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MindMaps with FreeMind

FreeMind is a wonderful concept or mind mapping Open Source program. It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. If you haven’t used it, you should try it. It’s free and helps one work with information in both a right and left brain friendly means. I think of FreeMind as the brainstorming ‘little engine that could.’ Continue reading “MindMaps with FreeMind”

Exporting FreeMind to HTML

[display_podcast] Exporting from FreeMind is very easy. The files are written in XML, making them highly flexible for exporting especially to HTML.

Web Sites For Education

We visited many sites today that are interesting and helpful. Take a look at some. http://www.brainpop.com http://kidshealth.org http://www.polleverywhere.com http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com http://fantasticcontraption.com http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10 http://freeology.com http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html http://www.nettrekker.com http://voicethread.com http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view http://www.edutopia.org/scratching-surface-creativity http://scratch.mit.edu http://www.usbourne-quicklinks.com http://speakingofhistory.blogspot.com http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/dictionary/intro.html http://www.webquest.org http://www.csta.acm.org/Resources/sub/DownloadableResources.html Toward the bottom of the page, PBL resources http://www.theapple.com http://pocketmod.com

Job Market Snapshot for the rest of 2008

A recent report on the US job market done by CareerBuilder expects a status quo but more competitive landscape for job hunters and employees. However the good news, is the IT industry is the healthiest job market of all. A quote from the report says: Comparing industries, Information Technology continues to boast the greatest demandContinue reading “Job Market Snapshot for the rest of 2008”