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Teachers are Miracle Workers

Funny and true, teacher Taylor Mali tells it like it is- go teachers!

Poem: On Girls Lending Pens

Taylor Mali (famous for "What Teachers Really Make") saying a hilarious poem about girls lending pens in class.

Did You Know 4.0

This completely new Fall 2009 "Shift Happens" version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist.

Schools and H1N1: What You Need to Know

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and friends demonstrate common sense ways to prevent the spread of germs.

President Obama's Back to School Speech 2009

President Obama delivers a speech to students for the 2009-2010 school year.

What is the future of the library?

What is a library when 'everywhere is here'? This architectural animation explores the question of the role of the public library when digital information is everywhere and is everything. What happens to the spaces of books? and how should traditional spa

Google Voice

How crazy to have an internet phone number that transcribes messages! I wonder if this is how our students will be getting around not using their cell phones in class.

Twitter Search in Plain English

How Twitter Search creates new opportunities for business feedback, tracking news in real time and discovering trends.

Twitter in the Classroom: The Experiment

Dr. Rankin, professor of History at UT Dallas, wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had heard of Twitter...

Obama Writes Absence Note

Father asks President Obama a question at a recent health forum and the president ends up writing an absence note for his 4th-grade daughter.

Test Your Awareness

Watch this video and see how it relates to managing a class full of students.

First Year Teaching: How It Was

Erin Grunwell of Freedom Writers talks about her first year teaching.