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Throwing Bones

Thursday, 28 April 2005 12:50 P GMT-08
http://m1e.net/c?40137978-g4ShPY1yoOhug%40965624-MIS0AKGtF1w2wFaced with a revolt against the absurdly inflexible rules and regulations invented to accompany NCLB/Helter-Skelter, the new Ed Secretary has been smiling and throwing bones but making no
Lynne Wolters

This year Space Day is on Thursday, May 5th, 2005!

Thursday, 28 April 2005 12:35 P GMT-08
SPACE DAY  Some sites to help in this effort:Exploring Planets in the ClassroomMore than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology, and space sci
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Thinking About Education in the Information Age...

Thursday, 28 April 2005 12:18 P GMT-08
"In times of change, it is the learners who will inherit the earth, while the learned will be beautifully equipped for a world that no longer exists."-Eric Hoffer <http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Eric_Hoffer/>
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National Geographic to Assume Stewardship of JASON Foundation for Education

Wednesday, 27 April 2005 6:01 P GMT-08
The National Geographic Society and the JASON Foundation for Education (JFE) have announced that they have signed a letter of intent for the society to assume stewardship of the JASON Foundation for Education. The National Geographic Society was a f
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PBS Teacher Source: Web Site of the Week

Wednesday, 27 April 2005 8:58 A GMT-08
BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK Pirates Elementary SchoolHar, matey! Climb aboard and play a type of "choose your own adventure" story. You select your pirate character, your ship and your treasure. Plus, find books for young
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Blogging? It's Elementary, My Dear Watson!

Tuesday, 26 April 2005 2:46 P GMT-08
"Blogging -- or Web logging -- most often is thought of as an activity for high school students. Did you know, however, that students as young as kindergarten now blog on a daily basis in a variety of exciting ways? Read on to find out how eleme
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Creating a Blog: A Workshop for Teens

Tuesday, 26 April 2005 2:45 P GMT-08
"To test out the power of blogging, last year The Children's Partnership gave a workshop in Harlem, New York, to young people in an after-school program. The workshop was so well received by the students and program staff that we developed these
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Earth Day April 22nd

Wednesday, 20 April 2005 8:01 P GMT-08
http://www.earthday.netThis site, created by the Earth Day Network, tells you all you need to know about the 35th anniversary of Earth Day, which takes place on April 22. Teachers, students and their families can all learn about the origins of Earth
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CPB Launches $20 Million American History & Civics Initiative

Wednesday, 20 April 2005 7:57 P GMT-08
Young people's knowledge of even the fundamentals of American history and civics has been on a steady and well- documented decline for a generation or more and, by any standard, remains at an unacceptable low. Therefore, the Corporation for Public Br
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Making the Case for Educational Technology

Wednesday, 20 April 2005 9:49 A GMT-08
The 2004 ISTE Leadership Symposium at NECC brought together education leaders to create a collection of tools to help make the case for educational technology. The result? The Advocacy Toolkit, a collection of templates, starter kits, and resources t
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NASA On Your IPOD

Wednesday, 20 April 2005 9:19 A GMT-08
Podcasting is the new technology that lets you search for audio broadcasts on the Internet -- called "podcasts" -- and download them onto portable MP3 players. Last December, Science@NASA began podcasting science news stories. Join those wh
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Digital Media in the Classroom

Wednesday, 20 April 2005 9:17 A GMT-08
This quarterly publication from Technology and Learning highlights numerous student projects in digital storytelling. Students use digital media to introduce us to someone important to them, document history, and take a stand. The ebook has links to
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Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program

Wednesday, 20 April 2005 8:59 A GMT-08
This program benefits, recognizes, and rewards teachers (of grades 1-12) who develop and implement lesson plans and thematic units demonstrating instructional creativity and exemplifying high learning standards for under-served students. In order to
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Ed Tech Video Library

Wednesday, 20 April 2005 8:56 A GMT-08
Videoclassroom.org, a searchable digital library, takes visitors into a variety of real classroom situations from across the country where K-12 teachers, administrators, university faculty, and preservice teachers are integrating technology into core
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New Federal Reserve Site Aims to Boost Children's Money Smarts

Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:14 P GMT-08
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve unveiled an online site for high school and college students, as well as for teachers and consumers, to promote economic education and financial literacy. Among the activities available at the Web site, users will be ab
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New Font Designed for Students with Dyslexia

Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:13 P GMT-08
The new streamlined typeface Read Regular eliminates the confusion factor between letters like "b" and "d" and does away with distracting details, such as the double loops on "g" and the top part of the letter "a.&q
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Free Downloads for Handheld Computers

Tuesday, 19 April 2005 10:39 A GMT-08
K-12 Handhelds Download Page  http://www.k12handhelds.com/free
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TechLearn Web Site of the Day: The Big Myth

Tuesday, 19 April 2005 10:33 A GMT-08
Click a circle on the map and watch an extraordinary show. Through colors, sounds, and animations, students can learn the creation myths of 25 unique, or perhaps not-so-unique, cultures. This is an excellent site that will capture t
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Record, Movie Industries to Sue Student Internet2 File Sharers

Tuesday, 19 April 2005 10:21 A GMT-08
The movie and recording industries last week filed lawsuits against hundreds of college students across the U.S. who they claim illegally downloaded music or movies on their school's Internet2 network by using the i2hub file-swapping service.The Reco
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Project to Open Internet to the Blind

Tuesday, 19 April 2005 10:13 A GMT-08
A three-year project to improve blind access to the internet has started at Queen's University in Belfast. Researchers at the university are working to devise ways to guide the blind and visually impaired through the web, as part of the Enabled ini
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Newly Added BestWebQuests

Tuesday, 19 April 2005 10:03 A GMT-08
http://bestwebquests.com The following five WebQuests have just been added to the BestWebQuests collection. Nice work!World Cultures WebQuest    Terri Eisenberg, Tenafly, New Jersey    Content area(s): History & Social Studies, Mathematics,
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Intel Teach to the Future Leadership Forum in Salem, OR

Friday, 15 April 2005 3:32 P GMT-08
Intel® Teach to the Future Leadership Forum in Salem May 24Leading Effective Technology Integration - What are the highest priority leadership actions you can take to improve the effective use of technology in your classrooms?Administrators and supe
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Technology Black Out Day

Thursday, 14 April 2005 5:32 P GMT-08
Join thousands of teachers, students and parents of K-12th grade students as they imagine one full day without technology. With lesson plans and activities that support state curriculum standards, participants will take a journey through time that ex
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T.H.E. Offers Educators Individual netTrekker Subscriptions

Wednesday, 13 April 2005 11:59 P GMT-08
T.H.E. Journal has announced an exclusive partnership with Thinkronize, developers of netTrekker, the trusted search engine for schools, which allows educators worldwide to purchase individual (single-user) subscriptions to netTrekker, which previous
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NOVA's "scienceNow" Web Portal

Wednesday, 13 April 2005 4:23 P GMT-08
Site of the Week for Wednesday, April 13, 2005 NOVA's "scienceNow" receives upgrades, accolades Launched earlier this year, the "scienceNOW" web portal--the online companion to the popular television series NOVA--reportedly
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