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Highlights from SchoolCounselor.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
JUST FOR FUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter #97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FEATURED COLUMN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
JUST FOR FUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
JUST FOR FUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Highlights from SchoolCounselor.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
JUST FOR FUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter #102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
JUST FOR FUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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TIPS AND TRICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter #105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Highlights from SchoolCounselor.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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D o n ’t m is s fu t u r e is s u e s ..
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Technology Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts for Educators. Learn about the most
powerful features of various applications including word processing, spreadsheet,
multimedia, and Internet. Dr. Sabella will share his most coveted tips, tricks, and short
cuts to help you become more effective, efficient, and have more fun in your work! Lots
of handouts and time for questions and answers.
Guarding Kids Against High Tech Trouble (Technology Safety). The goal of the
seminar is to alert parents, educators and other caretakers about the dangers that
technology poses to children and to give them tools they can readily use to keep kids
safe and away from high tech trouble. The workshop covers topics such as social
networks (e.g., Myspace.com), sexual predators, threats to privacy such as online
diaries/blogs, cyberbullying and hate, inappropriate web sites and other materials,
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inappropriate use of gadgets such as cell phones, mp3 players, game appliances, and
electronic communication such as e-mail, instant messaging, chatroo ms and bulletin
boards. Visit http://GuardingKids.com for more details.
The Data Boot Camp for School Counselors is designed to advance technological
literacy among counselors in a useful and practical manner. Particular attention is given
to using Microsoft Excel™ to make data an important part of your comprehensive school
counseling program. From data-driven decision making, to monitoring progress, to
reporting the positive impact you're having on kids -- this workshop will demystify how
it's done. Workshop content is pre-planned although flexible enough to meet individuals’
specific technological training needs. This workshop is conducted in a computer lab or
with laptops so participants can gain valuable hands-on practice.
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Go directly to “Through M y Eyes.” This video was made to present to the PTA and the faculty
of my school. The principal said it was "TOO GRAPHIC" and that the agenda was already done
for tonight's meeting. Well now I have decided to share my GRAPHIC life within the walls of her
Middle School with others. Help make a difference by standing up and speaking out about
school violence. I am allowing all comments to prove a point that there is cyber bullying as
well. Victims portrayed in this video are not students of Udall Road School. Anyone may use
this video as long as the creator Patrick Kohlmann is given credit for it.
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/videos/2008/06/through-my-eyes.html
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Posters
Get ready for Back to School ...
Beautiful ... Inspiring .. Motivational ... Touching
Counseling Posters for your Office and Home
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/posters
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1. In an Outlook 2007 mail folder, right-click a message sent to you by the person you want to
identify as a safe recipient.
2. Point to Junk E-mail, and then click Add Recipient to Safe Recipients List.
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My first discovery as a Professional School Counselor was the amount of research necessary to
stay informed and truly meet student needs. During both Practicum and Internship, I had the
chance to work with some pretty unique cases, and this meant several long nights of research.
I became very familiar with the wonderful resources available to school counselors on the
Internet. Armed with these new found resources and some amazing professors, I created a
wealth of counseling files, and I gladly shared my files with other students and colleagues. I
don't know how or even when, but eventually I became the go to person for several other
counselors. Even as I write this now, I am assisting a good friend and great counselor design a
crisis plan and safe room model. Soon, I decided to create a distribution list for counselors.
Longtime members of the list will attest that I sent new and valuable resources found during
the course of my latest research expedition, and I sent them often.
My web site came to mind when my distribution e-mails became longer and larger than several
of my friends' accounts could accept. Obviously, I love my job and couldn't ever deny being a
workaholic. Then it hit me, "Why not just build a site for all counselors, future counselors,
families, teachers, and students to use?" My site allows me to post new finds for every group,
and send an e-mail out informing them of the new arrivals. After trying several formats, I
found teach-nology.com (http://www.teach-nology.com/). They offer easy to use free web
sites; free was the key word for me. It has taken me many hours to create a site I am proud
of. Recently, I decided to upgrade my site, adding more storage and capabilities. I think the
$6.95 monthly fee is well worth it. If you are interested in creating your own site, teach-nology
is user friendly and free. They have background themes, page templates, and plenty of room
for storage. It is the best deal for educators, and I can assure you I did a great deal of
research before making that statement.
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The goal of my site is to share resources, so I welcome you to visit and send resources you
would like me to post. The more the merrier! You can even join my distribution list from there
and watch as we grow, with the latest additions of family and student sections.
Editor’s Note:
Congratulations on a fine looking and effectively functional website Lisa. I would like to add to
Lisa’s great tip about developing an inexpensive yet quality website by letting you know about a
couple of other options as well:
1. Use Google applications to register your domain and have your own website. This costs
$10 per year. You can get started by going to
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/google/index.htm and click on Google Apps.
2. Some counselors are using a free blog such as http://www.blogger.com,
http://www.wordpress.com, or http://www.typepad.com.
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To do this:
1. Click the Follow Up flag on the Message tab of the Ribbon when writing your message.
2. Click the follow-up flag you want to use, or set a reminder for the e-mail's recipients.
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You can customize the follow-up flag. When you set your flag, some basic options like Today
and Tomorrow are instantly available, but if you click Custom, plenty more follow-up options
appear. These include start and end times for the follow-up and required activities. All this
information will appear on your To-Do Bar.
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Microsoft Word: How to change the default font setting in Word 2003
When you open a new blank document in Word 2003, Times New Roman is the font setting
that displays as you start to type. You can easily change that setting for all future new blank
documents to a font setting of your choice.
1. In the blank document, RIGHT click your mouse. The Font dialogue box will display.
2. In the Font dialogue box, make any changes you want, and that can include the font, its
style and size, as well as color and effects, and that’s just on the Font tab.
3. Lower left Default button After you have made the changes you want, click on the Default
button in the lower left corner of the Font dialogue box.
4. Click Yes to finish By clicking the Yes button on the pop-up, you will finish the action to make
your newly chosen settings the default for each future blank document.
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CyberBully Alert software is a tool for parents to equip their children with the ability to
immediately communicate and document any threats or cyberbullying their children experience
when online. This unique software is the result of expert opinions and research in the field of
child development and internet safety. Experts agree that the best way to address
cyberbullying and online threats is to immediately communicate the incident with an adult, as
well as document what the threat is. CyberBully Alert is the only software which does this for
parents and their children.
http://www.cyberbullyalert.com/
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GuardingKids.com
This web site supports Dr. Russell Sabella's work on educating children, parents, educators and
other stake holders about the responsible use of technology. Included in these pages you will
find helpful resources, lesson plans, a blog, links, and more. Russ's most recent book and
workshops are primary resources for meeting this mission.
http://www.guardingkids.com/
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Poll Authority
Need a poll for your website or blog and don't want to spend an arm and a leg on a custom
solution? There's no expensive database to maintain, no developer to hire, and no complicated
installation or set-up.
http://www.pollauthority.com/
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Ustream
Experience live video. In just minutes, you can broadcast and chat online with a global
audience. Completely free, all it takes is a camera and Internet connection.
http://www.ustream.tv/
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Timetoast is an attractive new timeline app built on Abode's Flash and Flex. Do you like your
timelines interactive and embeddable? Sure beats the last timeline we made (crayons and
construction paper may have been involved)! This could be a good tool for bloggers who want
to enhance a post with a detailed history of the topic, or for anyone in school who doesn't want
to approach the aforementioned crayon method. What about using this with a student to
describe his/her achievements as part of guidance and counseling.
http://www.timetoast.com/
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Befunky is an online app that can turns your photographs into interesting cartoons without
requiring any software. It’s a one-click process and yet the output is impressive. Just upload the
image from your computer or capture one live using the webcam and the cartoon image is
ready for download. You can either convert the picture into a black and white pencil sketch or a
colored one.
http://www.befunky.com/
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Analogy Clock
http://www.jessonyip.com/analogy/media/analogy.swf
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Dumpr is where you create marvellous photos to share with your friends. If you're no
Photoshop guru, but you have fun applying different novelty filters to your pictures, you might
like Dumpr. It's web-based, very simple to use, and has a pretty decent library of effects:
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sketch, Lomo, reflection and jigsaw puzzle, to name a few. You can upload photos from your
own hard drive, or paste in URLs from some of the major photo hosting services, including
Flickr and MySpace.
http://www.dumpr.net/
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Hulu
Watch video content, including complete television shows and excerpts of recent programs.
View complete list of show alphabetically, by network, or by genre. A limited number of
full-length movies are also available for viewing. Some content requires free registration for an
account. Copyright is protected, and users of the site must be at least 13 years old. Founded by
NBC Universal and News Corp, and operated independently.
http://www.hulu.com
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GuardingKids.com empowers parents, educators, and other care takers to better understand
the electronic terrain. Readers will be better able to help children safely and securely
navigate a minefield of inappropriate and risky situations.
