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From clay to pot: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 12; The remainder of this field trip is devoted to showing what humans must do to convert the clays recovered from the ground as shown in the first two photographs into the objects shown in Figures 3 through 9. We need to begin by describing what happens to native...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Getting to know them: In The First Year, page 1.5; Getting to know your students as real people makes your classroom a more effective learning environment.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Valentine's Day: Love it? Or love it not?: In The First Year, page 3.5; Don't let holidays overwhelm the focus on learning.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Foundation of a diet: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 1; Wherever rice will grow in Southeast Asia, it is grown. Rice is one of the most nutritious and protein-rich grains that humans have domesticated from wild plants. Here, a woman is selling rice in an outdoor market in Hanoi. The round woven basket in front...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Women as merchants: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 9; Women throughout Southeast Asia regularly work in outdoor markets, both as preparers and sellers of food items. This woman, at an outdoor market in Hanoi, sells variously colored noodles from large trays. Noodle-making is a fine art in Vietnam, where ingredients...; By Lorraine Aragon.

On wheels: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 15; On this modern metal bridge at Hué, a woman and child bicycle on the right while in the middle, women and men move faster on motorcycles. In the warm climate and frugal economic conditions of Southeast Asia, motorcycles and motor scooters are practical and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A café: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 7; Three young men in long pants and T-shirts sit on red plastic stools at a streetside cafe in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. A woman wearing a headscarf stands nearby beside a rack of items for sale. She carries a plastic bag of goods and is either another...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Improving your technology utilization: A quick review can help you determine whether your school is making the most of its technology budget.; By Chris Hitch.

Conventions: In The five features of effective writing, page 6; Conventions — grammar, spelling, and the like — are important to good writing, but should be taught only after the other Features of Effective Writing.; By Kathleen Cali.

Teaching the features of effective writing: In The five features of effective writing, page 1; By organizing your instruction around focus, organization, support and elaboration, style, and conventions, you can help students become more effective writers and make your own job easier.; Format: article; By Kim Bowen and Kathleen Cali.

Handheld technology: the basics: A brief history of handheld computers and a look at how they work, including a look at operating systems and input and output devices.

Cities and public architecture: In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.7; In this activity, students compare photographs of public buildings in Charlotte before and after industrialization and the growth of the city in the late nineteenth century to learn about industrial wealth and the culture of the Gilded Age.; Format: article

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.

Communicating information and ideas: a philosophy of writing: In Writing for the Web, page 2; Many kinds of writing can be adapted for the web, but it's important to know what you're trying to communicate.; By David Walbert.

Keep it short (but not too short): In Writing for the Web, page 4; Shorter paragraphs and pages will help make your writing easier to read on the web, but you don't have to sacrifice important content.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Science students get their hands dirty: Enter Carol Swink's classroom where students become scientists by conducting hands-on, inquiry-based investigations. By saving the textbook reading and lectures for last and doing experiments first, students master not only science content but math content too.; Format: article/best practice; By Waverly Harrell.

From documents to digitization: To design a research project using primary sources from the Web, you'll need to know what's out there and how to find it. This article explains what's available, why, and where.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Tools of the trade for information seekers: A guide to understanding and using search engines, directories, and the invisible web.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

Why study a foreign language?: Foreign language study enhances academic skills, raises SAT scores, and prepares students for careers.; By Bernadette Morris.

The value of oral history: In Oral history in the classroom, page 1; Why use oral history with your students? Oral history has benefits that no other historical source provides.; By Kathryn Walbert.

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