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EDUCATION NEWS
Some sites to help in this effort:
- eSchool News
eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects--from legislation and litigation, to case
studies, to purchasing practices and new products.
http://www.eschoolnews.com
- EducationNews.org
The mission of EducationNews.org is to become the most frequently used tool on the Internet for disseminating education news
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featuring daily updates from the U.S. and the world.
http://www.educationnews.org
- CNN Student News
This offering allows
educators to use CNN Student News in their classrooms for the news of the day, as well as segments that encourage student
participation. CNN Student News is easy to integrate into any lesson and is closed-captioned for use by hearing impaired or
ESOL classes.
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/
- K-12 News
To ameliorate communications between educators and researchers, and to facilitate the dissemination of educational
material, this site links educators to past and current news and statistics from government and private resources that offer
simple, realistic and cost effective solutions to every area of school management.
http://www.k12news.com
Keep Informed!
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In honor of Education News, this week's featured site is:

Education Week
http://www.edweek.org
A nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in Washington, D.C. whose primary mission
is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American
education. They offer local, state, and national daily news about K-12 education and schools including teacher
accountability, policy, organizations, technology, student safety, and quality.
Note: Free registration is required to access content.
Good Luck!
**You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound at:
http://www.eduhound.com/weeklyspotlight.cfm
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This week features a 2005 Webby Award winning Web site:

Knowing Poe:
The Literature, Life, and Times of Edgar Allan Poe... In Baltimore and Beyond
http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org
The rich classroom resources on this site have been created especially for Maryland students in middle and high school. In
addition to these interactive experiences, there are lesson plans created by Maryland teachers, primary source documents,
links for further research, and materials for fun family activities related to Edgar Allan Poe.
Good Luck!
Each week, I'll use this area to answer your questions, post announcements
and provide interesting input! Please email me at EduHoundWeekly@eduhound.com
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We've archived ALL the past issues of Eduhound Weekly!
They can be found on our revised "Subscriptions & Archives" page at: http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweeklyarchives.cfm So if you
missed an issue, misplaced an issue, recently subscribed, receive the text version and want to see EduHound Weekly in its
colorful HTML format...now you can! Enjoy!
Please visit T.H.E. Journal Online for the latest trends and applications in the
educational technology market...and to get your FREE subscription to the magazine:
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/subscription/default.cf
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That's all for this week!
"Remember...the Web is a terrible thing to waste!"
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