============================================================= TeAch-nology.com's- Weekly Tips For Teachers **Issue #69** "The Web Portal For Educators!" We're up to 7130 subscribers http://www.teach-nology.com ============================================================= This newsletter is only sent to the users of TeAch-nology.com, but feel free to forward it to all your friends. ============================================================= **New Additions** *Check It Out!* Due to the overwhelming popularity of our "Ask An Expert" segment we have created a real-time message board system that will allow you to receive daily responses to your questions from our Staff. Register now, It's Free! http://teachers.teach-nology.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard//ikonboard.cgi **New Rainforest Theme Theme** A number of teach-nology.com visitors have asked for this theme. 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Ask Our Experts- ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "1.What is Web Demographics? 2.What is the limitation using Web Demographics?" ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: Web user demographics pertain to capturing information about the people behind the computers that are accessing a particular web site. The importance of the information is get to know who is using your web site and based on that information you can formulate a plan to better server this population. Web demographic information is only limited by the amount of information a person will supply you with. Demographics such as the location of a computer and specifications of that computer can be captured without a users permission. Data such as gender, age, and profession are usually obtained through the use of surveys. ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "I am a 6th grade math and language arts teacher. I have a lot of books that I would like students to sign out. However, I can't seem to figure out a good system. Does anyone have any good ideas for a class "library?"" ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: Keeping tracks of books is not an easy task. However, if you have a sign in and sign out page pasted inside the book, it helps to hold students accountable. Another idea that helps to keep books from getting lost is to use a marker to write your name on various places on the book including opposite the spine on the pages. And finally, you can have a large poster board with each book listed in columns and the students can sign under each title. 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Have them rip them into 8 pieces (or as many bones as your working with to memorize) and then right the 8 bone structures like hip bone, femur and so on. Then, they place the tape on their body where the bone is at. For example, I would place the hip bone label on my hip. If they are working in groups of 2, they can label 4 on their partner and the other partner could label 4 on them. Students really love this activity. You can also use this activity for other body systems. Have fun!!! " ============================================================= Teachnology, Inc. makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, about the truth or accuracy of the content of the TeAch-nology.com newsletter. ============================================================= If you are interested in sponsoring this newsletter place your order online at: http://www.teach-nology.com/advertising/ ============================================================= © 2001 Teachnology, Inc. 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