Buzzword

buzzword is Adobes recently purchased, flash based, word processor. It is amazingly simply, and should be good for students who do assignments at school, home, and study centres whom do not have access to a flash drive, are working on incompatible platforms or programs.

Simple up your work routine and use an online word processor... It's amazingly cheaper and simpler than Word. But heh, I use indesign for just about everything now and word is pretty much just taking up space on my computer at home and at work. (Except of course that the students are very fond of Word... Students, use an online word processor, it'll save me the time of explaining how to email your assignment to yourself and you won't have that scary feeling like I'm working on a Mac with Word, is it going to work on my windows machine at school with god knows what version of widows or word? Unless of course you are forced to use Word, that you can't do much about.)

File Sharing

Register and store files up to 100mb online with others for free. It is simple, easy to use, and you have the option of having the files password protected. All you do is send the url to the person you would like to share the file/files with, and voila your done.

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What should I read next

What should I read next?

Enter a book and the site will make a recommendation on what you should read next based on a database of readers' favourite books (32 000+).

Visuwords graphical online dictionary

Here is the description for this online dictionary from Visuwords:

Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.

Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node to expand the tree. Click and drag the background to pan around and use the mouse wheel to zoom. Hover over nodes to see the definition and click and drag individual nodes to move them around to help clarify connections.

DonorsChoose.org

DonorsChoose

is a site devoted to providing students in need with resources that public schools may be lacking in. It is a non-profit site where teachers submit project proposals for materials/experiences their students need to learn. When Citizen Philanthropists fund projects (donations made by everyday people) these projects can become a reality. This site is American based, and does not extend to Canada, but if anyone knows if there is an equivalent site on this side of the border please leave a comment.

Famundo

Famundo is for families and schools. Families have have access to a family calender, address book, message board and a family library. Organizations such as schools can simplify your scheduling processes, keep information private, simplify the communication process, and reduce IT and hardware costs. Both families and schools can try Famundo for free, use free accounts or upgrade their account. To try Famundo visit their website

Homework Club T-shirts

Kwakiutl Band Homework Club now has their own t-shirts for sale. This is the original image:

and this is an example of shirts
To see more please visit
homework club's online store. We would appreciate any support that is given.

5 Year Olds and Computers

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Language translation

From Lifehacker:

The web makes it possible to search for documents written in every conceivable language, but what if you don't actually know the language you find that special somethin' written in? No worries—there are plenty of online translation services that can give you anything from just a good idea to a complete translation of what you're looking at.

Disclaimer: None of the following language translation services can substitute for a real live human translator."

To read the rest of the article please go to Get Lost in Translation by Wendy Boswell. She gives a great list of tools that can be used for language translation.

Medical Gross Anatomy

Learning about anatomy check out Medical Gross Anatomy Learning Resources by The University of Michigan Medical School.