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Avoid Slang Slipping Into Students' Schoolwork
Plz practice your writing B4 U head bak 2 school. C U in a few wkz. Millions of children (and adults!) use language like this to chat with friends, make weekend plans and stay in touch with out-of-town relatives via e-mail and Instant Messaging (IM).
Back to Cool
The next time you drive around your hometown take a good look around. That new office building, apartment complex and grocery store under construction represent your community's future.
Back to School Basics
Getting the family ready to head back to school requires a crash course for parents in Organization 101. Between stocking up on school supplies, fall clothes, sports gear and planning a family's worth of after-school activities, being prepared is the key to transitioning from the lazy days of summer to the September rush.
Back to School Means Healthier Eating
Eating 'right' is something we, as adults, know we are supposed to do. But children need guidance from parents to learn to make healthy eating choices.
Blogging Has Arrived
Democratic candidate for President Howard Dean's race for the nomination has ended. But he may still have secured a place in history as the first presidential candidate to rely heavily on blogs.
Can Online Resources Prepare Kids for the Next Grade?
As children gear up to go back to school this fall, parents face a daunting question: "How much does my child remember from last school year?" The answer is often startling.
Career Advice for Parents and Students: Automotive Technology Offers High-Tech Career Paths
Parents, if becoming an automotive technician is not high on your list of career choices for your child, it's time to look again. High-tech systems unheard of 30 years ago are now common on the nation's fleet of vehicles; stability and traction control systems, adaptive cruise control and variable valve timing, to name a few.
Choosing the Right Graphing Calculator for Back-to-school
A graphing calculator will be on the lists of many back-to-school shoppers this season. Students absolutely need to learn math and science fundamentals and today's graphing calculators facilitate the learning process and deepen students' understanding of key concepts, reinforcing those fundamentals and skills in a variety of math and science classes.
Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You: The Next Generation of DVD Players
What is this year's must-have consumer electronic gift, and where can I buy three?
Did You Know That You Speak Latin?
Professional chefs may not always agree on the best way to prepare foie gras, but almost all will tell you that it takes more than being a good cook to have a successful culinary career.
Do Smart Toys Really Make Kids Smarter?
Remember those very first technology toys designed to take kids' play to the next level? Products like Simon challenged kids to flex their memory muscles with a game of electronic "Simon Says."
Does Your Child's School Need a Technology Update?
Raise your hand if you remember watching film reels in school. If you do, it's probably been a while since you were a student. Many of today's classrooms feature advanced audio-visual equipment such as large screen televisions, DVD players, and computers with flat panel monitors.
Empower Yourself to Get a Degree
In today's changing workforce, many adults are assessing their current work environment to determine areas for growth and development. Many believe that returning to school to obtain a degree will not only increase their skills and knowledge but also position them for advancement within their company.
Financial Tools for College
Do you have a son or daughter leaving home for college this fall? Along with the requisite cell phone, CD/DVD player and wardrobe, are they prepared for the money needs they will now be challenged with? Do they have the financial tools in their backpacks as they head off to one of more than 4,100 colleges and universities in the United States?
From Classroom to Computer -- An Online Education Can Be a Smart Move
With hundreds of thousands of students graduating from colleges and universities in 2003 alone, and with the fast-paced lifestyle of the technological age, a college degree has become a critical commodity.
Help Your Kids Learn How to Resolve Conflict Peacefully
Naomi Drew, peacemaking expert and author of the new book "The Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts," was drawn to her subject through first-hand experience.
High School Students Earn Diplomas at a Distance
As students around the country head back to school this fall, some are traveling no farther than the desk in their bedroom or the computer in the family room to get the high school education that best meets their needs.
Home and Office: Network Security in the Internet Age
With broadband Internet connections now running in more than 50 percent of American homes and making significant inroads in small and medium businesses, the threat of malicious viruses, hacker attacks and other forms of Internet mischief has never been greater.
Is Your Job Moving Overseas?
Outsourcing. You've heard the term on the news. You may have even lost a job because of it. In any case, the practice of outsourcing job functions has become a fixture in the American job landscape.
Make Your Dorm Room a Place Everyone Wants to Be
There's always one dorm room on each floor that stands out from the rest as being "the room" everyone wants to spend time in. Want to make it yours?
National Teacher Survey Reveals Value of Field Trips
Budget cuts, test scores and extra curricular belt tightening are just a few of the pressures on teachers this fall. This combination can add up to unhappy students who aren't engaged and learning -- inside or outside of the classroom.
New Graphing Calculator Focuses on Math and Science Achievement
As the new school year approaches, parents want to give their teens every advantage, including the very latest tools to get ahead in math and science.
Online Education -- Changing the Way We Learn One Mouse Click at a Time
It is hard to imagine a world without the Internet. Since the mid 1990s, it has revolutionized the way people around the world communicate, shop, entertain and conduct business.
Register in Advance Voter Registration Campaign Aims for More Than 50,000 New Voters in November
On the playing field, NFL Running Back Stephen Davis is determined to let nothing get between him and the end zone. It's what makes him good for his team, the Carolina Panthers, and a hero to his fans.
Rewarding Careers in Animation Can Take a Nontraditional Route
When two huge oil rigs slammed into each other during Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the question was, "Which owner would have to foot the expensive bill for repairs?"
School Fundraising Can Be Simple
Parents hoping their college-bound children will scratch up a few extra dollars for their higher education probably aren't encouraged to see them riding skateboards, designing prom fashions with duct tape, or studying Klingon. But these activities could, in fact, pay off.
Schools Turn to the Internet for Fundraising Success
We're getting close to fall fundraising season. Indeed, in no time, the opportunities to help out a school by buying or selling such items as chocolates, cookie dough, coupon books or calendars will be upon us.
Students Set Trends with High-Tech Gadgets and Gizmos
If you haven't heard of them yet, or don't know what they're for, you will soon enough. Students have an uncanny ability to identify the next big high-tech gadgets and gizmos, and soon enough, we're all using them.
Tips for Surviving Scholarship Applications
Applying for scholarships can be intimidating. There are hundreds of them out there and figuring out which ones you qualify for, then correctly completing the requirements for each one, can be quite confusing.
Turn Your Computer into an Underwater Exploration Machine
The ocean is full of exotic plants and mysterious creatures, underwater mountain ranges and thermal vents. It has ignited the human imagination throughout history.
United States Mint Helps Teachers Prepare For School
It happens every summer. Days that seemed to stretch to impossible lengths in June and July yield to darkness much more quickly. Barbecues begin to cool down and all along the nation's coastline beach communities mourn the passing of another season.
Using the Web to Enhance Your Career
The Internet has fast become a part of daily life for most Americans. From e-mail to message boards, the Web allows us to communicate as never before. And millions are using it to find new careers as well. You can research occupations and find out about industry growth and decline.
