The Charlotte Observer had an interesting article about pop-up books, ‘P O P goes the reading: Storybooks show off their art and engineering‘. The article discussed the renewed popularity in pop-up books. The author, Amy Baldwin, says that:
‘Today’s pop-ups are intricate and elaborate works of art. The most
ambitious are feats of engineering with scenes soaring […]
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Very interesting! “Several online information graphics that illustrate the causes or
relative dimensions of the ongoing credit crisis.” Infosthetics.com
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AllMyFaves - Why Search? is an interesting concept. The about page says, “We have searched the web and provided you with a visual directory that includes the best sites in each category!” It is worth a look!
There are tabs in various categories including:
Entertainment
Kids
Shopping
Travel
Weekly Faves
On the ‘Home’ tab there are categories, too.:
Weekly Faves
Email
Video
Maps
Search
News
Weather
Community (Social Networking)
Shopping
Travel
Banks
Finance
Sports
Magazines
Cellular
Info […]
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PC World Magazine (PCWorld.com) says,
“Microsoft WorldWide Telescope lets you visit distant stars. This slick, attractive program - now in free beta - sets you loose in space, either alone or with a guide.”
Check it out - http://find.pcworld.com/60899
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Have you seen Yenka.com. It has over 1,000 free interactive classroom resources that can be shown on a whiteboard, on a TV with a AveryKey or on individual computers. Select your subject (under the word “Search”) then a topic to access free interactive classroom resources for technology (electronics), mathematics, physics and chemistry from the […]
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Were you one of those that watched the Oscars? I watched the first hour or so and actually enjoyed it. Apparently though the viewership was way down. They’ve got to shorten that thing!
World Almanac’s Blog had a great movie related entry today! The entry is entitled, ‘A Visual History of Box […]
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