0611WarmUp

Well, it's finally here. No, not Friday.

Today is the start of the World Cup.

Check it out @

http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/pictures/7814108/World-Cup-2010-South-Africa-fans-party-in-the-streets-of-Johannesburg-during-a-Bafana-Bafana-parade.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704312104575298982789176658.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704575304575296980652494458.html

http://online.wsj.com/video/some-africans-are-betting-on-world-cup-witchcraft/C9F78F29-C3B0-4E14-ADC1-69E1A8B2316B.html


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dmac

Everyone has used paint. How about these other online drawing tools?

Check it out @

http://slimber.com/

http://www.imaginationcubed.com/

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm

http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/

http://cosketch.com/

http://doodlewall.com/

Draw your feelings today.

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dmac

0608WarmUp

Do you bring your lunch to school? I do!

But yesterday, I lost my lunchbox.

Help me find it @ http://thelostlunchbox.com/index.html

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0607WarmUp

Remember when you were a kid, your favorite music was--nursery rhymes!

Take a stroll down memory lane and find your favorite nursery rhyme @

http://www.mothergooseclub.com/index.php

Think it's easy to write one of these? How about generating your own rhyme @

http://www.poemofquotes.com/tools/rhyme-generator.php

http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Poem/

http://www.festisite.com/poems/rhyme/

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dmac

0504WarmUp

Time, Time, Time, see what's become of me ...

Time...is it our friend or our enemy?

We can often account for time with the help of a timeline. What is a time line?

Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline

Look at these interesting sites to help you create your own:

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/

http://www.xtimeline.com/index.aspx

http://www.dipity.com/

http://www.capzles.com/

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dmac

0503WarmUp

Well, Top Kill didn't work and the Lower Marine Riser Package cap operation is not going too well either!

How is BP going to stop the oil gushing out of the Deepwater Horizon?

Check out these sites about the worst environmental disaster in the US:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/bp-oil-spill-live-feed-vi_n_590635.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/28/us/20100428-spill-map.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36825877/ns/us_news/

http://www.teachersdomain.org/ext/ess05_int_oilspill/step1.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36833886/ns/world_news/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36698263/ns/news-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704302304575213791958270682.html#project%3DOILRIGS1004%26articleTabs%3Dinteractive

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/oil-spill-map.htm

http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/persian-gulf-war

http://www.ngoilgas.com/news/oil-spill-latest-containing-the-spill/

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dmac

0502WarmUp

Here are some interesting sites about language and language use around the world:

http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?pg=00206

http://en.bab.la/news/world-languages.html

http://www.photius.com/rankings/languages2.html

http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/001396.php

http://www.mla.org/map_single

http://lexicalist.com/

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dmac

0601WarmUp

It's June 1st. School is almost out and the vacation is coming fast!

What are you doing for the summer? Looking for a job? You're going to need a resume.

You can start making yours by checking out these useful sites:

http://www.emurse.com/

http://www.howtowritearesume.net/

https://www.gigtide.com/

http://www.resumega.com/

http://www.jobspice.com/home

http://demogirl.com/2009/08/11/get-your-resume-ready-quickly-with-jobspice/

http://www.resumecompanion.com/

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