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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Games for your brain and look at the sky
Fun 4 The Brain has games and activities for math, science, and English.
Academic Skills Builders has more online games for learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills. This site even has links to math standards for the different states.
And, here is what the blog Recess Duty has to say about Mind 360: "It’s educational, interactive, free, and addictive. " (and it isn't just for kids)
Leaving the world of games...
WorldWide Telescope is a rich visualization environment that functions as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground- and space-based telescopes to enable seamless exploration of the universe.
Choose from a growing number of guided tours of the sky by astronomers and educators from some of the most famous observatories and planetariums in the country. You can pause a tour at any time and explore on your own. Or you can stop and research a deep sky object with the multiple information sources available. When you’re ready, rejoin the tour where you left off.
Turn your computer into a “virtual telescope” with the WorldWide Telescope. You can download an application for Windows, or use the web-based version for Windows or Mac.
Academic Skills Builders has more online games for learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills. This site even has links to math standards for the different states.
And, here is what the blog Recess Duty has to say about Mind 360: "It’s educational, interactive, free, and addictive. " (and it isn't just for kids)
Leaving the world of games...
WorldWide Telescope is a rich visualization environment that functions as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground- and space-based telescopes to enable seamless exploration of the universe.
Choose from a growing number of guided tours of the sky by astronomers and educators from some of the most famous observatories and planetariums in the country. You can pause a tour at any time and explore on your own. Or you can stop and research a deep sky object with the multiple information sources available. When you’re ready, rejoin the tour where you left off.
Turn your computer into a “virtual telescope” with the WorldWide Telescope. You can download an application for Windows, or use the web-based version for Windows or Mac.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Quotes of the Day
This is one of my mom's favorite quotes:
Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire.-- W. B. Yeats
and while I'm at it...
If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.-- Thumper's father (Bambi 1942)
It is books that are the key to the wide world; if you can't do anything else, read all that you can.-- Jane Hamilton
Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire.-- W. B. Yeats
and while I'm at it...
If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.-- Thumper's father (Bambi 1942)
It is books that are the key to the wide world; if you can't do anything else, read all that you can.-- Jane Hamilton
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Computer Worm To Activate April 1st
Government Computer News: US-CERT warns of another variant of Conficker worm 4/10/09
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CONFICKER WAKES UP, UPDATES VIA P2P, DROPS PAYLOAD 4/9/09
The Conficker worm is finally doing something--updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday.
FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/conficker.activated/index.html
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April Fools' computer worm surfaces
FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/01/tech.viruses/index.html
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snopes.com: ConfickerPosted using ShareThis
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How will the April Fools' computer worm affect you? Questions & Answers
FULL Story: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/31/april.fools.computer.virus/index.html
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NO JOKE IN APRIL FOOL'S DAY COMPUTER WORM
FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/conficker.computer.worm/index.html
A computer-science detective story is playing out on the Internet as security experts try to hunt down a worm called Conficker C and prevent it from damaging millions of computers on April Fool's Day.
The malicious program already is thought to have infected between 5 million and 10 million computers.
Those infections haven't spawned many symptoms, but on April 1 a master computer is scheduled to gain control of these zombie machines, said Don DeBolt, director of threat research for CA, a New York-based IT and software company.
DeBolt said Conficker C imbeds itself deep in the computer where it is difficult to track. The program, for instance, stops Windows from conducting automatic updates that could prevent the malware from causing damage.
One quick way to see if your computer has been infected is to see if you have gotten automatic updates from Windows in March. If so, your computer likely is fine, DeBolt said.
Users who haven't gotten the latest Windows updates should go to http://safety.live.com/ if they fear they're infected, the company's statement says.
DeBolt said people who use other antivirus software should check to make sure they've received the latest updates, which also could have been disabled by Conficker C.
FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/conficker.computer.worm/index.html
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Is the Conficker worm an April Fool's joke?
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CONFICKER WAKES UP, UPDATES VIA P2P, DROPS PAYLOAD 4/9/09
The Conficker worm is finally doing something--updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday.
FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/conficker.activated/index.html
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April Fools' computer worm surfaces
FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/01/tech.viruses/index.html
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snopes.com: ConfickerPosted using ShareThis
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How will the April Fools' computer worm affect you? Questions & Answers
FULL Story: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/31/april.fools.computer.virus/index.html
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NO JOKE IN APRIL FOOL'S DAY COMPUTER WORM
FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/conficker.computer.worm/index.html
A computer-science detective story is playing out on the Internet as security experts try to hunt down a worm called Conficker C and prevent it from damaging millions of computers on April Fool's Day.
The malicious program already is thought to have infected between 5 million and 10 million computers.
Those infections haven't spawned many symptoms, but on April 1 a master computer is scheduled to gain control of these zombie machines, said Don DeBolt, director of threat research for CA, a New York-based IT and software company.
DeBolt said Conficker C imbeds itself deep in the computer where it is difficult to track. The program, for instance, stops Windows from conducting automatic updates that could prevent the malware from causing damage.
One quick way to see if your computer has been infected is to see if you have gotten automatic updates from Windows in March. If so, your computer likely is fine, DeBolt said.
Users who haven't gotten the latest Windows updates should go to http://safety.live.com/ if they fear they're infected, the company's statement says.
DeBolt said people who use other antivirus software should check to make sure they've received the latest updates, which also could have been disabled by Conficker C.
FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/conficker.computer.worm/index.html
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Is the Conficker worm an April Fool's joke?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Music Education Can Help Children Improve Reading Skills [ScienceDaily]
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Monday, March 23, 2009
I came across this and thought it kinda interesting.
Caller ID & Spoofing: FCC Consumer Facts
includes:
Background/About
FCC Caller ID Rules for Telemarketers
Rules for Blocking and Unblocking Your Telephone Number
Tips (*62 to block and*82 to unblock)
Filing a complaint
Caller ID & Spoofing: FCC Consumer Facts
includes:
Background/About
FCC Caller ID Rules for Telemarketers
Rules for Blocking and Unblocking Your Telephone Number
Tips (*62 to block and*82 to unblock)
Filing a complaint
Turn a web page into a pdf file
HTML→PDF ! It’s simple. Enter the URL of a website into the space provided, click “Make PDF”, and within minutes a great looking, clean cut, productive document emerges! (Don’t forget to allow pop-ups!) No need to install applications on your computer. It’s free and without registration!
Send your name to Mars
The Name NASA’s Next Rover Contest (and the cute characters from WALL-E) encouraged U.S. kids to submit their name ideas. That step is now over and this week (March 23-29) we can vote for our favorite of the nine finalist rover names. Finalist names were selected, 3 from each grade range: k-3, 4-7, 8-12.
While you are there voting for your favorite name you can also submit your name to be included with others on a microchip on the Mars Science Laboratory rover heading to Mars in 2011.
Here is the link for voting: http://marsrovername.jpl.nasa.gov/
They also have links for parents and educators including Mars Science Activities, learning about the rover,….
While you are there voting for your favorite name you can also submit your name to be included with others on a microchip on the Mars Science Laboratory rover heading to Mars in 2011.
Here is the link for voting: http://marsrovername.jpl.nasa.gov/
They also have links for parents and educators including Mars Science Activities, learning about the rover,….
Friday, March 20, 2009
Quote of the Day
"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." Abigail Adams to J.Q. Adams, 5/8/1780
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
“Vacation Get-Away Carnival” fundraiser
“Vacation Get-Away Carnival” fundraiser for Our House Childcare will be tomorrow, Friday March 20th from 5-7 pm in the Fellowship Hall at 1120 N Harrison. The cost is $5 per person or $15 per family. Hot Dogs/Drink will be included. Stop by for food, games, prizes, cake walk and more! Bring your children, neighbor kids, grandkids and come for fun and to offer your support for this fundraiser for childcare equipment.
Friday, March 20
Friday, March 20
- Vacation Get-A-Way Carnival
- Our House Childcare Academy
- New Life Church
- 1120 N. Harrison Avenue
- 5:00pm
- 650-224-9899
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