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"Type: Persuasive/Argument Essay What's the point?: Here's a quick look at what persuasive/argument essays try to accomplish. No man is an island. Some people may have islands, but no one, strictly speaking, is an island. Anyway, the point is that we don't live in isolation. Sometimes you need to convince people to do things-to lend their island to you, for example-and for that, you'll need some seriously adept persuasive skills. That's what the persuasive essay is all about. It informs, convinces, explores, and moves a person to action. For example: "Do your homework or you don't get to go out this weekend." Some classic persuasion right there. "

"Our Courts is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. Our Courts is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support."

With all of the new trends and tools in education technology, there's no reason for special needs students and their teachers and parents to be left behind. This list of 100 useful tools can help anyone with a learning disability like ADHD, dyslexia or test anxiety, as well as students with visual or hearing impairments, use the Internet and other technology systems to help them with reading, math, organization, social skills, and more.

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The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) can be a little overwhelming if you look at them as a whole. In order to truly master the standards it is key that you have a plan of attack. Take a look at this handy infographic below to help guide you through the steps of implementing the standards in your classroom and lifestyle. There are some very simple but useful recommendations on where to start. Keep reading to learn more."

"Check out MakeUseOf cheat sheets that list shortcuts for a number of essential programs that you probably use on a daily basis. Those will definitely make you more productive. All free. Enjoy! Share them with everyone! To download them you just need a password. Simply subscribe to MakeUseOf Newsletter using your email below to get it. The password will be instantly emailed to you once you have confirmed your subscription."

"Create music on the web. Whether you are an amateur or a pro you will be able to satisfy all your needs with Soundation Studio - a powerful online sequencer with 11 real time effects, 3 synthesizers, a drum machine and a fully integrated Sound Shop."

"Why? Because the process of making video games isn't just fun, it can help you develop valuable skills our country needs -- skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and creative design. Design a game. Have fun. Take the challenge."

C-Span is hosting a documentary video creation contest for middle school and high school students. The contest is open to middle school and high school students. To enter, students need to create a documentary video 5-8 minutes long about an issue, event, or topic that has helped them understand the role of the federal government in their lives. The prizes for the winners of the contest range from $250 to $5,000 for students and $125 to $1000 for the students' schools.

This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers.

"Curriculum Resources CyberSmart K-8 Web Wise Kids I Keep Safe iSafe NetSmartz Stay Safe Online Cyberbullying Cyberbully Awareness Deal with Hateful Content Internet Super Heroes Net Bullies NYSSCA PowerPoint Stop Cyberbullying TextBullying & Harassment Kids (K-6) Cyber Treehouse NetSmartz Kids Online Safety Rules PBS Kids Safe Kids Safety Land Game Surf Swell Island (Disney) Three Little Cyber Pigs - Part 1 Three Little Cyber Pigs - Part 2 Who's Afraid of Little Sweet Sheep? Wired Kids Teens Chat Danger Cyber Angels Don't Believe the Type ID the Creep NetSmartz Teens Safe Teens Think Before You Post Parents CyberSmart Tips FBI Internet Safety Tips Minimize Online Predator Risk NetSmartz Parents Safe Side, The Safety Tips for Families 5 Tips in 5 Minutes Video Internet Filter Info & Reviews FREE K9 Filtering Software FREE Content Filtering Spector Monitoring Software ParentCare Software Other Illinois Internet Safety Act 2007 PEW Report 2008 ICE IS Presentation 2008 U of I Ext Presentation Unit 10 School Internet Safety Sites CMS Jefferson Kreitner Renfro Summit Webster Unit 10 Internet Safety Helping our kids stay safe online! New! 4 minutes to better MySpace security settings 3 minutes to better Facebook security settings Tips for safe online gaming April is Internet Safety Month! Congratulations to our 2009 Internet Safety Winners! Click on the link to watch their videos. Kindergarten - Mrs. Stuppi's Super Safe Stars 1st - 2nd Grade - Mrs. Piffner's Snow White and The Cyber Bully 3rd - 4th Grade - Mrs. Josias' Internet Safety Rap 5th - 6th Grade - Mrs. Stack's Internet Safety Patrol 7th - 8th Grade - Mr. Hayman's Media Maniacs 9th - 12th Grade - Jeri Arnold's Team Awesome Parents - download free ParentCare software. This is a free software program designed to help you safeguard your teen who may be using a MySpace account. This software will help you determine if your teen has a MySpace profile as well as validate the age, username and l

find a topic (see example topic questions?) create a good thesis statement (see an example?) and generate an outline (see an example?) To use Thesis Builder, you'll need: a topic opinions about the topic reasons for your opinion and a main reason others might disagree

"Digital Storytelling can transform your students' writing into a visual masterpiece that is filled with voice and emotion, while enhancing critical thinking skills. The iPad takes digital storytelling to a new level by making the process easier, and even more engaging for students of all grade levels as well as for their teachers. This site will help guide you in what you need for success in the iPad Digital Storytelling classroom."

"How can students learn to think for themselves, make good decisions, develop expertise, and become lifelong learners in a rapidly changing information environment? How can students learn, create, and find meaning from multiple sources of information? These are fundamental questions facing educators in designing schools for 21st-century learners. Guided inquiry is a practical way of implementing an inquiry approach that addresses these 21st-century learning needs for students."

"Welcome to Soundzabound™ - the ONLY royalty free music library which meets all the licensing and technology requirements needed for education! Soundzabound Music Library offers a wide variety of music, audio themes and sound effects for grades K -12 and universities that ensures your copyright safety. Perfect for podcasts, PowerPoint™, videos, news shows, video yearbooks, digital storytelling, presentations, TV broadcasts, web design and more!"

Social Media is not a monolith. It doesn't tell you what to do. There are no rules. There are countless ways to use Twitter; the key is that the use of the social media needs to be fully integrated into the teaching -- specifically for the purpose of teaching the content and skills of the course. So, the trick is to figure out how to do that for your course. And there's a good chance that a PLN model isn't gonna work for your kids. As for WHY it's important for kids to take part in authentic social media (rather than the walled garden variety), I wrote a post yesterday where I tried to sort of lay out the framework of what we're looking at on the future grid of 21st century education. It's my attempt to argue what authenticity in education means now and for the future, and I'd welcome any criticism of it. Anyway, Social Media is what you make it. It's yours to tinker with. So, use your imagination.

Comprehensive article up about iPhone Video. It covers what kind of formats the iPhone will read and produce and an explanation for how this came to be; also included is a mini-glossary of key video terms, and a graphic list of video converting tools such as Handbrake, iSquint, and Videora, ConvertTube, and MPEG streamclip. The article also gives links for how to record TV shows and convert them to various file formats, and links for how to convert home videos (recorded on your own camcorder.)

There's actually a way to share scratch projects on your website or in a folder on a CD or computer without posting them to scratch.mit.edu first. To do it, you need to download the following files to the directory on your website (or a folder on your computer):

Cool Text is a free graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you need an impressive logo without a lot of design work. Simply choose what kind of image you would like. Then fill out a form and you'll have your own custom image created on the fly.