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Community Focus
http://geocities.com/david_navis/CoFo/cofois.htm
Community Focus is a group project that you will research and implement in order to address a certain community problem in our area. It is not an awareness campaign. You will actually be doing something in the community.
Service Learning Primer
http://www.goodcharacter.com/SERVICE/primer-1.html
David Elkind and Diana Flasher provide a thorough, step-by-step [...]

New Online Magazine for Teaching Information Literacy
http://www.sosspotlight.org/?t=14
Syracuse University has launched a new online magazine,
“Educators’ Spotlight Digest,” dedicated to providing ideas on teaching information literacy skills. The first issue contains:
– News about information literacy projects and activities
– Tips on copyright issues
– Successful teaching strategies submitted by library media specialists; and more
FETC Theme: Schools Must Change
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6220
Speakers at [...]

Eek! Environmental Education for Kids
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek/
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presents an electronic magazine for grades 4 -8 about environmental issues. Check out the Teacher Pages for lesson plans and activities.Kids F.A.C.E. (For a Clean Environment)
http://www.kidsface.org/
Students in grades 3 -6 can choose one of three environmental “missions” to join: recycle, build or plant.
NRDC’s Green Squad
http://www.nrdc.org/greensquad/
Students [...]

Although audiobooks have been around for a long time in cassette and CD formats, the popularity of the iPod and other MP3 players has vastly expanded the availability and appeal of using audio to enhance instruction and improve literacy.Audio Book Options Have Grown
http://tinyurl.com/z7w8p
Joyce Kasman Valenza describes the benefits of using audiobooks in the
classroom. Included are [...]

Motivating 21st Century Students
Finding the Spark: More Tips for Increasing Student Motivation
http://tinyurl.com/8j77u
School psychologist Jim Wright recognizes that teachers can feel overwhelmed when faced with unmotivated students. The task becomes less daunting when teachers realize they can boost motivation in five ways, including making positive changes to the learning environment and fostering a sense of community.
Motivating [...]

Hot News About E-Learning
For Some Educators, Tagging Is “It”
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6126
ESchool News reports on a new way of searching the Web which makes it easier than ever to find, store, and share information online. This method, known as “tagging,” could have broad implications for guiding students quickly and easily to the most relevant information.

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Try this handy key combination to quickly switch user accounts in Windows XP, while still leaving your documents and applications open:
Press the Windows key (to the left of the Alt key) and L at the same time. You’ll still be logged on, but you’ll be able to switch user accounts. If your account requires a [...]

Here’s how to edit the text in a PDF file without re-typing it:
1. Open the PDF file using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
2. Click on the toolbar button that says Select or Text (depending on the version of Acrobat Reader you are using).
3. Highlight the text you want to copy.
4. Go to Edit- Copy.
5. Open a blank [...]

To keep your Mac OSX computer running smoothly:
1. Go to the Apple menu and choose System Preferences
2. Click on the Classic icon.
3. When the Classic pane appears, click on the Advanced tab.
4. In the Advanced Features pane a Rebuild Desktop button will appear at the bottom. Just click on it – no restarting necessary.

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When you would like to have page numbers automatically appear at the bottom of each page:
1. Go to the Insert menu and select Page Numbers.
2. Choose the preferred position and alignment of your page numbers.
3. If you want no page number to appear on the first page, uncheck the box next to “Show number on [...]