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Sale on Microsoft Office at Academic Superstore

Lowest price ever on Microsoft Office Academic Products!

Get ready to go back to school! For a limited time only, until 9-8-08, receive the LOWEST PRICES EVER on Microsoft Office.

Get the latest versions at unbeatable discounts.

Everyone is eligible for Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 — no proof of academic affiliation required!

All orders for this product will be fulfilled the same day they are received! Office Home and Student 2007 includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

If you are a student, teacher, or purchasing on behalf of a school, you’re also eligible to buy Microsoft Office Professional 2007 at an unbeatable price.

Microsoft Office Professional 2007 includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager, Access, Publisher, and Accounting Express!

Link to obtain this special price…


Microsoft Office Sale at Academic Superstore.


July 23rd, 2008 Posted by Joseph | Misc., Special Offers | no comments

Classroom Toolkit Newsletter Announces Editorial Changes

The Classroom Toolkit Newsletter “Tells it like it is.”

But, Classroom Toolkit finished telling the story of the failed Technology Integration Movement, and we are moving on.


July 11th, 2008 Posted by Joseph | Online Resources | no comments

Wow! 10 MB Holiday Content Resource Package for Teachers

Classroom Toolkit released an instructional resource package for teachers.

Teaches can sign up for this Opt-In program, and receive over 10 MB of holiday stories, recipes, articles and graphics at no cost!


December 2nd, 2007 Posted by Joseph | Call to Action, Resource Bulletin, instrucional materials package | no comments

The Reason to Drop Laptop Programs: No Measurable Student Progress

School districts are phasing out laptop programs…

NY Times reports that several school districts, after seven years of no measurable progress, are phasing out laptop programs.


May 6th, 2007 Posted by Joseph | Commentary, Educational Reform, Whistle Blowing | no comments

“Getting Started in eLearning” Advice from Microsoft

Microsoft™ knows a lot about marketing, so they know that solving needs is the strongest marketing approach there is.

And, learning things, easily online solves many of those needs.

Microsoft™ has a quick list of how to make the most of eLearning principles that follow sound teaching and training principles.


April 18th, 2007 Posted by Joseph | Online Resources, Tutorials | no comments

Classroom Toolkit Blog Registered with BlogTopSites.Com

Our Classroom Toolkit Blog was registered with BlogTopSites™.

Here is the link to the BlogTopSites™ site.

Academics Blogs - Blog Top Sites

Let us know if you have an Educational Blog that we can link to.


April 18th, 2007 Posted by Joseph | Blogs, Misc. | no comments

Squidoo.Com: High Tech Sharing for Free

A test of the free, Web sharing site, Squidoo.com produced amazing results.

Link to the Squidoo™ site…

The site has a weird name, but you will be amazed at what you can create in a few minutes, with a minimum technical skills.


April 15th, 2007 Posted by Joseph | Misc., Online Resources | no comments

New and Improved Inspiration™ Software Site

Check out the New and Improved Inspiration™ software site.

The Inspiration™ site contains professional development resources and a forum.

Link to the new Inspiration™ site…

Link to the Inspiration™ Forum…


April 13th, 2007 Posted by Joseph | News, Online Resources | no comments

The Caricature of NCLB, The Joke’s on Us

(Note to the Copyright Police: This article is satire, so the use of the names is Fair Use. We only wish that NCLB was as “fair” to our students and teachers.)

If the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) were a cartoon character, what character would it be?


April 12th, 2007 Posted by Joseph | Commentary, Misc. | no comments

Laptop Initiative: Do the Math

Pennsylvania Governor, Ed Rendell, is touting a new "Classroom of the Future" initiative.

Great media coverage, "top spin" on the $200 million initiative, but what is the "rest of the story?"

The rest of the story is in the math, or lack of math. The math behind the program needs to be disclosed so that the voting public can evaluate whether this program is viable.


April 9th, 2007 Posted by Joseph | Call to Action, Commentary, Educational Reform, News | no comments