FEATURED COLUMN:
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Online Tools and Software For Creating Podcast Feeds and Posts
You don't have to learn what RSS is or any code to create your own podcast. There are
websites and software designed to help you assemble your podcast, host your files, and help
distribute it. It's the easiest way to get your podcast out to the world. If you can click a mouse,
you can create a podcast.
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gives you the same option, with a new template gallery. There are over 300 templates,
featuring everything from resumés to cards to calendars.
http://docs.google.com/templates
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Idealist.org!
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 with
offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where people and
organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take
steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
http://www.idealist.org/
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Cool Text is a free graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you need an
impressive logo without a lot of design work. Simply choose what kind of image you would
like. Then fill out a form and you'll have your own custom image created on the fly.
http://cooltext.com/
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ProProfs provides FREE Tools & Resources for Knowledge Exchange! In particular, I liked Quiz
School which allows you to create & share quizzes for your classroom, company, blog or
friends!
http://www.proprofs.com/
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intake, but remain healthy, users of the diet must track their vitamin, mineral, and protein
intakes with great care.
http://spaz.ca/cronometer/
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Open Library
The goal is to create a page for every book ever written. You will already find pages for more
than 13 million titles!
http://openlibrary.org/
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Cozi.com
The new way busy families manage all the things they do. Free.
http://www.cozi.com
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In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, choose the type of link on the left:
Then locate the slide or file, enter the Web URL, or enter an e-mail address. Click OK.
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Jott
Jott! allows you to take notes on your cell phone. If you need to take a note, you don't have
the time to write it down you can use your cell phone. Dial Jott!'s number, say "Jott Note" and
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carefully say what you want to notate. Within a few minutes Jott! transcribes it to the Web on
a private dashboard.
http://jott.com/
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(Note: You can also use the arrow keys to move around the slides)
If your slides are not arranged properly and you want to move between slides during the
presentation at your convenience without going through all the slides in between – Type the
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1. In Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, click Tools, click Options, click E-mail Options, and then
click Advanced E-mail Options.
2. In the middle of the dialog box, clear the Display a New Mail Desktop Alert check box.
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Also see
Explore Google Chrome Features: Keyboard shortcuts
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http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95743
And ...
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Time Management from PBS. If you learn to tame the time monster, you might be surprised
at how much you can get done. The real reward, however, is that you'll probably feel less
stressed and more happy.
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/
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Activity Center
Fuel your creative side with hundreds of FREE print projects offered by HP.
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GoogleFight
Put in the two terms and click Make a fight. You'll see two animated stick figures duke it out.
Then the winner is shown, along with the number of times each term was entered.
http://www.googlefight.com/
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Worth1000
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. You will agree after seeing this site. This site provides
contests for Photoshop users. See how creative people can get with a program like Photoshop.
http://www.worth1000.com/
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From podcasts to porn, cyberbullying to cell phones, Dr. Russell Sabella helps readers
understand the risks that emerge when high-tech tools, uninformed parents, and exuberant
youth collide. Because kids are growing up with modern technologies, many are more expert
than their parents. As a result, a parent's ability to make effective decisions for how
technology is used may be compromised.
GuardingKids.com empowers parents, educators, and other care takers to better understand
the electronic terrain. Readers will be better able to help children safely and securely
navigate a minefield of inappropriate and risky situations.
http://www.guardingkids.com/
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properly. Instead, you can use the SHIFT+ALT keyboard shortcut. Click the paragraph that you
want to move, hold down SHIFT+ALT, and move the paragraph up or down by using the arrow
keys. Each press of an arrow key causes your selected paragraph to jump over one adjacent
paragraph.
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Google Forms!
Create a form (aka online survey) in a Google Docs spreadsheet and send it out to anyone with
an email address. They won't need to sign in, and they can respond directly from the email
message or from an automatically generated web page. Creating the form is easy: start with a
spreadsheet to get the form, or start by creating the form and you'll get the spreadsheet
automatically. Responses are automatically added to your spreadsheet.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5752842/Collecting-Data-Using-Google-Docs
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http://www.project10tothe100.com/
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e-Safety documents
Documents made available through the London Grid for Learning at the London e-Safety
Conference on January 5, 2007.
http://213.232.94.135/merlinjohnonline/download.php?list.4
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ASCAway
Podcast from the American School Counselor Association about school counseling issues, trends
and interviews.
http://ascaway.podbean.com/
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The Secunia PSI is the vulnerability scanner for your personal computer. It is the FREE
security tool designed with the sole purpose of helping you secure your computer from
software vulnerabilities. Software vulnerabilities affect all applications installed on your
computer, from the Operating System down to your email client, office application, instant
messaging, and so on.
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/
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Livemocha is the world's largest online community for language learners, with free lessons
and a global community to help you learn a new language. With Livemocha, you can develop
confidence in your language skills that will help you carry on conversations in a foreign
language. From your personal home page, you have access to all of your current course
information, friends, tasks, a list of recent friend activity, and more!
http://www.livemocha.com/
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Kayak
Search 140+ travel sites at once and find the cheapest fares.
http://www.kayak.com/
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TeleKast
Source: Komando.com
As we've learned from our president, teleprompters help spoken presentation. Turn your
computer into a teleprompter with TeleKast. This free program allows you to create and
segment scripts. Print them out or display them in real-time. There are some limitations. For
example, it can't display mirror images, yet. This means it won't replace professional
teleprompter software. However, it will be perfect for home and budget use.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/telekast/
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Make me a superhero!
http://www.makemesuper.com/
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Shakespearean Insulter
Hurl Insults like a Shakespearean
http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/
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Brain Games
Sharpen your memory and your mind with these games scientifically developed to give your
brain a workout See All Articles On Brain Games
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Posters
Beautiful ... Inspiring .. Motivational ... Touching
Counseling Posters for your Office and Home
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/posters
You may also want to check out Dr. Tim Poynton’s Ezanalyze Time Tracker at
http://www.ezanalyze.com/ and, relatedly, a column I did a while back ago at
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/pubs/calendaring.htm.
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Jump To A File
If you’ve opened a folder packed full of files, save time by typing the first few letters of the
filename you’re after – you’ll jump straight to the file.
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To change font and paragraph formatting defaults for the active document or all new
documents based on the active template, do the following:
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1. Press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+S to open the Styles pane (or click the dialog box launch icon in
the Styles section on the Home tab).
2. Click the Manage Styles icon at the bottom of the pane to open the Manage Styles dialog
box.
3. On the Set Defaults tab of the dialog box, change font and paragraph formatting as needed.
Then, at the bottom of the dialog box, click the option to apply settings either only to this
document or to new documents based on the active template.
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To do this:
1. Click the Follow Up flag on the Message tab of the Ribbon when writing your message.
2. Click the follow-up flag you want to use, or set a reminder for the recipients of the e-mail
message.
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You can customize the follow-up flag. When you set your flag, some basic options like Today
and Tomorrow are instantly available, but if you click Custom, plenty more follow-up options
appear. These include start and end times for the follow-up and required activities. All this
information will appear on your To-Do Bar.
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PDFUNdo.net is a free online PDF to Word converter. It's real simple to use and doesn't
require your email address or registration. You just upload your PDF document and when
the conversion is complete, download your Word document.
http://pdfundo.net/convert/
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Picsearch
Picsearch is the world's most family-friendly search service. Picsearch connects its users to the
vast visual resources of the internet. Picsearch uses its own technology to crawl the web and
has created a searchable index of images. When a user sends a query to Picsearch the result is
received as a set of thumbnail images that are sorted to ensure that they are as highly relevant
as possible. When the user clicks on a thumbnail they are linked to the original web site where
that image is located.
http://www.picsearch.com
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Timer (PowerPoint)
There are a few of these on the Web here and there although I like this one because it allows
you to choose various countdown durations. After downloading, view the show, click on your
chosen duration, and you’re good to go ...
http://ttc.coe.uga.edu/middleschool/timer.ppt
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PhotoFunia
Put some Photoshop wizardy at your fingertips with photo manipulation site PhotoFunia. Take a
clean headshot of yourself or the soon-to-be-victim of your prank and upload it to PhotoFunia.
There are currently sixty nine photos that faces can be pasted into ranging from the Andy
Warhol-esque art gallery scene featured in the image above to magazine covers, currency,
famous photos, and more. The process is fast and requires no interaction from the user other
than selecting the template to be used and uploading the picture.
http://www.photofunia.com/
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ANSWER: Since you are already using Microsoft Excel, let’s stick with that instead of migrating
over to Access (also because, honestly, Access, in my opinion, is much less user friendly than
Excel, which is not that user friendly to begin with). The trick to getting everything into one
sheet is that the data fields, in this case columns, match exactly. For instance, the first column
may include student ID, second column include number of absences, and so on. If this is the
case, than you can just copy and paste one sheet or even multiple sheets into one master data
file.
I’m guessing, however, that you are probably wondering how to “match up” data for students
from one data set to another. Most commonly, counselors may want to match up each
student’s post scores with their pre-scores on any given performance indicator. For example,
let’s say you have the number of absences for a group of students with whom you are working.
