April Fool's Day on the Web
http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/

Ah, the web. A place where anyone can post anything. It's been a great source of hoaxes and gags since anyone with a server can post anything. User contributed, check out some of the great April Fool's from the past and keep your eyes open on April 1, 2009.

Check out the 2009 entries. Google's got a couple of great ones!


Antipodes
http://www.antipodemap.com/

This is truly an interesting mashup of Google Maps. Remember as a child wondering if you dug a hole deep enough and speculating where you would emerge? At this site, you'll visualize exact where!


Computer Science Jobs
http://www.khake.com/page17.html

How many potential jobs would a computer science education get? One or two programming gigs?

Hah! This is a great reference where you can dig into all that is possible with a background in Computer Science. There are all kinds of highly motivating, exciting careers. Check them out.

 


Key Math Concepts
http://new.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?
lesson=m6lessonshell17.swf

Looking for a site to review important math concepts? This Flash site has interactive audio to assist as some of the mathematics essentials are covered.

The site is a very rich resource for math concepts. Lots of lessons and some important strategies for solving problems form much of what you'll find here.


Book Covers
http://bookcoverarchive.com/

Great artists and designers are everywhere. The results of their efforts grab your attention and draw your eye to their product.

In a book store, what gets your attention? Perhaps it's the book cover right off the back. This site is a tribute to the design of book covers. There is a lot to be attributed but most assuredly admired by these incredible authors.

Check out the entire collection.

And, if you get tired of playing the games that come with the site, create your own!


Google Earth Activities
http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/examples.html

Looking for some great ideas for using Google Earth in the classroom? Why use Google Earth? Why NOT use Google Earth?

If you're looking for some ideas or inspiration, this is definitely worth checking out. You may find your next great lesson idea here.

 

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