Classroom Toolkit Newsletter - Quick Tips

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:00:00 -0700

C-SPAN Classroom

Election season brings interest in all things political.

But finding (and trusting) unbiased, un-slanted, un-spun reporting from modern mass media outlets? You be the judge.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0700

Scholastic™ Opens a New "Newbie Teacher" Service

Scholastic™ launched a new service aimed at capturing new teachers and bringing them into the Scholastic™ sphere of influence.

The new Help for New Teachers site is called, "First Class."

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0700

Safe Instructional Videos: Too much to ask for?

TeacherTube™ provides student-safe instruction videos. Better yet, most school district content filters recognize TeacherTube™ as a safe Internet destination.

Access TeacherTube™ at…

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0700

Create a Master To-Do Log/ List System

Whether you use a Planner-Diary (such as a Day Timer™), a Personal Digital Assistant (such as a Palm Pilot", or a computer-based system such as Microsoft™ Outlook…you need a
Master To-Do Log/ List System.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:00:00 -0700

Want to Upgrade your Technology Teaching Skills?: Don't Try this Summer Conference Trip

If after bludgeoning gasoline prices, you have any disposable income, you might try out-of-town travel to educational summer conferences.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0700

Tips for Parent-Teacher Conferences

The year-end drama of conducting Parent-Teacher Conferences heightens about this time of year. This is when campus leaders begin collecting the names of students that you may not promote to the next grade level.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0700

April First Foolhardy? Try NuSpell on your Students

Students have a sense of humor that is commensurate with their age. And, some of your colleagues failed to grow up. So, expect April Fools jokes to be rampant on the "Day that Pranks Begot!"

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:00:00 -0700

Teacher Time-Savers

The Classroom Toolkit Website presents a full complement of structured materials that save time and enhance classroom planning.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:00:00 -0700

Sleep Deprivation: A Malady for Students and Teachers

Everyone gets tired from work and play. And, falling asleep quickly when retiring for the evening is normal and natural.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:00:00 -0700

Translation Technology: Ready for Prime Time?

Translation software and online translation services abound. But, are any of them good enough for "prime time;" i.e., good enough for use in your classroom.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:00:00 -0700

Speak Up 2007: An Invitation

You and your school district (or campus) can participate in this years Speak Up National Research Project.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:00:00 -0700

Google™: A Wealth of Instructional Resources

You use Google™ to search for Websites, but, Google™ offers an assortment of other no-cost options.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:00:00 -0700

Word a Day - Word of the Day: Mammoth Opportunity for Learning

Almost everybody overestimates and underestimates.

For example, most people will over estimate how much work that they can do in a year, and underestimate how much work that they can accomplish in a day or a week.

Odd, yes.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:00:00 -0700

Mini-Relaxation Minutes: Restore Concentration and Mental Acuity

Focus and concentration can feel like stress-- whether it is the "good stress" of enjoyable, captivating, discovery-learning; or whether it is the "distress" of authoritarian, who-cares?, "forced to grapple with it" boredom.

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joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:00:00 -0700

Math for Every Subject: Build your Reusable Question, Math Templates, Sentence Stems and Math Prompts

If you teach, you teach math. You teach logic.

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