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    Do you need to copy/paste PDF to your wordprocessor?  If you hit the text select button in Adobe Acrobat (it is right near the magnifier tool on the toolbar), then right click to copy...you can paste it right into Word/IWork.

    <>Format a Tri-Fold Pamphlet in Word - To turn a document long-ways, follow these steps: Choose File, Page Setup; Click the Paper Size tab; Select the Landscape option from the Orientation area; Ensure that the Whole Document menu option is selected in the Apply To drop-down list; click okay. - To make the three columns for the brochure, follow these steps: Choose Format, Columns; Select Three from the Presets list; Ensure that the Whole Document menu option is selected in the Apply To drop-down list; click okay. Now your document is formatted for three panels that fold over on a single page.
    Other Stuff?  See Gina's Favorites

    AOL@SCHOOL  - http://school.aol.com/  Classroom resources - parents, teachers, students

    AT&T KNOWLEDGE NETWORK - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

    Beginning Teachers' ToolBox - http://www.inspiringteachers.com/
    Time saving tips, survival kit for new teachers, message boards, ask a mentor and archives for prior pages, this site is updated weekly.

    Best Places to Live - http://www.bestplaces.net/

    Boggle, the game - http://www.wordplays.com/boggler.html

    CARD GAMES : http://www.pagat.com/

    sClassroom Management Tips - http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/activities/management/tips.html - activities

    Connected Thesaurus - http://www.lexfn.com/

    Contact a U.S. Senator?  http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm

    Contact a U.S. Representative?  http://clerk.house.gov/

    cCOOLTEXT - http://www.cooltext.com
    This is COOL!  CoolText.com is a totally free online tool that generates customized graphics. Choose your favorite colors, font, and style, and create buttons, logos, and bullets for your Web pages.

    Copyright - http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html- Great site on copyright info for kids.

    Cornucopia of lesson plan sites! - http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/Lessons2006.htm

    Driver's License Web Sites for all 50 States - http://www.carbuyingtips.com/driver-licenses.htm

    Earth and Moon Viewer - http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html - View a map of Earth, Day or Night, or from the Sun, Moon, etc., by latitude and longitude, from a satellite in Earth's orbit or above various cities around the globe.

    Educational Games on Line? -  http://www.funbrain.com

    Experts to index and catalog the best of the Web for you? - http://www.allexperts.com/

    Forgot to buy a card? http://www.marlo.com/      or          http://www2.bluemountain.com/

    Health and nutrition information?http://www.healthfinder.gov

    Help with your Mac/PC?  http://www.macintouch.com/  or http://www.helpwithpcs.com/

    Jeopardy Template - http://languagecenter.cla.umn.edu/index.php?page=forum_jeopardy

    I Love That Teaching Idea - http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com

    Lawsuits and other public records (KnowX) - http://www.knowx.com

    <>Lesson Plans - http://www.lessonplans4teachers.com/

    Letters and Forms - http://www.teachertools.org/forms_dynam.asp
    Neat forms for the classroom and parent contact

    Locate Someone On-line?  Find their email address? http://people.yahoo.com/

    <>Need to find a map? ? http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html

    Monopoly Online - http://www.games.com/     -  Not supported on a Mac with Netscape .

    National Geographic?  - http://www.nationalgeographic.com

    Need a laugh? Try:
        The Onion - parody of news--read the headlines twice!   http://www.theonion.com
        Education Cartoons - http://www.borg.com/~rjgtoons/edu.html

    Need to search about a subject by pictures, not words?  Try http://www.ditto.com

    Need the perfect picture, audio or video clip? http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&stype=simage
    New Middle School Teacher Guide - http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html#anchor14666257

    Find someone's address or phone number?  http://switchboard.com

    Whose phone number is this?  A reverse directory. http://reversephonedirectory.com

    Photo organizing, sharing, and publishing - see Technology Sites - http://ginaotto.com/technologysites.html

    Plagiarism Workshop  - http://mail.nvnet.org/~cooper_j/plagiarism/

    <>Powerpoint Keyboard Shortcuts - http://www.bitbetter.com/powerkeys.htm

    Puzzle Clonzz - http://www.compozapuzzle.com/compoz-a-puzzle.htm
    Computer printable jigsaw puzzles

    Relax? Shamu! - http://www.shamu.com

    Roger Ebert's Movie Reviews - http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
    Shapebook Patterns - http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html
    From apples with and without lines to t-shirt, treasure chest and umbrella, with and without lines, this is a neat place to find shapebook patterns to download in PDF.

    <>SPONGE IDEAS - http://www.inspiringteachers.com/tips/management/sponge.html   

    THE SPORTING NEWS - http://www.sportingnews.com/

    Stain Guide  - http://www.chemistry.co.nz/stain_frame.htm  - get spots and stains out of fabric

    STATE STANDARDS.COM - http://statestandards.com/
    Click on the state and find the educational standards by subject matter, coupled to lesson plans and resources.

    Stop Junk Mail?   http://www.junkbusters.com

    String Figures with videos to help?  http://alysion.org/string.htm

    <>Stuff for Kids? Yak's Corner a Newsmagazine for kids  http://www.yakscorner.com/

    Thesaurus? http://www.thesaurus.com

    Thomas Guide-type map to somewhere you need to be?  MapQuest - http://www.mapquest.com/

    Time Capsule - Do you know what was the average price of a house when you were born?  Or, which movie won Best Picture the year you graduated from high school?  You can find out what happened on any day of any year   - http://dmarie.com/timecap/

    Time Line Maker - http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/
    This generator can be used to make time lines of up to 9 events of your choice

    Today's Front Pages - http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp
    Every morning, more than 700 newspapers from around the world submit their front pages to the Newseum which displays them in their original, unedited form (which may be objectionable to some viewers). Archive is sorted by major topics. Teacher Resources include daily lesson plans. Other Exhibits online; Newsmania online game (http://www.newseum.org/newsmania/)

      Free Translations - http://www.freetranslation.com
    Translate any foreign language Web Page/Type or paste any text into the window for a quick translation at http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com

    Travel Arrangements? http://www.travelocity.com
    U.S. Copyright Laws?  http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/   Writing a book?  Here's the scoop!

    United States Playing Card Company: Game Rules - http://www.usplayingcard.com/

    Webshots - http://www.webshots.com - Browse thousands of professional photographs.

    Wikipedias - Check out Technology Sites. http://ginaotto.com/technologysites.html

    Zip Code? - http://www.framed.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html


     

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