Jobs that take Time…
As a teacher I sometimes find myself teaching children things that I hardly ever use anymore. Recently, I was thinking about my Microsoft word curriculum. Usually I teach the students to create a document from scratch and then teach them how to do different types of formatting. I sometimes teach various methodologies of […]
The Teacher Balance
I ran into a friend from high school the other day and asked how she was doing. She replied, “Busy. You know…that’s life.”
It struck me how it’s become accepted and normal for life to be busy and full of work and other activities. As I thought further, I wondered what it was that she […]
Protect the Internet
Did you go online this past Wednesday? For many of us this seems like a silly question. “Of course, I went online Wednesday. I use the Internet every day.”
Well, here at PLB we seriously considered shutting down the site for the day. That’s exactly what websites including Mozilla and Wikipedia (yes, that one) […]
Capital Letters in Communication
We are in a time period where teaching practices have evolved and technology is taking a greater and more important role in the process of education. This has us laying aside some of the more traditional practices and integrating newer and more efficient ideas. I encourage you to give some intentional thought to […]
Smart Phones in the Classroom
An amazing thing happened recently, more people bought smart phones than traditional computers. Why do I say traditional computers? Well, if you have a smart phone you may realize that you are really carrying a very powerful little computer that happens to let you talk to people more than you […]
Grants in Education from GrantsAlert.com
U.S Dept. of Education.
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 28, 2011.
The purpose of this program is to improve student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and well-trained, professionally certified school library […]
