How to backup your MLTI laptop
A handy guide from Barbara Greenstone in web notebook form. Thanks to Jim Burke for the link.
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Write rhymes.
Type a word or words and this site will find words that rhyme with it. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.
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Create a Custom Toolbar | Conduit
Make your own browser toolbar. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.
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Schools filtered like totalitarian police states | ISTE’s NECC09 Blog
Interesting commentary from Wes Fryer about filtering on school networks that points out how many schools block sites such as Flickr, delicious, Gmail and even the Storycorps oral history project.
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VocabGrabber : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus
VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just copy text from a document and paste it into the box, and then click on the "Grab Vocabulary!" button. VocabGrabber will automatically create a list of vocabulary from your text, which you can then sort, filter, and save.
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Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Weapons
This mapplet shows the thermal damage caused by a nuclear explosion. Search for a place, pick a suitable weapon and press "Nuke It!" Thanks to Russell Tarr for the link.
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Tricking Out CoolIris as a Presentation Tool » CogDogBlog
This post describes a method of using Cool Iris (a fantastic Firefox add-on) for presentations. Thanks to Sarah Sutter (@edueyeview) for the link.
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How cost-effective is it to make pantry staples from scratch? - By Jennifer Reese - Slate Magazine
Make it or buy it- which is cheaper (and better)? This article takes a look at a few household staples.
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Foodista.com - The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit
A wiki style food encyclopedia.
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herebeforeyou
Oprah has joined Twitter. And now because she has made it "cool," thousands more have followed her and signed up as well. Are you feeling the need to show your Twitter street cred and prove you were there first? Want to check your friends to see when they signed up? This is the site for you. From TechCrunch.
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YouTube - Cavaliers Playoff Proposal
This video pretty much sums it all up when it comes to my shoe-obsessed students. Shoes are the only item of personal clothing that my incarcerated students are allowed to have.
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Coat of Arms Visual Designer
A very cool tool for creating a coat of arms.
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock - Sam Kass's Theories
A variation of Rock, Paper, Scissors that adds two more options. One of my students mentioned that it had been featured on the show "The Big Bang Theory." This variation has apparently been around for a while.
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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Do what you can. Share what you can.
This is the post I need to read when I am feeling frustrated about not writing/blogging more.
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The Way We Get By - a documentary film by Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly about three senior citizens & Maine Troop Greeters
This is the website for a documentary film about the Bangor Troop Greeters. Bangor, Maine is the last stop for American troops heading to Iraq and Afghanistan and the first stop when they return. Planes arrive at the Bangor International Airport every day of the week and at all hours of the day and night. This dedicated group meets every flight. I have been at the airport when a plane arrives and it is amazing to see the effect these people have on the troops. I look forward to seeing this film.
more fromwww.thewaywegetbymovie.com
Charleston youth center scores high - Bangor Daily News
This article from the Bangor Daily News covers the recent accreditation effort at the juvenile correctional facility where I teach. More importantly, there is a picture of my class in the article!
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Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Kutiman Mixes YouTube
This post talks about Thru-you, a site that mashes up YouTube videos to create new music. Thanks to @thefoodgeek for this tweet that linked to the post:
"This is (metaphorically) why I release my stuff as creative commons: » link to Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Kutiman Mixes YouTube"
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THRU YOU | Kutiman mixes YouTube
Amazing YouTube mashup. Kutiman takes snippets of videos from YouTube and turns them into music. There are seven different songs here. Yet another reason why educators should have access to YouTube
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Free Online Translation, Free Dictionary – SYSTRAN, The Leading Provider of Translation Software
My cousin, who lives in Sweden, posted a message on Facebook in Swedish. This site was easily able to translate it. Systranet will translate between English and 14 other languages.
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YouTube - I Use Twitter To
"A list of some of the things I use Twitter for. This was originally created for teachers who haven't used Twitter before." -Thanks to @michelledodd for the link.
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