<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>CU-Online</title><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/</link><description>Educational news and resources blog for PK-12 teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators.</description><copyright>Copyright 2008 cuonline.blog-city.com</copyright><generator>Prof. Lynne Wolters</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:31:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>CU-Online</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Sol Hirsch K-12 Education Grants for Meteorology</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/sol_hirsch_k12_education_grants_for_meteorology.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/sol_hirsch_k12_education_grants_for_meteorology.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sol%5Fhirsch%5Fk12%5Feducation%5Fgrants%5Ffor%5Fmeteorology</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deadline: August 1, 2008Source: National Weather AssociationWeb Site&bull;&nbsp;National Weather Association (NWA) Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants 		  	     		  The National Weather Association sponsors the Sol Hirsch Education Fund K-12 to help imp]]></description></item><item><title>Free Web 2.0 International Online Conference</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/free_web_20_international_online_conference.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/free_web_20_international_online_conference.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=free%5Fweb%5F20%5Finternational%5Fonline%5Fconference</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Knowledge Bank online conference out of Australia this year is focused on Web 2.0 in education: what it is, how it&rsquo;s being used today and its potential to radically change education.  http://knowledgebankconference2008.globalteacher.org.au/]]></description></item><item><title>&apos;Iron Science Teacher&apos; Competition Series at Exploratorium&apos;s Teacher Institute</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/iron_science_teacher_competition_series_at_exploratoriums.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/iron_science_teacher_competition_series_at_exploratoriums.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=iron%5Fscience%5Fteacher%5Fcompetition%5Fseries%5Fat%5Fexploratoriums</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retrieved from Converge Online, July 14, 2008 		 			Teachers are demonstrating the X, Y and Z-axes of geometric shapes, rigging alcohol burners, explaining density and illustrating fluid dynamics -- with a soda can.&lt;!--  ...continued below ad--&gt]]></description></item><item><title>Rapping About Fractions, Neurons, Cells and Integers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/rapping_about_fractions_neurons_cells_and_integers.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/rapping_about_fractions_neurons_cells_and_integers.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rapping%5Fabout%5Ffractions%5Fneurons%5Fcells%5Fand%5Fintegers</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[By News Report - Converge Technology IntegrationRetrieved from Converge online&nbsp; July 14, 2008&nbsp; 		 			 		 				 		 		One Michigan school teacher has taken his two loves -- teaching and rapping -- and combined them to create Class Dis-Missed ,]]></description></item><item><title>Tapped In Festival 2008: Beyond Conflict--Building Peaceful Communities</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/tapped_in_festival_2008_beyond_conflictbuilding_peaceful_.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/tapped_in_festival_2008_beyond_conflictbuilding_peaceful_.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tapped%5Fin%5Ffestival%5F2008%5Fbeyond%5Fconflictbuilding%5Fpeaceful%5F</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 23, 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and July 24, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm PDT  The schedule for the ninth Tapped In Festival includes a keynote by    Anna Martin. There will be a new group created during the Festival for global    collabo]]></description></item><item><title>Tips and Strategies from First-Year Teachers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/tips_and_strategies_from_firstyear_teachers.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/tips_and_strategies_from_firstyear_teachers.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tips%5Fand%5Fstrategies%5Ffrom%5Ffirstyear%5Fteachers</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New or soon-to-be teachers will benefit from the wisdom shared by first-year teachers. While you are at the web site &quot;The Apple: Where Teachers Meet and Learn&quot; spend some time. It is an excellent resource.CLICK HERE:&nbsp; http://www.theapp]]></description></item><item><title>NOVA: Science Now</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/nova_science_now.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/nova_science_now.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=nova%5Fscience%5Fnow</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Next on NOVA scienceNOW With Neil deGrasse Tyson  http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/  Wednesday, July 9 at 9 p.m. (Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.)  This broadcast looks at attempts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, the di]]></description></item><item><title>Free Resources: Microsoft Curriculum on Intellectual Property</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/free_resources_microsoft_curriculum_on_intellectual_propert.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/free_resources_microsoft_curriculum_on_intellectual_propert.