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Great Computer Programs

This weekend I found a great program when I upgraded to the latest stable version of Debian, Inkscape. It is a vector based drawing program similar to Corel Draw and Adobe Illustrator. It is available for both Linux and Windows. I'm planning on using it next year instead of Corel Draw 9 and our Beginner and Advanced Computer Applications class is planning on teaching Gimp. It's beginning to look like the open source community is becoming a truly viable option. I've always supported it but look at the alternatives.

Spelling Practice Features Request.

I'm looking at making a game that helps teachers teach students how to spell better. Please add comments below of features that you would like to see in a spelling program. Also let me know if you would like to be a beta tester. I'm hoping to get the first version done by the end of this summer, August 2011. Currently I have almost 500 commonly used words recorded for this program. I'm planning on adding the following categories: countries, languages of the world, states, capitals, and books of the Bible.

Great Websites

While doing some research last night looking for content for a Web Page Design class that I will be teaching at my high school next year. I came across the following websites dealing with teaching, web design and other generally useful stuff.

What is 100%?

The following message was forwarded to me by a former Algebra student of mine and I thought that I would share it with everyone.

What Does It Mean To Be 100% from a strictly mathematical viewpoint?
What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 101%?
What equals 100% in life?

Learning Style Inventory Test

I stumbled upon the following website: learning-styles-online.com they have an interesting learning styles inventory test that is free and doesn't take very long to do.

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