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Wednesday, 27 July 2011

The Best Book Websites - Track and Get Notifications about New Releases of your Favorite Books and Authors.

Posted on 09:49 by Unknown
Today i am going to introfuce you to some of the best websites that will let you track your favorite books and authors. What is so special about this collection of URLs is that almost all of them enable their users to get notifications and aletrs about new releases of the books they track. So instead of going after your dedicated authors trying  to see their latest updates , these websites will save you the trouble and notify you  of any new releases. It is taken for granted that you already know Google Books so there is no need to include it in the list.
This is really a great service for us in education , i highly recommend the following websites to educators.


1- TrackNewBook


TrackNewBook is a free web service that lets its users track their favourite books via email notifications.You can choose whether to get notifications about upcoming books by a particular author, on a particular subject, that include particular keywords, or that are similar to a particular book.

2 - Book - Buzzes

Book- Buzzes is another free to use web service that allow its users to track the latest releases of their favorite authors. All you need to do is sign upo for a free account and set up your alerts such as : chjoosing your location, what binding you want  hardcover or paperback. Remember you can delete any alert at anytime.


3 -  AnyewBook

AnyNewBook is  a great free web service that keeps you updated about the latest book releases theough email notifications.You can subscribe to a weekly email notification on a specific book category such as fiction, non-fiction, programming, history, horror, law, and many others. It also enables you to customize your notifications.

4 - FictFact
FictFact is another free book notification service that allows its users to keep track of their favorite books .It also enable  you to track books by series and tells you which book is next in the series you are reading.It gives you the possibility to many customization such as , marking books as being read and also sharing your series with friends and colleagues.

5 - Book Army
Book Army is a social networking site for book lovers.  It allows its users to get book recommendations based on their reading experience and preferences. What is really good about this site is its socialising side for you can rate and discuss books and read user reviews and even browse books suggested by other members. It also let you contact authors and even promote your books if you are a writer.

6 - Biblio

Biblio is a free web service that lets you search for had to find books. It has over 5500 bookstores and more than 50 million books listed in its database. You can use different criteria to look for books . For instance you refine your resultys by specifying : condition, price, binding,and attributes. Just enter the book's title and its author name or its ISBN number and hit " find Book " and there you go.


If you have other suggestions to this list or any questions do not hesitate to drop them down.

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Find nearby deals with Google Shopper 1.5 for iPhone - Official Google Mobile Blog

Posted on 08:48 by Unknown


In the latest version of Google Shopper, in addition to the ‘Shop’ tab, you’ll now see two new tabs at the bottom of the app: Offers and My Offers. The Offers tab displays a list, or map view, of nearby offers which businesses have submitted through Google Places - from restaurant and movie theater deals to discounts on tennis lessons or a round of golf... read more in :
Find nearby deals with Google Shopper 1.5 for iPhone - Official Google Mobile Blog


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The Best Google Tools

Posted on 04:55 by Unknown
Here is a list of some of the best Google tools that you need to be aware of. Every tool is explained in an easy step by step tutorial and whenever possible a video illustration is attached. Feel free to share these links with your friends and colleagues:


I : Google Tools :
  • Google Documents : Simpler File Upload .
  • Google Search Tutorials Part1
  • Google Video ; a great video resource for educator...
  • A GOOGLE A DAY: enhance your search skills
  • Google for educators interactive map : great resources at yo...
  • Google Alerts Educative Secrets
  • Igoogle in the classroom
  • Google Buzz in Education
  •  Google Bookmarks in Education
  •  Google Documents in Education
  •  RSS FEED in education
  •  Google Reader in Education
  •  what every educator should know about google 
  • Google Shared Spaces in education  
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The Best Search Engines

Posted on 04:50 by Unknown
Here is a list of the best research engines. Every tool is explained in an easy step by step tutorial and whenever possible a video clip is also attached to it. Feel free to bookmark and share the links with your friends and colleagues:


II : Research Tools :                                                                              
  • Google Accessibility : Free Technology For the i...
  • John Locker : free online documentaries for teache...
  • Joongle: results from all search engines in one pl...
  • Dogonews : Kids’ search engine
  • WolframAlpha : The 21st Century Search Engine for ...
  •  Findhow : reliable how-to content for eduacators
  • Info Please: a great search engine for educators 
  • The 21st century search engines educators must be aware of part one...
  • 21st century search engines teachers must be aware of part 2...
  • 21st century search engines teachers must be aware of part 3...
  • 21st century search engines teachers must be aware of part 4...
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  • 21st century search engines teachers must be aware of part 6...
  • safe search engines for students part1
  • safe search engines for students part2
  • Find That File : a comprehensive file search web2....
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Tuesday, 26 July 2011

National Geographic World Championship comes to Google

Posted on 18:41 by Unknown
This year, Google is the proud sponsor and on Wednesday, July 27, we’ll host the three final teams from Canada, Chinese Taipei and Russia at our campus in Mountain View, California. The preliminary rounds included a written exam on Sunday and ........ read more in
Google Student Blog: National Geographic World Championship comes to Google








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Easy Notecards – easily create your own flashcards.

Posted on 15:30 by Unknown
Easy Notecards is a great educational resource. It offers its visitors a wide range of flashcards. It allows them to create both text based and image based flashcards. This is indeed a great studying tool that “ uses interactive notecards to make it quick and easy to learn new material.”





What is so special about this service is that it lets you make  notecards for a specific book. You can then enter the chapters the notecards are for.
Easy Notecards provides a gallery of public collections of flashcards that you can browse through. I am sure that this tool will be your favorite guide for next year. Students will learn a lot from it and they will eventually like it.

Some features of Easy Notecards

Here is a list of the main features that Easy Notecards offer to its users:
  • It is free
  • It is simple to use
  • It requires a sign up
  • It allows you to create notecards for a specific book
  • It also lets you add images to your notecards
  • Notecards are printable
  • You can Test your knowledge by taking the multiple choice quiz that is available for every notecard set
  • You can create your list of favorites
  • You can interact with other via leaving comments one their public notecards

You can also check this list of the Best  Free Graphic Organizers.
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LookMobileOnNet – Access your Android contacts, calls and messages from anywhere

Posted on 12:12 by Unknown
LookMobileOnNet is a great mobile app. It allows its users to remotely access their Android phone information like calls , text messages, and contacts information. The biggest problems with mobile devices is when you forget them. We have grown to be addicted to them and our life depends a lot on the calls and contacts we make using them. But when you forget your phone at home and you go somewhere far then that is the real disaster. You will miss important calls or text messages and you would not be able to get your contacts information and that is exactly why LookMobileOnNet has been created.




How does LookMobileOnNet work ?


It is very simple.  Head over to LookMobileOnNet and install the Android application then connect your facebook account with it. Now whenever you want to access your Android information including calls, text messages and contacts you need to log in to LookMobileOnNet using your facebook account and you will  view all these info just like if you have your Android between your hands.



Some features of LookMobileOnNet

Here is a list of the main features that LookMobileOnNet
  • It is free

  • It has user friendly interface

  • It allows its users to access their Android phone information online

  • It lets you remotely access your phone’s call information, messages, and contact information.

  • It is compatible with  Android 2.2 and later.


If you want to check other Android apps that are just as important as LookMobileOnNet you can visit Free Android Apps.
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