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August 2008
Features/Columns

This 'N That:  Stop the Violence.  A Southside neighborhood that has been working on cleaning up crime was faced with another incident last week. A domestic dispute lead to a murder on Badger Road. Domestic violence continues to plague some of our families.  Click HERE to read more.
   

 

Building Bridges: Everyone Can Be A Bridge Builder, by Betty Banks.  In each edition of Voices, someone is featured as a “bridge builder”. If we are to build community within neighborhoods, between communities and with each other, it becomes everyone’s responsibility to reach out and lend a hand, make a contribution, share some insight or just give a pleasant greeting to someone who needs to be uplifted. We all can be “bridge builders”.   Click HERE to read more.

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Extended Web Coverage & Links to More Resources:
[Special Report:  Youth & Technology]
[Alcohol Awareness] [Brain Matters]
[Career Exploration] [APA History]
[Math Matters] [Women's History]
[African American Heritage]
[
Homage to Coretta Scott King]
[The Children's March]
[School Matters] [Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King]

Extended Web Coverage!

Youth & Technology on Heart and SoulPlease join CLUB TNT Webmaster & Media Specialist, Bill Breitsprecher for a discussion about how kids use technolgy.  Its an audio archive and podcast of our special report from June 9th, Madison’s “The Pulse”  - a community dialog about youth, technology, and schools.  Click HERE for some of the issues we will discussed.

Mr. B's Web Seminar.  Sharing technology is fun and the Web is the best place to do it.  Here are some resources, "under construction" about applying information and technology skills.  Created for Madison's CELEBRATING YOUTH at Monona Terrace and for a course in Web design, the newest addition to TNT's resources includes: Tips & Tricks With MS Office, Background Information on the 'Net, Safe Surfin', Searching Tips & Tricks, Suggestions for Evaluating Information, Copyrights for Web designers, Web Design Fundamentals, Introduction to Graphics, and Links to More Resources.

Alcohol Awareness Web. April is Alcohol Awareness month.  Approximately one-half of U.S. adults report a family history of alcoholism or problem drinking. Nearly 14 million Americans have alcohol disorders.  While many talk about kids and illicit drugs, it is alcohol that remains the No. 1 drug problem for young people.  I have put together resources for:  Alcohol & The Brain, Research Guide, Print Resources, Support & Help, For Mom & Dad, For Teachers, Kids & Students, AA Big Book Study.

Brain Matters.  Would you intentionally download a harmful virus to your computer's CPU? What do you download into your brain? For some plain, straight talk about drugs and their effects on the brain; check out our links for: Brain Basics, Addiction, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Marijuana, Meth, Nicotine, Opiates, Steroids, and MORE Resources

Math Matters.  We've put together a Web page of math resources for youth, parents, and educators.   Please check out the links:  To Mom and Dad, Math Rhymes & Raps, Great Math Books, Algebra Connections, Math Links for Kids, Math Links for Parents, Math Links for Teachers

School Matters Research Guides

School Matters Web!  Please check out our NEW collection of resources for children, families, and educators.  It contains many "bonus" features that do not appear in the print edition of Voices newspaper.  Created by a library media specialist and technology educator, you will find links for our School Matters columns, thoughts from a librarian, book reviews, picture books, chapter books, teen reads, math matters, information and technology literacy, and a wide variety of related Web resources for students of all ages and virtually all subject matters -- even college prep!

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[ Top ]

Extended Web Coverage & Links to More Resources:
[Special Report:  Youth & Technology]
[Alcohol Awareness] [Brain Matters]
[Career Exploration] [APA History]
[Math Matters] [Women's History]
[African American Heritage]
[
Homage to Coretta Scott King]
[The Children's March]
[School Matters] [Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King]
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