From the Desk of Judi

Spotlight Site of the Week!

Spotlight School/District of the Week!

Spotlight Classroom of the Week!

Educational Conference Planning

Ask Judi!

EduHound Site Updates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELCOME to the 66th Issue of EduHound Weekly!

From the Desk of Judi!

This week's topic is:

HALLOWEEN

This year, Halloween falls on a Wednesday! We've added to our growing list of Halloween links.

Some of the sites you'll find:

And don't forget to visit our own clipart site for great Halloween images!

http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/halloween/halloween.html

Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com and select our "Holidays" category.

Have Fun & Be Safe!

Judi


EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week!

In honor of Halloween & Halloween Safety, this week's featured site is:

HalloweenMagazine.com
http://www.halloweenmagazine.com

This web site has been designed for the entire family. They strive to provide the best in fun and information regarding Halloween. Since 1996, they have provided this fun way for families and students to learn Halloween Safety while trick-or-treating. They also have great articles and links are available via our site for Halloween fun, games, recipes, activities and more.

Enjoy & Be Safe!

**You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound at:
http://www.eduhound.com/weeklyspotlight.cfm


EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week!

Peters Township School District
McMurray, PA

http://www.ptsd.k12.pa.us

See for Yourself & Submit your School/District Today!

**You can now see our past "Schools/Districts of the Week" live on EduHound Schools on the Web at:
http://www.eduhoundschoolsontheweb.com/schoolspotlight.cfm


  EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week!

Welcome to Second Grade! @ Rios Elementary School
El Cajon, CA

http://www.joelson.addr.com/

See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today!

**You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound Classrooms on the Web at:
http://www.eduhoundclassroomsontheweb.com/classroomspotlight.cfm


Educational Conference Planning

*EDUCAUSE 2001: An EDU Odyssey
October 28-31, 2001
Indianapolis, Indiana
http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2001/

Other upcoming conferences:

*For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at: http://www.theconferencecalendar.com


Ask Judi!

This week's question comes Jeanette:

"I am in need of some Halloween safety tips in Spanish to distribute to parents. Can you help me find some?"

Absolutely, Jeanette!

Here are a few resources to get you started:

Keep Safe!

Each week, I'll use this area to answer questions that have been streaming in from YOU! As the saying goes, "If you have a question or comment, chances are that others have it too!" So please write us at EduHoundWeekly@eduhound.com and watch for your answer here!


EduHound Site Updates!

http://www.eduhound.com/edumatch/main.html

AND THE WINNER FOR SEPTEMBER IS....

Linda Elkins of North Olmsted City Schools
North Olmsted, OH

Congratulations!

Have you entered yet?
www.eduhound.com/giveaway.cfm

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If you go to our page at: http://www.eduhound.com/edumatch/main.html
You can go to edumatch to search for and purchase software by grade, platform, state standards and more!

When we teamed with edumatch we brought a revolutionary new way to buy educational software. Now, we bring you but a great way to win FREE software for your school too! edumatch will offer a new title every month.

Here's what's up for October:

Worksheet Magic Plus
Grades: PK-Adult
Publisher: Gamco
Platform: Macintosh, Windows

Creating and duplicating worksheets can take up a lot of valuable time that you would rather spend with your students. With Worksheet Magic Plus, you can magically transform that tedious task into an easy, creative process! This versatile teacher tool allows you to print a variety of fifteen different types of creative worksheets for your students! Create your own word lists, sentences and keywords, or import words from word processors.

ENTER FOR FREE & REVIEW CONTEST RULES HERE:

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*Note: You only have to enter ONCE per school year to be eligible for ALL our monthly contests. However, you can only WIN one time.

And don't forget: We think it's the only way to buy software that makes sense! edumatch matches curriculum software from over 150 publishers to your state's curriculum standards, your teaching style, your students and your hardware: http://www.eduhound.com/edumatch/main.html



www.eduhound.com/hotlist

Create Your Own FREE Educational Web Pages, HotLists and Worksheets!

Educators everywhere are already using the HotList! They're making their own personal web pages, webquests, assessments and worksheets. We've also provided a direct address for each of your ad free HotLists so you can link it to your already existing district, school or personal education pages.

See for yourself how fast, easy and impressive your own educational web page can be!


We have archived ALL the past issues of Eduhound Weekly!
They can be found on our revised "Subscriptions & Archives" page at: http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweekly.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!



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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/sub.html

That's all for this week!
"Remember...the Web is a terrible thing to waste!"


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