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Issue 7—March, 2008 

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Three Microsoft PowerPoint Tips

  

The Middle Ages Free Professional Development
The Middle Ages is keyed to grade 7 social studies standards. 
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Top 10 Tech Trends
This isn't exactly Letterman's top ten list, but it's an interesting look at the major issues, products and practices of the day.  This is adapted from the article by Susan McLester.  Read More

Grant Sites-March

This is a listing of several grants that are available in a variety of areas. 

Go to Grant Sites

 

Web Picks for March  Find sites for Dr. Seuss birthday, International Women's Day, Albert Einstein's birthday, St. Patrick's Day, the first day of spring, Easter and Harry Houdini's birthday. 
Go to March picks

 

FAA Warning
Are you planning to take your laptop to a conference or on vacation?  Here’s a little something you might want to know.  Read More

 

Teacher Feature

Lake Middle School teacher Vic Stefan is piloting and doing action research on the Education by Design (EbD) program.  Read More

 

Tell us about something exciting that's happening at your school. Just contact Ria Mastromatteo at (330) 677-4549 or toll-free at 1-800-554-4549 or email me at maria@wneo.org .

 

Book Review

Copyright For Schools:  A Practical Guide

One area which has been a never-ending source of frustration for me is making sure that we’re in compliance with the law regarding copyright issues.  Acquiring usage of copyrighted material has been a real learning experience.  I did find one source that was helpful to me:  Copyright for Schools:  A Practical Guide by Carol Mann Simpson.  Read More

 

Web 2.0: Turning Tomorrows Technologies into Today's Best Practices
A statewide collaborative presentation of the latest technologies available to your districts.  Educational Technology agencies around the state will be presenting live and via videoconferencing to audiences statewide about the tools that are making the "new" Internet even more collaborative. Read More

 

Feel free to comment on the book above.  If you want to tell about a book you know, email your review to Ria Mastromatteo maria@wneo.org.

 

We’re also open to comments, criticisms and suggestions for improvements for this newsletter.  Just contact Ria at maria@wneo.org .