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High School Football
Hoosac Valley beats Drury in Saturday action. More photos on Monday
Thursday, Nov. 06

Boys' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
McCann Tech 3, Keefe Tech 2

Girls' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
Blackstone Valley 8, McCann Tech 0
Fall Basketball Clinics

Election

Barrett Reflects on Accomplishments with Capital News 9
Alcombright's Victory Speech

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This is Jake
He's been lost in Pittsfield for weeks but frequently sited. He was last seen heading toward the fire station on Peck's Road. He's tired, dirty and needs seizure medication. He's chipped. If you see him, call Julie at 413-537-5616, the vet 24/7 at 413-499-2820 or animal control at 413-448-9700.
How Much is Heating Oil this Week?
It's breaking $2.50 but still cheaper than gas.
Thanks to Gabriella Bond for sharing her memories of the Quincy Street house torn down last week.
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Obituaries

Milton E. Pharr, 75
Alice R. Filiault, 87
Lucille Burt, 92
Ellen E. McCarthy, 98
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Mary M. Hanlon, 82
George F. Sarrouf, 73

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Bazaars

Nov. 14

Berkshire Community Church, Richmond
10-4; Crafters, bake sale. Contact Evelyn Goggia at 413-445-5747

Lanesborough Elementary School annual Fall Craft Fair from 10 to 4. Free admission, huge variety of arts and crafts, raffles, food and more. Proceeds go to sixth-grade trip to Cape Cod.

Vendors can contact Deb at 413-738-5349 or debhutton@aol.com or Lori at 413-499-0065 or lorittod@yahoo.com to secure a spot.

Dec. 12-13

North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Contact Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.

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MCLA Announces Education Community Online

11:48AM / Tuesday, August 12, 2008

NORTH ADAMS – As a service for area educators, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has announced that the College will offer MCLA Education Community Online, a portal for teachers who want to use technology in their teaching and a communication hub for all graduate education courses and special projects.

Supported by a $40,000 grant from the Commonwealth Information Technology Initiative (CITI), the project included the development of online courses and the portal, as well as free Blackboard Vista online tutorials. Blackboard Vista, a leading provider of online course management systems, is MCLA’s online learning management system.

The set of free tutorials includes “Finding Digital Images,” “Using Wikipedia in the Classroom,” “Creating WebQuests,” “Copyright Basics” and more.

“This free service is for teachers who want to learn about new technology in the classroom but may not be ready to take a full course,” said Dawn Rodrigues, project director for the CITI grant.

A gateway to educational technology courses and other graduate education courses, the portal also showcases special projects, such as the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative (BWLI) and the Berkshire STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Pipeline Network. Private discussion areas are available for posting questions, answers and teaching ideas.

The MCLA Education Community Online is offered as a public service to all teachers. However, those who wish to take advantage of the free tutorials must sign up by clicking on  “sign up now” at www.mcla.edu/edcom to access the courses and the discussion boards. In addition, the online community is a gateway to a set of courses in Blackboard Vista that lead to a Certificate in Instructional Technology for teachers who want to take steps to become classroom technology leaders in their districts.

Fall courses include ITEC 603: “Teaching and Learning with Technology” and ITEC 717: “Information and Media Literacy.” Both courses will be offered in a hybrid format, with some classes meeting online and others meetings on the following Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Intermodal Education Center in Pittsfield: on Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6.

To register for fall courses, contact the Registrar’s Office at 413-662-5216. For more information and a brochure describing the Instructional Technology Certificate Program, contact Dawn Rodrigues via e-mail, at dawn.rodrigues@mcla.edu. To access the MCLA Education Community Online site, go to www.mcla.edu/edcom. Click on “sign up now” to request a login and password to access a sample Blackboard Vista course with a set of free tutorials on topics of interest to teachers.
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