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Issue 3—November, 2007
· The Things Google Can Do! (These are really cool!)
· The “State” of Digital Conversion
· Feature Grant Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
· FREE multimedia professional development
o Big or Small: Measure It All Read More
o Economics Academy 101 Read More
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Book Review
Big Book of Books and Activities
by Dinah Zike
We're still hoping someone will send us something exciting they're doing in their classroom.
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The Things Google Can Do!
Google is truly an amazing search engine. I recently discovered some simple functions that I didn’t know existed on the site. Check them out! Read More
The State of Digital Conversion
By law, television stations nationwide must switch from the old method of transmitting TV signals known as analog to digital television (DTV) on Feb. 17, 2009. Read More
Martha Holden Jennings FoundationThe Martha Holden Jennings Foundation is based in Cleveland. Their mission is "… to foster the development of individual young people to the maximum possible extent … in secular primary and secondary schools." The foundation also strives "… to provide a means for greater accomplishment on the part of Ohio's teachers, to encourage creativity in teaching and to bring greater recognition to the teaching profession." Read More
This is a listing of several grants that are available in a variety of areas.
Web Picks for November
Find sites for Election Day, Thanksgiving and Veterans Day. Go to November Picks
Toot your horn! Let us know the great things you’re doing! We’re looking for exciting things that you or your school is doing to feature in this section. If you want to share, contact Ria Mastromatteo at (330) 677-4549 or maria@wneo.org .
Education is in a state of change. There are a few constants, however. Paper, pencils, scissors and glue are a few of these constants and are just about all you need to create the wonderful learning aids in the book. Instead of a “fill in the blanks” activity, Zike offers almost 50 sets of “foldable” directions with pictures that students can make and use for a variety of tasks in every subject. Read More
Feel free to comment on the book above. If you want to tell about a book you know, send your input to Ria Mastromatteo maria@wneo.org .
We’re also open to comments, criticisms, things to add, things to delete to this newsletter. Just contact Ria at maria@wneo.org .