Education

NetworkWorld.com announces that “The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association plans to launch the upcoming second generation of its low-cost XO laptop in the first quarter of 2010, according to an official from the group.”
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Edweek.org’s Campaign 2008 provides ‘coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign to learn more about where the major candidates stand on education.’
Their blog provides Campaign K-12 -
“Your education road map to the 2008 state and national elections
Michele McNeil covered education and state government in Indiana for a decade before joining Education Week as a state policy […]

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PC World Magazine (PCWorld.com) says,
“Microsoft WorldWide Telescope lets you visit distant stars.  This slick, attractive program - now in free beta - sets you loose in space, either alone or with a guide.”
Check it out - http://find.pcworld.com/60899

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“USA.gov now offers a new page called Teen Resources, which contains information on:

Driving
Education
Environmental Consciousness
Health and Safety
Internet and Mobile
Jobs and Volunteering
Money
Travel and Recreation”

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Not only is it Back-to-School but it is also the beginning point of many new teacher’s careers.  If you are a teacher, a media specialist or an administrator then you can make a world of difference to them!   Do what you can to help them - they will really appreciate it!
Scholastic.com offered an article entitled, […]

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DogEared
From the About page:
 
“What is DogEared?

DogEared is a blog ALL about books.
Good books, funny books, adventure books. Books about animals, friendship, pirates, faraway places… Books about, well, almost EVERYTHING!!

So why did we call it DogEared and not, the, um, bookblog?
 
Hmm…good question, smarty pants!

You know when you read a book and you turn the […]

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John Hechinger wrote an article for Wall Street Journal.com entitled, “Problem: Boys Don’t Like to Read. Solution: Books That Are Really Gross”.    Not everyone is happy about it!   What do you think?
Mr. Hechinger writes:
“Publishers are hawking more gory and gross books to appeal to an elusive market: boys — many of whom would […]

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Harrison Hoffman wrote on Cnet.com an article, “Easy as ABC: Web apps for students”
“Summer is, unfortunately, almost over and that means that students are starting to head back to school in the coming weeks. There are so many online tools that can help students today to stay more organized and productive that I thought I […]

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Here is an update from the Marans:
Great News!
We thought you might be interested to know we have recently updated our website to include over 200 of our electronic guides
in a new easy to use format. You can view our new e-guides by visiting our website:
http://www.maran.com/MI/maran_illustrated_kitchen_e.html
Enjoy!
The Marans

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I’ve written several times about Maran Illustrated and their online eBooks including the following posts. I started with…Maran Illustrated Yoga eBook available online for FREE!. I then added updates:

Maran Graphics Family Gives Away the Store (or at least the books)

Maran Illustrated Student Library is Now Online
More Maran eBooks available online for […]

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