Integrity, learning, and maps – Top 3 for the week
Students can practice integrity with these four tools Want to learn something new every day? Check out Curiosity 1,600 high resolution National Park maps available for free download
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1,600 high resolution National Park maps available for free download
This site currently has 1,612 free high-resolution national park maps to view, save, and download. Source: National Park Maps | NPMaps.com – just free maps, period. Via: A huge collection of high-res National Park maps A great source of maps for classrooms studying map reading, national parks, land features, and more!
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“Imprisoned by our own need for amusement”
It wasn’t Nineteen Eighty-Four that had the most to say about the America of the 1980s, but rather Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. “In Huxley’s vision,” Postman noted, “no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity, and history.” Instead: “People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that…
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Highlights from Tuesday’s Microsoft Education Event
On May 2nd, Microsoft held an education focused event to announce several initiatives. During the presentation they discussed several new and upcoming products aimed at the educational sector. Windows 10 S Windows 10 S is a limited version of Windows that may be of interested to school districts looking at Windows devices. Limited may be…
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Oxford comma, busyness, and the ACT/SAT – Top 3 for the week
Lack of an Oxford comma strikes again I, for one, welcome our new English overlords. The problem of being “busy” Being busy doesn’t necessarily mean you’re making progress. More than 950 accredited schools no longer require the ACT or SAT for admission Interesting that the push back toward standardized testing has now reached secondary education.
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Most Americans do not believe that hard work alone is ultimately worth it
In the past, economists have acknowledged that citing hard work as the path to prosperity is overly simplistic and optimistic. Ultimately, whether hard work alone can lift people into better economic conditions is a more complex question. The formula only works if an individual’s efforts are met with opportunities for a better life. According to…
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Create, share, and read books at StoryJumper
Create, share, and read books at StoryJumper. For another option to digitally publish student work, check out StoryJumper. The site is free for creating, sharing, and reading, there is only a price if you want to print out the story or if you want to order a physical copy of the book. Students can either use…
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Changing the location of your downloads folder on a Chromebook
Users of Chromebooks have it easy. All of their data, backed up automatically to Google Drive, they don’t have a care in the world. Except when it comes to the Downloads folder. On a Google Chromebook, the Downloads folder is local to the device and is not backed up anywhere. This might not be a problem in…
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Find and insert free pictures with the Pixabay Free Images Google Docs add-on
Use this add-on to choose from thousands of free images and insert them in your Google Docs document. Source: Pixabay Free Images – Google Docs add-on Pictures that show up in the results with this add-on are Creative Commons 0 licensing, which means you can use them for any purpose, including commercial. The first time…
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See predictions of what the Earth will be like in 2050 at the 2050.earth project
For 20 years Kaspersky Lab has been standing at the forefront of cybersecurity and constantly innovating to protect businesses, governments and consumers around the globe. We pride ourselves on using our knowledge, experience and vision to always look ahead — and celebrating our 20-year anniversary is no exception. We have brought together men and women of art…
