Brainwaves: 360° of Education - November 4, 2002

http://www.classbrain.com


MY BRAIN
We'd like to introduce you to ClassBrain’s all new online community! Members on our site will have full access to all of our materials and special projects, as well as some wonderful features including:

* A personalized start page with your own calendar
* An address book to keep track of important contacts
* To Do lists to keep you organized
* Favorite links list for frequently visited locations
* Forums for parents and teachers to share their ideas and concerns
* New educational and study break games to make learning fun
* E-mail is also available online so that you can retrieve your mail from either home or school

There is much more coming for ClassBrain members in the next few months. If you’d like to find out how ClassBrain memberships can be a fund-raiser for your school, download the ClassBrain PTA Fundraising Kit.


November at ClassBrain.com

There are many interesting events to learn about in the month of November and these are just a few of our highlights:

* Children’s Book Week
* The Great American Smokeout
* President Warren Harding’s Birthday
* Veteran’s Day
* Thanksgiving
* Chanukah

Be sure to stop by the Monthly Grab Bag section to see what activities and stories we have available for the entire year.


* This Newsletter has been generated by the members of ClassBrain.com to bring you supplemental tools and educational tips. Here are a few short cuts to specific areas of our site:

http://www.classbraingames.com - Games, games and more games! If you make it through all 35, then try our new ‘Imaginamers’ that create character names for your fantasy stories.

http://www.moviesintheclassroom.com - The ClassBrain ‘Movies in the Classroom’ section provides lesson plans that will encourage even the most restless students to pay attention and learn!

http://www.statereports.com - In addition to traditional reference materials, introduce your kids to a better way to research the U.S.A.

http://www.freedomfiles.com - An important addition to the ClassBrain website, the Freedom Files will help you find answers with current news resources, teaching tools, and recovery suggestions.

http://www.mycountryreport.com - Our Country Report section holds facts, reference maps, guides to tourist sites, and detailed profiles for every country in the world!