Saturday, February 12, 2011

How to Participate in Google's Science Fair Contest for Students

How to Participate in Google's Science Fair Contest for Students: "The traditional science fair project has a tri-fold poster board and artifacts from experiments, but there is a 21st century option available for students who love to experiment. Google has an online science fair that is open to secondary students who are over 13 years old."

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Google Advanced Search Features Help Teachers Sort Search Results

Google Advanced Search Features Help Teachers Sort Search Results: "Teacher can modify Google search results to show reading levels and file format types with Advanced Search options. Learn how use Google search filtering."

Friday, January 21, 2011

Google Offers Grants to Increase AP Computer Science Classes

Google Offers Grants to Increase AP Computer Science Classes: "On January 20, 2011, Google announced that applications are being accepted for the 2011 CS4HS grants, which support middle school and high school teachers."

Saturday, January 8, 2011

eReaders for Kids: Which Device Has the Best Dictionary Feature?

eReaders for Kids: Which Device Has the Best Dictionary Feature?: "The Amazon Kindle, the Barnes and Noble Nook, and the Sony Reader Touch PRS-650 are popular ereaders, but how do their dictionaries compare to one another?"

Monday, January 3, 2011

How to Read Library eBooks: Sony Reader and Barnes and Noble Nook

How to Read Library eBooks: Sony Reader and Barnes and Noble Nook: "OverDrive makes audiobooks and ebooks available to school and public libraries in the United States and Canada."

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner is a Kindle Book

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner is a Kindle Book: "Amazon now has The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner available as a Kindle ebook. The first Boxcar Children book has a holiday sale price."

Grants for Gifted and Talented Teachers from the NEA Foundation

Grants for Gifted and Talented Teachers from the NEA Foundation: "If you are looking for grants that will pay for professional development or grants that will pay for supplies and resources for students. go to NEA."