Jan

30

Periodic Tables

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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 check out this site brought to you by Popular Science. It’s always convenient to have the Periodic Table of the Elements close at hand if you’re working on chemistry homework, or writing a science report.

Jan

29

Where is that Biblical town?

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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 in the text on whatever town you want to locate. The site can locate the town on a map, but you can also get a satellite view which shows what the area looks like today.

The site is in beta so not everything works quite right. Saturday everything was great but this morning I’m having trouble getting it to run and I’m not sure why. None the less, the site is worth a look. When the bugs get ironed out this will be one cool addition to a Bible course.

Jan

26

Kakorama

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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 to pick a year. It might be useful if you wanted to tell your students what was happening the day Pearl Harbor was bombed or if you just want to try a game of historial trivia.

Jan

25

The Ad Generator

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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 is that, considering everything is random, more often than not the picture and caption actually make sense together. If you’re looking at the power of word in English, Marketing or a Business course, this site would be worth a look.

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