Archive for August, 2007

National Back to School Statistics

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Read what the New York Times has to say about national tuition/ back to school supply averages: Click here!

Easy Dinner Recipes

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

I’m always on the look out for easy dinner recipes. After all, who has time to waste on cooking after spending all day at work? I want to eat something tasty, but easy, so I can spend my evenings hanging out with my family. Apparently Yahoo has suggested menus each week that look […]

Historical Map Collection

Monday, August 27th, 2007

If you’re into cartography, you’ll want to visit the David Rumsey Map Collection, a series of 18th and 19th century comparable historical maps. Quite an interesting resource!

How to Access Blocked Websites

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Want to visit a blocked website at work? Follow this top 10 list to sneakily access the forbidden fruit of myspace, gmail, and more.

Hurricane Dean in the Classroom

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Want to have a current events discussion about hurricane Dean? Check out 10 Questions from CNN.com.

Miss Teen South Carolina

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Have you seen this clip? What is she talking about? I think lack of maps isn’t the only problem with our education system.

Yahoo! Games

Friday, August 17th, 2007

If you haven’t checked out Yahoo! games in a while, you might be surprised at how much it has changed. Play pool, dominoes, scrabble, and more. A great way to waste time!

Google News Archives

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Want to search news archives without the microfilm? Check out Google News Archives. In addition to a news search, this resource can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods. Neat.

Improving GPAs

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Want to help your students (or kids) get a better grade this semester? Share this list of the top 7 ways to improve their GPA.

How to Wake up Early

Friday, August 10th, 2007

As I get older, I find it much easier to wake up early in the morning. Even on weekends, I rarely stay asleep past 9 or 9:30 (a major feat compared to the old days of sleeping until noon). For me, the two main reasons for this change are 1.) going to bed […]