ASTD's NEW ONLINE MAGAZINE - This new online magazine called "Learning Circuits" which will focus on technology and learning. The premier issue features a special report on "Synchronicity: Online Learning's New Frontier" which looks at the explosive growth of synchronous Web-based training, the benefits and drawbacks of synchronous systems, technical and implementation issues, and how synchronous WBT is being applied in training environments. Go to: http://www.astd.org/learningcircuits/ (ASTD is American Society for Training and Development)

MATH GOODIES RECEIVES A+ RATING - Math Goodies was reviewed in the Family Times section of The Washington Times, Washington, D.C. on Sunday, January 23 and received an A+ rating. Journalist Joseph Szadkowski is the journalist who reviewed the Web site in his WebWise column for the Family Times Sunday section. Gisele Glosser is thrilled with the rating and has placed some of the highlights of this detailed review at this URL: http://www.mathgoodies.com/awards/wash_times.shtm

Math Goodies is a free educational site featuring interactive math lessons. It offers homework help, message boards, puzzles, and more. The Puzzle Library has been improved for better and faster display of each puzzle image.
- Each puzzle image has been optimized for faster loading.
- Each puzzle image has been reformatted for a clearer display in the AOL browser.
- Each puzzle page now has printing instructions.
The site is at: http://www.mathgoodies.com/puzzles/ (Gisele Glosser 25 Jan 00)