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Sent: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:31:02 -0500
Subject: TeacherPlanet News: Issue #9
 
Online version available at http://www.globeteacher.com

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TEACHERPLANET NEWS - now read by 207,000+ educators
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Issue # 9 - February 29, 2004


Dear Member,

We would like to begin by thanking all of you who submitted applications for 
our three new research positions. Please note that the application deadline is 
May 1, 2004 - complete details are found below. We also have a book draw this 
week and a special announcement below...

Thanks and Have a Great Week!

In this week's issue:

A. Announcement - Special Edition Newsletter
1. Quote of the Week - "Education can't make us all..."
2. TeacherPlanet.com - March Events
3. Books4Teachers.com - Win-a-Book Draw
4. Crazy4Teachers.com - "Final Answer"
5. Units4Teachers.com - St. Patrick's Day
6. Sites4Teachers.com - Regularly Featured Sites
7. Work4Teachers.com - 3 Research Positions
8. Tools4Teachers.com - Cool Etch-a-Sketch
9. News4Teachers.com - Top Teacher News Stories

 
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Announcement - Special Edition Newsletter
 
As part of our ongoing effort to provide our members with great information 
about all facets of teaching, we are distributing a Special Edition 
e-Newsletter on Wednesday, March 3. This issue, entitled "Grading Made Easy" 
focuses on Electronic Grade Books. Please keep an eye out for that!
 
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1. Quote of the Week - "Education can't make us all..."

"Education can't make us all leaders --- but it can teach us which leader to 
follow" ~anonymous

A complete list of quotes can be found at 
http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/quotes

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2. TeacherPlanet.com - This Month's Events
 
Our updated March Resource Calendar is now available at 
http://www.teacherplanet.com. The updated page includes the following theme 
resources, each of which contain lessons, units, resources, worksheets, images 
and clipart:
 
March 01 - Women of Color - 
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/womenofcolor.php
March 02 - Dr. Seuss - http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/drseuss.php
March 05 - World Reading Month - 
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/readingmonth.php
March 12 - Girl Scout's Day - 
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/girlscouts.php
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day - 
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/stpatrick.php
March 20 - Spring Begins - http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/spring.php
 
and more... 

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3. Books4Teachers.com - Win-a-Book Draw
 
All members are eligible to enter our latest book draw. We are giving away 5 
autographed copies of Susan Milord's "Tales of the Shimmering Sky: Ten Global 
Folktales with Activities". To enter this draw, simply visit 
http://www.books4teachers.com/draw001.php. Randomly selected winners will be 
announced in a few weeks. A special thanks to Solterra Books for sponsoring 
this draw.
 
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4. Crazy4Teachers.com - "Final Answer"

This week's Crazy Cartoon comes to us from Dan Rosandich's Education 
collection. This one, which we call "Final Answer", is sure to make you laugh 
at http://www.crazy4teachers.com

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5. Units4Teachers.com - St. Patrick's Day

March 17th is less than three weeks away. Begin your planning by visiting our 
St. Patrick's Day Theme Unit page. It is now ready, and featured at 
http://www.units4teachers.com

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6. Sites4Teachers.com - Regularly Featured Sites

http://www.gradebooks4teachers.com - A complete guide to Electronic Gradebooks
http://www.music4teachers.com - Featuring "Teacher Therapy"
http://www.onlinedegrees4teachers.com - Investigate 6 leading Online Teaching 
Degrees
http://www.posters4teachers.com - Educational Posters now available
http://www.myteachersoftware.com - Complimentary Educational Software for 
Teachers 
http://www.dvds4teachers.com - Great Educational dvds and teaching guides

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7. Work4Teachers.com - 3 Research Positions
 
As mentioned in last week's newsletter, we have posted three research positions 
on our newly launched work site. If you would like to work some part-time hours 
from home researching online educational materials, this may be a job for you. 
Read more at http://www.work4teachers.com. In addition, if you require a 
impressive resume for this or another job application, you will find 
http://www.resumes4teachers.com very beneficial. 

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8. Tools4Teachers.com - Cool Etch-a-Sketch
 
There's not much to say about this site - if you have ever had an 
Etch-a-Sketch, you will think this is very cool online tool, terrific for an 
art activity or elementary technology lesson. Students and teachers alike can 
enjoy this at http://www.myteachertools.com
 
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9. News4Teachers.com - Top Teacher News Stories
 
Few teachers protest massive layoffs - USA
Teachers 'lack abuse awareness' - UK
Primary Teachers Fail Examinations - Africa
Teachers pitch plan for uniforms - USA
ACT Liberals seeks more male teachers - Australia
 
These and other top stories are archived at http://www.news4teachers.com

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