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The Education Edge , a product of Blackbaud Inc., the leading fundraising software and nonprofit accounting software company, is a comprehensive student information system developed exclusively to enhance school administration and student management. The Education Edge consists of an integrated school information software suite and is designed to be used by all school offices including school admissions, registrar’s office, business office, guidance, faculty and the development office. -

Networking Small Talk Can Pay Off Big Time
Perri Capell on how to build relationships with business contacts who can help you advance.
Basic Training For New Lawyers
More associates are signing up for an intense summer program that involves two weeks of classes, depositions and a mock trial.
Five Tips for Succeeding As a Young Entrepreneur
Make your business dreams a reality. Here’s advice for getting started now.
Keywords That Will Get Your Resume Noticed
Find out how to craft a document that’s more likely to land at the top of the heap.
The Two-Minute Mentor: Accounting-Firm Executive
A public accountant shares his thoughts on climbing the ladder in his field.
Students Urged To Lock In Rates
Consolidate your loans before a federal rate hike hits in early July.
Email Abuse at Work Could Get You Fired
Evidence is mounting that employees should take two breaths before hitting ’send.’

The Education Edge , a product of Blackbaud Inc., the leading fundraising software and nonprofit accounting software company, is a comprehensive student information system developed exclusively to enhance school administration and student management. The Education Edge consists of an integrated school information software suite and is designed to be used by all school offices including school admissions, registrar’s office, business office, guidance, faculty and the development office. -

Summer Law Associates Get Down to Business
New recruits want less over-the-top wining and dining and more hands-on work experience.
Email Abuse at Work Could Get You Fired
Evidence is mounting that employees should take two breaths before hitting ’send.’
Keywords That Will Get Your Resume Noticed
Find out how to craft a document that’s more likely to land at the top of the heap.
Five Tips for Succeeding As a Young Entrepreneur
Make your business dreams a reality. Here’s advice for getting started now.
How to Answer Any Interview Question
Use these tips to prepare for that big job meeting. Plus, try our interview-question randomizer.
Students Urged To Lock In Rates
Consolidate your loans before a federal rate hike hits in early July.
Basic Training For New Lawyers
More associates are signing up for an intense summer program that involves two weeks of classes, depositions and a mock trial.

Crossover Children
An interesting term for an interesting disability. Crossover Children are gifted yet also learning disabled. One wonders, how can that be? However, think of the multiple intelligences, can you be…
Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are a great way to stimulate writing with reluctant writers or learning disabled students. Try this series of graphic organizers in ready to print PDF. These organizers can…
Special Children - All Children are Special!
If you haven’t paid a visit to our guide to Special Children here at About, now’s the time. If you’re the parent of a special child, Terri will guide you…
The Rock and The Hard Place
If you have an autistic child in Canada and live anywhere but Alberta, the specialized needs of your child may not be met. Families are packing up and moving to…
Homonyms or Homophones
Regardless of what you call them, cent and sent will make the list. Children with learning disabilities will benefit from additional practice on homonyms/homophones: words that sound the same…
How Long Have You Been Teaching?
Common question asked of teachers by other teachers, parents, administrators and so on. So what if the response is 69 years? Hazel Haley, at 89 is the longest-serving public-school…
Organization: Don’t Take This Skill for Granted
Although we might think that the skill of organization comes naturally, you’d be surprised to know that it actually doesn’t. Children, especially learning disabled children require a great deal of…
Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome
I just finished reading the above book which was written by Luke, a 13 year old diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Although I’ve read many books about Asperger’s, I thoroughly enjoyed…
Countdown!
Countdown! Sometimes as we approach the end of a school year, it can be hard to keep our students focused and on track. Positive reinforcement with the ‘Race to 20′…
Father’s Day
Father’s Day happens in North America on the 3rd Sunday in June. Children love to make their dads something special for this occasion. Here are some great printables that children…

