WebJunction is an online community where library staff meet to share ideas, solve problems, take online courses - and have fun. Their blog has some interesting articles..

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Spyware? More to look out for!
Sunbeltblog: spyware on blogger

Be careful and check your computers. Make sure you have a firewall that tracks outgoing data.
Millions of Windows Users at Risk by Massive ID and Bank Account Theft Piggybacking on CoolWebSearch

Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~: Principles for Evaluating Web Sites

Every educator knows how time-consuming even the simplest classroom management tasks can be. Here's lots of certificates, name tags, etc., free to download and use in your classroom:
Education World : Teacher Tools & Templates: "

For you Excel users: a Blog devoted to Excel!
Automate Excel

Blog software comparison chart: "Yes"

National Geographic News: The news stories are thematically organized around such familiar topics as animals and nature, health, and the environment. The feature section titled "Pulse of the Planet" is a nice find, along with the "Offbeat" area, which offers a bit of lighter news coverage.

Even the National School Board Association has a blog!:
BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog

Blogging and job prospects: from the academy to the SCOTUS

Bloggers Are Gonna Have to be Journalists

Aimtrac - Track who reads your AIM profile: "What is Aimtrac?

Do you ever wonder who is reading your AIM profile? Chances are people you don't talk to very often, or don't even know, are reading your profile all the time. With Aimtrac you add a simply text link that
reads 'check this out', or anything else you like, and when someone
clicks on it their screenname is logged on our server!"

Sometimes you just need to have fun. Check out the Dead Ringer Contest: MJMORNINGSHOW.COM

Our agenda for the first meeting on August 19 here at the Conference Center has been set. The order hasn't been determined yet. Coffee and tea will be at 8:30 and we will begin promptly at 9. Remember that registrations are required!

Macromedia will be presenting Contribute and the Contribute Publishing Service. This is an effective, cost-efficient method for districts to publish their web site and retain total control over it.

Rose Malpica, Webmaster for Orange-Ulster BOCES, will show us the latest in Photoshop Elements 3. Mike Kroemer, Cornwall School District, plans on showing us some tricks and tips with Macromedia Fireworks.

This is a workshop for all levels of Webmasters and those new to developping web sites. If you would like to present at our Spring 2006 User Group, please let me know. It's set for April.

This is a blog you could model your own classroom blog after. It is great! The Write Weblog

Blogs from this year's NECC in Philly:
Technorati Tag: NECC

Finally, an article on blogs in schools that is great! What's in a Blog? is the lead story in this month's American School Board Journal and it does a great job: Cover Story 2
Thank you, ASBJ!!

Even though this is a business blog, Kim Beasley has some great ideas that carry through to education: Agape3’s Business Blog

Pass this one on to your sicence teachers: BioEd Online: Biology Teacher Resources