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Energize Your Classroom: How Jim Cramer Made Me a Better Teacher of English Language Learners

I’ve become a better teacher of English Language Learners by watching one of my favorite TV Shows, Jim Cramer’s Mad Money. This is a show about buying stocks. If you’re not interested in stocks you might be turned off already, but Jim Cramer is an entertainer. He takes what could be boring and incomprehensible and …

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Educational Technology Macintosh Tips Open Court Reading

Cool Mac Apps for Cheap

MacUpdate is currently offering seven Mac Apps for just $50. The apps are ForkLift, RapidWeaver, Swift Publisher, Marine Aquarium, Xslimmer, MemoryMiner, and Yep. I’m familiar with Yep, it’s a cool iPhoto like application for PDFs which helps you organize and tag them. Marine Aquarium is an aquarium simulator (fun but not particularly useful). RapidWeaver is …

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