Highlight important information on a website and save it to share with other group members or for yourself later in your research. Try The Awesome Highlighter. I couldn’t make this work in Safari, but its fine in Firefox. Here’s an example: http://awurl.com/hvliic71358
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Currently reading: I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle. This one is starting out very funny. Geek secretly loves Popular Girl. In his valedictory speech, Geek professes love to Popular Girl! |
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Just finished: Dream Factory by Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler. This is a romance set in the midst of a Disney World strike. Teenagers who take summer jobs as Disney character ’scabs’, crossing the picket line to keep the theme park running for tourism. The two friends have their secrets and its not until they are willing to reveal them to each other that they find love. |
I watched BBC World News last night and it had a segment explaining the pitfalls of signing up for all those fun games and widgets on Facebook. They exposed a security flaw that could allow someone to gather information about you and your friends.
When you are first assigned a research topic or you are trying to pick your own, browse Nettrekker. It is a subject directory, so you won’t need to wade through the garbage to retrieve the gems. It is a subscription subject directory that helps you find valuable ‘free web’ resources.
To access Nettrekker, go to http://school.nettrekker.com/ If you are at home, you’ll need the username and password. Stop by the library for a password flyer.
If nothing else, it will save you time.
The first Saturday in May is approaching quickly. Free Comic Book Day is May 3, 2008. Visit Criminal Records in Little 5 Points or The Dragon’s Horde in Stone Mountain to get yours.
CRIMINAL RECORDS
466 MORELAND AVENUE NORTHEAST
ATLANTA, GA
(404) 215-9511
THE DRAGON’S HORDE
5615 MEMORIAL DRIVE
SUITE E
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
(404) 298-1188