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=free%5Fresources%5Fmicrosoft%5Fcurriculum%5Fon%5Fintellectual%5Fpropert</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Microsoft recently announced plans to offer a student curriculum covering technology and creative rights. The material, designed for students in grades 8-10, is scheduled to be available in October or November of 2008.The curriculum will be partnered]]></description></item><item><title>PBS Launches Online Education Community for PreK-12</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/pbs_launches_online_education_community_for_prek12.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/pbs_launches_online_education_community_for_prek12.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pbs%5Flaunches%5Fonline%5Feducation%5Fcommunity%5Ffor%5Fprek12</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PBS unveiled a new online community for PreK-12 that supports the advancement of digital media content and technology integration in education. The site, PBS Teachers Connect, is located online at www.pbsteachers.org/connect.The new online resource&n]]></description></item><item><title>Motorola Foundation $25,000 Civics Grant</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/motorola_foundation_25000_civics_grant.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/motorola_foundation_25000_civics_grant.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=motorola%5Ffoundation%5F25000%5Fcivics%5Fgrant</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Motorola Lincoln GrantsDeadline: July 30, 2008 - Motorola FoundationThe Motorola Foundation will give up to $25,000 to projects developed by U.S. civic, educational, and cultural organizations that actively engage the public in lessons from Linco]]></description></item><item><title>This Week on &quot;NOVA Science Now&quot;</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/this_week_on_nova_science_now.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/this_week_on_nova_science_now.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=this%5Fweek%5Fon%5Fnova%5Fscience%5Fnow</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wednesday, June 25 at 9 p.m. (Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.)  Host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson examines new findings on dark matter, regaining lost memories, the art and science of digital forensics, and how a crow]]></description></item><item><title>Friend or Foe? Balancing the Good and Bad of Social-Networking Sites</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/friend_or_foe_balancing_the_good_and_bad_of_socialnetworki.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/friend_or_foe_balancing_the_good_and_bad_of_socialnetworki.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=friend%5For%5Ffoe%5Fbalancing%5Fthe%5Fgood%5Fand%5Fbad%5Fof%5Fsocialnetworki</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Digital Directions online article by Michelle Davis, 06/09/2008http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2008/06/09/01networks.h02.html&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Learning in the Webiverse: How Do You Grade a Conversation?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/learning_in_the_webiverse_how_do_you_grade_a_conversation.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/learning_in_the_webiverse_how_do_you_grade_a_conversation.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=learning%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fwebiverse%5Fhow%5Fdo%5Fyou%5Fgrade%5Fa%5Fconversation</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Campus Technology online article by Trent Batson, 06/18/2008http://campustechnology.com/articles/64462/&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Cable In The Classroom: e-LECTIONS</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/cable_in_the_classroom_elections.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/cable_in_the_classroom_elections.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cable%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fclassroom%5Felections</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[eLECTIONS is a powerful online learning experience that demonstrates how broadband technology - with its capacity to deliver video, audio, excellent inter-activity, design and content - can support active, meaningful and memorable learning.   Cable i]]></description></item><item><title>New YouTube Channel Educates About Aging</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/new_youtube_channel_educates_about_aging.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/new_youtube_channel_educates_about_aging.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fyoutube%5Fchannel%5Feducates%5Fabout%5Faging</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UCSF and YouTube Educate the Public about Neurodegenerative Diseases YouTube is home to funny home-videos, TV reruns and sports matches, just to name a few. And now, the online video Web site, partnering with the University of California, San Francis]]></description></item><item><title>New District Leader&apos;s Podcast</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/new_district_leaders_podcast.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/new_district_leaders_podcast.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fdistrict%5Fleaders%5Fpodcast</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Podcast Series Resourceful for Sharing Expertise in Educational Administration District Leader&#39;s Podcast is the only national podcast created expressly for district leaders. Each episode features interviews with district leaders from around the c]]></description></item><item><title>Third Graders Using Multi-Media For Digital Presentations</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/third_graders_using_multimedia_for_digital_presentations.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/third_graders_using_multimedia_for_digital_presentations.