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COMPUTER NEWS PROJECT

8^th Grade Computers

• Computer News Daily: http://www.computernewsdaily.com/
• Government Computer News Network: http://www.gcn.com/
• CPM Net: The Technology Network http://www.cmpnet.com/
• PC World Online http://www.pcworld.com/
• TechWeb http://www.techweb.com/
• Computer Currents Interactive http://www.currents.net/
• ZDNet Breaking News http://www.zdnet.com/
• Yahoo Internet Life http://www.zdnet.com/yil/
• Computer Gaming World http://www.gamespot.com/cgw/index.html
• Windows Magazine http://www.winmag.com/default.htm
• Family PC Magazine http://www.zdnet.com/familypc/
• NewsLinx http://www.newslinx.com/
• InfoWorld http://www.infoworld.com/
• Wired Magazine http://www.wired.com/wired/current.html
• InternetWorld Magazine http://www.internetworld.com/
• New Media Magazine http://newmedia.com/NewMedia/newmedia.html
• Webcrossings Online Magazines http://prodevelop.hypermart.net/allnews.htm
• BYTE Magazine http://www.byte.com/
• Intelligamer News http://www.intelligamer.com/news.html
• Top 100 Computer Magazines http://www.internetvalley.com/top100mag.html

Instructions

Using the web sites listed above (or your customized news page- http://www.mysnap.com or http://crayon.net), you are to research three topics in computer news, preferably one on general computing or software, one on gaming or entertainment, and one on internet. This must be done twice a week during this course. The class will discuss new trends in computing each week based on the stories you review. Be sure to read the articles thoroughly!

Example

Enter the news stories in your notebook similar to the following. You do not have to type in the words in italics; they are just there as guides.

Title of Article: SouthPeak to Publish Wild, Wild West Games
Name of Magazine and Date: Intelligamer News, March 11, 1999
Summary of Story:
SouthPeak Interactive has been named the developer and publisher of PC and PlayStation games based on WILD, WILD WEST - THE MOVIE. The PC game based on WILD, WILD WEST - THE MOVIE is an action-adventure title that will take game players on a brand new quest beyond the film. The games are slated for a fourth quarter 1999 release, the movie hits theaters in July.

Title of Article: Net Access from a Pager
Name of Magazine and Date: NewsLinx, March 15, 1999
Summary of Story:
You can now access the internet using a pager. The RIM can send and receive pages and e-mail and will soon be able to act as a wireless PDA. It has an Intel 386 processor inside, 1MB of memory, a little black-and-white backlit screen, a clever curved keyboard (for typing with two thumbs), and a roller wheel that acts like your computer's mouse. It runs on one AA battery.