National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) Conference in Minneapolis

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As the NCEA 2010 conference is rapidly approaching, we’re excited to welcome you to our home town. Here’s some information you may not know about the Professional Learning Board and […]

TOOL: Real Time Editing

It looks like EtherPad (real time document editing) is really going away on April 14th.
Here are some alternatives for folks interested in using real-time collaboration in teaching and learning:

typewith.me
primarypad.com

Free Tech Tool: Creating a Web Site

Imagine a complete web authoring system that is extremely easy to use, combines web file management and simple WYSIWYG web page editing capabilities like those found in Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe Dreamweaver and other high end programs. Now make it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing […]

In the Classroom: Access to Technology

I recently started volunteering twice a week teaching computers at an area high school. We have been doing mostly discussing (not using any machines yet) and I told the students to write down a particular website. To which I was met by a bunch of blank stares. Not one student had a notebook […]

Change & Leadership

Change & Leadership
One staff development day in 1983, I was in our little theater learning basic DOS (dram operating system) language. As the lecture began, my mind was awhirl with all the unfamiliar language. I stopped taking notes, folded my arms and slumped in my seat.Next, we were ushered to our school computer […]

6 TOP PICKS: Quick Hit Learning Resources

Mark Twain said, “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” Throughout our lives we are both teachers […]

COMPETITION: Doodle4Google

Google is both a noun “What does Google have to say?” and a verb “Google it and find out.” This competition encourages K-12 students in U.S. schools to showcase their art around the word Google and on Google.com’s homepage. Register your school at Doodle 4 Google The theme is “If I Could Do Anything, I Would . . . ” and competition details can be found on the Official Google Blog.

WORDS Of ENCOURAGEMENT: Youth Entrepreneurs

WORDS Of ENCOURAGEMENT: Youth Entrepreneurs

The TEEN Principle is a great way for a youth to find a business idea and build it into an enterprise.

Literacy in Any Content Area

Literacy in Any Content Area

My first year of teaching middle school math and science was filled with one realization after another. Early ones included:

PARENTS: Boost Your Child's HQ (Homework Quotient)

Is “homework” a source of dread, dissension, perhaps even disgust in your home? Are you wondering what prevents your children from getting homework done, done on time, and done willingly? Here are four common productivity-dragons and suggestions on how to “slay” them.
1. LACK OF ORGANIZATION
Make certain the child has a space set aside […]

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