Mary Nix on June 22nd, 2009

About Curriki

Curriki is an online environment created to support the development and free distribution of world-class educational materials to anyone who needs them. Our name is a play on the combination of ‘curriculum’ and ‘wiki’ which is the technology we’re using to make education universally accessible.
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Mary Nix on June 13th, 2009

Spellquizzer is software created by Dan Hite. He offers a free trial download so I tested it out. I thought the “quiz me on the list” was the most fun. The gentleman reads a sentence and then asks you to spell a word within the sentence.
Here is a quick shot of what [...]

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Helen Hegener on June 4th, 2009

Link: TOPScience.
Founded and still run by Ron and Peg Marson, TOPS Learning System presents this site which shows kids and parents how to use the most ordinary stuff to do sophisticated, hands-on science and math. Dozens of free sample lessons that you can use right now are at the TOPScience site. Get a feel for [...]

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Mary Nix on May 28th, 2009

Did you ever want to learn how to play the piano, but didn’t have the time? Perhaps Piano Nanny will be just the thing to help you learn online.
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Mary Nix on May 26th, 2009

Yes Magazine presents, The Twisted History of the Microwave.    Yes magazine is new to me, but I explored it and found some really interesting resources at their site.  They offer projects you can do at home, brain bumpters, reviews by you and more.
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Mary Nix on May 24th, 2009

Come and explore The Cave of Lascaux online. Here you can explore this cave that was closed in 1955.
Cave of Lascaux

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