• The Virtual Quilt: Join our virtual quilting bee.  Just create a "patch" describing your county or province and our web-weavers will sew your patch into this growing collaborative quilt. Write to Brett DeMatteo to find out how to "sew" your own patch.

• The International Book Fair and Book Link: Book Reviews and Author Multimedia shows.  Play these newly updated HyperStudio Author Projects in REALTIME! (New Windows and MAC Plug-ins available on this page.)
  
• MidLink ABC's: Kids put a new twist on the alphabet with The MidLink ABCs. Students pick a letter and research something beginning with that letter. Write to David Kafitz to find out how your school can be a part of this project.

• SATELLITES, COMPUTERS, AND MAPPING: An interdisciplinary course designed to show students how satellites and remote-sensing are used to solve problems.  These students used GIS and GPS to compare temperatures throughout North Carolina.  They need YOUR data.  Write to Rita Hagevik or Ann Thompson.

• Write Spot:  Read original stories and poems by MidLink readers. Don't miss the new ones from Romania!   PLEASE send us your stories, poetry, or drama.

• International Honor Roll of Heroes and Heroines:  (Last month's theme) Scroll down our Honor Roll of Olympians, Black American Heroes, and even some heroes from the Middle Ages.  You can add to our Honor Roll directly from these pages.

• Electronic Portfolios These new portfolios take the idea of a "report" to a new level.  Are you creating portfolios with HyperStudio, PowerPoint, or web tools at your school?  Write to us and we will share them with MidLink readers in this growing section.

• The Junior Summit  The MIT Media Lab invited Children between the ages of 10 and 16 from every country in the world to participate in the Junior Summit.  Winners to be announced SOON.

• Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling? Help us solve the mystery that has puzzled generations. Submit your ideas on-line. You can read about Leonardo DaVinci and some very interesting theories at this collaborative site.

• ThisDay at the Franklin Institute of Science:  You'll find activities for each day of the month.

• Perfect School? Did you complete our Perfect School Survey? Look here for the results and learn about the school day in cities all over the world

Questions or comments to: Caroline McCullen, Educational Technologist, SAS Institute Inc.Cary, NC
Late Revision: August 16, 1998
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