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Blank Calendar - Printable 2011 Calendar
We all need a blank calendar from time to time, whether it's for a company events calendar or just to pin up on your bulletin board, feel free to download or print any of our printable 2011 calendars here! These blank grids are available in JPG, PDF, and Word Document files.12-14-2010
Web 2 Tools I find Useful
Please bear in mind that the nature of Web 2 can be volatile and sometimes websites close down due to lack of funding.
Most of the descriptions of the tools on this site were created or started by the second and third-year teachers of ISD 877 in August of 2009. The Wordle below represents the most words they used most frequently in the creation of this site.
Web Tools for Teachers
In the Hollywood version of college life, students might arrive on a leafy campus to read Dostoyevsky and use differential equations. In the California State University system, which accepts the top third of high school graduates, most freshmen have to take basic composition courses or review algebra in classes that don't count toward a degree.
The Kept-Up Academic Librarian
The Hyperwords Company
Every word becomes a link to the most powerful services on the internet - Google, Wikipedia, translations, conversions and much more.
Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology. It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print — anywhere. It can help you to raise money by letting people pledge via text messaging.
Text Message (SMS) Polls and Voting, Audience Response System | Poll Everywhere
Advanced site search can be added to your website in minutes. Since 1998 FreeFind has provided site search engines to over 100,000 websites.
Site Search Engine
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema - Video Player
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema project is based on the original "Media Player Classic" SourceForge project created by Gabest.
Internet Library for Librarians
Introduction , General resources , Academic libraries , Aquariums and museums , International libraries , Network and consortium libraries , Public libraries , Special libraries , State libraries , US national libraries Introduction , General resources , Acquisitions, serials, and collection development , Administration and management , Archives, preservation, and special collection , Automation , Bibliographic instruction , Cataloging , Children and youth services , Circulation, reserve, and interlibrary loan , Government documents , Library schools , Reference , Support staff , Miscellaneous resources
The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Internet Archive: Free Movies, Music, Books & Wayback Machine
4 Reasons Why the Library Should Affect Your College Choice - US News and World Report
If you talk to a college admissions officer or a high school guidance counselor about things to do when you visit a college campus , one of the first things they say is to visit the libraries on campus. Bring a book or some schoolwork, sit down, and soak up the environment.FBML
Exhibit - SIMILE
Exhibit 2.0 [[glossary definition:=Exhibit enables web site authors to create dynamic exhibits of their collections without resorting to complex database and server-side technologies.Educator's Reference Desk
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