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[|Engrade] - A FREE Online Gradebook
Kelsey Ensz Herman (Hope 2010) just sent me this link. She has been using it for a gradebook, but hasn't experimented with some of the other capabilities. It seems to have real potential to be helpful for teachers.

[|Catherine Jones Kuhn]
She is one of the more enthusiastic and practical speakers that I have heard at conferences in recent years. I was reminded of her session when I walked past the new books section in Van Wylen curriculum library.

The book is full of art project ideas that have mathematical connections to geometry and measurement. Some of you may have noticed the poster on my board that bears SOME resemblance to the cover mosaic of Mona Lisa. (Mine is //Girl with a Pearl Earring// by Vermeer.)

Video from the Corning Corporation
Wow, this video really struck me in several ways. It's a bit futuristic--less about teaching/education and more about what kinds of information technologies lie ahead for us. I didn't expect to watch all 5 minutes, but it captured my attention. Some of the non-technology aspects were intriguing to me as well. I'd love to hear what you think. Go ahead and add comments to the Discussion Section right on this page.

[|Kathy Hill's Classroom]
Kathy Hill is a Montana teacher that I met through Math Solutions. She is an award-winning teacher who has used [|Livescribe]technology to create "pencasts." She has a number of them listed on her webpage.

[|A Student Pencast]

[|A Simple Workshop]

 * Kip Holland-Andersen is a friend of mine from church, also a very thoughtful 5th grade teacher married to another very thoughtful 4th grade teacher. We have had some great conversations about teaching, so I'm pleased to share his blog with you. In particular, you can click on Technology (lower right sidebar) and check out his posts on our current topic.

Together Kip and wife Christa have three adorable children (see [|pics] ), and they are really important to us teachers. How do we serve all those kids in our classrooms? The adorable ones and the ones who seem to struggle against us. Is technology one of the ways to help EVERY student to learn better? What does good use of technology look like in the math classroom?

** To Do: **

Read six of Kip's posts regarding technology. Follow-up and write a comment on at least two of them. Maybe some of you are already hooked on reading/writing blogs. Others of you may need to try that activity on for size and see how it fits your interests. ||