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e-Learning for Educators - Learning and Teaching with Web 2.0 Tools: In this workshop, participants will be exposed to many of the tools of the Read/Write Web and will get the chance to experiment with new tools each week.; Take this course: Begins January 26.

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.

Writing for the Web: How teachers can more effectively communicate information and ideas via the World Wide Web, to students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and the world.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

DESTINY Traveling Science Learning Program: The DESTINY (Delivering Edge-Cutting Science Technology and Internet Across North Carolina for Years to Come) Traveling Science Learning Program is Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s formal science education initiative serving pre-college teachers and students across North Carolina.; 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.

Stamp it here, stamp it there, stamp it where?: Using a drawing program (Kid Pix), students will integrate English Language Arts and Technology Skills as they work with Geometry skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Mary Rizzo.

Energy Xchange Renewable Energy Center: By tapping the methane gas generated by decomposing garbage in landfills, this company is able to convert the gas to a low cost, responsible source of energy.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Technological artifacts and the evolution of the student desk: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.2; In this lesson, students discuss a variety of definitions for the word technology and the relationships between technology, science, and society.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

Grocery store technology: Students will identify how technology has changed in an occupation over time. This is also an introductory rounding/estimation lesson using addition of money.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Barbara Crouch.

Robeson Planetarium/Science and Technology Center: A part of the public schools of Robeson County, this planetarium and science center specializes in programs geared to 3rd through 8th grade science.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Long Branch Environmental Education Center: This educational center teaches students the importance of recycling, resource conservation, ecological issues, and more.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

From field to bowl: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 11; Harvested rice grains generally are stored in their husks until needed for food. At that time, the husks must be removed either in large stone or wood mortars with pestles wielded by farmers, or by the kind of mechanical threshing machine seen here. Such machines...; By Lorraine Aragon.

North Carolina Aviation Museum: The N.C. Aviation Museum is "dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and education of historic military aircraft."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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.

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity four: In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate a primary source letter from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing. Students will investigate the influence of technology, and its lack, on the tobacco bag stringers. They will do a role play/debate in which they will assume the roles of owners of companies and other people that were involved in the issue.; Format: article (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Shapes: Students will use the Kid Pix Studio Deluxe computer software program to draw a circle, square, rectangle, and triangle. They will be instructed to make the shapes a certain color and size. Then they will print their work.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Di Small.

Collecting and organizing data: In this lesson students will learn to collect data and organize the data into a chart using computer technology.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Rochelle Mullis.

Karastan Rug Mill Tour: Visit this factory to see how oriental rugs are made from the design to the finished product.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Carpentry skills: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 18; Carpenters in highland villages generally work with hand tools, using no electricity. Metal parts, generally now imported from the cities, are either forged in the village or bought pre-made from blacksmiths in larger towns. The man shown here is using a large...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Sea Grant North Carolina: With a variety of research and outreach programs, this organization provides several educational opportunities for marine science educators including workshops, marine science and environmental education curriculum development, research opportunities and grants, and field trips.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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