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Learning Photoshop 6

— Trainingtools.com

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How It Works

Trainingtools.com offers a very complete, nicely illustrated guide to using Photoshop 6 in this online tutorial. The site is particularly useful because the content outline is always available, and the content is presented a single screen at a time. This tutorial will be particularly useful for those not familiar with Adobe’s unique approach to user interface.

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Tag(s): photography, tutorials,

Spaghetti Book Club

K-5 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:48 share

How It Works

Here’s a collection of reviews-by-children of several hundred popular juvenile and young adult books. These reviews could be useful as a resource for encouraging elementary students to find books that interest them.

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Tag(s): literature, book reports,

Reader’s guides

— Random House

K-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/read/faulkner/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:48 share

How It Works
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Bilingual Health Information

K-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.ncfh.org/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:48 share

How It Works

The information on this site was originally developed for limited literacy Spanish and English speaking patients. It offers basic health, nutrition, and lifestyles information in a context which may be suitable for either students or parents in certain specific settings. Lots of illustrations and minimal use of text help make these resources easy to use.

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Tag(s): nutrition,

Threat Assessment Seminars

— U.S. Secret Service

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How It Works

The U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Education are conducting an ongoing series of seminars for school and public safety personnel in how to measure and deflect threats involving schools and/or students. This site offers information and registration information.

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Tag(s): safety, safety,

Recommended Literature

— California Department of Education

K-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/rl/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:48 share

How It Works

This page from the California Department of Education offers a fully searchable database of literature for K-12 students. Available search criteria include age, language, awards, and a variety of topical keywords. Each book listing includes a short synopsis.

In the Classroom

Teachers will find this a great tool for locating books appropriate to particular topics or student interests, especially in multi-lingual classrooms

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Tag(s): reading lists, literature,

No Child Left Behind

— US Government

K-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.nclb.gov/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:48 share

How It Works

President Bush’s "No Child Left Behind" education effort now has its own web site. You’ll find a section for parents, a downloadable Powerpoint presentation, and other information about the new education law signed in January. Teachers may want to add this site to their list of bookmarks on federal education policy.

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Tag(s): back to school,

Name the States

— primarygames.com

K-2 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.primarygames.com/states/start.htm Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:48 share

How It Works

This is a simple state matching game suitable for primary students. Players match state outlines with their names, receiving correction or reinforcement as appropriate. Good site for review of the states.

In the Classroom

Though the ads can be a bit distracting, this would be a great site to help students review their United States geography. Introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing the class to answer the questions as a whole. To motivate students to participate, let student volunteers come up and select their answers on the interactive whiteboard. Teams can compete to see which can do it the quickest or most correct to add a competitive edge to the activity.

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Tag(s): states,

Child Care for the Teen Parent

— University of Illinois

K-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://urbanext.illinois.edu/teencare/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:48 share

How It Works

This site addresses the issues surrounding the frequent needs of teen parents to either earn and income or continue their education. The site offers several strategies and options, and suggests constructive ways in which families can remain involved in the process.

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Tag(s): parents,

Parenting Again

— University of Illinois

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How It Works

This is a sensitive treatment of the issues that arise when grandparents become responsible for rearing their grandchildren. The site offers suggestions for managing this process in several different contexts, offering suggestions on how to preserve roles while providing for the child in question. Parenting grandparents will find this a helpful resource.

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Tag(s): parents,