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=third%5Fgraders%5Fusing%5Fmultimedia%5Ffor%5Fdigital%5Fpresentations</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Third Graders Incorporate Voice, Video and Graphics into Digital PresentationsMore than 2,300 primary school students and 100 teachers in Santee are using the School Web Lockers system, allowing them to experiment with the latest digital technologies]]></description></item><item><title>Software For Special Needs Students</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/software_for_special_needs_students.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/software_for_special_needs_students.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=software%5Ffor%5Fspecial%5Fneeds%5Fstudents</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Computer Program gives Special Needs Students a Helping Hand There&#39;s a new software solution available to teachers who work with special needs students. It&#39;s called the Kurzweil 3000, a reading, writing and learning solution for struggling re]]></description></item><item><title>New Financial Literacy Podcast</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/new_financial_literacy_podcast.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/new_financial_literacy_podcast.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Ffinancial%5Fliteracy%5Fpodcast</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new podcast series, &ldquo;Talking Financial Literacy,&rdquo; will be launched at the upcoming NECC conference in San Antonio. This special event will be held in the Hilton Palacio del Rio hotel, adjacent to the conference center on Monday, June 31]]></description><category>profesional development</category><category>podcasts</category><category>podcast</category><category>podcasts esl</category><category>professional development</category></item><item><title>WorldWide Telescope Brings The Universe To Students&apos; Desktops</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/worldwide_telescope_brings_the_universe_to_students_desktop.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/worldwide_telescope_brings_the_universe_to_students_desktop.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=worldwide%5Ftelescope%5Fbrings%5Fthe%5Funiverse%5Fto%5Fstudents%5Fdesktop</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An eSchool News online article. Microsoft Corp. has launched its answer to Google Sky: a free, web-based program for zooming around the universe from any internet-connected computer. Developed by Microsoft&rsquo;s research arm, the WorldWide Telescop]]></description></item><item><title>Astronaut Explains Space &quot;Bathroom&quot; Technology</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/astronaut_explains_space_bathroom_technology.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/astronaut_explains_space_bathroom_technology.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=astronaut%5Fexplains%5Fspace%5Fbathroom%5Ftechnology</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At a certain age, kids are fascinated by bodily functions, noises, etc. Here is a video of Chris Hadfield, a space shuttle astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency, explaining how they have problem-solved going to the bathroom in a zero gravity envir]]></description></item><item><title>Vernier Summer Institutes For Teachers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/vernier_summer_institutes_for_teachers.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/vernier_summer_institutes_for_teachers.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vernier%5Fsummer%5Finstitutes%5Ffor%5Fteachers</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are hands-on Vernier workshops coming to your area, and seats are still available. The workshops will be held at the following dates and times:  Beaverton, OR August 4, 8:00 AM-3:30 PM Vernier Software &amp; Technology https://store.vernier.com]]></description></item><item><title>NWREL Summer Mathematics Institutes For Teachers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/nwrel_summer_mathematics_institutes_for_teachers.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/nwrel_summer_mathematics_institutes_for_teachers.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=nwrel%5Fsummer%5Fmathematics%5Finstitutes%5Ffor%5Fteachers</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NWREL is pleased to announce two **Mathematics Summer Institutes** for K-5 teachers focusing on Number Sense and Algebraic Reasoning at ESD 101 in Spokane, Washington, July 21-25, 2008:  1)&nbsp; Mathematics Summer Institute for Grades K-2 Participan]]></description></item><item><title>New ISTE/NETS Book Available: Visual Arts Units For All Levels</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/new_istenets_book_available_visual_arts_units_for_all_leve.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/new_istenets_book_available_visual_arts_units_for_all_leve.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fistenets%5Fbook%5Favailable%5Fvisual%5Farts%5Funits%5Ffor%5Fall%5Fleve</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Available at the ISTE Bookstore http://www.iste.org/source/orders/isteProductDetail.cfm?product_code=netart   								ISTE, 								2007 								ISBN 978-1-56484-242-8 								includes a CD 								 							 							 							  								Audience: Grade K&]]></description></item><item><title>Help Your Students Become Published Authors</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://cuonline.blog-city.com/help_your_students_become_published_authors.htm</guid><link>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/help_your_students_become_published_authors.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://cuonline.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=help%5Fyour%5Fstudents%5Fbecome%5Fpublished%5Fauthors</comments><dc:creator>Lynne Wolters</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Help celebrate the UN's Declaration of Human Rights				 						 					 					 						 						 							 								 									 									  									We know kids care. Help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UN&#39;s Declaration of Human Rights with National G]]></description></item></channel></rss>