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Education Resources Information Center KnowEm Username Search Explore - Free Library Blue Sargent's entire family is psychic. Blue's only power is to amplify the abilities of others. Growing up in Henrietta, VA, Blue has a great life with her mother and other female relatives who share the big house at 300 Fox Way. But one night while helping her mother record the names of the people from Henrietta that will die in the next year she sees a boy and hears him speak his name. The writing is great and the story is very well developed. Reviewed by Teresa G on Jul 7, 2016 Check out this item Social Studies for Kids Archived "Sunday Morning" links - 2014 Information on past features from CBS' Emmy-winning broadcast: RECAP: December 28 HEADLINES: Air Asia jetliner goes missing off Indonesia (Video)Air Asia Flight 8501 disappeared from air traffic control screens shortly after departing Surabaya, Indonesia on Sunday morning, bound for Singapore. Correspondent Debora Patta breaks down what we know so far about the missing plane and the 162 people on board. COVER STORY: There's no excuse for a poor excuse | Watch VideoAccording to a recent CBS News poll, 85 percent of us think Americans use too many excuses. Should we stop trying to explain our mistakes? Is honesty the best policy? Susan Spencer finds out if there is a foolproof formula for making them effective. For more info: LOOK BACK: A look back: The top stories of 2014 | Watch VideoAs we come to the end of 2014, Charles Osgood reviews some of the stories we'll remember. Chocolate artist Patrick Roger (Official site) For more info: "Sunday Morning" would like to thank: RECAP: December 21 Mr.

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BananaSlug The Skeptic's Dictionary instaGrok.com New additions to the Internet Archive for January 2022 - Internet Archive Blogs Many items are added to the Internet Archive’s collections every month, by us and by our patrons. Here’s a round up of some of the new media you might want to check out. Logging in might be required to borrow certain items. Notable new collections: Shakemore Festival (2007-present) Maryland: The Shakemore Music Festival is an annual weekend event comprised of 20 to 30 acts, featuring frequent appearances from what has become a large Shakemore family of bands (including Bang Bang Lulu, Caching Behavior, Cigarbox Planetarium, Go Pills, Weird Paul Rock Band, and many others).Quantum Leap Podcast: The Quantum Leap Podcast talks about every episode of the cult hit time travel program, as well as the novels and comic books it inspired.My Morton Grove – Oral History Interviews: A collection of oral history interviews conducted by Morton Grove Public Library in Morton Grove, Illinois. Books 40,695 The Great 78 Project!

100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Teachers | Online College Courses YouTube has earned a reputation for featuring brain cell-slaughtering fare such as the truly abysmal Fred and playing host to the some of the most depressingly stupid comments this side of Yahoo! News. But for every participant liberally dishing out misspelled racist, sexist and homophobic talking points, there is at least one whose channel genuinely offers something provocative and educational. For teachers hoping to infuse multimedia into their classrooms, YouTube makes for an excellent starting point. Plenty of universities, nonprofits, organizations, museums and more post videos for the cause of education both in and out of schools. The following list compiles some of the ones most worthy of attention, as they feature plenty of solid content appealing to their respective audiences and actively try to make viewers smarter. Multidisciplinary and General Education Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology Social Sciences, History and World Issues Visual, Performing and Liberal Arts

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