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great article for you (and your students) from Altucher on how to succeed

There is a time for everything, and that includes capitalizing words. If you want to know just when the funding is expected to write, to read the steps below. Once you know the rules, remember. Getting them right will make a lasting impression. Get the bad as well.

Successful study skills can be hard but powerful life-long skills. The best methods of study are based on training your mind to be interested to learning new material

"The 'Web 2.0' age has brought us more than a bunch of social networking apps and free web tools, it has also brought about a fundamental shift in the way many web based companies do business. I started to wonder if that change could be mirrored in the physical market place by moving towards a new approach to the language school and the way technology is used in it and how it fits into the face to face business model."

The 'Web 2.0' age has brought us more than a bunch of social networking apps and free web tools, it has also brought about a fundamental shift in the way many web based companies do business. I started to wonder if that change could be mirrored in the physical market place by moving towards a new approach to the language school and the way technology is used in it and how it fits into the face to face business model.

How to use picture books as mentor texts with middle schoolers to move students beyond simply persuasive writing to the argumentative writing that is required by the CCSS.

David Brooks on how schools are misunderstanding boys. some interesting observations from a non-teacher

Limousines for special events such as a wedding, graduation, and anniversary has become very common of late.

How to integrate all the tools into a classroom setting

Students often expect their teacher to correct their written errors, but students can also learn a lot from looking for and correcting errors in written work. This activity gives you the chance to test your correction skills and find errors in short texts using a site called BookOven and a tool called SpellChecker

quick video tutorial showing how easy it is to create portfolios using Google Sites.

Excellent summary with useful headers of the latest key ideas from brain research and how they apply to classroom instruction.

Not sure how I feel about this one. It looks great in theory, but I'd still rather have the conversation.

National Recitation Project for how to set up and run your own poetry out loud project in class or for the competition. Different than a slam: students choose existing poems by recognized poets and perform it through oral recitation. Go to the site and ch

tips on how to use blogging with students

Goes directly to the Tough Choices Tough Times report (a summary of it) which is the latest version of the SCANS report several decades ago. Tough Times looks at what the workplace says kids need to graduate knowing how to do if we are to remain economica

i think a great way to use twitter is to go to twitter search - see what people are saying about a topic. i know i've used it in the last week to get up to date info on internet safety restrictions and how to break through some of the barriers keeping us from good educational web activities.