Do you know of any helpful sites for learning about Melvil Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System?
Melvil Dewey is the famous father of the Dewey Decimal System! Below are some links pertinent to certain areas of knowing Mr. Dewey. If you want to learn about Melvil Dewey’s life, this is an…
Are there any great forums or sites out there for students wanting to get involved in global issues?
Students today–often referred to as a 21st Learners or better yet Global Citizens–are aware of their communities and the impact they have on within their community. Students today also tend to want to get involved…
Do you have any ideas for jazzing up Jack and the Beanstalk?
Jack and the Beanstalk is a great classic story for children. Aside from reading aloud any of the great illustrated versions, you could accompany this classic with any of these ideas: There are many older…
Can you recommend some good banking and money sites for kids?
Learning about economics–including earning, saving, tracking, and spending money is an important skill to learn for students. Below are a series of great links to be used by students, teachers, and parents in helping to…
Our school mascot is a dragon. Do you know where I can make one online?
There’s a super place to make a dragon at deviantART. It’s a really simple oline dragon program, and there are plenty of options to mix it up. Click on this link to begin making a…
Do you have any recommendations for summer camp
Following are some great online resources for finding a summer camp: Here are some options if you are staying in Mumbai or India: EmpowerCamp Activities focuses on adventure camps including paintball camps! Adventure Hills offer all sorts…
What is Wolfram Alpha?
Here’s what Wolfram Alpha does according to their website: “Making the world’s knowledge computable….Today’s Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. You enter your…
I need a study break. Do you know of any good fashion online games?
There are many animated dress-up fashion-y websites out there. In fact, just by linking to Dress Up Games, you’ll be given a whole page of tons of links to other dress-up sites. Or, you can…
What are some good online photo editing options online?
CNN just recently came out with a great top 10 list of online photo editing options. For the full list link here. I’ve scaled it down to a top 5, and I’ve included the tagline…
What’s Prezi?
Prezi.com is an online presentation application that completely changes the presentation experience for both the author and viewer. Prezi allows the ideas in presentations to be focused in upon or out. From point to point,…
