Mary Nix on August 1st, 2009

This guide from the Amon Carter Museum offers over 700 images from the Cowboy Photographer: Erwin E. Smith.  The guide also offers discussion about the photographer,  a look at gear, work , clothing and a timeline of the history of the west according to his photos.   There are several other resources as well that you [...]

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Mary Nix on July 23rd, 2009

aura Weldon recently sent me a link to Animated Engines. The site was first created in 2000 and offers a variety of engine animations. That is interesting enough, but then the creator also shares HOW the animations were created in the about section of the site.
If you happen to know of similar sites, [...]

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Mary Nix on July 17th, 2009

Giveme20.com looks like a useful tool. They offer resources by age, discuss setting an allowance, budgets and resources for learning how to manage your money. The site is free and offers many freebies. Here’s their description.

If your child treats money like it grows on trees, or magically falls from the sky, let GiveMe20.com be [...]

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Mary Nix on June 28th, 2009

Professor: Deborah Bridges Description: Fundamentals of Public Speaking refines students’ listening and verbal/nonverbal skills, essential to effective communication. In addition to developing and delivering informative and persuasive speeches, students will assess both peer and guest speaker performances to sharpen critiquing skills. Students will further demonstrate competence in the incorporation of technology used in professional presentations.

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Mary Nix on June 25th, 2009

These online math tutorials are free from Lawrence Spector. He offers:

Skill in Arithmetic – A complete course
Plane Geometry
Skill in Algebra
Topics in Trigonometry
Topics in Precalculas
An Approach to Calculus
The Evolution of the Real Numbers

Access them all at The Math Page

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