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Emerging Technologies in Education

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 1:34 P GMT-08
Emerging Technologiesin the Education FieldMany of tomorrow's hottest technologies are already finding a home in education today, which is why eSchool News has compiled a remarkably informative collection of news articles and links related to the cut
Category: Culture of Education Teachers & Tech
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Lynne Wolters

Grants, Scholarships, Contests (From T.H.E. Journal)

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 1:29 P GMT-08
SMARTer Kids GrantDeadline: Sept. 30, 2005Vernier Software & Technology/NSTA Technology Award Deadline: Oct. 14, 2005Being Bilingual Essay ContestDeadline: Oct. 28, 2005Olympus and Tool Factory Classroom Grant Program Deadline: Dec. 30, 2005Extre
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

Daily SuDoku

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 12:48 P GMT-08
BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK Daily SuDoku WWW>Middle / High SchoolSuDoku may look like a magic square, but these puzzles are solved with a different method. The only rule is that every row, column and box of 3x3 cells must contain
Category: Teacher Resources Math
Lynne Wolters

PBS Lesson Plan Resources for Teachers

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 12:44 P GMT-08
Visit the following Web sites of special interest to educators:» PBS TeacherSourceThis Web site has more than 4,000 free lesson plans and activities, as well as online professional development opportunities for teachers.» FRONTLINE/World EducatorsH
Category: Teacher Resources Social Studies Science Language Arts The Arts Health/PE
Lynne Wolters

Exploratorium EduNews, Fall 2005

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 12:37 P GMT-08
EduNewsFall 2005 Happy end of summer! Here are some great resources to kick off fall in your classroom and at home. 1- NEW COW'S EYE DISSECTION WEB SITE http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.htmlWe are pleased to announce the lau
Category: Science
Lynne Wolters

Cable in the Classroom Subject Alert

Tuesday, 30 August 2005 2:20 P GMT-08
Category: Social Studies Math Science Language Arts The Arts Health/PE
Lynne Wolters

Drop Your Files at DROPLOAD

Tuesday, 30 August 2005 2:00 P GMT-08
Dropload is a place for you to drop your files off and have them picked up by someone else at a later time. Recipients you specify are sent an email with instructions on how to download the file. Files are removed from the system after 7 days, regard
Category: Tech Tools Teachers & Tech
Lynne Wolters

Blythe Bennett's Web Site Recommendation for Teachers

Friday, 26 August 2005 1:42 P GMT-08
BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK Cultural Survival WWW>Middle / High SchoolSearch by regions in Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica, the Middle East, Oceania or other parts of the world to find articles and other documents related to indigenous
Category: Teacher Resources Social Studies Health/PE
Lynne Wolters

PBS Teacher Source: Math Resources

Friday, 26 August 2005 1:41 P GMT-08
MATH Cyberchase Online Game: "Crossing the River" PBSOL> Elementary SchoolUnderstand number combinations and variables and determine how to move three people across a river in a two-person boat -- with an additional variable -- in the le
Category: Teacher Resources Teachers & Tech Math
Lynne Wolters

The Future of Web Browsing, Sans Browser

Friday, 26 August 2005 1:25 P GMT-08
Sean Carton writes a timely piece on the rapid uptake in new technologies which are, to varying degrees, supplanting the browser/link/click experience. He also offers links for additional information for RSS, Google, Skype. This is an excellent quick
Category: Professional Development Teachers & Tech
Lynne Wolters

Free Teaching Materials

Monday, 22 August 2005 5:37 P GMT-08
A&E Classroom Idea Book free to teacher who request it online http://www.aetv.com/class/theideabook/index.html
Category: Teacher Resources
Lynne Wolters

Look, Ma, No Schoolbooks!

