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July 15, 2011 - 02:27 pmWe're really glad you've joined the new EducationWorld Community. I appreciate your loyal readership and hope you’ve enjoyed my blog, This Week's Online Find. This blog has wrapped up, but we will continue to serve educat ...
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This Week's Online Find: The Google Art Project
March 27, 2011 - 05:34 pmSay what you will about Google -- and apparently a lot of people have a lot to say about Google (See Wikipedia's Criticism of Google) -- but, for me, Google's incredible tools have brought me the world, and I'm willing to put up with quite a lot ...
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This Week's Online Find: Paper Cranes for Japan
March 21, 2011 - 02:18 pmWhile natural disasters, such as the recent earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan, impact all thinking people, children often are the ones most deeply affected by such tragedies. And I'm not talking only about children who live in areas direct ...
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This Week's Online Find: Teachers' Domain
March 15, 2011 - 01:46 pmAre you feeling dull and depleted as the school year drags to a close? Are your lessons sounding lifeless and repetitive even to your own ears? Do you notice students dozing off as you try to elicit enthusiasm for the same old lesson types you've ...
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This Week's Online Find: MathNerds
March 08, 2011 - 01:04 pmRemember when nerds were the super-smart, socially awkward kids no one else wanted to hang out with? Times sure have changed! Today's nerds are the super-smart, socially-sought-after kids who understand things that everyone else wants to know. An ...
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This Week's Online Find: Mint.com
February 28, 2011 - 05:53 pmDo you want to make a mint? Save a mint? Begin planning to spend a mint? Or do you just feel as though you could use a little help tracking and managing your daily finances? Whatever your financial planning needs might be, Mint.com is a site you ...
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This Week's Online Find: UJam
February 23, 2011 - 07:59 pmYou've read about Teachers Who YouTube. You've heard, I'm sure, of the Rapping Mathematician, the Singing Science Teacher, the Harmonious Historians. And I'm sure you've thought, as have I, "If only...." "If only I could read music." "If only I c ...
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This Week's Online Find: Teaching Resources
February 13, 2011 - 06:31 pmOK, I confess. This week's site selection isn't really a new find, but it's one that's growing so rapidly -- and so brilliantly -- that I felt I had to let everyone know what's going on at Laura Candler's Teaching Resources site.Laura isn't a st ...
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This Week's Online Find: Guide to Going Google
February 07, 2011 - 11:54 pmSay what you will about Google, they are where they are because they do things right. And the latest thing they've done right is their Guide to Going Google for Google Apps for Education.For those of you unfamiliar with Google Apps for Education, ...
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This Week's Online Find: Tweet About Acts of H ...
February 01, 2011 - 07:00 pmNow that you've read the recent Education World article Full Tweet Ahead: More Teachers Using Twitter, are you ready to use Twitter in your own classroom? Are you simply looking for just the right project -- one with demonstrable social and educa ...
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