Using a screensaver is not energy efficient. Put your computer and monitor on sleep mode when you aren’t using it. Don’t leave it on during the day or night when you aren’t using it. $600 million dollars in energy is wasted each year, according to Real World Green, by businesses not following these tips.
If you [...]
Entries from November 2008
November 30, 2008
Saving Energy $$ and Being Green at the Same Time
November 26, 2008
How to Subscribe to This Blog and Other Blogs So You Can Keep Up With Changes and Additions
If you want to subscribe to this blog, go to http://www.google.com/reader and download a blog reader (it’s free). Google’s blog reader is easy to use. In this way, you can subscribe to as many blogs as you want and know when there is new information to read. Every time you open your blog reader, you’ll [...]
November 26, 2008
Using FREE Online Translators to Communicate with Parents and Students
My six years of Jr. High and High School Spanish have not held up well for me. While I was able to get around better during a few trips to Mexico, my Spanish is very poor. For instance, I never got the hang of past tense and future tense. I am only able to speak in [...]
November 13, 2008
Thoroughly Thrifty Thursdays
How’s that for a nifty (thrifty) title!
I think it’s a good idea to keep track of what you are doing to get ahead. There are many ways, but here is a little tracking method I learned from Justice Desserts Blog:
Let’s see what I can come up with using her formula:
Planting: I’m putting the 1/4 inch root part [...]
November 9, 2008
Eight Frugal Things in the Classroom That Have an Impact– for Free!!
1. ACT and SAT prep courses are great, but often they cost $$$ that some of our students don’t have. Even if schools have them for free, they may not fit into the schedules of busy high schoolers. There are many good prep videos available on Youtube and teachertube. It’s not enough to know the [...]
