Tribute to Steve Jobs - The Man with the "Midas Touch"

I couldn't help writing this post as a tribute to an all time great CEO. No words can explain what he did to all us. He revolutionised the way people use technology. A creative genius that he was, he created magic twice in his life time - first when he founded Apple and second when he returned to Apple. A great visionary and innovator, he ruled the minds and hearts of digital generation - people who grew with technology in their hands. He, for sure, could be credited with bringing in "technotainment" and "edutainment" where the people realised what technology could do for them. Though he may have lost the battle to cancer but for all of us he remains a winner always....Hats off to the Genius !! May his soul rest in peace...Few links dedicated to him..Click on the text to view article

• Tribute to Steve Jobs on Twitter
• Time was running out for Steve Jobs
• Steve Jobs's 317 patents
• His Life and Work in Pictures

We will miss you Jobs !!

Free Educational Resource/ Website - 2

Sharing about few genersal educational websites that could be used to engage the children and utilised for project work as well. The sites are

1. NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/
2. National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
3. Discovery - http://www.discovery.com/
4. Brittanica - http://www.britannica.com/
5. BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/

Hope you enjoy the sites !!

Free Educational Resource/ Website-1

Starting with the series "Free Educational Resource/ Website" where I would be sharing about many free interesting, comprehensive and highly useful educational websites that would help and benefit educators and students.

First in the series is Learners TV, http://www.learnerstv.com/ - a wonderful site having a huge collection of videos, courses, presentations, notes and animations. You name it and you will find it on this website. The collection is regularly updated and well thought of. 

So, look no further and enjoy the collection on this site !! 

World Teachers' Day - 5 Oct

World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 - when it was created by UNESCO - celebrates teachers worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers.

The theme for this year is "Teachers for gender equality"

Wish all a very Happy Teachers' Day !!!

More info on the same is available on the following links

• http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/education-building-blocks/teacher-education/world-teachers-day/
• http://www.5oct.org/2011/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=300001&lang=en-GB

In India the Teachers' Day is celebrated on 5 Sept in memory of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. It is all about celebrating "being a teacher".

Free Plagiarism Tools

Here's a list of few useful Plagiarism tools that i discovered while preparing for a teacher's workshop on the same theme. The list contains tools that not only check for text-lifting but also duplication and blog post lifting. Hope readers find it useful.

1. http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/
2. http://plagiarisma.net/
3. http://www.copyscape.com/
4. http://www.articlechecker.com/
5. http://www.plagiarized.com/

Free Software for Students by Autodesk - 30 products for download

I am back after a hiatus !


Sharing about free softwares for students by Autodesk. The softwares could be downloaded at http://students.autodesk.com/?nd=download_center . There are about 30 softwares available for download from the site. Its out and out meant for students only and cannot be used for teaching. Read the instructions before starting to download/ use the software(s).

Indeed a wonderful range for students.