After a few weeks of intervention, you download the same group’s number of absences and
then want to put them side by side in two columns, of course making certain that the post-
absences match the pre-absences for each student. (Note too, that in this example, one should
look at absences for equivalent periods in order to best make comparisons such as Quarter 1
versus Quarter 2).
This can be accomplished several ways including a combination of manually inserted formulas
or using Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables. The easiest way that I know how to do this is to use Dr.
Tim Poynton’s EZANALYZE Amalgamate feature. According to Dr. Poynton’s website
(http://www.ezanalyze.com/help/amalgamate.htm), “The Amalgamate Data function in
EZAnalyze allows you to combine two worksheets in the same Excel file into one, based on a
'Unique Identifier' that exists in both sheets. For example, if you want to merge data that exist
in two different databases (such as NCES and your state Department of Education), you can
merge them together easily using this function. This function adds new variables (columns) to
your sheet for all cases (rows) that have the same Unique Identifier. You can choose whether
or not you want to keep rows of data that do not match.”
Go to the website to learn the steps in doing this and to download the Excel addin (click on
Download on the left side). One tip to know is that this feature only works for combining
multiple sheets that exist in the same file, not different files. So if you do have more than one
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excel file, you’ll have to first copy and past the data you want to combine in different sheets
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"own" them. "CyberSmart!'s free cyberbullying lessons allow face-to-face character education
to be extended into cyberspace. These lessons are a great resource to continually remind the
school community about safe, ethical online use within the context of living a life of character,"
said Merle J. Schwartz, Ed.D., Director of Education and Research, The Character Education
Partnership.
http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/cyberbullying/
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Internet Safety Technical Task Force Releases Final Report on Enhancing Child
Safety and Online Technologies
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University today released the final report
of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force, a group of 29 leading Internet businesses,
non-profit organizations, academics, and technology companies that joined together for a
year-long investigation of tools and technologies to create a safer environment on the Internet
for youth. The Task Force was created in February 2008 in accordance with the Joint Statement
on Key Principles of Social Networking Safety announced in January 2008 by the Attorneys
General Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking and MySpace. The report was
delivered to the 52 Attorneys General in December, 2008.
To read the final report, including the executive summary, as well as reaction statements from
members of the Task Force, visit: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/pubrelease/isttf
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Internet Evolution: Future of the Internet III Press release for a December 2008 "survey of
experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project that asked respondents to assess
predictions about technology and its roles in the year 2020." Includes summary and full text of
the report, which found that experts predict the "mobile device will be the primary connection
tool to the internet ... in 2020." Also includes links to previous "Future of the Internet" and
other related reports.
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/270/report_display.asp
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1. YouTube (owned by Google, Inc.) allows people to easily upload and share
video clips on www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through web sites,
mobile devices, blogs, and e-mail. http://www.youtube.com/ Youtube is now
integrated with Google Video (http://video.google.com/).
3. WonderHowTo hand-selects and curates the best instructional videos from over
1,700 web sites. Explore the largest collection of free how-to videos anywhere.
http://www.wonderhowto.com/
4. 5min is a place to find short video solutions for practical questions and a place
for people to share their knowledge. http://www.5min.com/
5. Vimeo. “From the beginning, Vimeo was created by filmmakers and video creators who
wanted to share their creative work, along with intimate personal moments of their
everyday life. As time went on, like-minded people came to the site and built a
community of positive, encouraging individuals with a wide range of video interests. We
hope that you feel inspired to show us both your creative side as well as your friendly
side.” http://vimeo.com/
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1. Skype is free software that allows one to video/audio conference with others and
includes instant messaging and file transfer. http://www.skype.com
2. ooVoo. Similar to Skype, ooVoo allows for video/audio conferencing, file
transfer, and instant messaging. http://www.oovoo.com/
3. With Vyew you can give a presentation to a hundred people online or post a
document you've been working on for review by your colleagues at their
convenience. Vyew is extremely flexible allowing you to bring online collaboration
and conferencing into your workflow on your terms. http://vyew.com/
4. Windows Meeting Space enables face-to-face collaboration among small
groups of Windows Vista users—virtually anytime, anywhere. Useful for both
business and personal purposes, this tool enables you to share work on
computer-based projects with other people more easily and comfortably.
Windows Meeting Space uses peer-to-peer technology and automatically sets up
an ad hoc network if it can't find an existing network. So you can use it in a
conference room, a favorite hotspot, or a place where no network exists. You
can join a meeting that someone else sets up, or you can start a new meeting
and invite other people to join it. Windows Meeting Space is on the Start menu,
under All Programs. http://tinyurl.com/66rrsw
5. DimDim. Unlike other web conference products, Dimdim does not require users
to install software on their computers to attend web meetings. Users can start or
join meetings with just a few clicks. Dimdim is available for free so everyone - not
just big companies with big budgets - can use it. http://www.dimdim.com/
6. GoToMeeting is an online meeting service that enables individuals and
organizations to easily, securely and cost-effectively collaborate, present
information and demonstrate products online. http://www.gotomeeting.com
7. Webex. WebEx delivers a robust suite of on-demand collaborative applications.
http://www.webex.com/
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Although you can purchase this book in paperback, the full text of The Future of Reputation is
now available online for free. The front matter to the book is at the beginning of each chapter.
If you're using this book for a book discussion group or for an academic class, you can also
access discussion questions here.
http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/dsolove/Future-of-Reputation/text.htm
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Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online. No complicated interfaces to
learn. Dropbox runs in the background on your desktop. Watch this screencast for how this free
service works here.
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTUwODQ3Mjk
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File Dropper’s simple, elegant, and the biggest of the bunch. 5GB! Uploading a file is as easy
as browsing for your file, and clicking “Upload.” Every file gets a permanent link that you’re free
to share with your friends. There are no frills, no awesome features to speak of, but it’s dead
simple, practically limitless in size, and probably the one I use most.
http://www.filedropper.com/
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Micropoll - This web poll service doesn’t require registration and you can create a quick poll by
simply typing all the possible choices in a text box separated by new lines. Micropoll provides a
variety of colored themes and you can embed polls in websites either as JavaScript or a Flash
movie. You get to see poll responses on a world map and the paid version also supports SMS
polls.
http://www.micropoll.com/
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TeachersFirst 100th Day Activities: 50+ Ideas for the 100th Day of School
There are lots of ways to note the 100th day of school. Here are fifty of our favorites. Many of
these activities will challenge both lower and upper elementary students as they build better
number sense for "100." Enjoy!
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http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/spectopics/100thday.cfm
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• To create a normal line, type three consecutive hyphens, and then press ENTER.
• To create a bold line, type three underscores, and then press ENTER.
• To create a double line, type three equal signs, and then press ENTER.
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FreePDFCards - Easily generate printable business cards online. Just type in your contact
information, upload your logo, customize text size and get PDF file that you can print out using
any printer
http://www.freepdfcards.com
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PowerPoint Templates
Jumpstart your presentation with a PowerPoint template. Each of the templates has both the
traditional title and content slides as well as a color scheme. For PC & Mac.
http://etc.usf.edu/presentations/templates/index.html
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Shift happens!
This popular video has been updated for a meeting of Sony BMG executives in June 2008.
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/videos/2009/01/did-you-know.html
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ReadAir 0.3.1
Source: The Scout Report -- February 6, 2009
There are a number of RSS feed readers out there, and this may be one of the best. This
version of ReadAir allows users to access all of their feeds simply, and they can also search all
of them by keyword and look around for shared stories. While ReadAir doesn't have the trend
analysis feature that some users have come to expect from Google Reader, it's still a very
valuable tool. This version is compatible with computers running Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.
http://code.google.com/p/readair/
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FoxFilter is a personal content filter that helps block inappropriate content as well as block
access to user-specified content and Web sites.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4351
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Chart Advisor
Ever struggled to find just the right chart for your data? Chart Advisor was created as a concept
test to explore new ways Excel users can create graphs quickly and effectively. Based on the
data in your spreadsheet, it identifies, ranks, and displays an array of charts most relevant to
you so you can make the most out of your presentation.
http://www.officelabs.com/projects/chartadvisor/Pages/default.aspx
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Microsoft Outlook: Defer your email sending (for many good reasons)
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5151771/top-10-outlook-boosters
Maybe you've finally finished your magnum opus message, but you don't want to send it out at
2:13 a.m. and have your recipients wonder about your sanity. Perhaps you want to be out of
the office when your message about the new coffee pricing hits inboxes. In those and many
other situations, delaying your email sending can be a great idea. You can change the options
on each individual message to delay a sending, as we've explained, but the How-To Geek (this
guy really knows his Outlook, eh?) offers a compelling argument for delaying all Outlook
messages by something like five minutes. That way, you've always got at least a few deep
breaths' time to go back and fix Exactly What You Think About Steve and similar messages.
Here’s how you do it.
