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February 2010 • Volume 13 • Number 3

Tools for Teaching & Reaching Today's Young Adolescents

This issue shares some of the technology resources and tools educators are using to energize their classrooms, to motivate their students to learn, and to make connections that somehow seem easier through technology. Spotlight on Sports

Editor's Note
Patricia George
The adults in our lives tried to teach us

Features

Tools for Schools: What's New with Web 2.0?
Howie DiBlasi

Opening Doors with Open Source
Randy Orwin

Virtual Learning Environments for Advanced Readers
Laura Corwon

Member AccessThe Face of Grieving: How Students Handle Death in a Digital World
John Priest

Member AccessCan Johnny Read ... Online?
Rebecca Hill

Member AccessYou Can Smile! Classroom Management Tips
Theresa L. Roberts

Member AccessBelow the Surface of Learning Potential
Meryl Greer Domina

Member AccessBeing Up Front: Motivating Boys to Learn
Ivan Kershne

Member AccessNo Problem: The Value of Struggling with Important Mathematics
Marisa Ferrarese-Asarisi

Member AccessGet Away from Grading and Get Students Learning
Paul Barnwell

In Every Issue

Member AccessNews to Use
Information to promote effective middle level education

Member AccessTeams in Action
Sarah M. Stout, Peggy Cooper, Heather Blumberg, Linda Roeder, Jamie Osea, and Kevin Burke
Speaking a Common Language Across the Curriculum

Member AccessTeaching in the Middle
Rick Wormeli
Honor Roll? Really?

Member AccessClick Here
Brenda Dyck
Making Meaning of Personal Learning Networks

Member AccessMark of Leadership
Tom Burton
Educating Our Students with Certainty

Member AccessReviews and Resources
Books and resources of interest to middle level educators

Member AccessMegaphone!
Amusing, interesting, and provocative comments from the field of education

Spotlight on Sports
Member AccessThe New PE: Alternative Sports Keep Students Moving
James Paterson

Member AccessTeachable Moments: The Importance of the Middle School Coach
Tim Flannery

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