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netTrekker Goes "Home"

Monday, 30 January 2006 5:02 P GMT-08
(netTrekker--January 26, 2006)--Already helping nearly 7 million students to conduct safe, relevant Internet searches when they're working on school projects, Thinkronize now becomes one of the first education companies to successfully cross over to
Category: Tech Tools Teacher Resources Middle School High School Elementary
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Lynne Wolters

"Pre-Keys:" Preparing Students for "Home Row" Keyboarding

Monday, 30 January 2006 4:28 P GMT-08
Just Announced by Visions Technology in Education: Pre-Keys Developmental Keyboarding Computer Activities for Early Childhood Educators, Preparing Students for “Home Row” Keyboarding   Explore this exciting new keyboarding met
Category: Tech Tools Teacher Resources Early Childhood
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Columnist: Washington State Cyberbully Bill Urgently Needed

Monday, 30 January 2006 3:13 P GMT-08
Columnist: Washington state cyberbully bill urgently needed After some initial skepticism, Seattle Post Intelligencer columnist Susan Paynter concludes that a proposed Washington state bill to combat cyberbullying would be a "welcome antidote&qu
Category: Culture of Education
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Warner Bros. to Launch File-Sharing Service

Monday, 30 January 2006 2:26 P GMT-08
Warner Brothers plans to sell movies and television shows via a peer-to-peer network. This is the same technology used by many to trade files illegally. The In2movies service will debut in several European countries, including Germany. Retrieved Jan
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Congressional Staffers Caught Abusing the Wikipedia

Monday, 30 January 2006 2:08 P GMT-08
Updated 9:40 AM:  Wikipedia posted a Wiki on "Congressional staff actions prompt Wikipedia investigation"]  A story came out last Friday from Evan Lehmann about the abuse of Wikipedia.  While these Wikipedia abuse cases are g
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Google Releases Upgraded Toolbar

Monday, 30 January 2006 1:54 P GMT-08
Google has enhanced its toolbar for Internet Explorer, introducing several new features that will appeal to regular users of the program. The new features include enhanced "suggestions" that appear on the fly as you type a query, the abilit
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Free website to list programs with spyware

Thursday, 26 January 2006 8:55 A GMT-08
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Retrieved January 26, 2006 Here's a new way to attack spyware: embarrass its purveyors. A free website (StopBadware.org) launching Wednesday plans to provide a list of programs that contain spyware and other malicious s
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EarthContest.com

Wednesday, 25 January 2006 10:19 P GMT-08
Retrieved from the ABOUT section of the EarthContest.com web site: When Google Earth was first launched, we were blown away by the potential. It inspired us to create a dynamic and challenging armchair travel game where the possibilities are endless
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Stardust@Home Interstellar Dust Project

Monday, 23 January 2006 8:45 P GMT-08
An interactive Internet-based search for interstellar dust in the Stardust aerogel collector.
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FreeSound Project

Monday, 23 January 2006 1:22 A GMT-08
Visitors from all over the world have tagged a map with audio files. Just click on a tag, and you can play a quick sound clip. For example, there are birds singing in a South American rainforest or street sounds in Italy. Click Satellite and zoom in
Category: Social Studies Science Early Childhood Middle School High School Elementary
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Teach-nology Mac Program of the Week: Workout Printer

Sunday, 22 January 2006 3:01 P GMT-08
Workout Printer "Workout Printer allows you to quickly and easily put together a workout plan and print it out for when you go to the gym, to your home exercise equipment, or wherever you may workout. Simply take your exercise print out with y
Category: Health/PE
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E-Learning Predictions for 2006

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:39 P GMT-08
"Over the coming year, m-learning begins to grow in earnest. Podcasting, the 2005 New Oxford American Dictionary's 'Word of the Year,' will expand and evolve dramatically. With the advent of enhanced podcasting, the delivery mode will integrate
Category: Culture of Education
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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:23 P GMT-08
Jim Crow History WWW>Elementary / Middle SchoolExplore the African American experience of segregation from the 1870s through the 1950s. There are many lesson plans related to history, literature and geography. Plus, the site includes historical si
Category: Social Studies Middle School Elementary
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Professional Development Opportunities

