eRate

        I had never heard of eRate before today.  I was surprised that the program existed because I had never heard of any district that used the program.  I think this is a great program for all districts.  I don't know how this program is advertised to the districts or if it is but I feel all districts should take advantage and apply for as much assistance as they can qualify for.
        I also love the idea of the custom searches.  I realize they are similar to the idea of Symabloo but I feel that the custom searches are more age appropriate for high schoolers.  I say this because I think some of my students might view the tiles on Symbaloo as juvenile and too simple.  I also think the custom searches would be helpful when doing small group work where each group focuses on a different aspect of a topic.  Listing the custom searches for each group keeps the research focused for each group.