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MeetMeAt TheCorner is a
do-it-yourself educational
video website geared toward children ages 7–12.
The site provides instructional and informational
video podcast tours from
a child’s point of view. Episodes are 3–4 minutes long and
offer suggestions on what to read and what activities go well
with the required curriculum. Children can submit and view
this site’s videos for free.
MORE INFO:
www.meetmeatthecorner.org
Lightspeed Systems has
added You Tube viewing
capabilities to its network
security application, Total Traffic Control. The Educational
Video Library allows students and educators to view approved You Tube videos without accessing the links and
promoted videos that are usually on the site. Network
administrators can designate teachers or staff who can
submit videos to share. Educators can search the library by
tags, category, or title.
MORE INFO:
www.lightspeedsystems.com
Algebrator is an algebra
software program designed
to help students and teachers
review math problems. This
program displays every step of
the problem-solving process and includes explanations on
everything from pre-algebra to college algebra. Algebrator
costs $58.99.
MORE INFO:
www.softmath.com
World Book has partnered with a Spanish-language publisher to
create the Gran Enciclo-
pedia Hispánica, a comprehensive online reference site for
Spanish speakers. It includes more than 100,000 articles
and images as well as multimedia resources (animation,
sounds, and videos) that come from a Latin American
perspective. It is designed for Spanish speakers, bilingual
students, and English language learners, and it emphasizes
science, technology, history, and art topics.
MORE INFO:
www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb
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