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		<title>Electronic pen-pals: a great way to connect cultures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the invention of the telephone people have been able to speak to each other from time to time. Today there is a better way of communicating anytime, from anywhere as long as a computer is available. It-s called electronic pen-pals: a great way to connect cultures. Becoming an electronic pen-pal means being able to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2011/11/04/electronic-pen-pals-a-great-way-to-connect-cultures/</link>
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		<title>Getting children comfortable with using technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parents can get children comfortable with using technology by exposing them to it. Children can learn how to use the computer very quickly. Their mind just absorbs new information and they learn through hands-on methods. Parents should show their children how to use technology and show them how to use it. Technology increases learning opportunities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2011/10/23/getting-children-comfortable-with-using-technology/</link>
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		<title>Taking stock of current technology trends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Schools often consider the use of technology separate from curriculum. Students learn to keyboard, photoshop, use search engines in the computer lab, without practical application. Faced with stand alone lessons, often one or two days a week, sometimes over an entire marking period, many already skilled students find other uses for the online time. Telling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2011/10/09/taking-stock-of-current-technology-trends/</link>
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		<title>How creative writing can help children grow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest failure of the education system today is that it often neglects to teach children how to use their right brains. The right side of the brain controls a person&#8217;s creative and artistic side and it is just as important as the left. That is why it is important that children do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2011/04/29/how-creative-writing-can-help-children-grow/</link>
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		<title>Fun ways to learn how to type</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fun Ways To Learn How To Type Learning to type is almost as important as learning to read today. Everything is computerized these day from going to the grocery store to helping your kids with their homework. There are several very good ways to learn to type and have fun while doing so. The first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2011/04/15/fun-ways-to-learn-how-to-type/</link>
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		<title>The most entertaining educational children&#8217;s shows on television</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Television is often blamed for the decreased literacy and other problems with education, but watching the right educational shows with children deserves some credit as well. Educational children&#8217;s shows run the gammut from shows focused on pre-reading and self esteem skills, to shows that demonstrate interesting science lessons. Often, teachers play clips from these shows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2011/03/31/the-most-entertaining-educational-childrens-shows-on-television/</link>
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		<title>ePals launches a new initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Schools around the country have been taking advantage of new technology this year. Cloud-hosting and online communications offer students and teachers new ways to collaborate in an educational sphere. ePals, Inc. is working to establish itself as a leader in online educational communities, especially with the recent launch of its K-12 Solutions Partner Program.The program [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2010/10/15/epals-launches-a-new-initiative/</link>
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		<title>Virtual schools provide more options for parents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In earlier generations, home-schooling was seen as the most popular alternative to public school. This option was seen by some as isolating children from the traditional school experience, but it had its advantages for parents that wanted to keep their children close by during the day. A new trend is on the rise that also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2010/08/19/virtual-schools-provide-more-options-for-parents/</link>
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		<title>McGraw-Hill Education: quality books for over a century</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill logo and brand-name should be familiar to most people. The company has established itself as one of the premier textbook publishers from early childhood to high school, college, and the professional world. The company can trace its roots back to the turn of the 20th century, when James McGraw began the McGraw Publishing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2010/08/19/mcgraw-hill-education-quality-books-for-over-a-century/</link>
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		<title>JumpStart educational software makes kids leap for joy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JumpStart is one of the most recognizable children&#8217;s computer software series on the market. Those bright red and yellow boxes stand out perfectly on the shelves, and the variety of cartoon characters make the series as marketable as Spongebob. As opposed to that fine children&#8217;s show, though, JumpStart games do have the added benefit of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b-dag.com/2010/08/19/jumpstart-educational-software-makes-kids-leap-for-joy/</link>
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