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Evaluating web pages skillfully requires you to do two things at once: Train your eye and your fingers to employ a series of techniques that help you quickly find what you need to know about web pages; Train your mind to think critically, even suspiciously, by asking a series of questions that will help you decide how much a web page is to be trusted. This page is organized to combine the two techniques into a process that begins with looking at your search results from a search engine or other source, follows through by investigating the content of page, and extends beyond the page to what others may say about the page or its author(s).

Reminder Guru is a free service that you can use to have reminders sent to you through email, text message, or phone call. Creating reminders in Reminder Guru is very quick and easy. After you have registered on the service, simply fill in the reminder form with a message for yourself, choose a reminder date, then specify how you want the reminder delivered to you. If there are tasks that you need to be reminded of daily, weekly, or monthly, you can set reminders to automatically repeat at the same time every day or week.

Wix.com lets you create a free Flash website without the need to code. With a stunning drag & drop interface Wix lets your work flow naturally and eliminates any obstacles that stand between you and beautiful website creation. Artists, photographers, entrepreneurs and small business owners in a variety of industries love Wix for its smooth ease-of-use and brilliant collection of quality web design. To learn how to make a website, just sign up with your e-mail account and you're ready to go.

Neurologist and teacher Judy Willis will be presenting a 4-part series on how young brains develop neurologically; she'll also offer some research-based classroom strategies to teach critical thinking and other 21st century skills.

This Guide will help you make an effective PowerPoint presentation quickly and easily. You'll learn: The one sentence that will make your presentation memorable Three questions to answer to create rapport with your audience The key factors in keeping your audience engaged The five PowerPoint slide formats that will enhance your presentation.

Times used to be simpler: a man was a gentleman, a woman was a lady. But today? Today the kind of questions we face include "Is it okay if I ignore a 'friend request' on Facebook?", "Is it impolite to put my cell phone on the table in the restaurant?" or "How long can I use the free WiFi in the café without ordering anything?". The digital lifestyle is changing our lives and our behavior. So who can we turn to for advice on questions concerning "Etiquette 2.0"?

"Twitter Launches Official Guide To Tweeting [VIDEOS]"

This blog was written by a fourth grade school teacher who attended one of Lucy Calkin's seminars on writers' workshop. Excellent ideas on how to get started, good units of study, and general information on the writing process.

This is a blog written by a high school science teacher and the students in her class. It's interesting to see how she incorporated blogging in her classroom. The students posted reports, there are pictures from dissections, and more!

K-12 schools also struggle with how to incorporate laptops and iPads into classroom activities, while preventing students from surfing the web or playing video games.