One Trick Pony

I just learned today that District Administration magazine has named the WebQuest page as one of 20 Curriculum Web Site Award winners for 2003. The Curriculum Web Site Awards were launched in 1998 to identify exemplary K-12 online curriculum material in every content area. The competition includes free and subscription-based sites. The winners were chosen from a pool of 800 sites.

I’m in good company on the list. American Memory, ENC online, and The New York Times Learning Network are among the others. I’ll bet I’m running on the lowest budget and staff of any of them (0 and 1, respectively). Cool!

One of the reasons I started blogging was to nail down things I found around the web before I forget them. That said, here are some cool new links.

1. NewsQuakes - A world map showing the epicenters of each hour’s headlines.
2. A Dove’s Guide: How to be an Honest Critic of the War
3. United for Peace - Want to know where to go on Feb 15 to voice your opposition? I’ll be in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Watch for the tall guy near the back of the crowd.
4. A new random poem every time you refresh your screen from the Poetry Archives @ eMule.com
5. And finally, something that’s either complete baloney or something that will change everything about your daily life. A zero point energy device has been developed by an anonymous inventor and is being closely examined for bogosity. I’m betting on bogus, but always ready to be astounded.