CU-Online: PK-12 Ed Tech News and Resources
Add to Technorati Favorites

Grant Wrangler

Featured K-12 Grants

Find Elected Officials
Enter ZIP Code:

or Search by State

See Issues & Action
Select An Issue Area:
Contact The Media
Enter ZIP Code:

or Search by State

Calendar

««Dec 2005»»
SMTWTFS
     12
3
4
567
8
910
11
12
13
1415
16
17
18
192021222324
25262728293031







Mailing List

Her Blog Directory

Links Verified by: Web Link Checker

Assistive Tech Providers

CD DVD Burning Software Free

Character Education

Copyright & Fair Use Chart

Copyright/Fair Use Chart

Culture of the Internet

Decision-making Tools

Digital Citizenship

E-mail Shareware

Free Blogging Software

Hardware Reviews

Media Literacy

Multicultural Study Resources HS

Newspapers Portal

Open Source Mind Mapping Softwar

Podcast Search Engines

Podcasting "How To" Tutorials

Podcatcher Software

Problem-Based Learning

Research-based Strategies

Web-Enhanced Curriculum

December 2005



FREE VIDEOS ABOUT PODCASTS AND BLOGS

Sunday, 18 December 2005 1:35 P GMT-08
Two videos have been produced and offered free of charge that can be very helpful if you are new to podcasts and/or blogs. Learnoutloud.com has produced the following: How To Listen To a Podcast with iTunesHow To Subscribe To a Blog  
Category: Teacher Resources Middle School High School Podcasts Elementary
Comments/Trackback (1-0)
Lynne Wolters

Microsoft 2006 Calendar Templates

Saturday, 17 December 2005 7:02 A GMT-08
  Download a 2006 calendar Get ready for the new year with a brand new calendar template from Office Online
Category: Teacher Resources
Comments/Trackback (1-1)
Lynne Wolters

New Microsoft Sudoku Template (Excel)

Saturday, 17 December 2005 6:59 A GMT-08
Download the new Sudoku template today. • Sudoku template
Category: Teacher Resources Math Middle School High School Elementary
Comments/Trackback (1-0)
Lynne Wolters

NEW SITE OFFERS FREE AUDIO BOOKS

Friday, 16 December 2005 12:17 P GMT-08
 By year's end, LibriVox will likely feature free, downloadable audio files of 30 public-domain literary works recorded by volunteers from around the world. Founder Hugh McGuire says that since each chapter is recorded by a different reader, the
Category: Teacher Resources Language Arts Middle School High School Elementary
Comments/Trackback (1-1)
Lynne Wolters

Top 125 Questions Facing Scientists Today

Tuesday, 13 December 2005 11:19 A GMT-08
Top Science puzzlers Are you interested in the future of science? I sure am. We can expect phenomenal advances in our lifetimes. I like to know what scientists are focusing on – the areas where there will be the most advances. A special 125t
Category: Teacher Resources Science Middle School High School Elementary
Comments/Trackback (1-0)
Lynne Wolters

Top 10 Wierdest USB Drives Ever....Stocking Stuffers

Monday, 12 December 2005 6:43 P GMT-08
Here's an obscure bit of silliness and an answer to the dilemma about what to get the techie who has everything. Fosforgadgets offers this array of amusing USB drives. The image is of Mikan Seijin USB memory is called Mikan Seijin and if you translat
Category: Tech Tools
Comments/Trackback (0-2)
Lynne Wolters

Words Without Borders

Monday, 12 December 2005 11:42 A GMT-08
Tech Time has listed this site in its coolest 50 web sites listing. Words Without Borders is an online magazine publishing international literature that has been translated to English. You will find stories, poems, essays from authors around the worl
Category: Language Arts
Lynne Wolters

Course Casting in Higher Education

Sunday, 11 December 2005 3:20 P GMT-08
Very recently I decided to create podcasts for my online courses. Synchronistically, I find this little blurb from Elliot Masie's latest newsletter. Course Casting: In the Higher Education world professors have started to do "course castin
Category: Tech Tools Professional Development Culture of Education Teachers & Tech
Lynne Wolters

EXTEND THE UTILITY OF YOUR THUMB (JUMP) DRIVES

Thursday, 8 December 2005 7:53 P GMT-08
You probably have a USB thumb drive to carry around your files. These little gadgets are hot sellers because they're so handy. But did you know that you can do so much more than store documents on them? They're also perfect for running programs. But
Category: Tech Tools Teacher Resources Teachers & Tech
Lynne Wolters

The French-English Picture Dictionary

Sunday, 4 December 2005 12:40 A GMT-08
My French Picture Dictionary is a new online resource to learn French (or English) words in a fun way. Each word in the dictionary has an English - French translation and a photograph of the item. The interface is simple and both children and adults
Category: Teacher Resources Middle School High School Elementary
Comments/Trackback (2-1)
Lynne Wolters

INDEPENDENT LENS: SEOUL TRAIN

Saturday, 3 December 2005 9:43 P GMT-08
A growing and potentially explosive humanitarian crisis is threatening East Asian peace: the life and death of North Koreans as they try to escape their homeland and China. SEOUL TRAIN exposes the complex geopolitics and bureaucracy entangling the li
Category: Teacher Resources Social Studies High School
Comments/Trackback (1-0)
Lynne Wolters

NORAD SANTA TRACKER

Saturday, 3 December 2005 7:53 P GMT-08
http://snipurl.com/Norad_Santa_Tracker Languages supported include English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese. This is the 50th anniversary that NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), have tracked Santa. Th
Category: Teacher Resources Early Childhood Middle School Elementary
Comments/Trackback (1-0)
Lynne Wolters

An American Christmas Radio Shows

Saturday, 3 December 2005 7:32 P GMT-08
LISTEN TO THE BIGGEST CHRISTMAS RADIO SHOW Coming to hundreds of radio stations throughout the country this year is An American Christmas. This special radio program is hosted by Chip Davis. Chip is a cool guy and founder of the phenomenally success
Category: Early Childhood Middle School High School Elementary
Lynne Wolters

BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK Decenber 4-10

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:34 P GMT-08
Boat Peoples of Indochina Profdev>High SchoolGain an insight into the horrific experiences of the "boat people" through narratives of Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese survivors and refugees of the Indochina wars. http://collec
Category: Teacher Resources Professional Development High School
Lynne Wolters

MathMovesU Grants and Scholoarship Program

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:32 P GMT-08
MathMovesU Grants and Scholarships Program WWW>Middle / High SchoolRaytheon Company has launched the MathMovesU Grants and Scholarships Program to reward real-life "Math Heroes" for their dedication to improving math education and their
Category: Grants Teacher Resources Math
Lynne Wolters

PBS KIDS ARE READY TO LEARN

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:30 P GMT-08
 Idaho Public Television "Dialogue for Kids" http://www.idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids Station> Elementary SchoolThis Web site, produced by PBS member station Idaho Public Television, is the companion site to a monthly call-in program t
Category: Teacher Resources Science Early Childhood Elementary
Lynne Wolters

PBS Teacher Source Previews: SOCIAL STUDIES December 4-10

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:28 P GMT-08
NOW TV> PBSOL> http://www.pbs.org/now High SchoolThrough documentary segments and interviews with original thinkers, NOW goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle and gives viewers the context to explore their relationship with the larger w
Category: Social Studies Middle School High School
Lynne Wolters

PBS Teacher Source Previews: MATH December 4-10

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:26 P GMT-08
Between The Lions Lesson: "Big and Little"  http://pbskids.org/lions/parentsteachers/activities/big-little.html PBSOL> Preschool / Elementary SchoolExplore concepts of big and little by ordering objects according to size and by comp
Category: Math Early Childhood High School Elementary
Lynne Wolters

PBS Teacher Source Previews: HEALTH & FITNESS December 4-10

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:23 P GMT-08
Evolution Lesson: "Why Does Evolution Matter Now?"  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/lessons/lesson6/teach.html PBSOL> High SchoolDiscover how evolution affects your world and how understanding evolution can help solve pr
Category: Health/PE Middle School High School
Lynne Wolters

PBS Teacher Source Previews: ARTS & LITERATURE December 4-10

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:22 P GMT-08
Postcards from Buster Activity: "Bow to Your Partner" http://pbskids.org/buster/parentsteachers/act-bow-partner.htmlPBSOL> Preschool / Elementary SchoolDiscover how to square dance. Describe something that has been passed down from
Category: Early Childhood High School Elementary
Lynne Wolters

PBS Teacher Source Previews: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY December 4-10

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:20 P GMT-08
Nature "Flight School" http://www.pbs.org/nature/flightschool TV> PBSOL> Middle / High SchoolThis episode tells the astonishing story of how an experimental, artificial breeding and training program, in which surrogate human "par
Category: Science Middle School High School
Lynne Wolters

Freeware Programs for ADHD Affected Children

Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:08 P GMT-08
Grey Olltwit's Educational Software  http://www.greyolltwit.com/ Retrieved from his web site:  "One of my sons suffers from ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). I produced these programs for him. Many parents and teacher
Category: Tech Tools Early Childhood Middle School Elementary
Comments/Trackback (1-0)
Lynne Wolters

The Poetry Archive: MP3 Recordings of Poets Made for School Use

Saturday, 3 December 2005 2:08 P GMT-08
Various authors: The Poetry Archive December 2, 2005 This site represents what online learning should aspire toward: it offers poetry, as read by the poets, for use in schools. What would make it better? MP3 recordings (instead of unusable Real Aud
Category: Language Arts Early Childhood Middle School High School Elementary
Lynne Wolters