November Calendar Students can practice printing and calendar skills with this traceable November calendar. Sites to See World Wars I and II These sites for teaching about World Wars I and II include photographs, maps, video, timelines, articles, primary sources, virtual reality activities, and more. Larry Ferlazzo's Best... The best way to teach kids to read is to provide them with accessible and high-interest text. Check out the interesting and accessible stories at these top 14 sites for teaching beginning readers! A Spooky Adlib Story Using Excel, students answer questions to create a silly, spooky, fill-in-the-blanks story. A Veterans' Day Scavenger Hunt Explore the Web site provided and then answer questions about Veterans' Day.

According to a recently released survey, 40% of U.S. teachers are disheartened and disappointed about their jobs. (37% are content, and 23% are idealistic.)
Only 40% of teachers are disappointed with their jobs? The state of our education system must be better than I thought.
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Did You See That Poem?
Fifth and sixth graders in Saskatchewan, Canada, use video technology to turn a language arts unit into "poetry in motion."

A Personal School Bell System

Freeware turns Jay Edwards' computer into a personal school bell system.

Technology Training Programs That Work
Find out what Tech Team members say about the effectiveness of technology training programs. How does your school compare?

Doug Johnson: Tech Proof
Technology and Design
In a world in which the visual is rapidly surpassing the verbal as the primary means of conveying information, design becomes as important as grammar, sentence structure, and organization.

Brenda Dyck: Brenda's Blog
Listen Up!
Every day, teachers like you and me are joining the podcasting fever by using the handheld listening devices to give a facelift to an age-old learning tradition -- homework!

Nancy Willard: Cyber Savvy
Youth Risk Online: An Overview
Online risks can be addressed by establishing safer online places for younger children, and by helping teens gain the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to make good choices online.

From the Reading Machine
Upper and Lower Case Letter Matching reinforces a laundry list of letters. (Grades PreK-1)

From the Math Machine
Addition Concentration is a fun Web site for teaching addition. (Grades 2-6)

From the Science Machine
Use Geyser Surpriser to explore the topics of earth science and geology. (Grades 1-6)

Check out this week's site reviews:
United Nations Multimedia
The news and media service site of the United Nations.

Unraveling the Mysteries of King Tutankhamen
A National Geographic site on "the boy king."

Art Explorer
A wealth of great art from the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Using Video Games in Your Classroom
Watch an expert teacher integrate the video game Coaster Creator to teach students the concepts behind potential and kinetic energy.

What can you do with SchoolNotes? Check out Mrs. Brown's Brainy Bunch.

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