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Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets throughout the United States band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.

Poets.orghttp://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41

Thinkfinity Poetry Lesson Plans http://tinyurl.com/cqfrek5

Scholastichttp://teacher.scholastic.com/poetry/

Education Placehttp://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/poetry.html

Education Worldhttp://www.educationworld.com/a_special/poetrymonth.shtml

Teach-nology Poetry Lesson Planshttp://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/poetry/

Read Write Think Poetry Resourceshttp://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/april-national-

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Refdesk.com is a free and family friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based reference resources.

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The Parent Zone at Internet4Classroomshttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm

The Parent Zone has links that will take you to a full section of resources for your selected topic. The content is indexed to make it easier for you to find what you need. You will find that the site has educational games and activites by grade levels, as well as a portal of parenting resources. The creators welcome suggestions.

. “What is Cloud Computing and where is it used? Cloud computing, or cloud backup, refers to backing up data to a remote, cloud-based server. As a form of storage, cloud backup data is stored in and accessible from multiple distributed and connected resources that comprise a cloud. Many mobile devices, such as cell phones and iPads, have Cloud installed to retrieve data such as contacts, phone numbers, etc. as well as the device itself.

Dropbox is a Cloud application that lets you save and retrieve your documents, photos and videos anywhere. When you save a file to your Dropbox, it will automatically save to your computers at home and at work, your phone, and to the Dropbox website. It’s free to sign up, but you will be prompted to upgrade for more space. www.dropbox.com

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Password Protect Documents in WordThis is a feature to protect important data such as internal documents, or confidential documents. The password protection feature is fast and easy to use.

Step 1) Click on FileStep 2) Select Info Step 3) Protect Document Step 4) Encrypt with Password

Determine How Much Space an App Takes Up on Your iOS Device

With retina-enabled graphics, many apps are growing in size. Figuring out which applications are consuming spaces on your iPad or iPhone can be accomplished by following the steps below.

1. Launch the Settings app from your springboard.

2. From the Settings app, select General.

3. Under General, select Usage.

4. You will see all of your applications. From here, you can see how much space each application uses. Additionally, by tapping on an application of interest, you can see expanded data information about that specific app.

5. You will be brought to a new window where you can see all of the information about the application. You can also delete the app from this window by selecting the Delete App button.