Sort any list quickly without starting excel. Strip html from lists, remove duplicates, ignore indefinite characters like "a" or "an" and more. The Alphabetizer
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
Friday, December 14, 2007
Adobe Flex 4 free
Adobe is offering Flex Builder for free... to students, and faculty, here are the details:
Can students and faculty get Flex Builder for free?
Yes. Starting on Nov. 1, 2007, Adobe is making Flex Builder 2 with Charting free for qualified students and faculty. Students and faculty will be able to get serial numbers to activate downloadable trial versions by registering on the Flex Registration site which can be accessed through a link on the Adobe Developer Connection. During registration, you will be prompted to upload a copy of your student or faculty ID or you can upload a letter on institutional letterhead proving your current affiliation with an educational institution. Once validated, you will be emailed a free educational serial number for Flex Builder 2 with Charting. It may take up to two weeks after the request for you to receive the serial numbers.
What students and faculty are eligible to get Flex Builder for free?
The offer is open to all students and faculty at educational institutions who are:
* Full or part time students enrolled at higher education institutions defined as accredited public or private university or college (including community, junior or vocational college) that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time study
* Full or part time faculty employed by accredited K-12 and higher education institutions
* Students enrolled in grades K-12 at an accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full-time instructionThis offer is not available to staff employed by accredited K-12 and higher education institutions.
To download the program visit adobe.com
Seal Petroglyph
This is a petroglyph of a seal, the photo can be seen at Kekilen's Deviantart account
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Kwakwala is the language of the Kwakiutl and the Kwakwak.....
I'm not purposely being politically incorrect by not spelling the remainder of the last word in the title, it is just I can never sort how to spell Kwakwakwewak. But if for some reason you want to know how to say hello in Kwakwala visit <http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/5030_e.html">Indian and Northern Affairs Canada</a>.
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
AboutDiscipline.com
Punishments and Rewards Failings
The following excerpt at the website above is from the book Discipline Without Stress, by Marvin Marshall.
"INTERNAL APPROACHES
If an approach is used where people are motivated to be responsible--where internal rather than external motivation is at work--then obedience becomes a natural by-product.
Accepting responsibility is the surest and quickest way to change behavior. Such was the case as described in a Newsweek story (January 21, 2002, pages 42-44).
A student had been constantly clowning around and misbehaving in an English class. He was sent to the office. The meted out consequence was to go back to the teacher after class and apologize. He approached Ms. Vines and said, "I'm sorry I disrupted your class." She accepted the apology. To Robert, the simple act of fessing up, standing accountable for his wrongs, struck a chord with him. He said it made him feel like a man. He started acting like one.
Robert's case is not uncommon. The key is to lead students to accept responsibility. This is accomplished by using a noncoercive approach to discipline.
That is the strategy used in The Raise Responsibility System--a powerful and exciting proactive program that raises individual and social responsibility and promotes motivation for learning. The program is used across the entire teaching spectrum--from small childcare centers to large high schools and from rural schools in Texas to urban schools in New York City. The strategy also can be used in any home or youth setting."
I've enjoyed what I have scanned quickly from the book, and quite agree with his takes on responsibility.
The following excerpt at the website above is from the book Discipline Without Stress, by Marvin Marshall.
"INTERNAL APPROACHES
If an approach is used where people are motivated to be responsible--where internal rather than external motivation is at work--then obedience becomes a natural by-product.
Accepting responsibility is the surest and quickest way to change behavior. Such was the case as described in a Newsweek story (January 21, 2002, pages 42-44).
A student had been constantly clowning around and misbehaving in an English class. He was sent to the office. The meted out consequence was to go back to the teacher after class and apologize. He approached Ms. Vines and said, "I'm sorry I disrupted your class." She accepted the apology. To Robert, the simple act of fessing up, standing accountable for his wrongs, struck a chord with him. He said it made him feel like a man. He started acting like one.
Robert's case is not uncommon. The key is to lead students to accept responsibility. This is accomplished by using a noncoercive approach to discipline.
That is the strategy used in The Raise Responsibility System--a powerful and exciting proactive program that raises individual and social responsibility and promotes motivation for learning. The program is used across the entire teaching spectrum--from small childcare centers to large high schools and from rural schools in Texas to urban schools in New York City. The strategy also can be used in any home or youth setting."
I've enjoyed what I have scanned quickly from the book, and quite agree with his takes on responsibility.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Vectormagic
Online tool for converting bitmap images to vector art.
Now if I can use something like this instead of doing the conversion myself, then I'm all for it.
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bibme
Need to make a bibliography, try using bibme. bibme is an online app that will output bibliographic information in several different formats. It is free wit registration.
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LitSum
LitSum offers free book summaries or book notes. Don't have access to Coles notes at home, try Litsum.
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