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:22 P GMT-08
PBS TeacherLine Profdev>Elementary / Middle / High SchoolIf you teach writing to middle school and high school students, try PBS TeacherLine's "Teaching Writing Across the Content Areas" (RDLA220) to help you incorporate writing instruct
Category: Professional Development Middle School High School Elementary
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PBS KIDS ARE READY TO LEARN

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:20 P GMT-08
From the Start: A Ready to Learn Resource for PreK-2 Educators "Teaching with the Brain in Mind" PBSOL>Preschool / Elementary SchoolFind out how educators can approach learning objectives to best convey information to students in a brain
Category: Professional Development Early Childhood Elementary
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PBS Teacher Source: Social Studies January 22-28

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:18 P GMT-08
SOCIAL STUDIES African American Lives PBSOL> Elementary / Middle / High SchoolGet ready for this unprecedented four-part PBS series premiering on February 1 and 8, 2006. Using genealogy, oral history, family stories and DNA analysis to trace lin
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PBS Teacher Source: Math January 22-28

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:14 P GMT-08
MATH Media Literacy Lesson: "Math" PBSOL> Middle SchoolExplore mathematics through media by graphing data and examining the economic advantages of advertising. Identify examples of hidden syllogisms in ads and calculate the ratio of
Category: Math Middle School Elementary
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PBS Teacher Source: Health & Fitness January 22-28

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:12 P GMT-08
HEALTH & FITNESS Concepts Across the Curriculum Lesson: "Community Health" PBSOL> Elementary / Middle / High SchoolDiscuss the role that government plays in the health and welfare of people and examine the impact of rising health c
Category: Health/PE Middle School High School Elementary
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PBS Teacher Source: Arts & Literature January 22-28

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:10 P GMT-08
ARTS & LITERATURE Masterpiece Theatre "Bleak House" (part 1 of 6) TV> PBSOL> Middle / High SchoolSunday, January 22, 20069:00 - 11:00 PMDon't miss the first episode of Charles Dickens' complex tale of young love, murder and the qu
Category: Language Arts The Arts Middle School High School
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PBS Teacher Source: Science & Technology January 22-28

Friday, 20 January 2006 7:08 P GMT-08
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Nature "Oceans in Glass: Behind the Scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium" TV> PBSOL> Middle / High SchoolSunday, January 22, 20068:00 - 9:00 PMFor more than 20 years, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has entertained,
Category: Science Middle School High School Elementary
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Lynne Wolters

Digital Media in the Classroom Resources

Wednesday, 18 January 2006 10:03 P GMT-08
Dr. Mark Bailey's Digital Media in the Classroom web site is full of awesome resources. Mark teaches in the education program at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR. I have a great deal of respect for Mark and the expertise and heart he brings to ed
Category: Teacher Resources Early Childhood Middle School High School Elementary Higher Education
Lynne Wolters

Converting iTunes to MP3

Wednesday, 18 January 2006 1:34 A GMT-08
Converting iTunes to MP3 So you've purchased a bunch of music from iTunes and have enjoyed listening to them on your computer. But your portable music player is not an Apple iPod, so you can't take your songs on the go. That's because the iTunes t
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An Invitation to Join the Jason Project

Wednesday, 18 January 2006 1:30 A GMT-08
Explore Mars! Join theJASON Project You and your students are invited to join the latest JASON expedition, Mysteries of Earth and Mars, as it probes the many mysteries of the red planet. Learn more about the program and find out how to attend
Category: Science Middle School High School Elementary
Lynne Wolters

Major study to probe ubiquitous computing

Wednesday, 18 January 2006 1:23 A GMT-08
Excerpts from the online article, Major study to probe ubiquitous computing Findings likely to impact future educational technology decisions By Laura Ascione, Assistant Editor, eSchool News Retrieved January 18, 2006   CLICK HERE FOR FUL
Category: Research Culture of Education
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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK

Wednesday, 18 January 2006 1:17 A GMT-08
  PestWorld for Kids Profdev>Elementary / Middle SchoolWhy do pests like wasps, mice, ticks, roaches and other creepy crawlies like our houses so much? Try your hand at being a pest detective or a pest ranger. Plus, the teacher section has
Category: Science Middle School Elementary
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