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March 2006

Our City Podcast

Wednesday, 29 March 2006 12:37 A GMT-08

Learn about places from the kids who live there! Our City Podcast is an audio program for kids and by kids. Students from around the globe are invited to submit a recording all about the city they live in (with the help of their teachers or parents).

Category: Teachers & Tech Middle School High School Podcasts Elementary

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Magnatune: Independent Music Free to Students and Educators

Tuesday, 28 March 2006 11:26 P GMT-08

Magnatune is a welcomed breath of fresh air in an increasingly hostile music distribution environment. Magnatune policies are so generous you may wonder when the "other shoe will drop". All music is available for preview play from the Magna

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Podzinger: Podcast/Video Cast Search Engine

Tuesday, 28 March 2006 11:16 P GMT-08

Locating video and/or audio podcasts can be difficult or cumbersome. Enter Podzinger. This innovative search engine adds value to more traditional search engine searches. Not only can you search based on topical keywords, e.g. educational technology,

Category: Teacher Resources Podcasts

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Teachnology Free Mac Program of the Week: MacJournal

Sunday, 26 March 2006 4:10 P GMT-08

Our Weekly Mac Pick: MacJournal "MacJournal is a program for creating, modifying, and managing a personal journal. It can be used for diaries, logs, or anything else. Toolbars, spell checker, font a

TeachNology PC Program of the Week: Gradeway

Sunday, 26 March 2006 4:08 P GMT-08

Our Weekly PC Pick: Gradeway Teachers Suite "Gradeway Teachers Suite is an integrated collection of classroom tools. This includes a gradebook, lesson planner, attendance tracker. Using Gradeway Teacher's Suite,

Category: Tech Tools

Keep. Do Not Sell. "Unseen. Unforgotten."

Friday, 24 March 2006 7:53 P GMT-08

In November 2004, while searching through an equipment closet at the Birmingham News, Alexander Cohn discovered a cardboard box labled "Keep. Do Not Sell." The box contained the negatives of some 5,000 photographs taken between 1950 and 196

I/O Brush Video: Electronic Drawing Tool

Thursday, 23 March 2006 10:29 P GMT-08

I/O Brush is a new drawing tool to explore colors, textures, and movements found in everyday materials by "picking up" and drawing with them. I/O Brush looks like a regular physical paintbrush but has a small video camera with lights and to

Category: The Arts Middle School High School Elementary

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History of Forensics

Thursday, 23 March 2006 2:34 P GMT-08

These days, public interest in forensics is running high. A number of popular shows follow forensics experts as they solve crimes. I think forensics is fascinating, too. It is simply amazing that we can use technology and scientific advances to sift

The Quest for Life: Space Simulator Game

Thursday, 23 March 2006 2:15 P GMT-08

Our galaxy alone contains hundreds of billions of stars, giving scientists a vast cosmic frontier to search. Could alien life be looking up at its own sky and asking, "Is there life out there?" Learn about the amazing quest for life that be

Number2.com: Teacher Created Free Test Prep Site

Thursday, 23 March 2006 2:06 P GMT-08

The acronyms SAT, GRE, and ACT strike fear into the hearts of students. A good score from these tests can boost your future. And a bad one can cause problems. Number2.com was created by teachers to help students excel in these exams. And hundreds of

Photos: A Time Capsule of Computing

Thursday, 23 March 2006 1:47 P GMT-08

What's this pile of Legos? It's the first storage system ever used by Google. Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin built it themselves. Hard drives at the time maxed out at 4GB, and they piled 10 into this Lego motel. Google took it offline in 1999

History Teacher Podcasts to Draw Students' Interest

Wednesday, 22 March 2006 12:38 A GMT-08

Missouri history teacher Eric Langhorst blends blogging and podcasts in his Speaking of History Web site to create an engaging environment for his eighth-grade students' study of history. His site has attracted international visitors, including

Category: Teachers & Tech Social Studies Middle School High School

Blythe Bennett's Recommended Site of the Week

Friday, 17 March 2006 2:57 P GMT-08

BookHive Profdev>Elementary SchoolA guide to children's books for kids through 12 years old provided by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina, this site has hundreds of book reviews in different reading levels an