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eSurveysPro.com
Create free surveys online, gather responses and analyze results fast, easy, professional.
http://www.esurveyspro.com/
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Also, Watch this video to find out how viruses and worms can infect your computer. Learn
about the three main ways you can help to protect yourself from computer viruses.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/videos/virus.mspx
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Chart Tool
I would probably just use Excel although this may be easier for you. ... Charts and graphs are
a great tool because they communicate information visually. On Onlinecharttool.com you can
design and share your own graphs online and for free.
http://www.onlinecharttool.com/
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Outlook on the Desktop is one of those little software utilities that are tough for
headline-writing Lifehacker editors—the name explains exactly what it does!—but great for
anyone who uses it. The utility embeds a transparent calendar with all your appointments onto
your Windows desktop, giving you the same kind of at-a-glance awareness as those giant paper
calendars made for the physical desktop you put your computer on. The app requires .NET 2.0,
but installs it if you don't have it already.
http://www.outlookonthedesktop.com/
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Posterous
A very simple way to start blogging!
http://posterous.com/
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FederalStudentAid on YouTube
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SnappyFingers
Want a new search engine to try out? Check out SnappyFingers, a Q&A search engine that has
a data set of over 13 million questions. It limits its data pool to just FAQs. You can try it at
http://www.snappyfingers.com
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SiteLauncher is an add-on for Firefox that gives you a super-quick way to open your favorite
websites using only your keyboard. One special hotkey brings up the 'Launcher', followed by a
unique key to launch a site.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10127
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WithTinyChat you can create your own chatroom and invite people through one simple link.
http://www.tinychat.com/
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FreeFileSync is an open source utility to compare and synchronize folders. It can be used for
fast and easy configurable sync operations between two folders without restricted or
overloaded UI interfaces. You can drag and drop the folders for comparing and synchronization.
The application has a split window display by which you can see the list of file which are not
available in the second folder selected.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
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The Newspaper Clipping Generator as the name suggests is an online utility that lets you
create fake newspaper clippings. Just fill in provided fields with your text, and click on
“Generate” button. Once the clipping is generated, you can easily download it to your computer
and do whatever you want with it, i.e. add it to your social networking profile or post it on your
blog.
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
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Creating Podcasts
Creating podcasts has many educational benefits. Students are able to create a product to
share with a potentially world-wide audience! The process of putting together an audio
recording is extremely valuable and is certainly a cross-curricular experience. I've divided up the
process into four parts: preproduction, recording, postproduction, and publishing.
http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/create.html
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Microsoft Excel: Check out the F11 Trick for Making Quick Charts
This is a sample from the Data Boot Camp for School Counselors and Administrators - CD
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/store/F11.html
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Microsoft Word lists for $230. You wouldn't want to pay that, even if you could afford it. Your
best bet is Microsoft's Ultimate Steal, which is $60. That is the top-of-the-line Office package.
According to Microsoft, the $60 price is a saving of 91 percent! Ultimate is available only to
students. It includes Word 2007, along with the other Office programs. Those other Office
programs could come in handy. If you continue with college, you will need Excel and
PowerPoint. Additional Office programs may also be needed.
http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx
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Jing
If you're looking to share videos of onscreen action or screen shots with friends or business
associates, the latest version of Jing will be most welcome. This edition allows users to capture
screenshots, and then add captions, highlights, or directional arrows. Also, users can add their
own voice to the onscreen action and then they can also upload the image or video. After
uploading the image or video, they can also send a URL for the newly created document to
anyone they choose. This version is compatible with computers running Windows XP and newer
or MAC OS X 10.4.11, or 10.5.5 or later.
http://www.jingproject.com/
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The hyphenation tool provided with Word can be very handy when creating a document. There
may be some paragraphs, however, in which you don't want Word to hyphenate words. You
can turn off hyphenation for selected paragraphs by following these steps:
1. Make sure the insertion point is located in the paragraph you don't want to hyphenate.
2. Choose Paragraph from the Format menu. Word displays the Paragraph dialog box. (To
display the dialog box in Word 2007, display the Home tab of the ribbon and click the small
icon at the bottom-right of the Paragraph group.)
3. Make sure the Line and Page Breaks tab is selected. (Click here to see a related figure.)
4. Ensure the Don't Hyphenate check box is selected.
5. Click on OK.
Now, when you choose to do an automatic hyphenation, all the paragraphs formatted for no
hyphenation are skipped, and only those paragraphs that are not formatted that way are
hyphenated. If you use styles, of course, you can make this even easier by setting up some
sort of paragraph style that has the hyphenation setting turned on or off according to your
needs.
Source:
http://word.tips.net/Pages/T000916_Turning_Off_Paragraph_Hyphenation.html
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Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support
deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, with the intention of
harming others. The technology used includes e-mail, message boards, blogs, instant
messaging, cell phone, text messaging, defamatory personal Web sites and/or online personal
polling Web sites. Frequently, media such as sounds, text, video, altered graphics, and photos
are incorporated into the piece to add to the attacks. This workshop endeavors to help you
understand the nature of Cyberbullying and provides helpful tips for prevention and
intervention among both bullies and victims. This presentation is given by Dr. Russell Sabella
(see www.guardingkids.com)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12757770/Cyber-Bullying
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Online Stopwatch
Everybody needs a stopwatch at some point -- and there's never one around!
Well... Now there is! Online Stopwatch! A Simple, Fast Flash Online Stopwatch and Online
Countdown timer always available when you need it.
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
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DaButtonFactory - Another website button maker to create customized buttons online. You
can apply variety of fonts, styles, colors, customize text, shadows, gradient, change button
style… etc.
http://dabuttonfactory.com/
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http://guardingkids.blogspot.com/2009/03/cyberbullying.html and
http://www.metacafe.com/tags/cyberbullying/
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TrueCrypt
Source: Komando
Any time you take work on the road, you should secure your information. You just never know
if it will fall into the wrong hands. One way to protect your data from prying eyes is through
encryption. Even if you lose your thumb drive, your documents will be unreadable. You can also
encrypt an entire hard disk partition. TrueCrypt can encrypt everything on your thumb drive.
The program is not automatically portable, but it is easily made so. Read the steps on using
Traveller Mode. The portable version will take up only 599 KB on a thumb drive.
Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux
http://www.truecrypt.org/
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SoundZit - Search, listen and embed music tracks online. The site is build on YouTube and
lists over 300 millions of songs.
http://en.soundzit.com/
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FunPhotoBox - Apply funny effects on your images online with a minimal effort. All you have
to do is select one of the provided templates, upload your image and let FunPhotoBox do the
rest.
http://funphotobox.com/
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Follow me on Twitter
http://twitter.com/rsabella
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EasyBib
The automatic bibliography & citation maker.
http://www.easybib.com/
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Outlook 2007: Use Drag and Drop to Create Tasks, Appointments and Contacts from
Existing Emails
By using drag and drop, you can easily create new tasks, appointments and contacts from the
emails in your Inbox. This can be a huge time saver and a very simple method for organizing
the various to-do’s in your emails.
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Tux Paint
Paint programs are a great way for kids to exercise their creativity. But sophisticated programs
like Photoshop may be just too much. Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for
children ages 3 to 12 (for example, preschool and K-6). It combines an easy-to-use interface,
fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the
program.
http://www.tuxpaint.org/
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Invite43.com - simple and easy way to create invitations online.
http://www.invite43.com/
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Soople
While Google Lab is working on the Personalized Search capability to suit your searching needs,
here is one site that makes “googling” so simple and can make anyone a ‘net search specialist’.
http://soople.com/
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GammaFiles
The fastest way to find rapidshare and megaupload files.
http://www.gammafiles.com/
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Aurora WallPapers
This site has put together a wonderful collection of abstract aurora-style wallpapers in various
resolutions. The popularity of this style of wallpaper is justly deserved as they are really
attractive, don't obscure your icons and don't steal your attention. That's why I use one myself.
Go grab one for your PC.
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fotocrib
A web based photo editing service. fotocrib currently allows users to ...
http://www.fotocrib.com/index.php
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EclipseCrossword is the fast, easy, free way to create crossword puzzles in minutes. It's
never been simpler—just give EclipseCrossword a list of words and clues, and it does the rest.
In seconds, you'll have a crossword puzzle with just the words you want. EclipseCrossword has
been downloaded more than two million times by people just like you. And its free.
http://www.eclipsecrossword.com/
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Volumouse is a free application which lets you to control the sound volume in Windows with a
wheel mouse. This is useful if your keyboard does not have the in-built volume keys and also
useful for reducing the volume quickly. It allows you to define a set of rules for determining
when the wheel will be used for changing the sound volume. For example you can set the
application to increase or decrease the volume when mouse scroll happens combined with ALT
or SHIFT key.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/volumouse.html
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Class Set-Up tool is a new, easy-to-use, virtual layout tool that helps you design customized
and effective classrooms to promote learning. Use this tool to rearrange and set-up mock
classrooms, and map out virtual seating charts.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/class_setup/
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Eraser
Source: Kim Komando
When you delete files from the Recycle Bin, they're not really gone. They linger on the hard
drive, out of sight, but still within reach. This can spell trouble if you're getting rid of a
computer. This program is a handy tool that deletes files permanently. It overwrites a file's
space several times over with meaningless data. The result is a deleted file nearly impossible to
recover.
