Thursday, January 20, 2011

Cooking Yahoo Groups

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4seasonSrecipes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ALLchocolate

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/all-simple-recipes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asiancuisine

http://groups,yahoo.com/group/Beveragesandmore

http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/breakfast-n-brunch

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Canadiancooks

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casseroles_and_crockpots

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christmas-cheer

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cookingwithterry

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Crafts_Friends_Recipes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CreativeCutiesRecipes

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/DIABETIC-RECIPES-N-TIPS

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EasyMeals

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EasyRecipesForAll

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Familycooking

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/favoritesouthernrecipes


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FruitsVeggies_N_Recipes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ginas_recipes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grandmas_Recipes

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Healthy-Recipes-4-All

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Holiday_Express

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KitchenAppliancesAndRecipes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediterranean

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/recipeplace

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RecipesForFamilies

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/recipes_for_health

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/recipeslostandfound

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply-side-dishes


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Simply-Spicy

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sunday_Dinner


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tamaras_sweet_treats

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thepastryshop

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TNT_Recipes

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

13 Helpful Websites for Students

Fact Monster - For younger students who are not quite ready to navigate Ref desk, Fact Monster from Information Please is the tool to use. The Reference Desk on this site features a layout that is designed for easy fact-finding and includes time lines and an almanac, atlas, dictionary, and encyclopedia, as well as a Homework Center.
http://www.factmonster.com

Free Translation -
Perfect for language studies, this handy website automatically converts text from one language into another, such as English to Simplified Chinese or French to English. You can type and paste up to 10,000 characters (about 1,800 words) into the search window and then select the desired language.
http://www.freetranslation.com

How Stuff Works - Ever wanted to know how stuff works?
Simply type a query into the search window or peruse the topics by category.
http://www.howstuffworks.com

Information Literacy
- This University of Idaho site is an information literacy primer that will quickly turn any half-hearted or random searcher into a savvy Internet detective. It guides students through a series of modules that teach them how to distinguish different kinds of information on the Internet, search for and select research topics, search databases and other collections, locate and cite sources, and evaluate the sources they find.
http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/info_literacy

Internet History Sourcebook Project -
This site, sponsored by Fordham University and edited by Paul Halsall, provides older students with access to a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use. It includes collections of primary sources in ancient, medieval, and modern history, as well as history of science, women's history, African history, and others.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall

ipl2 - A merger of the Internet Public Library and the Librarians' Internet Index, this site is a comprehensive source of "information you can trust." Thousands of volunteer library and information science professionals created and maintain the site reference collection sets of links to websites on U. S. presidents, author biographies, museums, research and writing, literary criticism, and many more topics. The Ask an ipl2 Librarian reference service, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, provides individualized help finding authoritative, free online sources for specific topics.
http://www.ipl.org

Math.com -
This site provides help in a number of mathematics-related subjects, including basic grade-school math, calculus, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics. Practice exercises are automatically graded and this free site also features a glossary, calculators, homework tips, math games, and lesson plans for teachers.
http://www.math.com

Microsoft Download Center -
Consider the Microsoft Download Center your ultimate file repository. It links to tens of thousands of down loadable free or shareware programs. These include updates, utilities, applications, and extras for Windows, Macintosh, and other platforms; Internet tools; security essentials; developer resources; mobile devices; and, of course, computer games.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx

Microsoft Student Experience - This site is the cool place for the technology leaders of the future. It offers student resources, helps students stay connected through its newsletters and technology clubs, and provides a career portal and Students-to-Business program.
http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/default.aspx

Novel Guide -
The web's answer to those black- and yellow-striped Cliff Notes is Novelguide.com, a reliable and free source for literary analysis of classic and contemporary books such as Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground. The site offers character profiles, metaphor and theme analysis, and author biographies.
http://www.novelguide.com

Ref Desk - Checking facts in Internet sources is one of the key ways to evaluate them, and Refdesk.com, which stands for "reference desk," simplifies this essential step. Since 1995, Refdesk.com has served as a one-click springboard to many of the web's top dictionaries, encyclopedias, calculators, atlases, news headlines, and search engines.
http://www.refdesk.com

Science Made Simple -
Elementary and middle school students can get detailed answers to many science questions, read current news articles related to science, get ideas on school projects, and take advantage of unit conversion tables.
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com

Shakespeare Online -
This website can be filed in the "where was this when I was a kid?" category. On this aptly named site, visitors can read every play or poem from the world's most celebrated writer and, more importantly, make some sense of his works with free analysis, Old English language translations, and famous quotes.
http://www.shakespeare-online.com

Friday, January 7, 2011

Target's Reading for Books Program

Reading is a critical step on a child's path to graduation. That's why Target is planning to give $500 million by the end of 2015 to support education and help kids learn to read.

Since 1962, Target has committed 5% of its income to support local communities. Through that continued commitment—and a little help from caring adults like you—we can help children reach their full potential.

Read about this wonderful program here http://reading.target.com/reading-commitment