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July 2006



Blythe Bennett's Recommended Site of the Week

Friday, 14 July 2006 3:10 P GMT-08
Elementary School Math Club Profdev>Elementary SchoolThe purpose of the Elementary School Math Club is to stimulate children's curiosity and positive attitude about math. The activities from the University of Texas UTOPIA site include a math mobil
Category: Math
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Lynne Wolters

PBS Parents: Make The Most of Summer Vacation

Friday, 14 July 2006 3:08 P GMT-08
Make the Most of Summer Vacation PBSOL>Preschool / Elementary SchoolLooking for ways to keep your kids entertained during summer vacation? PBS Parents has plenty of fun and educational activities to help make the most of the lazy days of summer. G
Category: Early Childhood Elementary
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Lynne Wolters

PBS TeacherSource: Social Studies July 16-22, 2006

Friday, 14 July 2006 3:06 P GMT-08
From the Start: A Ready to Learn Resource for PreK-2 Educators "Recommended Books and Links" PBSOL> Preschool / Elementary SchoolDiscover books and Web sites to help your students learn more about geography, mapping and cultural studies.
Category: Social Studies Early Childhood Middle School High School Elementary
Lynne Wolters

PBS TeacherSource: Math, July 16-22, 2006

Friday, 14 July 2006 3:03 P GMT-08
First Measured Century Lesson: "Senate Debate on Scientific Racism" PBSOL> Middle / High SchoolAnalyze scientific racism by collecting data on the opposing views of eugenics and anthropology. Research immigration laws pertaining to South
Category: Early Childhood Middle School High School Elementary
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PBS Teacher Source: Health and Fitness, July 16-2, 2006

Friday, 14 July 2006 3:01 P GMT-08
Clifford Activity: "Being Different is A-Okay" PBSOL> Preschool / Elementary SchoolExplore the lives and accomplishments of historical figures who have helped fight slavery and racism in America. Explain what characteristics make them un
Category: Health/PE Middle School High School Elementary
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PBS Teacher Source: Arts and Literature, July 16-22, 2006

Friday, 14 July 2006 2:59 P GMT-08
How Art Made The World "Once Upon A Time" (part 4 of 5) TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High SchoolMonday, July 17, 200610:00 - 11:00 PMThe fourth episode sheds light on how film, the most powerful storytelling medium ever created, explo
Category: Language Arts The Arts Middle School High School Elementary
Lynne Wolters

PBS TeacherSource: Science and Technology, July 16-22, 2006

Friday, 14 July 2006 2:55 P GMT-08
Nature "Killers in Eden" TV> PBSOL> Elementary / Middle / High SchoolSunday, July 16, 20068:00 - 9:00 PMThis is the story of an extraordinary and mysterious relationship that existed between killer whales and human whalers from the co
Category: Science Middle School High School Elementary
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Lynne Wolters

Video Libraries for Educators

Friday, 14 July 2006 2:34 P GMT-08
Next Vista for Learning is building an online library of video resources for learners everywhere. What will it cost each user? Not one red cent. A set of forward-thinking people and organizations have contributed the resources to make this happen. T
Category: Tech Tools Teacher Resources
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Lynne Wolters

Tapped In Festival 2006: Sustaining Professional Development Online

Wednesday, 12 July 2006 2:08 P GMT-08
Tapped In Professional Development Online - Come Join Our Learning Community - It's Free! July 19, 2006 from 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Pacific Time The focus of the seventh annual Tapped In Festival is to help Tapped In members and Festival participants
Category: Teacher Resources Professional Development Teachers & Tech
Lynne Wolters

Safe Networking Sites as Alternatives to MySpace and Facebook

Monday, 10 July 2006 11:03 P GMT-08
Safe Networking Sites Educational Alternatives to MySpace and Facebook By Jessica Springgay Social networking sites are here to stay, and with their rising popularity come concerns about online safety. Safe and educational social networking sites
Category: Tech Tools Teacher Resources Professional Development Teachers & Tech
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Lynne Wolters

Innovate-Live Webcasts for Teacher Pro Dev

Monday, 10 July 2006 10:53 P GMT-08
Innovate-Live webcasts offer an opportunity to synchronously interact with authors of selected articles in the June/July 2006 issue of Innovate (http://www.innovateonline.info ), an open access e-journal published by the Fischler School of Education
Category: Professional Development Culture of Education
Lynne Wolters

