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Conference Forms
Be prepared with these conference planners for teachers and parents.

Parent Conferences
These sites, filled with advice, tips, and practical resources, can help ensure that your parent-teacher conferences are pleasant and positive collaborative experiences for all.

Do Vampires Exist?
Polish students' graphing and problem solving skills with this Halloween spreadsheet activity.

Telltale T's
Creative t-shirt designs help students 'go wild' for animal science.

A Techtorial
A PowerPoint countdown clock keeps students interested and on task.


What can you do with SchoolNotes? Check out Heather Ashmore's Life Science Page.

This Week's
Online Find

Benchmark Grading is a secure, flexible, standards-based online gradebook application created by a team of parents and teachers. The tool, preloaded with Common Core and some state standards (more are on the way), allows teachers to record assignments and grade students using rubrics, letter grades, or a grading scale of their choice. Parents can access progress reports, including teacher comments, and communicate with teachers using a secure messaging system. Best of all, Benchmark's online gradebook is free.



Computer Rules Prevent Problems
Student computer use often involves situations not covered by regular classroom rules, so our experts share their rules with you.

Edutainers Make Lessons Engaging, Relevant
In coining the term "edutainer," these authors aren't suggesting that teachers juggle, but rather that they use some entertainer-type skills to help make lessons more relevant and engaging.


On the Big Screen
Joe Robinson's future scientists make it big on screen.

Students Map Neighborhoods With GIS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), mapping and analysis software employed by the U.S. government, NASA, and other agencies, now is helping students locate and document hazards in their communities.


Learn what Total Reader can do for your students.




Doug Johnson: Tech Proof
One Big Room
Anyone who thinks he or she can control kids' access to online information or experiences through legislation or a filter is spitting in the wind.


Brenda Dyck: Brenda's Blog
Ripping Into 21st Century Learning
The mismatch that exists between the demands of todays economy and what our schools are supplying is closely connected to the fact that our education systems were built for another era.


Bernie Poole: Reflecting Poole
Create Your Own Web Site
Bernie Poole provides 12 easy-to-read handouts designed to lead you or your students step-by-step through the process of creating a content-rich education-oriented Web site.





From the Math Machine
Time to Move is a fun Web site for teaching measurement and sorting. (Grades 1-2)


Miguel Guhlin
Five Essential Tech Tools for Campus Administrators
(Part 2)

Of all the tools available, blogging has the potential to bring about the most change in your learning and leading situation.

Gadget of the Week
Bubble Comment
makes it easy to add your own thoughts to a Web page.

Featured (Free) Webinars
Wednesday, October 20
1:00pm (EST)
How to Set Up a Technology Day in Your District from Tech & Learning.
A step-by-step guide that can be used to plan a technology conference in any district.


From the Science Machine
Use Energy Vampires to explore energy and electricity. (Grades 2-6)

From the Reading Machine
I Spy City reinforces vocabulary. (Grades K-4)



Check out this week's site reviews:

Start Smart
An FTIC guide for teens on managing money.

Teach the Earth
Activities and resources for teaching earth science.

NASA Kids' Club
A virtual playground for math, science, and technology.

Explore our Site Review Archives for more great sites. You also can keep up with our latest reviews by signing up for our Site Review Newsletter.


The Beauty Bias
How physical attractiveness affects teachers' attitude, perceptions, and expectations.


Cooperative Computing
How to best implement group tech activities in your classroom.