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
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bit.ly
bit.ly allows users to shorten, share, and track links (URLs). Reducing the URL length makes
sharing easier. bit.ly can be accessed through our website, bookmarklets and a robust and
open API. bit.ly is also integrated into several popular third-party tools such as Tweetdeck. A
more full list of third party tools can be found on the bit.ly blog. Unique user-level and
aggregate links are created, allowing users to view complete, real-time traffic and referrer data,
as well as location and metadata. Tracking stats are available after users shorten their long
links with bit.ly by clicking on the “Info+” link on bit.ly, or just adding a “+” sign to the end of
any bit.ly link (for example, http://bit.ly/n0og+).
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Joe’s Logbook is a tracking tool and journal of personal goals and dreams. Like any logbook,
you can set notes everyday for each goal that you want to achieve and track your progress.
Reward yourself with a checkmarks for small victories, or give yourself a red X if you encounter
a setback.
http://www.joeslogbook.com/
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BoostCam.com
We provide free, instant, and disposable two-way video conferencing. It's simple, fun, doesn't
require installing any plugins and, most importantly of all, it's FREE!
http://www.boostcam.com/
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InfraRecorder
InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range
of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer
integration.
http://infrarecorder.org/
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Google Chrome
The purpose of Google's Chrome browser is to effectively make the "browser disappear" and to
make the web "faster, safer, and easier." One rather noticeable feature is that instead of having
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a traditional toolbar, Chrome puts its tabs on top, and allows users to move them around to
suit their own purposes. Users can also take advantage of the individual controls within each
tab, which include forward and back buttons. Finally, the browser also contains a hybrid device
which brings together the search box and the address bar. This version of Chrome is
compatible with computers running Windows Vista and XP.
http://www.google.com/chrome
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Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to
the world through music.
http://www.ufanz.com/teams/tracking.asp?ti=1425&mi=153543
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Screencast-O-Matic is the original free and easy way to create a video recording of your
screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
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My Award Maker
My AwardMaker is a free, quick and easy site to print out certificates for all types of activities:
sports, school, business, and more.
http://www.myawardmaker.com/home.html
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Feature Article
What’s in Your Web Browser?
I switched from Microsoft Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox several years ago and really had
not thought about it very much since. When out in the field doing presentations or while
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collaborating with colleagues, people who notice me using Firefox as my default browser
continue to ask me about it and so I thought that it was finally time to address the use of web
browsers as an important technological tool.
Indeed, your web browser is one of the critical technological applications that we use today
because we spend so much time communicating, getting information, collaborating, delivering
lessons, and more on the web. As counselors and as people in general, we need a web browser
that is secure, efficient, customizable, easy to use, and works well with other programs.
The biggest factor for me that inspired me to start using a browser other than Internet Explorer
(IE) was the constant bugs and security fixes that were plaguing IE and the need to find
something faster. As you can imagine, I spend a great deal of time on the Web because of my
professional interests in counseling technology as well as my day to day use (communicating,
teaching researching, and learning online, for example). Speed is definitely a factor. Seconds
add up to minutes and even hours over the course of a day and especially over weeks or
months. So, I first turned to Firefox for increased security and speed and Firefox did not
disappoint. As I adapted to this new browser, I also began to see other advantageous features
that I did not anticipate which further reinforced me for using Firefox. For instance, these
included:
– Find As You Type. Rather than using the "find" bar to search for a word on page, just click
anywhere on that page and start typing the word you want. Your cursor will immediately jump
to the first instance of that term. You can use it for links, too. For example, instead of moving
your mouse across the page to a "learn more" link, just start typing the word and when the
cursor finds it, press enter.
– Relatively Small Learning Curve. Firefox uses many of the same keyboard shortcuts as
Internet Explorer(e.g., hitting Ctrl-Home in the address bar to automatically fill in the ".com"
after a word you type) which made migrating easier than I expected.
– Tabbed Browsing. When having multiple web pages open, it is easier to manage (especially
identify and open) the window you want when they are presented in the form of tabs instead of
windows. The analogy may be searching for a file in your filing cabinet by thumbing through
the file tabs instead of opening each and every file.
– Multiple Home Pages. When I start my browser, there are usually several pages that I
want to quickly look at. Firefox allows you to open multiple pages upon launching (click here to
see how).
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security holes before they are exploited, developing new applications, and overall increasing its
utility.
– Smart Keywords. Smart Keywords are an easy way to search websites right from the
Address or Location bar. Lets say you want to get to ASCA’s Ethical Standards document.
Instead of navigating .. Click, click, click. Just type in “school counselor ethics” without the
quotes in the address bar and it should come up in a set of search results.
– Keyword Shortcuts (a.k.a. Custom Keywords). One of my absolute favorite time savers
is Keywords which allows me to type in a single letter or word in the address bar and
automatically be directed to a web page. So, for instance, I can type in the letter “f” and be
directed to one of my favorite professional forums. Typing in the letter “g” brings me to a page
at my work that I have to visit quite frequently throughout the day. (By the way, if you are on
the webpage and quickly need to get to the address bar, hit F6 or CTRL-L on your keyboard
which is faster thank clicking on it with your mouse). Click here for a nice tutorial.
– About:Config. For those school counselor who are a bit more tech savvy, you can easily get
under the hood of Firefox and change its advanced settings. about:config is a feature of Mozilla
applications which lists application settings (known as preferences) that are read from the
profile files prefs.js and user.js, and from application defaults. Many of these preferences are
not present in the Options or Preferences dialog. Using about:config is one of several methods
of modifying preferences and adding other "hidden" ones. Simply type “about:config” without
the quotes in the address bar to access them (see http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config).
Add-Ons
Although firefox has many useful features, if you are like me, you want more. Fortunately,
Firefox has incorporated the ability to install add-ons. Add-ons extend Firefox, letting you
personalize your browsing experience. There is an amazing selection of add-ons, some better
than others, available online at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/.
Here are the add-ons I use which I have found to help me become significantly more effective
and efficient in my work:
1. AutoCopy. Select text on a web page and it's automatically copied to the clipboard.
That’s right. After I highlight something on a website with my mouse, I don’ have to hit
CTRL-C or go to the Edit, Copy menu to copy it into memory, it’s done automatically. I
can skip that step and go right to pasting what I copied into the application that I want.
Also, this add-on has another neat feature called append URL. I can copy something on
a website, right click on it, choose append URL and the website address automatically
gets appended to the content that is copied into memory.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/add-on/383
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3. Download Statusbar. With this one, I can view and manage downloads from a tidy
statusbar - without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26
4. IE Tab. One of my very favorites, with this add-on, I can easily see how a web page is
displayed in Internet Explorer (even when I’m still using Firefox) with just one click and
then switch back to Firefox. Also, this allows me to continue using Firefox even when
the site requires Internet Explorer. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419
5. New Tab King. This extension adds a useful dashboard with recently used bookmarks
and links to the Firefox blank tab page, so you can quickly access frequently used web
sites. Using the extension is simple enough—just use the Ctrl+T shortcut key, and the
new tab page will show up with shortcuts to launch applications, the most used web
sites and recently closed tabs You can also get a quick glance on the sites you use the
most, by period of the day and an easy search box.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10828
6. Open Download.Allows you to open any file from the internet into the OS assigned
program. This is similar to IE's 'Open' or 'Run' file download functionality.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/207
7. Send Link Button. Ever found yourself on an interesting Web site that you wanted to
send over to a friend? Now instead of having to cut and paste the URL into your E-mail
client of choice, now you have a one button solution. Send Link Button adds a new
button to the toolbar that sends the link for the current web page you are on to your
email software so that you can send share it with others over email more quickly.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1770
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9. Amazon Hot Stuff. Amazon Hot! Stuff allows you to easily navigate Amazon, and
access to lists such as Bestsellers, Hot New Releases, Most Wished For, Movers And
Shakers all at your finger tips. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11542
10. Google Toolbar. Direct access to Google services from a toolbar within your browser.
No need to go to Google.com to do a search. Also, this powerful toolbar has other
features including AutoFill which can automatically complete online forms for you with
your basic information (name, address, phone, email), great for online sweepstakes.
http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/toolbar/FT5/intl/en/index.html
An important note: You should choose and use your add-ons carefully and sparingly. The more
add-ons you install, the slower Firefox will run and the greater the chance that an add-on will
cause a glitch. I have installed wonderful add-ons in the past that I found helpful although
made Firefox on my computer cause terrible hang-ups. Once I uninstalled it, Firefox came back
to normal. Ten to 15 add-ons is probably enough.
