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Photographer Jo-Anne McArthur reflects on a decade spent documenting the use and abuse of animals Via Jocelyn Stoller
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70 years ago, the American folk legend wrote a great list.
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January 1, 2014 4:07 PM
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The Heritage Group decided in 2006 to carry out research to discover whether any examples of the cast iron street urinals and public conveniences favoured and used by the Victorians and Edwardians still existed in the 21st century.
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December 31, 2013 10:44 PM
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"Sunday Morning" reviews some of the most memorable news from an eventful year
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December 31, 2013 5:46 PM
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These 14 photojournalists are using Instagram to capture stunning visuals around the globe.
Ken Morrison's insight:
I am not a big user of Instagram, but I have seen the work of some of these photographers who use the platform to help us care more about the world.
Jim Lerman's insight:
These photo sites are great sources for writing prompts, both fiction and non-fiction.
I am not a big user of Instagram, but I have seen the work of some of these photographers who use the platform to help us care more about the world.
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December 31, 2013 5:41 PM
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Contrary to all the criticism out there, a Chromebook can be surprisingly useful offline. The key to using a Chromebook offline is preparing ahead of time and ensuring your apps and data will be ready.
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December 31, 2013 5:39 PM
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The Most Popular Street Art Pieces Of 2013 On StreetArtNews With Banksy, Invader, Etam Cru and more...
2013's most notorious event has been Banksy's month long show in New York City, "Better Out Than In" and to no surprise he ranks #1 this year. So that we are able to feature a variety of artists we've grouped the whole of Banksy's epic October exhibition under the above stencil which was used to announce the 31 pieces that followed, and subsequently became the most viewed piece of the whole year.
Click to see the pictures.
Con 2013 llega a su fin, es hora de desvelar las 25 piezas más populares del año (basado en páginas vistas únicas) en StreetArtNews.
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December 31, 2013 5:36 PM
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by Shelly Terrell
"Comics can be powerful learning tools. The mix of art, dialogue, character expressions, and frames engages learners and is brain-friendly. Moreover, comics break down a story’s plot and text into bite-sized chunks that are supported with visuals.
Here is a link to my "Cool Comic Creators" binder. It includes online creators as well as printable ones.
Comics or graphic novels ... whatever you call them, stories told in "panels" are a great way to not only encourage reading, but keep kids reading.
Just as we choose magazines over novels sometimes, kids want different things at different times!
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We built Scoop.it to help the marketers, the consultants, and the entrepreneurs increase their...
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December 31, 2013 2:00 PM
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Check out some of the coolest examples of secret doors that we've gathered for you and don't tell us that you never wished you had such rooms. (hidden doors)
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With evidence growing that training the mind or inducing certain modes of consciousness can have positive health effects, researchers have sought to understand how these practices physically affect the body.
Some valid info; the references are there but incomplete.
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Across the Great Plains of North America, sand dune fields dot the landscape along rivers flowing east out of the Rocky Mountains. Formed by repeated periods of drought and the action of prevailing...
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Tourists paying homage to Bama's centenarians are bringing in millions. But the Guangxi county's success may be its undoing
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December 31, 2013 10:46 PM
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Your eyes are deceiving you because of one man.
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December 31, 2013 10:42 PM
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A look at some of the innovative and imaginative tech covered by Mashable this week, including an app that can read your cholesterol and lightweight drones.
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December 31, 2013 10:31 PM
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Atlanta pharmacist John S. Pemberton created Coca-Cola in 1886 as a medicinal product. Early advertising refers to it as a "Brain Tonic and Nerve Stimulant," a remedy for headaches, neuralgia, hysteria, melancholia and all nervous afflictions.
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December 31, 2013 5:42 PM
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Here are some stats and facts that may give you an idea of how big Google really is.
Google is a company that many of us rely on for email, to search, for their free apps and more. Check out this infographic to learn more about Google's background, finances and the many services that it provides. This would be a good infographic to kick off a classroom discussion about what it means to be the company that holds so much of your information and what they have the potential to do with this information.
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December 31, 2013 5:40 PM
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Storyboard That is a service that you and your students can use to create simple comic strips.
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December 31, 2013 5:37 PM
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For more than 15 years, TeachersFirst has been providing excellent free resources to educators. One of their site's hallmark features is Featured Sites, a weekly listing of 14 curated websites for K-12 educators, each briefly described and provided with recommended grade levels. The site archive is searchable and browsable.
This link takes you to the list for Dec. 22, 2013.
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December 31, 2013 5:35 PM
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The human body is an amazing machine. Learn more about it through movies, quizzes, articles, and more.
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December 31, 2013 2:49 PM
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Chromebooks exploded onto the market this year and appear to be finishing 2013 on a very strong note. That's really rough news news for Microsoft, which is the principal loser of market share again...
http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/28/googles-chromebooks-have-hit-their-stride/?ncid=twittersocialshare
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Setting an example is easy, setting a good one not so much.
How sad is this!