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NOVEMBER, 2003
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In
the November 2003 issue:
- Customer Feedback - Essay Punch
- What's New - Solutions: Middle School
- eBay Education and Learning - Resource for Teachers
- Grants for US Educators
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Customer Feedback - Essay
Punch |
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"The software is great. There are no glitches at all. We use it in our
'Recovery Program' in my classroom as a tutorial for remedial students,"
says a teacher at James Madison Middle School in Roanoke, VA, about Merit
Software's Essay Punch. Prompts guide students step by step through the
transition of writing paragraphs to creating complete short essays.
Essay Punch is a Media & Methods Magazine 2003 Awards Portfolio Winner.
For a complete software description or to try the downloadable evaluation
version, go to:
http://www.meritsoftware.com/software/essay_punch
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What's New - Solutions: Middle School
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Merit Software has created Solutions: Middle School, a selection of reading,
writing and math software. Solutions: Middle School is designed to help
advanced students enhance their knowledge and test-taking speed, while
helping remedial students improve their fundamental skills and self-confidence.
Learn more at: http://www.meritsoftware.com/solutions/middle_school
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eBay Education and
Learning - Resource for Teachers
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Looking for workbooks, videos, and other teaching supplies at a reasonable
price?
The largest collection of affordable educational materials is probably
at eBay.
Visit: http://www.ebay.com/Education_and_Learning
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Grants for US Educators |
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Citigroup Foundation funds nonprofit educational organizations working
with K-12 students in low-income communities. "Educating the Next Generation"
grants support both early literacy development and technology-based curriculum
resources. Unsolicited proposals will be considered, but should be submitted
as early as possible in 2004.
For more information, click here:
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation
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