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Practicum in Online Teaching - Carolina Online Teacher Program: Teach your online course with a pilot group of students or teachers. An experienced online-learning mentor will guide you through typical problem areas. The Practicum in Online Teaching may be done in conjunction with your school or county, and even as part of your normal teaching load.; Take this course: Begins January 5.

Using handheld technologies in schools: Originally marketed as a personal organizer for on-the-go business executives and ardent technophiles, personal digital assistants (PDAs) have evolved into handheld computing devices and have become one of the most ubiquitous electronic devices. Can these computing devices also be used to help fulfill the promise of educational computing? This series of articles from SEIRTEC is devoted to exploring the possibilities of handheld computing in K-12 schools.

Henry Ford with 400 baby chicks: Henry Ford, a member of the Four Oaks 4-H Club, Four Oaks, Johnston County, North Carolina, Rt. 1, is shown doing his part to speed up the production of poultry. This black and white image shows him crouching down with his elbows on his knees in his tobacco...; Format: image/photograph

Mrs. Eugene Puckett of Clayton and family eating a meal: In this black and white photograph a family of five is seating around a small table in the kitchen eating a meal. Mr. and Mrs. Puckett sit across from each other. He has his hair slicked back and wears overalls. Although Mrs. Puckett sits with her back to...; Format: image/lesson plan

The needs of animals: In this lesson plan first grade students will examine photographs of 4-H club members with animals from North Carolina. They will make observations from the visual material to build an understanding of the needs of animals. They will begin to learn that these needs have remained the same in different times.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Howell Woods Learning Center: A visit to the learning center teaches students about the importance of protecting the environment for the plants, animals, and us.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Johnston County Heritage Center: Learn about the history of Johnston County at this Heritage Center which houses interpretive exhibits and primary source documents.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Clemmons Educational State Forest: Take students to a ranger conducted program and learn about the plants and animals that can be found in this state educational forest.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Bentonville Battleground: The website for a historic landmark in North Carolina which contains information about the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which a Confederate army was able to mount a tactical offensive and maps reflecting troop movements.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

That was then, this is now: Students will explore various career topics and study technological changes over last 30 years.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Guidance); By Cary Lane Cockrell.

A talking tree in Clemmons Educational State Forest: This is a "talking tree" in Clemmons Educational State Forest in Johnston County, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

A glossy pond at Clayton Community Park: This is still, smooth pond at Clayton Community Park in Clayton, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Vibrant sunset over Clayton, NC: A vibrant sunset glows over Clayton, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Graves at Bentonville Battleground in Four Oaks, NC: These are graves at Bentonville Battleground in Four Oaks, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, NC: This is the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, North Carolina. The museum houses an extensive collection of Gardner's clothes, props, and scripts, among other things, as well as collections related to other famous actors and actresses of the 1950s.; Format: image/photograph

North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Lattice multiplication: Lattice multiplication is a method of multiplying large numbers using a grid. This method breaks the multiplication process into smaller steps, which some students find easier. Digits to be carried are written within the grid, making them harder to miss.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Insurrections in North Carolina?: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.7; Article from a Raleigh newspaper reporting alleged slave insurrections in North Carolina, and white responses to these rumors, following Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

The Battle of Bentonville: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.9; Memoir of a Confederate soldier describing the march to Bentonville and the battle there on March 19, 1865. He describes the desperate state of the Confederate army by the end of the war. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Ocean and You Marine Science Education: Bring the ocean to your classroom and explore marine and environmental education with this innovative program created by an oceanographer and two science educators.; Format: article/field trip opportunity