On Our Mind:

More iTunes Ratings. (Thanks Eric!)

Listeners:

“I recently compiled a list of the Top 40 podcasts for teachers, and I just wanted to let you know that you made the list! It is published online at http://www.onlinedegrees.org/top-40-podcasts-for-teachers/“

From the Twitterverse:

Advisory:

Ice Breakers

http://macmomma.blogspot.com/2010/08/breaking-ice.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AGeekymommasBlog+%28A+GeekyMomma%27s+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tech Tools:

UDL Book Builder

Welcome to Book Builder! Use this site to create, share, publish, and read digital books that engage and support diverse learners according to their individual needs, interests, and skills.

http://bookbuilder.cast.org/

Webspotlight:

Strategies Gallore:

A bunch of different categories. Many, many different strategies for each category.

http://franklincountyschools.k12tn.net/Show%20Me%20the%20Strategies.htm

Earth Calendar

The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world.For the purpose of this web site a "holiday" is any day that recognizes a cultural event.

http://www.earthcalendar.net//index.php

News:

Putting Teachers to the Test:

By Carl Bialik

“My print column this week examines the debate over so-called value-added measures for teachers, which evaluate their performance based on how much they improve their students’ standardized test scores.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/numbersguy/putting-teachers-to-the-test-982/

MiJEC 2010

Rogers City Schools

What they did:

Created a template on Word

Basic tech is needed.

http://mijec.org/attendees/2010program/wozinak/

Directions for the Fakebook Project