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November 9, 2008 - November 15, 2008 Archives

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How sweet it is -- Candy Bar Geographer

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

In honor of Geography Awareness week, the Missouri Press Association and the Missouri Geography Alliance are offering two free geography resources to educators through NIE programs around the globe. The first, All About Maps, teaches students about different types of......

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Geography Awareness Week begins Sunday

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

The Rhode Island Geography Alliance offers a sample schedule of activities to help you plan for next week: Daily: Ask an Americas geography question over the intercom each morning. Give prizes on Friday for the classroom with most correct......

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When in Rome . . . teach! And win a laptop, digital camera or projector. . .

12:46 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

Imagine traveling back in time to actually see Ancient Rome in 3D. The new Google Earth feature was developed by the Rome Reborn Project . It recreates the ancient city of Rome from the year 320 AD, at the......

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The voices of history -- 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

"I remember the yelling mob, the breaking glass," Albert Silverstein, told a crowd of nearly 2,000 people gathered in Veterans Memorial Auditorium last night, 70 years to the day after Nazis across Germany and Austria waged a coordinated campaign......

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Sites Alive series begins!

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By Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

Fifty-eight-year-old Rich Wilson, from Mass., is attempting his solo, non-stop sail around world. Read the first of 15 installments: November 7 2008.pdf If you haven't already done so, you can access the teacher guide and Sites Alive online activities......

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