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Edutopia Radio Show: 7th Graders Sounded the Alarm Prior to Katrina

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 8:27 P GMT-08
Barry Guillot, a seventh-grade science teacher from Luling, Louisiana, will join us this week to discuss the impact Hurricane Katrina has had on displaced educators and students.Guillot hopes to return to Harry M. Hurst Middle School, in Destrehan, L
Category: Science Podcasts
Lynne Wolters

Outdoor Classroom Grant Program

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 8:23 P GMT-08
The Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper, and the National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine have partnered to offer grants for schools to improve their science curriculum by building an outdoor classroom or improvi
Category: Grants Science
Lynne Wolters

Learn Out Loud Offers Podcasts for Educator Professional Development

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 8:01 P GMT-08
LearnOutLoud.com, which features online resources for audio and video learning materials, has recently launched an expansive directory of handpicked educational and self-development podcasts covering topics such as business, politics, science, and te
Category: Professional Development Teachers & Tech Podcasts
Lynne Wolters

Grant Opportunities Retrieved From T.H.E. Journal Newsletter

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 7:50 P GMT-08
Vernier Software & Technology/NSTA Technology Award Deadline: Oct. 14, 2005Being BilingualDeadline: Nov. 15, 2005http://www.futureready.org/tech-visionaries/http://www.futureready.org/intelligent-classroom/http://www.futureready.org/mobile-lab/ht
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK October 2-8, 2005

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 7:42 P GMT-08
Herblock's History WWW>Middle / High SchoolHerbert Block has been cartooning since the Depression. This Library of Congress exhibit, "Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium," features presidents from both parties, economics,
Category: Social Studies The Arts
Lynne Wolters

Grant Opportunity for Public School Employees Impacted by Hurricane Katrina

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 7:40 P GMT-08
Public School Employees Impacted by Hurricane Katrina Profdev>Elementary / Middle / High SchoolPublic school employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina may apply for grants for housing, food, clothing and other necessities. For information and to app
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

PBS Teacher Source: "Drinking Straw Pulse Measurer"

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 7:38 P GMT-08
ZOOM Activity: "Drinking Straw Pulse Measurer" PBSOL> Elementary SchoolMeasure the human pulse by counting the movements of a drinking straw attached with clay to the pulse point on the neck. Predict activities that affect pulse rate and
Category: Health/PE Early Childhood Middle School
Lynne Wolters

Instructional Technology for the Disabled

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 7:21 P GMT-08
Bernard John Poole, MSIS, Associate Professor of Instructional Technology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Yvonne Singer, MS have co-authored this online article "LOOKING BACKWARDS OR INTO THE FUTURE?" 2005According to Poole and S
Category: Tech Tools Teachers & Tech Accessibility
Lynne Wolters

Soft Reset: Podcasting Handhelds in the Classroom Information

Wednesday, 28 September 2005 6:57 P GMT-08
Soft Reset is the podcast for those using handhelds in education. Hosted by Tony Vincent and Mike Curtis, you'll learn helpful tips, hear about useful resources, and listen to insightful discussion about topics handheld-using educators care about. Li
Category: Teachers & Tech Podcasts
Lynne Wolters

Fred Langa Reviews Online Image File Storage Services - Free/Ad Supportted and Low Fee

Tuesday, 27 September 2005 11:39 A GMT-08
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Category: Tech Tools
Lynne Wolters

Student Privacy Issues, Ethics, and Solving the Guest Lecturer Dilemma in Online Courses

Tuesday, 27 September 2005 11:25 A GMT-08
eLearn Magazine is featuring an article which discusses balancing the opportunities of online iinstruction and interaction with the privacy demands of FERPA. The article's author is Virgil E. Varvel Jr., CAI Specialist and Instructor University of
Category: Culture of Education
Lynne Wolters

Pluto's New Horizons

Monday, 26 September 2005 2:31 P GMT-08
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto. Pluto is the most distant planet from the sun. However, a recently discovered object further away may be a new planet.NASA will launch New Horizons, the first mission to Pluto, in Januar
Category: Teacher Resources Science
Lynne Wolters

Sodaplay

Monday, 26 September 2005 2:21 P GMT-08
Sodaplay is difficult to describe. It falls somewhere between a toy, a game and a geometry experiment. But I like to think of it as pure fun.To get an idea of what sodaplay is, visit the sodazoo. It houses a number of creatures created with the sodac
Category: Math Middle School High School
Lynne Wolters

BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK 9/25-10/01

Friday, 23 September 2005 11:41 A GMT-08
More Than Math WWW>Middle / High SchoolThis site from the Asheville Art Museum explores how math and the visual arts connect related to pattern, symmetry, proportion, perspective, balance and geometric form. Eight activities focus on tiling, tangr
Category: Math The Arts
Lynne Wolters

PBS Kids Are Ready to Learn

Friday, 23 September 2005 11:40 A GMT-08
From the Start: A Ready to Learn Resource for PreK-2 Educators "Learning with Sports" PBSOL>Preschool / Elementary SchoolHelp your students discover how they can learn about science, math and more through sports. http://www.pbs.org/teach
Category: Math Science Health/PE
Lynne Wolters

PBS: "Making Schools Work with Hedrick Smith"

Friday, 23 September 2005 11:39 A GMT-08
Making Schools Work with Hedrick Smith PBSOL> Middle / High SchoolThursday, September 29, 200510 - 11:30 amJoin in a panel discussion of some surprising educational success stories with powerful implications for American schools nationwide. Watch
Category: Culture of Education
Lynne Wolters

PBS Cyberchase Online Contest for Elementary Students

Friday, 23 September 2005 11:37 A GMT-08
Cyberchase Online Contest PBSOL> Elementary SchoolIt's time once again for kids across the country to hone their sleuthing skills for the third annual Cyberchase Online Contest. One Grand Prize winner will receive two notebook computers -- one for
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

PBS Mathline Lesson: "It's Going, Going"

Friday, 23 September 2005 11:35 A GMT-08
PBS Mathline Lesson: "It's Going, Going" PBSOL> High SchoolUse parametric equations to describe the path of an object, such as a baseball, relative to time. Apply concepts of trigonometry and physics, and use a graphing calculator to pre
Category: Math
Lynne Wolters

Technology, Reading, and Learning Difficulties Conference

Friday, 23 September 2005 9:05 A GMT-08
This 24th annual conference is scheduled for January 26-28, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. TRLD claims they are different because they are solutions oriented around current national issues of importance to the education community. Please visit their conf
Category: Conferences
Lynne Wolters

BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK 9/18 - 9/24

Wednesday, 21 September 2005 12:37 P GMT-08
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century WWW>Middle / High SchoolCheck out this online digital collection of over 50 published works by more than 30 19th Century black women writers. This site from the Schomburg Center for Research in Bl
Category: Teacher Resources Language Arts
Lynne Wolters

Grant Opportunities Information

Wednesday, 21 September 2005 12:27 P GMT-08
"How I Spent My Summer Vacation" Contest  http://www.seriousmagic.com/contest/summer2005Deadline: Sept. 30, 2005Brain Quest's Win Your College Tuition Sweepstakes  http://www.brainquest.comDeadline: Sept. 30, 2005Kids in Need Foundation T
Category: Grants
Lynne Wolters

New Technologies Offer New Learning Opportunities in the Classroom

Monday, 19 September 2005 2:27 P GMT-08
"The folks at Acme Labs have created a great Google Maps tool called Areometer. Areometer is a web tool that utilizes the Google Maps API and allows you to plot the area of a polygon on a Google Map. For example, I used the interface to find my
Category: Teachers & Tech Math Health/PE
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Lynne Wolters

Big News for Kids

Friday, 16 September 2005 5:16 P GMT-08
From Blue Web'n:Big News for Kids  http://www.bignewsforkids.com This is a free educational publication for teachers/kids. It emphasizes reading and learning. Samples are online for review and sign-up is easy, and free.Grade Level:  Early Childhood
Category: Teacher Resources
Lynne Wolters

Harvest of History

Friday, 16 September 2005 4:45 P GMT-08
From Blue Web'n: Harvest of History http://www.harvestofhistory.org The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York, has developed Harvest of History, an interactive website with an in-depth, interactive virtual tour of The Farmers' Museum a
Category: Teacher Resources Social Studies Math Science
Lynne Wolters

Resources from Blue Web'n

Thursday, 15 September 2005 11:08 P GMT-08
HOT SITE OF THE WEEK The Grout Museum District Excursion  http://www.campsilos.org/excursions/grout The Grout Museum District Excursion website is sponsored by Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area. Upon entering this interactive educational
Category: Teacher Resources Social Studies Math Science Language Arts The Arts
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