How Long Have You Been Teaching?
Common question asked of teachers by other teachers, parents, administrators and so on. So what if the response is 69 years? Hazel Haley, at 89 is the longest-serving public-school…
Special Children - All Children are Special!
If you haven’t paid a visit to our guide to Special Children here at About, now’s the time. If you’re the parent of a special child, Terri will guide you…
Father’s Day
Father’s Day happens in North America on the 3rd Sunday in June. Children love to make their dads something special for this occasion. Here are some great printables that children…
Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are a great way to stimulate writing with reluctant writers or learning disabled students. Try this series of graphic organizers in ready to print PDF. These organizers can…
Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome
I just finished reading the above book which was written by Luke, a 13 year old diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Although I’ve read many books about Asperger’s, I thoroughly enjoyed…
Organization: Don’t Take This Skill for Granted
Although we might think that the skill of organization comes naturally, you’d be surprised to know that it actually doesn’t. Children, especially learning disabled children require a great deal of…
Crossover Children
An interesting term for an interesting disability. Crossover Children are gifted yet also learning disabled. One wonders, how can that be? However, think of the multiple intelligences, can you be…
The Rock and The Hard Place
If you have an autistic child in Canada and live anywhere but Alberta, the specialized needs of your child may not be met. Families are packing up and moving to…
Homonyms or Homophones
Regardless of what you call them, cent and sent will make the list. Children with learning disabilities will benefit from additional practice on homonyms/homophones: words that sound the same…
Countdown!
Countdown! Sometimes as we approach the end of a school year, it can be hard to keep our students focused and on track. Positive reinforcement with the ‘Race to 20′…

Cool Voice Tools for e-Learning
Today I co-presented with my colleague, Kosta Dimeropolous, on Horizon Wimba’s Voice Tools at the 2006 Canadian Blackboard Conference. The tools include voice announcements, voice boards, voice chat, voice…
Are You a Hero?
In a new article, Ronald Gross draws upon the work of Joseph Campbell, who identified patterns across a variety of mythologies and religions in “The Power of Myth” and “The…
Adult/Continuing Education Discussion Forum
An often overlooked site gem is the Adult/Continuing Education discussion forum, where you can seek or share answers, support, resources and inspiration. Some recent discussion topics include: Study Abroad Inspired by…
Learning to Go
The University of California Berkely offers live and on-demand webcasts of select courses and special campus events. The videos and MP3 audio recordings can be downloaded to your computer…
Survey Training Needs
A well-designed training needs assessment survey identifies the real training needs of an organization. In a new feature, Denise M. Ruggieri offers eight tips for designing training needs…
Try Online Learning
In celebration of the UK’s Adult Learners’ Week (20th - 26th May 2006), The New Curiosity Shop (www.newcurioshop.com) is hosting an Open Week for online learners. Visitors can meet…
Prepare to Succeed with Technology
Several recent blog entries on this site have highlighted ways the delivery of education has changed in the past ten years. Obviously, technology is having a huge impact. …
Adult Learners’ Week and Silver Surfer Week
Adult learners and educators celebrate Adult Learners’ Week in the UK from May 20 - 26, 2006. The purpose is to: * promote education and training for adults; * provide access to information…
Canadian Blackboard Conference
This week, I’m attending the 2006 Canadian Blackboard Conference. The conference is being hosted in Edmonton at the University of Alberta and where I teach in Toronto at Seneca…
One Good Forum Find Leads to Another
In my last blog, I talked about the value of the Adult/Continuing Education Discussion Forum and gave a few examples of current discussions. Well here’s another fabulous forum find… his…

