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Is It All About How You Feel at the End of the Day?

My buddy Don Crowther made an awesome video, about something inspirational that took place on a college softball field in Portland, Oregon recently. But I have a bone to pick... Continue reading "Is It All About How You Feel at the End of the Day?"

Google Subscribed Links FAQ

I have been bombarded with questions about the new Surfnetkids Google Subscribed Links program, so I thought I would answer a few of the most common questions for everyone at... Continue reading "Google Subscribed Links FAQ"

Learn to Play Chess

Dear Barbara, Have you ever come across any instructions or booklets that will help young children learn to play the game of CHESS?? Thanks. Leo Hi Leo, My mother taught... Continue reading "Learn to Play Chess"

iTunes Movie Rentals Not Supported on 30/60 Gig iPods

For my flight to Hawaii's Big Island this week, I downloaded a rented movie from iTunes the very day they made the announcement. Imagine my surprise when I tried to... Continue reading "iTunes Movie Rentals Not Supported on 30/60 Gig iPods"

Environmental Education

Hi Barbara: Your web resources are AMAZING! Thanks so much for putting this all online. I was hoping you might be able to send me links to any great... Continue reading "Environmental Education"

Narrated Stories

Dear Barbara, Getting your newsletter has been of great use to me as a preschool director in Brazil. I need some tips of sites of games or activities for... Continue reading "Narrated Stories"

Homepage for School Computer Lab

Dear Barbara- I hope you might have an answer to my ? I am a computer lab teacher looking for an appropriate homepage for the lab computers. (K-8 Lab.) I... Continue reading "Homepage for School Computer Lab"

Should I Copy Protect my eBook?

Hello, Barbara, What a great site you have! ... I have recently started to research additional ways to generate income from my Internet efforts, and to cut to the chase,... Continue reading "Should I Copy Protect my eBook?"

What is Social Bookmarking?

Social bookmarking sites (such as Del.icio.us or Sharing Links) allow users to create shareable or private online bookmarks. Not only is it a great way to store your own bookmarks,... Continue reading "What is Social Bookmarking?"

Should Pluto Be a Planet?

On August 24, 2006, astronomers declared that Pluto is no longer a planet, thereby downsizing the solar system from nine planets to eight. After a week of debate, the International... Continue reading "Should Pluto Be a Planet?"

Which Broadway Show?

I don't know why I get some of the questions I get, but this one came in this week... and so I figured I'd share my answer with you. Hi... Continue reading "Which Broadway Show?"

Presidents' Day and the Apostrophe

I am writing about Presidents' Day today, and as I investigated the history of the holiday, I realized it started out as President's Day (because it honored a single President,... Continue reading "Presidents' Day and the Apostrophe"

Music Reviews for Parents

Dear Barbara I have been searching for a site that reviews the pre-teen music scene. Currently, my daughter, age 8, is allowed to listen to Radion Disney and that is... Continue reading "Music Reviews for Parents"

College Application Essays

When I causually mentioned the dangers of professional editing of a college application essay yesterday, a reader asked to me expound. So here goes. First a little background. I'm a... Continue reading "College Application Essays"

Help Needed in Long Beach, MS

Dear Barbara, I am a teacher in Long Beach, Mississippi. Our school, Harper McCaughan Elementary, was totally devastated. We will be beginning school in mobile classrooms on October 3 with... Continue reading "Help Needed in Long Beach, MS"

Adding Album Cover Art to iTunes

Now that both the iPod nano and regular iPods have color screens to display album cover artwork, I decided to learn how to add cover art to my iTunes colllection.... Continue reading "Adding Album Cover Art to iTunes"

Is Moon Capitalized?

As I started writing this week's column, I realized that I did not know the capitalization rules for "moon." After a brief search online, I learned both the rules and... Continue reading "Is Moon Capitalized?"

Quote as a Noun

I've gotten several emails from readers complaining that my "Educational Quote of the Day" should be "Educational Quotation of the Day" because "quote" is a verb, not a noun.... Continue reading "Quote as a Noun"

From Homeschool to Public High School

Dear Barbara: I enjoyed reading your newsletter and am wondering if you might be able to assist me in researching something.... Continue reading "From Homeschool to Public High School"

Mudslides

Dear Mr. Feldman, I am a 6th grade student who is searching for information on the web about mudslides. We are working on an assigned group project. Do you have... Continue reading "Mudslides"

Math Sites for Third Grade

Dear Barbara, My third-grade daughter needs some extra help in math. Do you have any recommendations for sites where she can practice multiplication? Thanks, Craig... Continue reading "Math Sites for Third Grade"

Where is All the Data Stored?

I have been trying to find where all the emails, data, sites and other items are stored and so far no one has been able to tell me. Not even... Continue reading "Where is All the Data Stored?"

How to Make a Video?

Dear Barbara, Loved the "How to Make a Word Search" video that you are including as a bonus to your "How to Add Games" book. One question, what tools did... Continue reading "How to Make a Video?"