Daily Education & Technology News for Schools 03/03/2011

• Nonprofit Mission Poetry Contest: Win $10,000 | Beth’s Blog

  Earn money for you nonprofit by writing a poem or stanza.

  tags: education learning nonprofit

• Fads and Fanboys: The Top 10 Tricks Bloggers Use to Drive Traffic ~ Stephen's Web

  I was shaking my head "no no no" until the last paragraph. True to his typical writing, Stephen writes in a way to challenge the paradigm in a smartly written piece meant to challenge bloggers.

  tags: education blogging

• Why I Protest | Edutopia

  My friend Eric Brunsell, a U of Wisconsin professor who has participated in Flat Classroom projects in the past, writes this poignant inside glimpse into what is happening in Education in Washington State.

  tags: education teaching politics

• Computer Science Teachers Association - CSTA CS & IT Annual Conference

  July 11-13, 2011
  Columbia University Faculty House
  64 Morningside Drive
  New York, NY 10027

  tags: education computerscience_teacher computer_science

• 4 iPhone Apps for Learning a Foreign Language — Life Scoop

  Some iphone apps for language learning. I think it is important to know how to download and use a translator even if you cannot speak the language - such as the mandarin pro app I used in China last week.

  tags: education language_teacher

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