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Here are some resources for using Smartboards:

CATESOL 2008 Smartboard workshop

Smart Technologies Smart Notebook Lessons page

Smart Notebook Activity creation guide (PDF)

Speller Software download- A free spelling activity addition to the Smart Notebook (This looks VERY COOL and makes me wish I had a Smartboard....)

Smartboard Teacher Exchange download site

Mr. Shurley ESL

Here are the Thanksgiving PowerPoints that Ernestina and Pauline made.

Here are some links to help you write a cover letter:

How to Write a Cover Letter (Trinity College)

OWL on cover letters:

• Cover letter presentation
• Cover leter workshop
• Cover Letter Tips #1
• Cover Letter Tips #2
• Cover Letter Tips #3

Hwer are some job sies to explore:

• California CareerZone- Find out about yourself before you fill out an application or create a resume.
• Los Rios Career Inventory
  
• SETA One Stop Job Centers
• Monster Jobs
• Sacramento Bee jobs page
• Craigslist
• Jobstar

Here are candidate sites and sites that provide information about the election:

•  John McCain
• Barack Obama
• Annenberg Foundation
• Annenberg Political Fact Check
• Center for Responsive Politics
• Democracy Network
• League of Women Voters

Here are some technology tutorials to help you master some of the fundamentals:

Word Tutorial: Online Technology Practice

PowerPoint Online Tutorial

Excel Tutorial

Most of us use Google all of the time. There are other search engines. Here are some that may be worth a try:

• SortFix
• AskVox
• KartooVisu
• Sputtr
• SearchCrystal
• Kosmix
• Twerq

The California Distance Learning Project has stories with activities, sound, and some video on critical areas of adult life, including work.

This BBC site teaches typing in a fun way.