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May 7, 2009


Welcome to EduHound's Classroom Tools & Tips, an EduHound newsletter! You'll find things you've enjoyed from EduHound Weekly -- plus exciting new offerings that provide valuable ed tech resources to incorporate into K-12 curriculum. Educational topics, preformatted templates, technology tutorials, and practical tips are featured. As always, I'm here to help, so please let me know what topics you'd like me to cover. -- judi rajala

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  Topic :: ENGINEERING
  On May 13, 2009, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will reach the culmination of 125 years of ingenuity and innovation in engineering and technology.
  • TryEngineering.org
    The site is a resource for students (ages 8-18), their parents, their teachers and their school counselors.
    http://www.tryengineering.org
  • TryScience.org
    Features a gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide.
    http://www.tryscience.org
  • PreK-12 Engineering
    This website is a free resource for educators and administrators who are looking to integrate engineering concepts and activities into prek through twelfth grade classrooms.
    http://www.prek-12engineering.org
  • TeachEngineering.com
    This K12 teacher resource helps teachers enhance learning, excite students and stimulate interest in science and math through the use of hands-on engineering.
    http://www.teachengineering.com
  • Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing @ Stanford University:
    How Everyday Things Are Made

    AIM has developed an introductory website for kids and adults showing how various items are made. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video.
    http://manufacturing.stanford.edu
  • SWE: Internet Activities Center
    Each activity includes: grade appropriate materials on science or engineering, a list of materials, instructions, graphics, the National Science Standard the activity supports, and a fun interactive quiz or activity to check your knowledge.
    http://www.swe.org/iac/
  • NASA's Engineering Design Challenges Program
    provides hands-on engineering challenges for students in middle and high school. These challenges are free for anyone and are downloadable off the Internet.
    http://edc.nasa.gov
  Techtorial :: EXCEL TIMELINES
 

Timelines in No Time
In this techtorial, you'll learn how to use Microsoft Excel to create a simple timeline on the American Revolutionary War.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial021.shtml

  Trial :: STIMULUS FUNDING
  Pearson School: Grants & Funding
To help educators sort through the stimulus provisions, Pearson has created an integrated set of resources including: assistance for grant writers, funding and grant webinars, informational videos, responses to frequently asked questions, a blog, and an email hotline for all stimulus-related questions.
http://www.fundingforschools.com/
Have you created a template you'd like to share? Email me and I'll feature it here!
  Tip :: MS WORD-GO TO SPECIFIC PAGE
 

In a multi-page Word document, you can skip to a specific page instead of scrolling to it.

  • Open multi-page Word document
  • Press CTRL and G (or Apple and G on a Mac) on your keyboard
  • When a popup box appears, type the page number you want to view, then hit your Return key
  • Click the CLOSE button to close the popup and view your page
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