Education Grant Funding Alert (2)

Monday, 10 July 2006 10:27 P GMT-08
NAEA GRANT AND FUNDING ALERT NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONOffice of the Executive Director GRANT AND FUNDING INFORMATION AS OF 7/10/06 Circulated as a public service by the NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION http://www.naea-reston.org "
Category: Grants Professional Development
Lynne Wolters

Education Grant Funding Alert

Monday, 10 July 2006 10:17 P GMT-08
NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONOffice of the Executive Director - Received via BJ Bergquist, Tapped In. GRANT AND FUNDING INFORMATION AS OF 7/10/06 Circulated as a public service by the NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION http://www.naea-reston.or
Category: Grants
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Lynne Wolters

Teachers Sell Their Original Work Online

Sunday, 9 July 2006 10:50 P GMT-08
A lesson in finance: Teachers sell their original work online - Associated Press   For all those teachers who take work home at night, creating lessons they hope kids will like, the reward is a good day in class. Now there could be another pa
Category: Teacher Resources Culture of Education Teachers & Tech
Lynne Wolters

Microsoft Allow Open Document Format For Software

Sunday, 9 July 2006 9:36 P GMT-08
Microsoft allows open document format for software By cel4145 on word processing (Retrieved from Kairos News, July 7, 2006) Another win for the good guys in the pursuit of open standards and formats for
Category: Tech Tools
Lynne Wolters

hitchhikr New! from David Warlick

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 3:10 P GMT-08
Hitchhikr, a conference aggregator where people can register conferences and suggested tags, and the aggregator lists blog entries and flickr photos tagged appropriately.
Category: Conferences Teacher Resources Professional Development
Lynne Wolters

NECC Opens Today in San Diego

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 3:08 P GMT-08
Not attending NECC this year? There are podcasts, webcasts, and blogs galore! Click your way to San Diego.
Lynne Wolters

2006 Teachers Talk Tech Survey Reveals What Drives Teacher, Student Performance

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 2:56 P GMT-08
CDW-G has announced the results of the 2006 Teachers Talk Tech survey. The in-depth survey of more than 1,000 K-12 teachers nationwide reveals that deeper integration of technology and the core curriculum enhances both teacher and student performance
Category: Research Culture of Education Teachers & Tech
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Lynne Wolters

Oracle Education Foundation Honors ThinkQuest International 2006 Competition Winners

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 2:51 P GMT-08
Oracle Education Foundation Honors ThinkQuest International 2006 Competition Winners  Awards Students from 17 Countries for Outstanding Educational Web Sites  
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$790M In Grants Target 'Hgh-Need' Subjects

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 2:41 P GMT-08
$790M in grants target 'high-need' subjects To encourage U.S. students to take more challenging courses in high school and to pursue college majors that are in high demand in the new global economy, the U.S. Department of Education is making availabl
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

Funds To Help Schools Buy Equipment, Materials, Software

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 2:36 P GMT-08
Grant Title: Dollar General's Back-to-School Grants Organization: Dollar General Corp. Eligibility: Schools Value: $5,000 per award Deadline: August 11, 2006 The Dollar General Back-to-School grant program will award $5,000 grants to assist schools
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

EFF Defends Web Host and 'John Doe' Critic of School Superintendent

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 2:29 P GMT-08
Tulsa, Oklahoma - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) last week filed to block an Oklahoma school superintendent's attempt to unmask the identities of a local website's operator and all registered users. The superintendent has sued Internet use
Category: Culture of Education Teachers & Tech
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Lynne Wolters

Student Blogging Takes a Turn For the Better

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 2:16 P GMT-08
Student blogging takes a turn for the better ZDNet Education, June 30, 2006 Konrad Glogowski writes about a major shift in his eighth-grade students' blogging activities on the blog of proximal development. With a blog name like that you know t
Category: Culture of Education Teachers & Tech Language Arts Elementary
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Lynne Wolters

Historic Sites Educate Through Podcasts

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 2:03 P GMT-08
Historic landmarks and museums like Monticello and the Boston Freedom Trail are using podcasts to reach a far-flung audience and hopefully boost attendance. Colonial Williamsburg, in Virginia, for example, hired former NBC News anchor Lloyd Dobyns to
Category: Teacher Resources Social Studies Podcasts
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Lynne Wolters