Disadvantages
There are a couple of disadvantages to using Firefox, although not enough to make me quit
using it and go to something else. One disadvantage is that some websites count on Microsoft
Internet Explorer to work correctly and do not work quite right in Firefox. For instance I have
trouble listening to Sirius Satellite Radio and calling up a “Watch Now” Netflix movie using
Firefox. When accessing my Outlook mail at work from the web, I find too that it works best in
Internet Explorer. But, that’s what the add-on IE Tab is for (see above). Using the IE Tab add-
on, I can just add these sites to the list of sites to open in Firefox using the IE engine, problem
solved. The only other disadvantage that I’ve run into, and its not a big one, is that Firefox
takes just a bit little longer to start up because it is not built in to the Operating System like
Internet Explorer and Safari.
Other Options
Still want to check out some other options in web browsers, the competition is definitely steep:
– For Windows users who just want fast, simple browsing, you might check out the minimalist
Google Chrome. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with
sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
http://www.google.com/chrome/
– An up and coming browser which I have not used yet although is recommended by reviewers
is Flock for people who "live on the Web" because it has all the speed, security and options of
Firefox 3 but builds in a blog editor, photo-uploader and big sidebar to keep current with social
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networking friends and RSS feeds. A horizontal photo bar shows thumbnails from photo-sharing
sites. You can try this one at http://www.flock.com/
– Opera. Opera Software’s browser is a really good piece of work. Billing itself as “The fastest
browser on Earth!”, it is a free browser with excellent standards support.
(http://www.opera.com/)
– Safari. Safari is Apple’s own web browser, and for its first few years was only available to
lucky Mac owners, coming pre-installed on all new Macs since 2003. A Windows version was
released in June 2007. Safari is a clean, fast browser based on the WebKit rendering engine
that also powers the Linux browser Konqueror. (http://www.apple.com/safari/)
– Show informational notifications for local printers. This option notifies users when a
job is printed on a printer that is attached to this computer.
– Show informational notifications for network printers. This option notifies users of this
computer when a job is printed on a remote computer.
4. For client computers that are running versions of Windows earlier than Microsoft Windows
2000 that access the printers on this computer, there are additional configuration options to
choose from:
– Notify when remote documents are printed. This option sends a message to the user
who sent a job to a printer that is attached this computer.
– Notify computer, not user, when remote documents are printed. This option sends a
message to the computer from which the print job was sent, regardless of which
computer on which the sending user is currently logged on.
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TechCheatSheets.com
Tech Cheat Sheets is a collection of the best cheat sheets and quick reference guides on the
web. Arranged by tags, you can subscribe to a feed for only the tags you want to monitor.
Visitors can also give the listings 1-5 star ratings.
http://techcheatsheets.com/
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FotoFlexer is the world's most advanced online digital photo editor. It performs advanced
effects previously only available to professionals using expensive software. FotoFlexer was
founded by Arbor Labs, a team of graduate students and alumni from the Center for
Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of California at Berkeley (and just one
MIT/Stanford alum too).
http://fotoflexer.com/
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Wolfram|Alpha
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 question or
calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to
compute the answer.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/
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Quintura
This kid-friendly search engine lets you type in a query and/or click your way through a word
cloud and get G-rated results in return.
http://www.quinturakids.com/
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KOL
Cross AOL's longstanding free e-mail service with a child-oriented Web portal, and what do you
get? KOL, which offers not only games, music, movies, and other stuff aimed at teens and
tweens, but also free e-mail accounts with robust parental controls.
http://kids.aol.com/
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LoonaPix
http://www.loonapix.com/
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photovisi
Collages from your photos as wallpapers and more.
http://www.photovisi.com/
Tiltshift
Tilt-shift miniature style photos are pictures of real-life scenes that are manipulated to look like
model photographs.
http://tiltshiftmaker.com/
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On this Day
The Commission’s Memorial Day anthem, “On This Day” was composed by Charles Strouse,
award-winning composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie. It is an inspiring song that honors
America’s fallen and the families they left behind. The song helps promote and inspire the tone
of this annual observance: to connect us all as Americans and to sustain the American spirit. By
remembering those who died for our country, we become more aware of our identity as
Americans. The song has been created not to show a financial profit, but to inspire patriotism
and pride.
http://www.remember.gov/MomentofRemembrance/OnThisDaySong/tabid/55/Default.aspx
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TrueCar
TrueCar is the fresh voice in new car pricing. We bring truth and transparency to the sales
process by aggregating data from many different sources to show car buyers and dealers how
much people actually paid for a particular car in their geographic area. We are a data-driven
company, processing thousands of real transactions nationwide on a daily basis to generate
objective and irrefutable Price Reports. TrueCar is offered online, on the phone, all free of
charge.
http://truecar.com/
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Perceptual Experiment: Can You Count the Correct Number of Ball Passes?
This is a short, but fascinating two-part test of your perceptual abilities. For the first part, you
will be shown a 30-second video of six college students divided into two teams. Three students
are wearing white T-shirts, while the other three are wearing black. Each team has a basketball
which they are passing to members of their team. Your task is to count the number of passes
made by the team wearing white T-shirts. Click the first link below to watch the video and then
return here for part two. Note: One gender has proven to be more perceptive. Which do you
think it is?
http://www.transformationteam.net/video/perceptual_experiment_tc
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SchoolCounselor.com Poll
Would you support a ban on cell phones in K-12 schools? Cast your vote …
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/poll/
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Book Review: Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social
Aggression, Threats, and Distress by Nancy E. Willard
Reviewed by Russell A. Sabella, Ph.D.
http://www.tpronline.org/download-book-review.cfm?id=459
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Here is a quick tip on to use a keyboard shortcut to start or resume PowerPoint presentation
from current slide.
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If you are not the Keyboard Shortcut person, then you can go to Slide Show tab and then click
From Current Slide
Also, see 10 Must know Keyboard Shortcuts to make a PowerPoint Presentation like a Pro
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PrintFriendly -It is a new web application with a browser bookmarklet which lets you create
print friendly version of any webpage, and save on paper and ink. The application removes all
clutter and arranges content in the easy to read format. When the webpage is ready for print
you can download it as PDF or print it out directly.
http://www.printfriendly.com/
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Free Sound Recorder does exactly as it sounds -- it is an easy-to-use FREE software program
that lets you record any sounds from your sound card and save the recording directly into MP3,
WMA or WAV files. Free Sound Recorder is a perfect audio recorder to record your own voice,
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music or any other sound by working directly with your sound card. It supports the record
input/source from a microphone, streaming audio from the Internet, external input devices
(e.g. CDs, LP, music cassettes, phone line etc.) as well as other applications like Winamp,
Media Player, etc. With built-in advanced audio record engine, the recorder produces high
quality recordings.
http://www.sound-recorder.biz/freesoundrecorder.html
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Wordnik can help anyone interested in building a better vocabulary. It's also a great way to
boost Scrabble scores! Get started by looking up a word. You'll find definitions of the word from
several different sources. You'll also find examples of how to use a word and related words.
Then, you can dig a little deeper. See how popular the word was in a given time period. Learn
the etymology of the word. One of Wordnik's best features is the pronunciation guide. Hear an
audio example of how the word is pronounced. What good is a big vocabulary if you can't
pronounce the words?
Source: www.Komando.com
http://www.wordnik.com/
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MyFax - This site lets you send fax to 41 countries worldwide. The free account allows
someone to send up to 2 free faxes per day with up to 9 pages limit on each fax (including the
cover page).
http://www.myfax.com/free/sendfax.aspx
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Karen's Replicator
Automatically backup files, directories, even entire drives! Karen's Replicator copies selected
files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination folders can reside anywhere on
your network.
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http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp
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doomi
Doomi was designed from the ground up to stay out of your way and out of your browser. It
has all the features you use, and none of the ones you don’t. Create, edit, set reminders, and
keep archives of your old tasks.
http://doominow.com/
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Also ...
Spreadsheet gadgets allow you to display spreadsheet data in new and interesting ways. Using
our spreadsheet gadgets API and the spreadsheet Data APIs, outside developers and other
Google teams have been able to add new features into spreadsheets and publish these gadgets
to iGoogle, blogs and other platforms. Some older, but popular examples include a Gantt Chart
by Viewpath and the Analytics for Google Docs spreadsheets by Panorama.
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2009/05/spotlight-on-developers-educational.html
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Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office is a desktop application that runs on top of
Microsoft Office to give students and teachers a custom Office environment
http://www.microsoft.com/learningessentials/download.mspx
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Learn CPR is a free public service supported by the University of Washington School of
Medicine. Learn the basics of CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/
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TalkShoe is a service that enables anyone to easily create, join, or listen to Live Interactive
Discussions, Conversations, Podcasts and Audioblogs. These hosted Community Calls can be
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discussions, conversations, talk shows and podcasts. Recorded Community Calls can be listened
to, downloaded, or subscribed to. And if your Community Call becomes popular, you can make
money too.
http://www.talkshoe.com/
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This tool may be a HUGE help in translating newsletters, documents, etc. to different
languages.
