2008 Crystal Light College Tour

Crystal Light presents the 2008 Step Up Women's Network National College Tour, giving girls in at-risk neighborhoods a first-hand look at college life, and encouraging all to aspire to secondary education.

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• Crystal Light Social Network > uPumpItUp
• Dove Campaign for Real Beauty
• Girls, Young Women & the Web
• Step it Up: Mentoring At Risk Teens
  

Big Tree Learning Fellows

Big Tree Learning is looking for dynamic US high school teachers, college instructors, and experienced tutors to help build innovative learning materials in the following subjects:

• Math:Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trig/Pre-Calc, Calculus
• English: Writing/Composition, American Lit, British Lit
  
• Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
  
• Social Studies: World History, US History, US Govt, Economics
  
• Test Prep: SAT, ACT, AP Tests

2008 Summer Teaching Fellows receive a $2000 stipend for 3-4 weeks of curriculum development, including 8 days of work in San Francisco, CA.

Click here to learn more and get an application.

Merging Web 2.0 Tools with Moodle

Lately I have been doing a lot of research on blending web 2.0 technologies into course curriculum and focusing mostly from the side of students. It's so easy for students to use these innovative tools for assignments, collaborative projects, or for inquiry-based learning.

Naturally I thought about teachers using them too, but it wasn't until I read this blog post from "Golden Bytes" that it became clear how important it is for faculty use these productivity tools.

Golden Bytes tells us "in a nutshell" why he wanted to upload a PowerPoint for his 5-6th graders to view from Moodle and how he found that by using Google docs and Zoho he suddenly found a way to make his life much easier...

Guess you'll just have to read Golden Bytes to see how these tools can make your life simpler too....