Monday, 22 August 2005 5:30 P GMT-08
Read this interesting article about an Arizona high school that chose to purchase Apple iBooks rather than purchase text books for their students. Wired News http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68578,00.html
Category: Apple Mac Learning Tools Culture of Education
Lynne Wolters

Essential Mac Freeware Tools

Monday, 22 August 2005 5:25 P GMT-08
Brilliant Ignorance offers a list of essential freeware tools for Macs http://brilliantignorance.blogspot.com/2005/08/essential-freeware-for-mac-user_20.html
Category: Tech Tools
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Lynne Wolters

Essential PC Freeware Tools

Monday, 22 August 2005 5:20 P GMT-08
Many thanks to Stephen Downes (http://www.downes.ca/) for posting this link to "Brilliant Ignorance" Essential Freeware for the PC User. http://brilliantignorance.blogspot.com/2005/08/essential-freeware-for-pc-user.html
Category: Tech Tools
Lynne Wolters

Recommendations from Toshiba America Foundation

Monday, 22 August 2005 5:02 P GMT-08
This recommendation is just in from the Toshiba America Foundation:Many TAF grantees request support for projects that enable students to learn about advanced techniques in biological research including DNA Sequencing and Electrophoresis. This web si
Category: Grants Research
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Lynne Wolters

Time Out

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:47 P GMT-08
Time is a resource we still haven't figured out how to use wisely.By Milt Goldberg and Christopher T. CrossLearning in America is a prisoner of time. For the past 150 years, American public schools have held time constant and let learning vary. The r
Category: Culture of Education
Lynne Wolters

The Other Intelligence

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:44 P GMT-08
We can't -- and shouldn't -- separate emotional intelligence from academic achievement, say the authors of a recent New York Times essay. In their column this week, Timothy P. Shriver and Roger Weissberg, chairman and president respectively of the Co
Category: Culture of Education
Lynne Wolters

Multi-Media Creation Tools in the Classroom

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:39 P GMT-08
For years, the concept of multimedia in a classroom invariably meant the "special effects" elements used by an educator in a presentation to students. But today's students aren't just sitting back and experiencing multimedia in a passive wa
Category: Tech Tools
Lynne Wolters

Online Field Trips Boost Reading Scores

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:36 P GMT-08
A free collection of online field trips and other web-based learning materials has been shown to boost reading levels and help improve test scores among middle-school students, according to the results of a scientifically based research study from Ma
Category: Research
Lynne Wolters

2006 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:34 P GMT-08
Inspiration is one of my favorite software applications. If you use Kidspiration or Inspiration in innovative and effective ways please consider this grant opportunity:
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

Conference: Advancing the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Open Education

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:29 P GMT-08
You may want to consider the "Advancing the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Open Education," the 17th Annual Instructional Technology Institute at Utah State University. The conference will be held from September 28 - 30, 2005 on the Ut
Category: Conferences
Lynne Wolters

Grant Opportunities

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:18 P GMT-08
NEC Teaching in Motion Contest http://www.necvisualsystems.com/ Deadline: Sept. 1, 2005 National Geographic Teacher Grant Program http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foundation/pdf/foundation_2005-Teacher-Grant.pdf Deadline: Sept. 2, 2005 In
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

From the Start: A Ready to Learn Resource for PreK-2 Educators

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:06 P GMT-08
From PBS Teacher Source: Teacher PreviewsFrom the Start: A Ready to Learn Resource for PreK-2 Educators "Recommended Books and Links" PBSOL>Preschool / Elementary SchoolLearn more about books and Web sites you can use in the classroom to
Category: Teacher Resources
Lynne Wolters

Podcast: New Recording of John Seely Brown

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 9:54 P GMT-08
This link to Educause provides coverage of John Seely Brown's lecture at the University of Colorado System's 2005 Teaching with Technology Conference.  Listen in as he covers a diverse range of topics, including his thoughts on open source, learnin
Category: Professional Development
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Lynne Wolters

Tech Gadgets Challenge Educators

Tuesday, 16 August 2005 4:06 P GMT-08
For a lot of kids, back-to-school shopping means checking out the latest technological gadgetry. And for educators, that means new headaches as they seek to update and enforce their policies on gadgets in the classroom. Sure, the internet has opened
Category: Teachers & Tech
Lynne Wolters

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