It’s hard to believe YouTube is only five years old. How ever did we procrastinate without videos of babies break-dancing and chumps wiping out on treadmills? Then again, it’s also remarkable that the video-sharing site has lasted this long: five minutes is a more typical Internet life span. But YouTube — the world’s third most… [Continue Reading]
2010 Winter Olympic Quiz
February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
http://www.vancouver2010.com
How many sporting events are in the 2010 Winter Olympic?
2010 Winter Olympic Game is being held where? (City, Province, Country)
When will the Olympic Cauldron going to be lit?
What is the 1st Olympic sporting event that will takes place in the 2010 Winter Olympic?
What is the last Olympic sporting event that will takes place in the… [Continue Reading]
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
November 30, 2009 By 79 Comments
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure, and released by Band Aid on 29 November 1984.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_They_Know_It’s_Christmas%3F
Famine in Ethiopia (1984-1985)
Close to 8 million people became famine victims during the… [Continue Reading]
Web Quest – Ancient Egypt
November 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Mr. Germinara / Social Studies
November 4th, 2009
Directions: Use the following website ( www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html ) to answer the questions about ancient Egypt. This site is similar to the one we used for ancient Mesopotamia, but if you have any questions please ask. Any text in BLUE or underlined are the vocabulary words and can be click… [Continue Reading]
