Eclectic Technology

The tech giant's offering a free online class that'll teach you all the tips and tricks you need to master search.

That's right...a free course that promises to teach users "tips, tricks and tactics" to help you "find what you are looking for."

Registration is open thru July 16th, but the first class will be on July 10th. Classes will be posted Tueday, Wednesday and Thursday the week of July 9th and 16th with course related activities ending in July 23rd. For more information or to register:

http://www.google.com/insidesearch/landing/powersearching.html .

English researchers say children who watch magical scenes from Harry Potter are more creative than their peers who don't.

"...students who'd watched the clips containing magic significantly outscored the other group on creativity tests..."

Guess what? According to data analysis of the 10 wealthiest and poorest school districts, money does matter.

A 30-year study shows that building a student's intrinsic motivation works, not giving them prizes.