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		<title>Download Ginger</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously I wrote about Ginger. (See April post) Since that time, the people at Ginger have been busy working through the kinks and bugs. They&#8217;ve Incorporated the grammar tool and streamlined the interface. Through August it will be available as a free download. In September, it will be available for purchase. One may also purchase [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=121&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ginger: The New Spell Check</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally, my friends and I discuss the changes in spelling expectations. Being in education, we’ve seen the bar lowered especially for spelling. Sure, teachers stress the importance of spelling and utilizing spell check, but spelling isn’t taught beyond 5th grade. In 6th grade the teachers focus on expanding vocabulary. Often homework is typed and teachers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=111&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Find: Quiz Egg</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so excited that I must share it now. I discovered a new website from Larry Ferlazzo&#8217;s blog. It&#8217;s called Quiz Egg. How could Quiz Egg make me so excited? Just thinking about the time saving and paper saving possiblities. Let me give you the run down and then you decide for yourself. Positives ·         [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=108&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering our troops during the holidays</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this time of year, I often find myself reflecting on my personal accomplishments and evaluating my personal goals. I adjust my goals accordingly to the world around me. Will I afford my dream vacation this year? What family activities will I want to attend? Can I complete the task that I&#8217;ve started? This is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=96&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nikki asked a question regarding Shmoop. She was having difficulty navigating through the writing component. I played around with it at various times and skipped over the theme section to complete my outline. Although skipping the valuable theme section is not ideal, it did allow me to advance. Shmoop is still in the beta stage [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=91&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wii in the classroom?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wander through most classrooms and students will be sitting in their desks. Their desks are in rows and the teacher is in the front of the room. Sounds very much like a classroom in the one room schoolhouse of yesterday. This is not the case in one high school classroom. Wander into this classroom and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=81&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Delicious. It&#8217;s Yummy.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter your interest. No matter your technology ability. You want to keep your favorite websites organized and at your finger tips. For most of us, we use our favorite tool on the web browser. This is fine, until we are not sitting with our machine or we have too many to keep organized or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=67&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shmoop: Explore It</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Happy Halloween. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday. After a long week, I opted to spend the evening catching up on my technology fun and exploration. First activity, catch up on blog reading. It was in Larry Ferlazzo’s blog that I explored Shmoop. Shmoop is currently in the beta stage, but I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=49&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kudos New Canaan Library!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great news! Through The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Connecticut State Library, New Canaan Library acquired some AT for public use. In the Children&#8217;s Room, they&#8217;ve added touch screen monitors, big key keyboards, adaptive mice and an adjustable height table. I&#8217;m excited by the software features they&#8217;ve acquired as well, Word Q [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=41&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quizlet: A New Twist on Flashcards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All students learn new vocabulary in almost every class. The traditional method for learning and practicing new vocabulary is flash cards. I recall learning my addition and subtraction facts with flash cards. Sitting around the dining room table, my parents would quiz me with flash cards. The facts I knew were retired to one pile, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rjseykora2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4779138&amp;post=32&amp;subd=rjseykora2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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