CETIS wins new JISC interoperability service contract
You might well wonder if providing a service about interoperability standards for JISC isn’t what CETIS has been doing for quite a while now; you’d be right, it has. The new contract means a step change in the way CETIS will fulfill that service to the community, though.
Taking Innovation to School - Chris Heun, School CIO
In an effort to boost innovation in American classrooms, Congress is contemplating a handful of bills in the House and Senate, including the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust, aimed at improving math and science education. The trust would establish a
ISKME Special Series Part 4: USING DATA TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION - Thad R. Nodine and Lisa A. Petrides, T.H.E. Journal
Connecting the dots: how to use data to get from districtwide goal-setting to school-level performance. Spurred by federal and state mandates for improved performance, school districts across the country have become adept at establishing districtwide goal
Teaching Tech Literacy to the MySpace Generation - Chris Heun, School CIO
In an era when kids download music, publish their own blogs, and gossip via instant messages all while juggling a treasure chest of electronic gadgets the idea that schools should be teaching them to be technology literate seems almost silly. David DeBarr
Virtually Learning - Susie Meserve, School CIO
Jhone Ebert plays two roles in Nevada s Clark County School District, which at 295,000 students and counting is the fastest-growing district in the country. Ebert is director of magnet schools and principal of CCSD s Virtual High School, which enables stu
Poor technology grade isn’t schools’ full story - MORIAH BALINGIT, Oregon Live
At the beginning of the month, Oregon public schools got a report card that would make any parent cringe. In a report by the national journal Education Week about technology in schools, Oregon received a D-minus in “Access to Technology” because of a hig
Blogging penalties without policies - Sara Hooker, Daily Herald
Perhaps they lack the formalities of making high schoolers sign pledges, but officials say they re cracking down on inappropriate Web postings. Students who post photos of themselves drinking and engaging in other illegal behavior have been punished under
Site connects users to education research: University-run database houses free peer-reviewed articles - Laura Ascione, eSchool News
Aiming to create a place online where tech-savvy school administrators can turn to find reliable professional journal articles and valid educational research on school leadership, a national group of professors has a created an online library where collea
Taking mystery out of science - MOLLY McCARTHY, Star-Gazette
Earth science teacher Missy Lutz walked around her classroom at Edison High School on a recent morning, assisting a class of freshmen with a lab on weathering. She offered them tips and pointers as the students looked at the impact of different conditions
Teacher uses e-mail to teach basics of written word - KRISTINA TORRES, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Throughout the school year that winds up this week, Janice Ramsey has taught writing to 96 eighth-graders a day. Not all of them jumped at the chance to learn to write well. In fact, many of Ramsey’s students walked through her classroom door last August
The Zen of IT Portfolio Management - Amy Poftak, School CIO
Charles T. Thompson, Sr. is the CIO of Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida, the twelfth largest district in the state serving 179,000 students. The rapidly expanding district selects and manages its initiatives using a business-world methodol
Review: 2007 Microsoft Office Beta 2 Is Up And Running - Barbara Krasnoff, TechWeb.com
It’s been a while since Microsoft’s Office suite, the collection of software applications that a large percentage of today’s workers use on a daily basis, has had a major overhaul. Redmond brought out Beta 1 of the new collection last November; now Beta 2
Pearson buys Apple’s PowerSchool - eSchool News
Pearson School Systems, a division of British media giant Pearson PLC, has agreed to buy Apple Computer’s PowerSchool division, which makes a student information system (SIS) by the same name that enables parents, students, and teachers to monitor grades
Home-study plans revealed for students - EADT
Classroom lessons could be turned on their head by a Suffolk headteacher who is equipping his pupils with portable computers so they can study from home. Nearly all sixth formers at King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds now have laptop computers and th
June, July, and August - David Jakes, techLearning Blog
The summer months mean many things to teachers. Rest, renewal, curriculum work, vacation, and spending time with family-the list is long. Summer also provides the rare opportunity for time for professional growth. So, with that in mind, how will you take
Increased Support for Students With Disabilities at Ontario’s Colleges and Universities
The McGuinty government has expanded support for students with disabilities to ensure they have the opportunity to study and succeed at postsecondary institutions, Chris Bentley, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, announced today. “We are on

Secretary’s Statement on Nation’s Science Report Card
Secretary Spellings issued a statement on the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (Nation’s Report Card) in Science results.
Teaching Resources: Genetics, Space Science, Online Teacher Workshops and More
Genetics, space science, Einstein, historical calendars, Native Americans, and online workshops for teachers in math, science, language arts, and more are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.
Excerpts from Secretary Spellings’ Remarks at the Closing Session of the G-8 Education Ministerial
Members of the G-8 Education Ministerial met in Moscow and issued the Moscow Declaration to confirm their commitment to cooperation and innovation in education at all levels.
Secretary and Russian Minister Sign Higher Education Agreement
Secretary Spellings and Russian Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Education and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation on expanding cooperation and exchanges in the field of education. This MOU is the first of its kind between the U.S. Department of Education and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
Astronomycenter.org
A collection of Astronomy 101 reviewed digital resources for teachers and students. Topics include asteroids and comets, astrobiology, big bang theory, black holes and pulsars, cosmology, dark energy, dark matter, galaxies, historical astronomy, Milky Way, planetary astronomy, planetary geology, stellar astronomy, telescopes and satellites, terrestrial planets, planet formation, planetary atmospheres, space exploration, stars, and the sun. (National Science Foundation)
U.S. High School Students Challenged by Math and Science
High school students in the U.S. are consistently outperformed by those from Asian and some European countries on international assessments of math and science, according to the Condition of Education 2006, released today by ED’s National Center for Education Statistics. Fourth-graders, by comparison, score as well or better than most of their international peers, although their counterparts in other countries are gaining ground.
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Grant Opportunities
Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems, Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program, Improving Employment Outcomes for the Low Functioning Deaf Population, Mobility Aids and Wayfinding Technologies for Individuals with Blindness and Low Vision, Reducing Obesity and Obesity-Related Secondary Conditions in Adolescents and Adults with Disabilities, Rehabilitation of Children with Traumatic Brain Injury, Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center, Assistive Technology Outcomes Research Project, RERC for Wheelchair Transportation Safety, RERC for Wireless Technologies, RRTC on Effective Independent and Community Living Solutions and Measures.