Showing posts with label Homework Helper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homework Helper. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Sort of Like Spring Cleaning...But Different

Hi All,

Whether I'm listening to the radio (driving to/from the library), watching television, reading a magazine or surfing the web, I'm always on the lookout for interesting blog topics or interesting websites to present to readers of this blog.

As a result, I have lots and lots of specific websites that I'd like to talk about...but don't really fit into any neat category for a whole blog post.  In other words, I have a whole host of 'orphan websites and/or blog topics' that just don't warrant a whole blog post...

This post should take care of some of these orphan sites! Forthwith a bakers dozen (13) sites for your perusal... The name of the site and a one sentence description of the site is included (if needed). 
 
The Future of the Web is 100 Years Old - 19th Century Ideas Are Making a Comeback...

This Map Shows the Most Affordable Small Town In Every State

Slideshow: Know These 9 Commonly Confused Pairs?

Planet of the Apes (Filming Location Video)

Homework Helper - RefDesk.com

TED Playlist - Classic TED Talks

Brief History of the Internet

Computer Program Predicts Best Sellers

A Word A Day - a new word is emailed to you each day

Top 100 Newspapers Listed by Circulation

100 Things Every Kid Should Do On Long Island

Tablets and Smartphones May Affect Social and Emotional Development, Scientists Speculate

Why Multitasking Doesn't Work - Forbes

Why a Good Book is a Secret Door - a TED talk


Enjoy the links!

Regards,
Stu




Thursday, February 19, 2015

Combination Post - Lots of Different Ideas Pulled Together

 Hi All,

Today's blog post is about, well, everything.  Aka...its a mish-mosh of sites, ideas and links!!!!

It's so cold outside that my brain feels slow, addled and well, cold.  So, with that said, I'd like to talk about a few links that I've saved in my bookmark folder for just such an emergency - a day where I need to talk about a few interesting links...

From a Yahoo! Travel article back in December 2014, comes this article titled, 'What Every State in the U.S. Is Worst At (Including North Dakota at Tourism)'. 

Homework Helper from Refdesk.com - organized by grade and has an Ask the Expert Section as well as a Quick Reference/Research section, and a Tools For Research section.

Fact Monster - has sections as varies as Almanacs, World and News, US, People, Word Wise, Science, Math and Money, Sports, Cool Stuff, Games and Quizzes, Homework Center and more.

Google Trends - 'In 2014 we searched trillions of times. What does these searches say about us?' Click on this link for a review of the year 2014 in search via Google. This link shows various Google searches and trends...Users can view 'searches', 'people', 'athletes', 'consumer electronics', 'global news', 'Google Doodles of 2014', YouTube Videos and more.

Enjoy the links and the varied topics in the post!

Regards,
Stu