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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.
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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 [...]

(Windows)Try the tips below. Note that your school district’s security and user rights settings might prevent some of these options from working.
1. Wait a few minutes and try opening the site again. Also, double-check the URL for typing errors.
2. Click on the Stop icon in the Explorer toolbar; then click on the Refresh icon to [...]

If you’d like to export a single slide from a PowerPoint presentation to import into other applications such as Movie Maker or iMovie:
1. Highlight the slide you want to export in the Slide Sorter view of PowerPoint. If the Slide Sorter isn’t visible, choose View – Slide Sorter from the menu.
2. Next, choose File – [...]

Usually you can re-size a window by either clicking on the Maximize/Restore Down button in the upper right corner or by dragging a corner. However, some types of windows (such as File-Save As and File-Open) have no Restore Down corner button and no corner resizing arrows when maximized to the edge of the screen. To [...]

To quickly back up to recently-viewed Internet Explorer pages, click the small black triangle to the right of the Back button in the toolbar to bring up a list of recently-viewed pages. Highlight the desired page title to jump directly to it.

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