy of Pediatrics is asking for your help in the effort to remove soft drinks from school cafeterias. To get soda out of the schools, print out this letter and send it to your child's school principal and school district board. Also, talk to your pediatrician about it and ask them about their level of involvement on this issue.