Xtreme Toy Zone

"Seamlessly integrate technology into your classroom instruction with this new series. Provide a concise introduction to the software application, then use project-based learning lessons and activities to effectively incorporate technology into grade-level content. Teacher Resource CD includes collection grids, graphic organizers, sample projects, and rubric templates."--Publisher's website.

Editorial: Vote 'yes' on levy referendum in school districts

Voters in two out of the three school districts in ABC Newspapers’ readership area face critical decisions on election day.

Anoka-Hennepin District 11 and Spring Lake Park District 16 are asking voters to renew existing levies and provide more dollars to support technology.

District 11 has a third ballot question, a stop-gap measure to preserve current class sizes, prevent teacher layoffs and retain key educational programs.

ABC Newspapers’ supports each district’s efforts to renew existing levies.

A “yes” vote Nov. 8 will not bring a property tax increase to residents.

District 11’s current levy provides $1,044 per student in funding, or about $48 million per year across the board. A loss of that magnitude would result in a 12 percent cut in the district’s general fund revenue.

If renewed, the levy would increase by the rate of inflation each year and be applicable for 10 years beginning in 2013.

Source: Coon Rapids Herald

Audio Conference Teleconferencing – Learning the ABC's and What ...

Most people regularly use audio services; some people even use audio conference teleconferencing or commonly referred to as a conference call without even giving it much thought. Audio conferences are making waves and molding new technology into something that creates effective communication between people. Companies have realized that taking advantage of this service not only helps them cut down on cost, but it also allows for a more open communication flow between members of a company or business.

What is an Audio Teleconference?

It is no secret that the internet has certainly revolutionized our concept of communication. Today, we can go online, chat or go for a web conference with people from across the globe without any problems at all.

Even though there are various web conference services used today, majority of people would still vouch for an audio conference to be one of the most fastest and effective methods of communicating with business partners or bosses....

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The ABC Song in the Gutenberg Museum | Super Simple Learning

by Super Simple Learning

The Centerpiece of the exhibition is an open media lounge in which a panorama of outstanding examples of “MovingTypeface” is shown. Works of international artists, filmmakers and designers like Marcel Duchamp, László Moholy-Nagy, Oskar Fischinger, George Lucas, Kyle Cooper and Alex Gopher as well as opening credits from films like Matrix and James Bond are going to be on display. Interviews with renowned and style-defining designers complete the examples.

Pretty cool for a little song and video that were recorded and filmed in one of the classrooms at the school we were teaching at!

Our version of the ABC Song was originally created to make sure that young students could hear each letter clearly. We had found that traditional versions of the song were often too fast, and young learners could not distinguish all the letters (for example, they hear  elemenopee We also wanted an ABC Song that was slow enough for young learners to be able to point at the letters (in their ABC books, on a poster, etc.) as they sing along. It turned out to be a big hit with our students and found its way on to our first CD, Super Simple Songs .