Thursday, November 09, 2006

New Links on our web for the week of November 9, 2006 Arts and Humanities Kristallnacht: The November 1938 Pogroms "On November 9, 1938, the Nazis unleashed a wave of pogroms against Germany's Jews. In the space of a few hours, thousands of synagogues and Jewish businesses and homes were damaged or destroyed. This event came to be called Kristallnacht ('Night of Broken Glass') for the shattered store windowpanes." This site features an exhibition with a historical overview and details about what was destroyed. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum." (LII) Colleges and Careers Paying for College in Michigan The MI Dept. of Treasury has published a new resource for students, parents and educators that offers Michigan-specific financial aid info you won't find in the FAFSA-related publications. Computers and Internet Zamzar free file conversion. It can convert between five image formats, 14 document formats, 11 audio formats, and nine video formats, and unlike Media-Convert you can convert many files at once, up to 100MB. (DS) Doodle Doodle helps scheduling meetings – it's simple, quick, and free. (DS) Holidays The History of Veteran's Day "A timeline about the history of Veteran's Day. Topics include the first Armistice Day in 1919 (which followed the "implementation of an armistice ... between the Allies and Germany at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November, 1918)," the changing of the name of the holiday to Veteran's Day in 1954, and how this holiday was designated by the federal government as the first Monday in October from 1971-1977. From the U.S. Army." (LII) Reference Desk Lyric Wiki searchable by artist, album, and song. Lyrics Playground songs from around the world. (LIB) Teacher Resources Online Journal of School Mathematics "high-quality, peer-reviewed articles on teaching mathematical concepts and principles to a wide range of students and their varying skill levels" (SR) 10:10:30 AM

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