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	<title>Haugen's Tech Tips Blog &#187; Early Childhood</title>
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		<title>Diet and Hyperactivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As shared in Exchange Every Day, from Child Care Information Exchange, a new study reports a link between consuming food dyes and sodium benzoate, and hyperactivity in children.
A UK study reported in Work &#38; Family Life (November 2007; www.workandfamilylife.com)
demonstrates the impact of food additives on children&#8217;s behavior.
Researchers at the University of Southampton served 300 children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRUCE Toy Guide Now Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children&#8217;s Entertainment) has released its 2008 Toy Action Guide, just in time for the holidays.
In their own words,
This guide is intended to help adults promote children’s creative and constructive play by making informed choices about toys, and by working with others at home, school, and in the community to promote positive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Stop for Free Assistive Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Jacobs has created One Stop for Free Assistive Technology, a clearing house of free assistive technology tools available for a variety of needs.  It is organized alphabetically, but if you choose a few handy keywords, you can usually jump to the products that would be of interest to you.
Steve is also open to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Peter Reynolds&#8230; again!</title>
		<link>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/meet-peter-reynolds-again/2007/08/28/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I keep coming across one of my favorite children&#8217;s authors &#38; illustrators Peter Reynolds again and again.  I first found him at the TRLD conference in San Francisco, in 2000.  He was there to promote his software, but I convinced him (it wasn&#8217;t hard) to sign a copy of The North Star for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q-Charm &#8211; AAC on your wrist!</title>
		<link>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/q-charm-aac-on-your-wrist/2007/08/07/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the Q-Charm for a down-to-earth, convenient low-tech communication and cuing system.  Q-Charms are silicone wrist bands with interchangeable half-inch square charms.  The charms have different icons to help an individual communicate, anticipate daily events, etc.
http://www.qcharm.com/index.html
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		<title>Best Web Sites for Reading and Writing with Kids, K-5</title>
		<link>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/best-web-sites-for-reading-and-writing-with-kids-k-5/2007/05/18/</link>
		<comments>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/best-web-sites-for-reading-and-writing-with-kids-k-5/2007/05/18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 17:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3rd-5th]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Here&#8217;s my outline for a half-day workshop on using web-based resources for K-5 literacy instruction, including links to my favorite literacy-oriented sites.
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		<title>ASL Pro</title>
		<link>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/asl-pro/2007/05/09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 17:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ ASL Pro
is a web site that offers a free American Sign Language video dictionary and quiz tool for teachers and others who want to teach or learn sign language.  Words and phrases are organized into a Main Dictionary, Religious Dictionary, Conversational Dictionary (including idioms), and ASL for Babies Dictionary.  The quiz and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges</title>
		<link>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/foundation-for-children-with-behavioral-challenges/2007/05/06/</link>
		<comments>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/foundation-for-children-with-behavioral-challenges/2007/05/06/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 17:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges
FCBC (Foundation for Children with Behavioral
              Challenges) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing
              education and support for caregivers to promote awareness of more
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Color Bug:  Radio-Controlled Art</title>
		<link>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/the-color-bug-radio-controlled-art/2007/05/04/</link>
		<comments>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/the-color-bug-radio-controlled-art/2007/05/04/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 18:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The RC Color Bug is one cool idea (and one we used to rig up ourselves with remote controlled cars, markers and rubber bands).  This lady-bug shaped toy holds markers point down so kids can draw by steering the bug with a button-operated remote.  With a little work, we could probably adapt the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Will $1,000,000 Buy?</title>
		<link>http://haugenka.edublogs.org/what-will-1000000-buy/2007/04/27/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reprinted from Exchange Every Day by Child Care Information Exchange: What Will $1 Million Buy?
April 26, 2007 The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.Helen Keller
Did you ever play the game, &#8220;What would you do if you had $1 million?&#8221; Well, [...]]]></description>
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