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So what's this all about? Well we think IE6 has run its course, so do many others as you can see. This is a place for you to say your parting words to IE6, and bid it farewell goodbye. Wanna say goodbye? Great, simply follow DearIE6 and send your goodbye as a @DearIE6 reply... we'll look after the rest

This is a must listen. A look at the future of leadership. Posting discussions and policy online for public viewing rather than locking it behind passwords or even keeping it hidden. Transparent and accountable leadership is BETTER leadership even for education.

Exploration/Tinkering Exploratory play is about asking questions: "What happens when I do this?" "What if I did it this way?" Experimenting with materials and pushing their limits encourages us to consider a wide range of possibilities when problem-solving. Playing around with objects and ideas helps us see that there may be more than one solution. Some inventors have a goal in mind and work persistently toward it. Others stumble across solutions to problems they weren't trying to solve.

Fifty years ago, the F.W. Woolworth building in Greensboro, N.C., stood as a reminder of segregated life in the south. Today, the building stands as a monument to the power of human courage and its ability to bring about social change. The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is more than just a building designed to house historical exhibits and artifacts. It is a place to witness, to experience and to discuss how to affect social change in our own nation and around the world.

The good news is, it only affects you if you're using Internet Explorer -- the bad news is, it probably won't be patched for some time...

Capture windows and region Capture Region Simply capture part of the screen or a specific window with the same shortcut. Simple. Portable application Capture Region No need to install the application, you can run it directly after download. Screenshot history History Don't bother to save screenshots on your drive, Screenpresso does for you. Practical Attach screenshots to emails Drag & drop screenshot from History Drag and drop screenshots from history directly to your favorite email editor. Webmails like GMail are also taken into account! Swift. Built-in image editor Built-in editor Crop, spotlight an area or comment parts of captured image. Efficient. Capture scrolling part Capture scrolling part Can't fit it on the screen ? Make a unique image thanks to the stitching mechanism. Smart. Add effects Add image effect Look like a pro. Add drop shadow, round corners and reflection and more. Sleek. Resize bunch of images Screenpresso Resize and export Need to export images or create thumbnails at specific size, one click. Share screenshots on Twitter Screenpresso Twitter Easy share screenshots on Twitter thanks to Twitpic integration.

You are dealt five random photos for each draw, and your task is to select one each time to add to a selection of images, that taken together as a final set of 5 images- tell a story in pictures. When you are done, you the option to add a title and explanation, then you can save the story so you can put a link in your resume or send to your Mom (she pay print it out and tape it to the fridge, or she may criticize your creativity, your mileage and mom may vary). Plus we offer the ability to tweet your story!

"When compared with older users, young adults are more likely to restrict what they share and whom they share it with. "Contrary to the popular perception that younger users embrace a laissez-faire attitude about their online reputations, young adults are often more vigilant than older adults when it comes to managing their online identities," said Madden. "

"MyPaint is a fast and easy open-source graphics application for digital painters. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it."

Learning, on the other hand, is 'getting it'. It's the conceptual breakthrough that permits the student to understand it then move on to something else. Learning doesn't care about workbooks or long checklists.

Did you know the Library provides podcasts of some of its presentations and online resources? Listen to book festival presentations, material on music and its impact on the brain and oral history interviews with African Americans who provide first-person accounts of the hardships of the slave plantations and of life during and after slavery. Download the audio recording and a transcript of the program to your iPod, other portable media player, or to your computer from the Library of Congress website. You may choose to automatically download this and subsequent episodes via a free subscription from the Library's podcast website or through Apple iTunes.

what it is and a link to sign-up for it

use it on your Smartboard, brainstorm with it, collaborate with - it's an electronic bulletin board

I tried a simple two digit multiplication problem and it will also display the "how to" for it.

"The Million program encourages students to be excited about their own education and work hard in class. It connects the things they like outside of school with things they learn in school. And it all begins with something every kid wants: a free, limited edition, personal mobile device."

While this indicates that it is for Jewish educators, there are great tools listed.

While this indicates that it is for Jewish educators and teacher trainers, there are great tools listed. Additionally, the format of it is a great idea!

"In line with its more rapid release schedule, Firefox 5 was released just three months after Firefox 4, which had arrived earlier this year. According to the Mozilla Security Leader, Daniel Veditz, it also means that Firefox 4 will no longer be receiving any more updates, including any for potential security issues."

You can even add video and/or audio by recording it directly within the site! SlideSix supports a ton of different presentation formats: * PPTX (PowerPoint 2007) * PPT/PPS (PowerPoint 97/2000/XP) * PDF (Adobe Acrobat) * ODP/SXI (Open Office) * MOV (QuickTime)

ClassWish, a nonprofit, makes it easy for teachers and schools to create Wish Lists of the supplies they need for students to excel. Parents and others in the community see exactly what is needed and contribute online. Together, we can make a powerful difference in our children's lives

It runs better than any other browser and is built by a community of developers around the world who are passionate about improving the browser and the Web. Best of all, Firefox is free.