What's the Word? Students use a free online tool to create crossword puzzles with vocabulary words. Sites to See Online Treasures These sites represent a dozen of the most valuable -- or most interesting -- treasures on the Web. Larry Ferlazzo's Best... The best places non-tech-savvy people can find resources related to technology trouble-shooting and software questions. Bullseye! Tape the four sections together to make a large bullseye for your wall or bulletin board. This Week's Techtorial A Techtorial Learn how to teach students in grades 4-12 to create a simple HTML page.

November is a busy month for all of us, I know. But some things are worth making time for.
I received an e-mail this week from the people at My Teacher, My Hero announcing that anyone who uploads a teacher-tribute video to the My Teacher, My Hero site during the month of November will earn a $25 Giving Card from DonorsChoose.org. It's a nice partnership between two worthwhile sites. If you're not familiar with My Teacher, My Hero or DonorsChoose, they're both worth a visit.
What else is going on this week? Find out at my StarrPoints blog.

Keep Your Computer Healthy
As winter flu season approaches, many of us head to doctor's offices to be inoculated against the viruses that threaten our physical health. How many of us remember to visit a tech specialist to “inoculate” our computers against the pests that threaten them year round?

What Did You Do in School Today?

Kathleen Eveleigh's daily update gives parents and kids something to talk about.

Managing Technology: Tips From the Experts
Do your technology lessons frequently turn into free-for-alls? The solutions may be simpler than you think. The Education World Tech Team shares its secrets for teaching successfully with technology.

Doug Johnson: Tech Proof
Is Educational Climate Change Ahead?
I believe a meteor is on the educational horizon that will dramatically alter the school climate and give rise to a new breed of educators -- that meteor is affordable 1:1 computing.

Brenda Dyck: Brenda's Blog
The Web and Teacher Growth
Do today’s classroom teachers have a shelf life? Is teacher "restlessness" a natural consequence of life-long learning? How has the Internet contributed to that change?

Nancy Willard: Cyber Savvy
What's Not Working
Before we can focus on effective strategies to address the issues involved in youth safety online, it’s important to reflect on the strategies that simply are not working.

From the Reading Machine
Letter Matching reinforces spelling and vowels.

From the Math Machine
Line Jumper teaches about negative numbers and number lines.
From the Science Machine
Use Hooray! to explore the topics of eyes, vision, and biology.

Check out this week's site reviews:
Annenberg Classroom
Lesson plans, curricular materials, multimedia, more.

Think Green
Environmental resources for teachers and students.

Storybook Corner
Storybooks that thematically emphasize family involvement.

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.

Perimeter Rap
Mrs. Burk, the rapping math teacher, raps about learning area and perimeter.

What can you do with SchoolNotes? Check out The Redding Report.

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