Rockstar PE: Learning to Teach PE Like a Rockstar

How cool would a talking postcard be? Well, I know of talking greeting cards (not the virtual kind) which start playing a tune as you unfold them. It pinches

Screencasts are those videos depicting a shot of a computer screen.  There are many applications for such a program such as tutorials and software reviews. 

The last thing you want in the present economy is for a simple oversight or cliché on your resume to send it to the trash can. This list of resume-killers can help keep your resume out of the trash.

If you're in college, chances are you've already started your spring semester or it will be starting very soon.  One of the most difficult parts of college

Today I'd like to brainstorm with ProfHacker readers about what the ideal academic scheduling service or app might look like. I've taken the various comments that ProfHacker readers have shared over the last few months and combined them with some ideas of my own. So consider this an open letter of sorts.

If you're tired of your PowerPoint presentations being a bit tame, Microsoft has released a collection of PowerPoint slide sets that show how you can push the envelope in slide design and get away from boring slides.

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Previously mentioned web service Backupify backs up all your online accounts (Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and a ton more) to the cloud, normally for a nominal fee—but until January 31, 2009, all Backupify accounts will be free with unlimited storage. After this period, the service will go back to a paid pricing structure. Anyone who signs up for an account during this free period, however, will remain free—and unlimited—forever. So if you've been considering the service (or feel the need to backup your Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Wordpress, or many other supported online accounts), now is the time to sign up. If you don't see your service listed, sign up anyway—they've announced that YouTube and Linkedin backups are coming soon, and they plan to continue to launch support for more services. It can't hurt—after all, it doesn't get much cheaper than free. [Backupify via ZDNet]

about funding for new playgrounds

school gets grant in North Carolina and tells how

The NFL Network wants to show the value of physical activity and the important role PE plays in kids lives and is awarding grants to middle school PE programs across the country to purchase new equipment and help keep the programs strong. If seems that even the NFL still doesn't fully know it's PE and not gym!