What Kind of World Do You Want?

Would you consider placing info about this on your website? Autism numbers are skyrocketing and these children need all the help they can get.

I want to thank my mom for sending me this link and the description to go along with it. Since the money involved sounded a little hard to believe, I checked Snopes.com, and it turns out that it's legitimate.

The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating $0.49 to Autism Speaks for *each time* this video is viewed. The funding goes toward research studies to help find a cure for autism. When you have a moment, please visit the link below to watch the video and pass it along to your loved ones. They are aiming for 10,000 hits, but hopefully we can help them to surpass this goal.

Help Five for Fighting Change Her World.

Norad Tracks Santa 2007

As they have done every year for more than 50 years, NORAD is once again tracking the Christmas Eve voyage of Santa Claus. He is soon to arrive at our house as I write this as the map shows him at Peoria, Illinois. But ... oh wait, the map just updated!

NORAD Tracks Santa - St Louis, MO

Here he comes. I've gotta go!

Want More Information?

• Start here - NoradSanta.org
• Norad - Read About Santa
• Read an article in the National Ledger about NORAD and Santa
• Learn more about NORAD on Wikipedia
• Check the schedule to see an Episode of "Weird U.S." called "It's a Wonderful Time to Be Weird"
• Scientists Marvel at Santa's Stamina

ReadWriteThink

Here is a good resource for both teachers and students alike.

Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.

Visit ReadWriteThink.

Google For Educators

Google is more than the greatest search engine. Google believes in teachers. They have one central hub with tools for your classroom, classroom activities, classroom posters and a teacher community.

At Google, we support teachers in their efforts to empower students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. That's why we've assembled the information and tools you'll find on this site.

If you are a teacher and you want to know more about what Google's tools and what they can do to help you, check out Google For Educators.

iKnowthat.com Science Lab Games

With a multitude of subjects from Gravity, Atoms, Vision, Volcanoes, Human Body, Earthquakes, Sound, Cells, Matter, Solar System and Weather, iKnowthat.com's Science Lab Games has everything you want to know.

Halloween Hangman [.swf]

Halloween is coming very soon. Here is a great game of Hangman with a very spooky twist. There is creepy music and a skeleton that talks to you!

Give the game a try!

Photo in the News: "Nonexistent" Flying Fox Discovered

Scientists are discovering new species of animals every day. Even some experienced biologists will be surprised when they come across an entirely new animal they thought did not exist.

This unusual species of flying fox was recently discovered in the Philippines not long after it was deemed not to exist.

Jake Esselstyn, a biologist with the University of Kansas, was among a team of researchers that found the animal, a type of fruit bat, last year while surveying forest life on the island of Mindoro (see Philippines map).

Read more about it on National Geographic.com - "Nonexistent" Flying Fox Discovered.