Girlstart.com provides online science, math, and engineering lessons directed at girls. It has helpful information and games as well.Check it out: http://www.girlstart.com/index.asp

For the third year in a row, Creative Interactive Ideas has made the Houston Business Journal's Largest Houston-Area Training Companies List!Connect Learning is also on the list - way to go, Sally!

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. For example, check out 12.003 Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics.  This undergraduate class is designed to introduce students to the physics that govern the circulation of the ocean and atmosphere. The focus of the course is on the processes that control the climate of the planet.  The course includes interactive simulations and videos.Check it out:  http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

The Microsoft Showcase website has lots of videos that you can view, email or embed in a webpage.  There are over 800 videos including previews of Microsoft Office 2010.  For example, Health Tech Today with Dr. Bill Crounse is a monthly online series providing cutting-edge stories at the intersection of health and information technology. The show features informative interviews with some of the world's top health leaders; compelling health-related personal stories; and the latest technology and IT innovations.  http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/details/4329633e-0333-49d7-852e-acdde14e42ccCheck it out:  http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/default.aspx

Check out the new Microsoft Translator - it raises the bar for translating three ways: on the Web, for Office 2007 & 2003, and a unique translation widget for your site. See the links below to get the particular tool you want. Office Casual: How you can translate better with Microsoft Translator Update any Office 2007 or Office 2003 product with Microsoft Translator, find instructions for the free download:  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA103514221033.aspx#6Microsoft Translator widget:  http://www.microsofttranslator.com/Widget/?ref=MSTWidgetTo drop text for translation (or a URL) via Bing:  http://www.microsofttranslator.com/. Want to dive deeper? Read the Microsoft Translator blog:  http://blogs.msdn.com/translation/default.aspx

Looking for a unique holiday gift? How about Copper Plating and Etching Altoids Tins? Check out the Sreampunk site for other ideas. Steampunk is the intersection of technology and romance. It’s a genre of fiction, an aesthetic, a musical style, and a burgeoning sub-culture which delights in making things that are a blend of the modern and anachronistic.Check it out: http://steampunkworkshop.com/altoid-etch.shtml

Taken from Knapp Notes Blog (http://karlkapp.blogspot.com/)Here are some interesting statistics from TRAINING (http://www.trainingmag.com/)2009 U.S. Training Expenditures (including payroll and spending on external products and services) was $52.2 billion (a 7% decrease from last year)41% of organizations plan on purchasing online learning tools and systems in the next year.Payroll was $32.9 billion, about a $1 billion dollar overall loss from 2008.47% of organizations surveyed reported a decrease in training budgets this year.Companies spent $1,036 per learner this year ($1,075 in 2008).Small companies (10-999 employees) spent about 33 hours of training per employee in 2009.Midsized (1,000 to 9,999 employees) spent about 29 hours of training per employee in 2009.Large (10,000 or more employees) spent about 33 hours of training per employee in 2009.1.5% of companies are using social networking or mobile training methods.47% of training hours are delivered by a stand-and-deliver instructor in a classroom setting.18.5% use online or computer-based technologies for their training delivery.$306,178 was the average expenditure for training outsourcing

"Please Ignore the Message I Just Sent You!" Communication Etiquette for Professionals"Speaker: Anna Post, author and spokesperson for The Emily Post InstituteDate: Tuesday, December 15, 2009Time: 10:00AM Pacific / 1:00PM EasternHaving strong communication skills - written, verbal and in the use of technology - is one of the keys to business success. During this webinar, Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, spokesperson and author for The Emily Post Institute, will highlight how training professionals can better build and strengthen relationships through the use of consideration, respect and honesty when communicating with trainees, colleagues, clients and total strangers.Check it out:  https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/event/description?instance_id=18391

Presenting with Twitter can be challenging. Olivia Mitchell has written a fantastic free eBook "How to present with Twitter (and other backchannels" to help your speakers avoid the fate. Download a free copy.Check it out:  http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/wp-content/uploads/Twitter.pdfAlso, check it Olivia's blog for great presentation tips:  http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/

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