Five Minute Timer

Did you know that you can set a timer on Google (and get an alarm to sound when time is up) by Googling any amount of time followed by "timer."

 

iMendi

iMendi is a site for reviewing vocabulary words and phrases in eight different languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, and Czech. To use the site simply select a language and start flipping flashcard questions. You get two tries at the answering correctly on each card before iMendi gives you the correct answer.

If you want to focus on a specific set of vocabulary words, you can pick a specific lesson or word list from iMendi's menus that appear above every flashcard.

 

Museum of Fine Arts

NEW this school year the MFA is offering FREE, yes FREE memberships to K-12 Teachers! "Receive free admission with proof of active teaching status. Visit any MFA ticket desk and present your current school ID or a letter from the principal or head of school on letterhead. You will also be asked to provide your e-mail address....For even more benefits, become an MFA Member with a $30 discount for teachers."

 

Google Hacks

Not necessarily educational but very interesting and fun Google Hacks I came across over the summer.  Enjoy!

If you search "spinner," Google will give you an interactive fidget spinner to play with.

If you search "the answer to life, the universe, and everything," Google's calculator will tell you it's "42." This is a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in which a supercomputer calculates that the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is 42.

Search the word "anagram," and Google jokingly asks if you meant "nag a ram."

Search the word "askew," and Google appears tilted.

If you search "fun facts" or "I'm feeling curious," Google will provide you with a fun fact. You can then click "Ask another question" for more random facts.

If you search the phrase "Google in 1998," the results will appear in Google's 1998 layout.

If you google "Sonic The Hedgehog," you'll see Sonic standing to the side. If you click on him, he jumps — and if you click on him 25 times, he turns into Super Sonic.

If you google "Super Mario Bros." you'll see a flashing question mark box. If you click on it, a coin will pop out — after 100 coins, you'll hear the "1UP" sound.

If you search "do a barrel roll," Google will do a Star Fox 64 style barrel roll. This also happens if you search the phrase, "Z or R twice."

"Zerg rush" is a term that describes an overwhelming attack in a video game. If you google "zerg rush," a horde of Google Os will attack. You can click on the Os to defeat them, or they'll annihilate the search results.

If you do a Google Image search for "atari breakout," the photo results turn into a game of Breakout. If you break all of the bricks, a random phrase will be searched and a new game will begin.

Search "tic tac toe" and Google will present you with a game in which you can be "X" or "O," and adjust the difficulty between easy, medium, and impossible.

Museum of Science Teacher Partner Program

 

Museum of Science

Teacher Partner Program

"Join our program for teachers and gain access to all of the Museum's educator resources, plus enjoy special discounts on workshops, store purchases, and more. The Teacher Partner Program is open to all licensed K – 12 teachers actively employed in a public or private New England school."

Benefits include:

• Free individual Exhibit Halls admission with Teacher Partner Card and ID. The Teacher Partner Card is required for entrance.
• Free pre-field-trip passes to the Mugar Omni Theater, the Charles Hayden Planetarium, the 4-D Theater, and the Butterfly Garden. Passes should be picked up in the Educator Resource Center.
• Passes for special venues (Omni, Planetarium, etc.) must be exchanged at the Museum box office.
• $10 off a new Museum membership.
• 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Store.
• Borrowing privileges for books, videos, and CD-ROMs in the Educator Resource Center.
• Tickets to all venues at the school group rate for you and up to 11 students.
• Available when you present your Teacher Partner card at the time of purchase at the Museum box office.
• The school group rate is available during the school year (September – June), excluding weekends, holidays, and school vacation weeks.
• Monthly issues of E-News for Educators.
• Invitations to special events.

Please let me know if you would be interested in this.