Monthly Archives: January 2007

Periodic Tables

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Linus

Well, there’s periodic tables and then there’s periodic tables. If you want a handy dandy reference chart of all the elements that also shows common uses for the element as well as all of its molecular properties, you need to … Continue reading →

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Where is that Biblical town?

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Linus

If you’ve ever wondered where a particular town in the Bible was located, there’s probably no simpler way of finding out than this site. Simply go to Bible Map, pick the book of the Bible and chapter, and then click … Continue reading →

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Kakorama

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Linus

This is one of those light and fluffy sites. It doesn’t have loads of content, but I still like to use it now and then. Kakorama tells you what was happening on this day in history, and you even get … Continue reading →

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The Ad Generator

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Linus

How meaningful is language? How meaningful is it when it’s combined with a picture? The Ad Generator explores these questions by taking pictures and captions from real ads and randomly putting them together. The really odd part about the exercise … Continue reading →

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Mouse Party

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Linus

This is one of those really cool Internet sites that I’d use with a bit of caution. The site shows the effects of various drugs and details the interactions of the drug with the brain. It’s quite a nice site … Continue reading →

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Rhyme Zone

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Linus

If you’re writing poetry and can’t find a good rhyme, Rhyme Zone may be the place for you. It provides rhymes (including many obscure ones) to all kinds of words. It’s quite a useful tool. Rhyme Zone does have its … Continue reading →

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One cool little game

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Linus

Okay, this is a game I discovered on Saturday that I’d just love to use in a physics class. It wonderfully illustrates the properties of velocity and momentum, and, to top it off, it’s fun. For Line Rider you draw … Continue reading →

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Creating a personalized search engine

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Linus

Whenever the experts tell you the best way to use the Internet in your classes, they always tell you to create a webpage with the sites you want to use. This way the students’ research is focussed and they don’t … Continue reading →

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Segregation

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Linus

The time of segregation was not a pretty one in American history. The Remember Segregation site does an excellent job of portraying that. Starting with actual “white” and “colored” entrances to the site, you are exposed to stirring images from … Continue reading →

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A cool little tool to read the classics

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Linus

Are your students (or you) too busy or too disorganized to read the classics? You know, what I mean, those great old books on which the copyright has expired. If you can’t find the time, or can’t figure out where … Continue reading →

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