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Understanding our habits and those of others . . How might Christians and churches better use life events, like pregnancies, as opportunities for the Gospel? Target figures out who's pregnant to influence their buying habits. How might we "gentle as dove wise as serpent" ambassadors of Christ act and speak to make the most of opportunities to present the best free offer every conceived . . . salvation? Note that the article is a plug for the author's full length treatment of "habits".

Good compact guide to efficient meetings of many varieties and a link to a agenda template in PDF format. Universally applicable. Unique concern for what your participants perceiving the meeting process as 'sensible.'

Gates Foundation article about Edusurge.com which aggregates and shifts through the effectiveness and utility of emerging classroom educational technologies.

One Room School advantages which Christian school teachers and champions need to herald. Bookmark and read this NYTimes article. Teacher student relationships are more important to effective learning than physical resources. Are our classroom strategies still based on the Prussian model? or are we leveaging the strengths and wisdom of the One Room School?

Videos of middle school classroom using a variety of iPad apps in the classroom - Short clips

Some research suggests that on-line reading (and learning) is not as memorable as reading hard copy. Learning strategies will need to be adjusted.

A NY Times review of OnLive's cloud based virtualized Windows 7 PC with MS Office for which you pay a puny $5 a month and use from your iPad. Coming "soon" to smart phones, and, of most interest to churches and schools, to your local Mac or Windows PC. Faster than any physical desktop and using an ultra high speed internet connection, the OnLive PC will almost entirely eliminate the worst time and software costs of operating a Windows PC. Read David Pogue's NT Times review to learn about the benefits and draw backs of OnLive's implementation.

Looks very interesting Randy. Thanks for sharing. this looks very promising. Have you tried it? I just downloaded the iPad app and created an account so I'm going to give it a try.

David Pogue helps clear up common questions about the OnLive virtual PC service. When your last mile bandwidth is limited or capped, this service rocks.

Solar System Science site.

I love Planbook. I have used it for the past two years and am going to link worksheets to it this year so students can have them at home.

Laura Schwertfeger shared - lots of nice Christian photos, videos, etc. There are many available for free, others for purchase. Even the ones you have to buy do seem much more affordable than some of the istockphotos I have looked at lately.