Category: Language Arts Elementary

PBS Kids Are Ready To Learn

Friday, 17 March 2006 2:55 P GMT-08

From the Start: A Ready to Learn Resource for PreK-2 Educators "To Tell a Tale" PBSOL>Preschool / Elementary SchoolExplore the world of storytelling with your favorite PBS Kids programs and characters.http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/pre

Category: Language Arts Early Childhood Elementary

Social Studies PBS Teacher Previews March 19-25

Friday, 17 March 2006 2:53 P GMT-08

American Experience "Murder of the Century" TV> PBSOL> MARC>High SchoolMonday, March 20, 20069:00 - 10:00 PMIn 1906, the murder of New York architect Stanford White by railroad heir Harry Thaw was reported "to the ends of the

Category: Professional Development Social Studies Middle School High School

Math PBS Teacher Previews: March 19-25

Friday, 17 March 2006 2:48 P GMT-08

Cyberchase Success Stories PBSOL> Elementary SchoolGet ideas from colleagues on how to use the "Cyberchase Math in Science and Engineering Activity Guide" in your classroom. Teachers from around the country have uploaded their experience

Category: Professional Development Math Early Childhood High School Elementary

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Health & Fitness PBS Teacher Previews: March 19-25

Friday, 17 March 2006 2:45 P GMT-08

Dragonfly TV Activity: "Double Dutch" PBSOL> Elementary SchoolInvestigate what has a bigger effect on jump rope performance - hearing or seeing. Determine if the distance between jump rope twirlers affects the rhythm of the rope and find

Category: Health/PE High School Elementary

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Arts & Literature PBS Teacher Previews: March 19-25

Friday, 17 March 2006 2:43 P GMT-08

American Masters Lesson: "Truman Capote -- Other Voices, Other Rooms" PBSOL> Middle / High SchoolLearn about characterization in writing and write a short story.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/education/lesson2_overview.html A

Category: Language Arts The Arts Early Childhood Middle School High School Elementary

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Science & Technology PBS Teacher Previews: March 19-25

Friday, 17 March 2006 2:40 P GMT-08

Inside The Animal Mind, A "Nature" Miniseries "Animal Consciousness" (part 3 of 3) TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High SchoolJoin us for a trip to the deepest reaches of the animal mind. This episode focuses on perhaps the mos

Category: Science Middle School High School Elementary

Lobbyists Press Congress For More Tech Funding

Friday, 17 March 2006 2:29 P GMT-08

More than 150 educators and industry representatives descended on Capitol Hill March 9 to lobby for restoration of the Enhancing Education Through Technology block-grant program to the proposed 2007 budget. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., says not all his

Category: Culture of Education

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Copyright and Fair Use: The Comic Book

Thursday, 16 March 2006 7:14 P GMT-08

Tales from the Public Domain:BOUND BY LAW? <!--sl jb A documentary is being filmed. A cell phone rings, playing the Rocky theme tune. The filmmaker is told she must pay $10,000 to clear the rights to the song.

Category: Teacher Resources Middle School High School Higher Education

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eSchool News: Site of the Week

Thursday, 16 March 2006 6:26 P GMT-08

This NSF site shouldn't be a hard 'cell' for teachers or students Visitors to the National Science Foundation's Biology Research Overview site are privy to an interactive tour that guides users through a three-dimensional image of a human cell, comp

Category: Science Middle School High School Elementary

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New Resources Added

Thursday, 16 March 2006 6:11 P GMT-08

The following categories have been added to this blog: Information Literacy Images Copyright Free There are new resources added to the following categories: ESL/ ELL K-12 Music Math Sc

Category: Teacher Resources

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TechLearning Site of the Day: A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

Thursday, 16 March 2006 5:21 P GMT-08

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement This interesting and easy-to-use site looks at the history and meaning of many measurement terms, including Metric, International, an

Category: Teacher Resources Math Middle School High School Elementary

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Sudoku Online

Thursday, 16 March 2006 5:12 P GMT-08

Newsweek magazine, with the help of uclick, have a free web page that lets you play Sudoku online: http://www.uclick.com/client/nwk/nwdoc/ Three Sudoku puzzles are available every day. (1) The normal 9x9 puzzle we all know and love; (2) A smaller 6

Category: Math Middle School High School