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Outlook Essentials is a simple and easy to use Outlook 2007 Add-in that will bring in some
essential features which are not available in Outlook 2007. This add-in allows you to print your
emails and check for missing attachments and blank subject line. Many time we forget to add
attachments to the email even though we specify that mails have attachments. This add-in can
be useful in such instances.
http://www.oe2007.ifastnet.com/
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PostSecret
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail-in their secrets anonymously
on one side of a homemade postcard.
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
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Playing Excit!
Excit is a free flash action-puzzle game. The goal is to lead the cross to the green exit button.
The cross is only able to move horizontally or vertically. Once it is set in motion, it continues
moving until it hits an obstacle. The challenge is to reach the exit without leaving the screen.
The goal of Excit! is to navigate the cross around the spreadsheets obstacles and reach the exit
without leaving the screen.
http://www.pixer.org/excit/
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Hunch helps you make decisions and gets smarter the more you use it.
http://www.hunch.com/
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SpeedSudoku - This is a new site dedicated to Sudoku fans where they can play sudoku
against others online. Users could also interact with various sudoku players around the world,
participate in the forums and shop for cool sudoku goodies.
http://www.speedsudoku.com/
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Rendeznew - Here you can find a find midpoint between four addresses. You can further
narrow down suggested meeting points by type of food joints, bars, coffee shops, lodging, art
galleries etc.
http://rendeznew.com/
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Posters
Beautiful ... Inspiring .. Motivational ... Touching
Counseling Posters for your Office and Home
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/posters
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ResizR
Image resizing is sooooooo easy!
http://resizr.lord-lance.com/default.asp
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Note: YouTube videos are streamed so a live internet connection is required to playback the
video during the slideshow. Use the free FlashBack add-in to play/rewind the YouTube video
automatically.
http://skp.mvps.org/youtube.htm
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Click here for yet another easy way to download Youtube content. And this one too. My favorite
is http://www.keepvid.com
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WebNotes
Have you ever wished you could take a yellow highlighter to a Web page--say, a particularly
noteworthy passage in, say, a really witty and helpful blog post--so you could easily retrieve the
information later on? That's the idea behind WebNotes, which adds a virtual highlighter and
sticky notes to your browsing experience.
http://www.webnotes.net/Product/WebNotesBasic.aspx
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Gmail Updates
Source: BSU
The ability to select multiple file attachments simultaneously when attaching files to Gmail
messages was recently implemented by Google. If you’re using Windows and want to add more
than one file attachment, hold down the Ctrl key while selecting each file. If you’re using a Mac,
hold down the Cmd (Apple) key. You’ll also see a nifty progress bar while the attachment(s)
load(s).
Also, Google has upped the maximum file attachment size to 25 megabytes (that’s a heapin’ 5
mb more than before) for Gmail.
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TinyChat
With TinyChat you can create your own chatroom and invite people through one simple link.
You can also embed your chatroom on your blog, myspace, personal site and many other
portals. And, you can invite people through simple mail notification and twitterings.
http://tinychat.com/
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Workrave is a program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury
(RSI). The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to
your daily limit. Please refer to the feature comparison for a complete list of features, and how
the program performs with respect to other programs on the market. The program runs on
GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows.
http://www.workrave.org/welcome/
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U.S. Department of Education Study Finds that Good Teaching can be Enhanced
with New Technology
Analysis of Controlled Studies Shows Online Learning Enhances Classroom Instruction
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/06/06262009.html
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OffiSync
A powerful addon to Microsoft Office that integrates with Google, a must see! I wonder, is this
a teacher's nightmare (plagiarism)? Make sure to watch the video and let me know what you
think.
http://bit.ly/4fRiY
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Screencast-O-Matic is the original free and easy way to create a video recording of your
screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
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The WWW Boot Camp video tutorials are step-by-step lessons that will assist you in navigating
the web using browsers such as Microsoft™ Internet Explorer and a search engine such as
Google.com™. There are over 30 videos so make certain to scroll down the menu to see all of
them.
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/bootcamp/
Posters
Beautiful ... Inspiring .. Motivational ... Touching
Counseling Posters for your Office and Home
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/posters
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Note: Windows Live Movie Maker is not available for Windows XP or earlier versions of
Windows.
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Acoolsoft PPT2YouTube is a completely free tool which helps users easily convert fantastic
PowerPoint to YouTube video for free. All you need to do is to import your PowerPoint files and
click Start, after that, this PPT2YouTube tool will automatically convert PowerPoint to MP4 for
free with animations, transitions, sounds and video clips retained. And then you can effortlessly
upload it to YouTube for wide sharing.
http://www.acoolsoft.com/free-powerpoint-to-youtube-overview.html
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listia
Source: www.Komando.com
When it comes to auction sites, eBay is top dog. There's just no competing with the array of
buyers, sellers and items. But that doesn't mean eBay is the only auction site you should use.
Explore a little! Listia is definitely one auction site that you should check out. All the items on
the site are free! Well, they're kinda free. Instead of bidding in dollars, you use credits. There
are a couple of ways to get credits. You can list an item on the site. Or, you can purchase them
from listia. You'll also get credits for referring friends. And, for a limited time, Listia is giving
away credits. You'll get $50 in credits for signing up and listing an item! Get rid of your old
things and get some new things. You may have to pay for shipping. But you don't need to
spend a dime to use Listia.
http://www.listia.com/signup/3882
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Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back
Teenagers have previously lagged behind adults in their ownership of cell phones, but several
years of survey data collected by the Pew Internet & American Life Project show that those
ages 12-17 are closing the gap in cell phone ownership. The Project first began surveying
teenagers about their mobile phones in its 2004 Teens and Parents project when a survey
showed that 45% of teens had a cell phone. Since that time, mobile phone use has climbed
steadily among teens ages 12 to 17 – to 63% in fall of 2006 to 71% in early 2008.
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Microsoft DreamSpark
Source: Digital Inspiration
One of the benefits of being a college student is that you get discounts on lot of stuff especially
computer software. Almost every software vendor offers educational discounts but Microsoft
took that idea to the extreme when they introduced the DreamSpark program that allows
students worldwide to download certain Microsoft tools for free.
http://www.dreamspark.com
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Noteflight® is an online application that lets you display, edit, print and play back music
notation with professional quality, right in your web browser. You can work on a musical score
from any computer on the Internet, share it with other users, and embed it in your own pages.
And it's free for individual use.
http://www.noteflight.com/login
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Must See Video: Michael Pritchard's Water Filter Turns Filthy Water Drinkable
Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did
something about it -- inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting
water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009.
http://bit.ly/QSLuT
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I’m amazed at home many books there are available now on Twitter! Check it out on
Amazon.com.
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THE SQUIRRELIZER
Adds that ground squirrel to any image.
http://www.lutralutra.co.uk/squirrelizer/
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eReaders
I've owned a Kindle 2 (http://bit.ly/RZp6y) now for several months and I love it. As I'm using it
and experimenting with it, I ponder the potential for these types of eReaders to be adopted in
both school counseling and counselor education. I do wonder if it just a matter of time that
readers are adopted as paper replacements as the advantages seem to already be significant
and will continue to evolve.
Illuminate Cyberbullying
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Please note:
For example, if you send a message with something like "Shopping with Sarah at Monterey
Market 5pm Saturday," Google Calendar can figure out what you mean and pop the new event
into your calendar.
Please keep in mind that this feature is only available in the US at this time.
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a. If you are using Windows Vista, download Foxit PDF Preview Handler (Alternate Link Vista).
http://www.box.net/public/syl2dsag1g
b. If you are using Windows XP and have Outlook 2007, install Foxit PDF Previewer for XP
(Alternate Link XP). http://timheuer.s3.amazonaws.com/FoxPDFPSrv.zip
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WatchKnow
Just think: hundreds of thousands of great short videos, and other media, explaining every
topic taught in schools, in every major language on Earth. WatchKnow--as in, "You watch, you
know"--is trying to do this.
http://www.watchknow.org/
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Kindlepedia
Kindlepedia is your tool to format articles from Wikipedia to read on your Kindle - or any other
ereader that supports Mobipocket files.
http://www.edukindle.com/kindlepedia/
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GuardingKids.com Blog
Just updated, this website supports Dr. Russell Sabella's work on educating children, parents,
educators and other stake holders about the responsible use of technology. Included in these
pages you will find helpful resources, lesson plans, links, and more. Russ's most recent book
and workshops are primary resources for meeting this mission.
http://guardingkids.com
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Volumouse
I use this one everyday. Volumouse turns your mouse's click wheel into a volume dial. Already
at your fingertips, it's both convenient and intuitive. And you don't have to open a menu to use
it.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/volumouse.html
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LinkBunch lets you put multiple links into one small link which you can share over IM, Twitter,
email or even a mobile phone SMS.
http://linkbun.ch/
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At some point in time, it’s happened to all of us: we’ve accidentally deleted photos from a
memory card or hard drive. But this doesn’t mean that your precious memories are gone for
good. Most memory card manufacturers offer software to recover images. For a fee, of course.
