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"Welcome to Engineer Your Life, a guide to engineering careers for high school girls! Imagine what life would be like without pollution controls to preserve the environment, life-saving medical equipment, or low-cost building materials for fighting global poverty. All this takes engineering. In very real and concrete ways, women who become engineers save lives, prevent disease, reduce poverty, and protect our planet. Dream Big. Love what you do. Become an engineer."

Make a bookprint - A list of books that leaven an indelible mark on our lives, shaping who we are and who we become.

"Learn tips and tricks to explore the world, find interesting places and share content with others. Follow this hands-on learning game at your own pace until you complete each level and become a true explorer!"

Project New Media Literacies (NML), a research initiative based within MIT's Comparative Media Studies program, explores how we might best equip young people with the social skills and cultural competencies required to become full participants in an emergent media landscape and raise public understanding about what it means to be literate in a globally interconnected, multicultural world.

This hands-on workshop will focus on understanding popular Web 2.0 tools, how these tools are being used in the classroom, and how a variety of assistive technologies can be integrated with Web 2.0 tools to allow all students to become effective users of these tools. Gain knowledge and skills related to the uses of Web 2.0 tools in the classroom and experience using a variety of assistive technologies to foster the use of Web 2.0 tools in your classroom.

Twitter has become a powerful tool for community organizers, marketers, and others who want to share and receive information in a fast, friendly environment. It's no wonder, then, that teachers have also found success on Twitter, using the tool to connect with students, share information with parents, and find useful resources. Here, we'll take a look at 100 tools that can help twittering teachers make the most out of this helpful microblogging tool.

re: Flipcams . . . So the question then becomes...how do we use such a great and simple tool in the classroom? Well here are some ideas for student use.

These pages include free or almost free apps for K-12 teachers and students. The list is by no means definitive, but I will add new content as it becomes available.

"A network of educational, programmable websites and related wikis and blogs, the Globaloria Program prepares young people (13 and older) to use technology, specifically to become makers of interactive games and simulations, for their own personal and professional development and for the social and economic benefit of their communities."

The IPEVO Point to View (P2V) is a USB Web Camera designed to free you from the usual screen-mounted web camera perspective. With its excellent 2 Megapixel resolution and unmatched versatility, the P2V will quickly become your favorite for video chats, business presentations, family photo sharing, and much more.

Search skills with links to good specialized searching tools (further down in the post).

Search skills with links to good specialized searching tools (further down in the post).

Stage'D is the future of the creative storytelling experience! Stage'd breathes life into your characters, allows you to become a designer, writer, and director with the touch of a button!

Something to really think about! Will 10 years make that much difference?

Yammer is a simple way for employees to connect and share by posting messages. As employee participation grows, Yammer becomes a corporate social network, discussion board, and knowledge base all rolled into one easy-to-use interface. *has a FREE piece

"The ancient tradition of storytelling meets the digital age. When students create a movie or interactive slideshow to tell their story, learning becomes personal. With digital storytelling, students can: * Improve their writing. * Show creativity. * Have a voice. Digital storytelling projects lend themselves well to portfolio assessment."

Protagonize is a community that writes collaborative interactive fiction. One person starts the story, and others post chapters to the story that lead it in different direction. In the end it becomes an evolving story in which everyone can participate.

"Purpose: The units and related materials linked below are available for any elementary teacher or library media specialist to use, share, or adapt in order to integrate information literacy skills with the instruction of classroom content. As part of the flexibly-scheduled information literacy curriculum at Ephrata Area, integrated units should exhibit the following characteristics. 1. Development of the unit is collaboratively planned by a classroom teacher and a librarian. 2. Instruction is shared by the teacher and librarian. 3. Assessment both of the products and the process of research is shared by the teacher and librarian. 4. Students learn both classroom subject content along with imbedded information literacy skills. 5. Grades become part of the student's grade for the subject area being studied and are recorded by the teacher. The following units have been submitted by the elementary school library media specialists of the Ephrata Area School District. "

This interactive activity will help students become more familiar with maps and how they are used to determine locations. Excellent resource and support for student learning. Important terms and ideas are presented to further understanding!

This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections. Teaching with primary documents encourages a varied learning environment for teachers and students alike. Lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work become a gateway for research with historical records in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities.