Alex, I'll Take Super Cool Review Tools for $500...

Okay, this post is really directed towards teachers; HOWEVER, if a student sees this fitting into a project or task then all the better.

Ladies and gents, I present to you Jeopardy Labs, an easy to use and easy to access editable Jeopardy game board! Check it out here: JeopardyLabs

Pretty great huh?! No more creating one of these bad boys from scratch.

Creative Commons

Copyright is a big issue that is often times avoided in a traditional high school or even middle school setting. We don't talk about it because it's really a non-issue until students get to college. Well as the world has become 'flat' as Mr. Thomas Friedman likes to put it, it is becoming an issue worth discussing with the all students involved in the digital world. The truth is students don't realize taking any ol' image from Google images has some serious legal ramifications. Thankfully there are websites like creative commons.org who are fighting the good fight and making it easier to find images, music, and movies that are part of public domain and only has partial rights reserved. Use this in the future as a way to guide yourself through the legal jungle of copyright materials that are online. Cheers!

Direct Link to CC Search

Figurative Language: Language through the Exploits of Will Ferrel

The following video is a fairly entertaining look at defining figurative language with a little help from Will Ferrell. I need to thank Colette Armstrong for finding this and sending it my way. Cheers!