As we rapidly approach the new school year, I'm seeing more and more online resources for Students and Teachers. Just a few from the past 2 days:

• Permanent Link to 50 Fantastic Bing Tricks for Students & Librarians
• Top 10 Web sites for students
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• This will be especially useful now that C2k is beginning the rollout of Office 2007
• From Steven Holdsworth’s blog- UK Student Zine
• Make music with basic software- I especially like Songsmith
• Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day

And don’t forget about some of the tools we’ve touched on in the past:

• For Students and Teachers- the Learning Essentials Software
• Word 2007 Add-in: Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 Express Edition
• Microsoft Dreamspark
• Microsoft Faculty Connection
• Worldwide Telescope
• Microsoft Photosynth
• Community Clips

That’s enough for now. Visit the site regularly to get the latest updates and downloads.

I’m just back from my vacation and have been very remiss in congratulating Melissa and Suzy on their outstanding achievements at the Microsoft Office World Championships in Toronto. These 2 ladies have done our island proud. Melissa finished an incredible 11th in the world in the Microsoft Excel Final and Suzy finished an unbelievable 5th in the world in the Microsoft Word Final.

From the Prodigy press release:

I especially love- “two Irish students … scoring the highest results by any European entrants…” 

Congratulations to you both and to your schools.