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Holiday Mojo: What Kind of Seasonal Twitter User Are You?

http://mashable.com/2009/12/08/holiday-mojo/

‘Tis the season for holiday kitsch and Yahoo has embraced the spirit of Twitter and the season to bring you Social Mojo, Holiday Edition. Modeled after the original Social Mojo experience, Holiday Mojo will analyze your Twitter stream using a “not very scientific” process to determine what kind of seasonal Twitter user you are. Depending on your holiday tweeting ways, you could be one of eight different seasonal Twitter users.

In the last week before most schools go on holiday break, some teachers may be having students create holiday-themed cards and letters for their families and friends. Google Docs offers a nice selection of templates for this very purpose. In the gallery of holiday templates you will find templates like a holiday newsletter template , a party invitation , and a video greeting card template . Applications for Education

Free Technology for Teachers: Send Holiday Greetings With Google

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/12/send-holiday-greetings-with-google.html

http://www.knittinghelp.com/free-patterns/categories/afghans-blankets

Intermediate . A hand-knit throw makes a cozy and thoughtful gift. The bulky chenille knits up quickly and comes in a dizzying array of colors: Just choose your favorites. Beginner . Bring drama to any room with our beautiful blanket stitched in an eye-catching diagonal stripe pattern and trimmed with lush fringe.

Free Knitting Patterns - Holiday Decorations | KnittingHelp.com

Make Your Last Minute Holiday Cards with Microsoft Word :: Mysti

So the presents are wrapped, but all of your family members are coming over in a few days and you didn’t pick out nice cards… but never fear, you can whip out Microsoft Word and impress the relatives with a customized card for each person, or just go with the generic standby for everybody. Note: You can print off cards on regular paper if you want, but they won’t look quite as nice – best to grab some greeting card paper from the local office supply store. I’ve always used Avery, but there are lots of brands to choose from. Using Word 2007 You might be surprised, but Word 2007 has a lot of options for making quality holiday cards, and is a fairly easy process. First click on the Office Button and select New, which will bring up the New Document window.

http://www.howtogeek.com/80077/make-your-last-minute-holiday-cards-with-microsoft-word-2/

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/edgelitcards

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - Edge-Lit Holiday Cards

Now place the edge-lit assembly inside the card-- in front of the window-- with the smooth side of the plastic (not the side that you cut) facing down. Tape it in place, including the battery. Note 1: In the lower picture, there is some green light spilling out onto the card. You may wish to first put down a layer of black electrical tape at that location to prevent light leakage, since it will probably be visible from the front of the card. (Example here .) Note 2: We have taped the battery in place, so the card will be "on" until the battery goes dead in a week or so.