Author: John Walker
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30+ Tools For The Amateur Writer
30+ Tools For The Amateur Writer October 25, 2007 — 04:12 AM PDT — by Sean P. Aune — NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is almost upon us. On November 1st, brave souls everywhere will embark on a month long endeavor to write a story of at least 50,000 words. We’ve gathered 30 tools to…
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Points of Entry
A flash game created by Persuasive Games lets users compete to award Green Cards under the Merit-Based Evaluation System included in legislation recently considered by Congress. http://select.nytimes.com/ref/opinion/20070621_IMMIGRATION_GRAPHIC.html Powered by ScribeFire.
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Knowledge Is Priceless but Textbooks Are Not – New York Times
Knowledge Is Priceless but Textbooks Are Not – New York Times Bookfinder.com, an umbrella search site that sifts through the inventories of hundreds of thousands booksellers worldwide, started a simple, easy-to-use textbook search tool. The way it works: enter a title, I.S.B.N. or author’s name in Bookfinder’s textbooks search box to navigate a huge database…
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eSchool News online – ‘Fair use’ confusion threatens media literacy
eSchool News online – ‘Fair use’ confusion threatens media literacy In an age when digital images and recordings to supplement and enhance education are abounding, unnecessary restrictions and a lack of understanding about copyright law are comprising the goal of using such technology in the classroom, says a new report. After interviewing educators, educational media…
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Google Code for Educators – Google: Cluster Computing and MapReduce
Google Code for Educators – Google: Cluster Computing and MapReduce Google: Cluster Computing and MapReduce This submission contains video lectures and related course materials from a series of lectures that was taught to Google software engineering interns during the Summer of 2007.