Additionally, you can purchase third-party programs to recover images.
http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=2938
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iDig Network announced this week the launch of iDigRadio, which launches more than 990
radio stations from over 40 different countries.
Source: Research Buzz
http://www.idigradio.com/
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Latest Poll
Would you support a ban on cell phones for students in K-12 schools?
http://bit.ly/3oJzvI
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Page breaks and go to page open up a whole new realm of possibilities. For example, you can
create a product survey that asks a different set of questions based on whether someone has
used the product before or a conference feedback form that branches off based on the session
someone attended. You can even create your own interactive murder mystery or adventure
using a Google form, share it with your friends and publish it in the public templates gallery.
We hope you enjoy these new additions to forms!
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Read more:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2009/10/translation-functions-in-spreadsheets.html
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some of the pitfalls of turning in homework via email, emailing teachers and developing a
relationship online outside of class.
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Also see faxZero: Send a fax for free to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada
http://faxzero.com/
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Bullying Resources
http://bit.ly/uuGhA
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iClippy
Clippy provides an internet clipboard accessible from the desktop or from the web. Copying
anything into webmail or online documents has never been easier. iClippy can also be used to
store documents, business cards, and receipts, as well as for visual bookmarking.
http://iclippy.com/
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Pdfsam
Split and Merge is a very simple, easy to use, free, open source utility to split and merge PDF
files. It’s released in two versions: basic and enhanced. The basic version is probably best.
http://www.pdfsam.org/
meregepdf.net
This service enables you to combine PDF documents into a single one, free of charge.
http://www.mergepdf.net/
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12 Coolest Tables
http://www.oddee.com/item_96824.aspx
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Is it Cheese or is it a Font?
http://cheeseorfont.mogrify.org/
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You can easily share entire folders or photo albums with Dropbox. Simply put the folders you
want to share in your Dropbox, and invite people to them. You can also send people links to
specific files within your Dropbox. This makes Dropbox perfect for team projects. Every time
you put a file in your Dropbox folder it is automatically backed up to our secure servers. If
your computer has a melt-down your files are safe on Dropbox and can be restored at any
time. Our free 2GB account is perfect for backing up your documents. We offer larger
accounts (up to 100GB) for backing up your music and video collections.
http://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTUwODQ3Mjk
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Tweetscan.com
Tweet Scan with keywords guidance counselor
http://bit.ly/3DpbSz
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Gmail (Google mail): Have Google Help You Remember Email Addresses
Source: Broncobytes
“Got the wrong Bob?” keeps track of email addresses you email most often. If you send an
email to a group of people that usually includes, say, Bob Smith, but accidentally add Bob
Roberts, the Lab will prompt you to make sure you didn’t mean to exclude Bob Smith. Google
has also changed the “Suggest more recipients” Lab name to “Don’t forget Bob.” This Lab is
similar to “Got the wrong Bob?” in that it keeps track of groups of addresses you often send
emails to, and if you leave someone off the group list, it’ll prompt you to make sure you aren’t
leaving somebody out by mistake.
Also see:
Share Folders in Google Docs
http://broncobytes.boisestate.edu/2009/10/13/share-folders-in-google-docs/
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SyncToy helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers
quickly and easily.
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monitorThis
Search for new entries in 26 different search engines feeds.
http://monitorthis.info/
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ScheduleGenerator
Online class schedule maker tool that lets you quickly generate class schedules online. The
application is simple and straightforward, just enter your data such as class names, locations
and times, and click on ‘Generate’ button. ScheduleGenerator will then open up a new tab
containing a ready to print schedule.
http://www.sealandserpent.org/schedgen/schedulegenerator.php
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a line or two of lyrics — into the Google search box, your search results will include links to an
audio preview of those songs provided by our music search partners MySpace (which just
acquired iLike) or Lala. This feature not only makes search better, it also introduces millions of
music seekers to new sources of licensed music online.
http://www.google.com
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Bing announced its Twitter search partnership as well as a specific Web site for Bing/Tweet
searching.
http://www.bing.com/twitter
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TreePad
One of the ongoing hassles of school counselor is keeping track of notes, students, and
information. I have tried folders, Word files, etc etc. I was always looking for something that
was simple and searchable. I and my coworkers are using Treepad. I started with the freeware
version but have upgraded to the Business Edition, though the Plus edition is more than
adequate. Check out this program for keeping track of things. It is very versatile and rock solid.
http://www.treepad.com/
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Resnooze
Have you ever emailed yourself something just to keep it in mind? Resnooze makes the process
or “emailing yourself” easier. By default, Resnooze reminders are periodical so you won’t forget
them even if you ignore one. With Resnooze, you can adjust the reminder frequency in a single
click, from within the email message.
http://www.resnooze.com
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eclocking is a stopwatch that allows you to save, organize and analyze your timings.
http://eclocking.com/
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that require multiple documents, spreadsheets or presentations. If you have a group of items
you want to share, all that you have to do is put them into one folder and share it.”
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PDFescape
Want to edit PDF files or complete PDF forms?
http://www.pdfescape.com/
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Snagfilms
Source: Lifehacker
If you're looking for something a bit meatier than YouTube fare for weekend watching, check
out SnagFilms and enjoy documentaries on a wide range of topics. You'll find all sorts of
content on SnagFilms, ranging from well-known documentaries like Super Size Me to
lesser-known but interesting works like The Times of Harvey Milk, about the assassination of
San Fransisco's first openly gay elected official, and Hell on Wheels, about the origins of
modern women-only roller derbies. The films are almost all full length and of a high quality—no
grainy webcam political rants here. Watching the videos is free and requires no login, though
there are brief 10-15 second ads sprinkled throughout the videos—one appeared during out
test run of Super Size Me every 15 minutes or so. If you have a favorite place for finding
interesting and informative videos or audio, let's hear about it in the comments.
http://www.snagfilms.com/films
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– Webcast: What Kids Learn When They Create with Digital Media
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/videos/2009/12/webcast-what-kids-learn-when-they.html
– 20 Solution-Focused Techniques
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/videos/2009/11/20-solution-focused-techniques.html
Posters
Beautiful ... Inspiring .. Motivational ... Touching
Counseling Posters for your Office and Home
http://bit.ly/counselingposters
or http://www.schoolcounselor.com/posters/
Check out the Kindle Wireless Reading Device on Amazon.com. I absolutely love
mine and the price has been reduced by almost $100!
http://bit.ly/6HcDPN
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drive, out of sight, but still within reach. This can spell trouble if you're getting rid of a
computer. This program is a handy tool that deletes files permanently. It overwrites a file's
space several times over with meaningless data. The result is a deleted file nearly impossible to
recover. Eraser even meets military standards (5220.22-M) for digital deletion. And it includes a
Nuke Boot Disk feature. This creates a boot disk that can quickly erase an entire hard drive!
That can come in handy when it's time to sell your computer. Eraser is Free software.
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
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Also see
Perform calculations in a table for common
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP052567361033.aspx
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Creating Graphs
A tutorial from the National Center for Educational Statistics, especially designed to accompany
the Create a Graph website here.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/pdf/graph_tutorial.pdf
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WebAnywhere is a web-based screen reader for the web. It requires no special software to
be installed on the client machine and, therefore, enables blind people to access the web from
any computer they happen to have access to that has a sound card. Visit wa.cs.washington.edu
to access WebAnywhere directly. And, it's completely FREE to use!
http://wa.cs.washington.edu/
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School Tools is a daily web cast that is helping to create educational environments that foster
ethical, responsible, and caring young people by modeling and teaching good character through
an emphasis on universal values that we all share.
http://schooltoolstv.com/
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SoundSnap
Not just a sound library. Choose from 100,000 sound effects and loops.
http://www.soundsnap.com/
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can use site templates to organize, publish and share information about your school, class,
projects, fraternity or sorority, school club, intramural teams, or any other organization or
event. Additionally if you create a site that you think others might like or use, you can create a
template and add it to the gallery!
http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/2009/11/introducing-google-site-templates.html
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Bully Bust 2009, CSEE's awareness campaign designed to reduce bullying in our schools.
Before you do anything else, please sign the STAND UP Pledge to join the collection of students
and adults committed to reducing bullying. Then, dig into the information, activities and
resources to start making a difference! BullyBust provides critical resources and supports to
create a school-wide effort against bullying.
http://www.schoolclimate.org/bullybust/
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TypeNow: Fonts
These fonts are based on fonts used for movies and products.
http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm
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Clicker
Clicker is the complete guide to Internet Television.
http://www.clicker.com/
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PicClick
The Visual Ebay Shopping Experience
http://picclick.com/
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Faux Fire
The fastest and easiest way to get cozy with a fire is through our homepage at
http://fauxfire.com. Its always crackling and can be accessed on any computer with an internet
connection and a flash enabled web browser.
http://fauxfire.com/
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