Friday, 31 August 2007
This week’s brainteaser is about abbreviations: shortened versions of words and phrases. So, if you were asked what the “DC” stands for in “Washington DC”, you could reply “District of Columbia”. Or if you were asked what name “Dan” is an abbreviation of, you might reply “Daniel”.
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Entries from August 2007
August 30, 2007
Diana Hacker’s famous citation site
It’s the companion to the book used in CCV English courses. Here it is.
August 30, 2007
This site lists the pages in Wikipedia which are receiving the most edits per unique editor over various periods of time. Popular people in the news, the latest fads, and the hottest video games can be quickly identified by monitor this social phenomenon.
Here’s what wikirage has about Google…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG and LSE: GGEA) is [...]
August 28, 2007
Random Useful Websites
American Rhetoric
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/
Includes a database of the full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
Flickr Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through photos under [...]
August 27, 2007
PBwiki – Wiki Workshop
Platform: Mac and PC
Wikis are simple Web pages that let you collaborate with others. If you’re looking for an easy way to get your syllabus online and a tool to let your students collaborate online, PBwiki is for you.
See below the link for a nice series of tutorials from Atomic Learning
Link: http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/pbwiki
