Good morning from Maine where it feels like we’ve turned the corner toward winter. Earlier this week I heard a rustling in my bedroom then walked in to find my dog Max curling himself into a blanket. The arrival of cold weather means that we are firmly into the school year.

This week I visited Bismarck, ND and spoke at the Title I and Special Education Conference there. Thank you to all of you who came to my sessions and Tweeted nice things about my presentations.

Here are this week’s most popular posts:
1. Create Flashcards from Google Spreadsheets
2. Take a Sneak Peek at Socrative 2.0
3. Money 101 – A Crash Course in Personal Finance
4. Art Babble – Videos and Lessons in Art History
5. The Bill of Rights in 30 Seconds
6. Create and Locate Standards-aligned Video Playlists on OpenEd
7. Five Visual Dictionaries and Thesauri for Students

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