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Wednesday, 10 May 2017 00:00
Nepali: A Beginner's Primer Conversation and Grammar
Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language with around 17 million speakers in Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and India. Nepali was originally known as Khas Kurā and was the language of the Khasa kingdom, which ruled over the foothills of what is now Nepal during the 13th and 14th centuries. This site contains some resources from Cornell University for learning Nepali, including audio and text of original dialogs written and recorded by Cornell's language instructors, interlinear transcripts and translations, grammatical explanations, a bi-directional glossary with audio pronunciation, and supplementary videos scripted and produced in Nepal.
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Sunday, 07 May 2017 00:00
How Things Fly
What makes an airplane fly? How does a spacecraft stay in orbit? Why does a balloon float in the air? The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum explains how with this useful site filled with instructional videos and educational material.
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Tuesday, 09 May 2017 00:00
Museum of Old Computers
Early personal computers were nothing like present day computers. They had personality! Each was different and more exciting than the previous, with new features and capabilities. This web site is dedicated to the preservation and display of these vintage computer systems.
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Monday, 08 May 2017 00:00
Olli
Olli is an iOS camera app that creates beautiful animations and drawings from your photos. Olli's unique technology mimics the way artists see and draw, and with Olli's live preview, the story unfolds before your eyes.
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Friday, 05 May 2017 00:00
Pexels Videos
Pexels Videos is a repository of free stock videos for personal or commercial projects.
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Thursday, 04 May 2017 00:00
Enlight
Learn to code by building projects with Enlight. Join other developers who get the latest projects sent directly to their inbox.
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Wednesday, 03 May 2017 00:00
Py
Py is a way to learn on your phone that focuses on interactivity and responsiveness. Py figures out what concepts you're weak in and asks you to review them. It keeps you engaged by tracking your progress, letting you earn points, and level up. Py has content built by professors, engineers, and research scientists from Google, Facebook, Yale, and NASA.
Saturday, 06 May 2017 00:00
BaTo.Life
Finding yourself unproductive? With BaTo.Life you can set a time limit for certain web sites and your browser tabs will get closed after that time period. It's really that simple.
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Tuesday, 02 May 2017 00:00
3Blue1Brown
3Blue1Brown is a YouTube channel about animating math. Checkout the "Recommended" playlist for some thought-provoking one-off topics, and take a look at the "Essence of linear algebra" for some more student-focussed material.
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Monday, 01 May 2017 00:16
May 2017 Superintendency Message
The end of each school year always brings a range of emotions—fond memories of cherished classroom experiences, friendships established, relationships built, the exhilaration of achievement and the pure exhaustion that comes from having given everything you’ve got to kids. And, of course, the anticipation of some much needed renewal and rest that June, July and August provides!
Several months ago, while attending a district athletic event, a man approached me and asked if I recognized him. Of course I did! I had taught him more than 25 years ago. While I hadn’t seen him since he left Wahlquist Junior High School, I easily recognized his smile, personality and sense of humor. Matt shared some extremely kind and appreciative words about his experience in our junior high English class. His comments touched me deeply. Once again, I realized the power that a teacher, or significant adult, can have in the life of a young person. If we’re not careful, that reality can lose its focus through the day to day rigors of a school year.
As an "old" English teacher, I love literature. One of the poems that has always resonated deeply with me is "O Me! O Life!" by Walt Whitman. It’s a short poem, so those who don’t yet love poetry can still read and enjoy it. In the poem, Whitman seems to lament that things don’t always turn out the way he wants and that life can sometimes feel as though we are merely "plodding" through. Bottom line—Whitman questions if his life has purpose and whether he’s made a difference.
Then come these powerful lines, or in Whitman’s words, the "Answer."
"That you are here—that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse."
"That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." I love that! What will our verse be? To me, our "verse" represents the tremendous impact we can have on the lives of countless students. That we can shape their lives for good. That we can help them develop their unique gifts and singular talents. And, we can prepare young people to make a meaningful contribution to the world. On behalf of the Weber Board of Education, I thank each of you for the "verse" you contribute, not only to our district but to the many thousands of children who attend our schools.
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