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Have students send caterpillar and butterfly questions from their worksheets to the Children's Butterfly Site (http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/) expert via email. Students can go to the Gallery page of Children's Butterfly Site (http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/) to see photographs of butterflies and moths from around the world.

The butterfly and moth develop through a process called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or change in shape.

What Is a Butterfly ?Butterflies belong to INSECTS, which is the largest, most varied group of animals.The main features of these animals have in common are:- 6 legs- one pair of antennae- a segmented  body in which three body parts, a head, a thorax and an abdomen can be distinguished. Insects are further divided into 30 orders, the main basis of classification being their wing structure.Butterflies belong to, alongside with moths to an order called Lepidoptera

Butterflies Mating

Butterfly Life Cycle

24 × 36". This full-color, laminated poster provides beautiful photomicrographs of all stages of the butterfly life cycle. Even the background of the poster is a micrograph of a leaf with painted lady eggs. Showing the intricate microscopic details of butterfly eggs, caterpillars, chrysalids, and adult butterflies will enhance your students' classroom experience with our painted lady butterfly kits. The back of the poster offers fun butterfly facts and describes the stages of metamorphosis.

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if you are going to get students to use another social system, like WebCT, you better be damn sure it is well implemented

Students don’t want to manage 2 or more social systems.

The other method is to do the above, but also create a group for the class. Within the group you can post homework notices and other class notices, as well as have an interface for students to discuss class issues. I also like having the class group because I can see all the students have joined, and I can manage the class a little easier. If I want to send Timmy a message I can do that very easily without having to scroll through my list of friends to find him. Other students can do the same.

Teachers giving computerized tests were unaware that students were instant-messaging one another across the room.

the school district chose to start an educational campaign. High school drama students created public service announcements that aired during morning announcements emphasizing the dangers of sharing private information online and the permanency of this information for college admissions counselors and future employers. Classes were offered for staff, parents, and the community, educating them on how kids are using technology and how they can talk to them. They saw immediate results; student postings online were suddenly more appropriate, teachers proactively worked to prevent misuse of technology, and parents and adults from the community attended classes and began discussing technology use with their children.

www.MediaWise.org (Dr. David Walsh)  www.WiredSafety.org -Parent Guide and contract www.NetSmartz.org- great student scenario videos www.InternetSuperHeros.org www.ConnectWithKids.com DVDs available www.Cyberbully.org www.TeenAngels.org   www.McGruff.org/ProblemSolver/webSafety.htm www.iKeepSafe.org  (Adventures of Faux Paw the Cat- good for younger kids)

This was on my mind as I took the leap and created my Facebook profile. The blogs I keep allow me to have a minimal profile; I had the option to fill in a few more details on the personal profile I keep on Facebook. These are decisions that every educator using these technologies has to make.

"Participants also referenced the appropriateness of the content teachers provide. Typical responses included: 'Don't put anything about politics,' 'I wouldn't give out too much personal information or stuff you think your students might make fun of you about,' and 'Be cautious what people put on your wall. Know that your students can see it and be careful what perceptions you are giving'" (12).

How to solve quadratic equations using various methods

The button below starts the applet on a separate large screen.

to explore the definitions of the lines and some of their properties.