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Relive Sesame Street’s 50 Best Moments
If you’re a sucker for nostalgia like me, you’ll probably enjoy viewing these again yourself. Just try not to cry when you watch “Mr. Hooper Isn’t Coming Back.”

Five Tools to Liven Up Art Class
You want me to draw a picture for you? Well, I’ve got the programs to do it. Who doesn’t want more self-expression? Who has longed for something more interesting than MS Paint? Here, dear readers, are alternatives!

Say it Right the First Time with Pronounce Firefox Extension
With this extension, just highlight the word that’s giving your kids trouble, right click and choose “Pronounce” from the menu. Firefox will then speak the word out loud with correct English pronunciation.

How to Easily Create a Claymation Movie Class Project
Thanks to the low cost and high availability of digital technology, you can create your own claymation movie with only a computer, digital camera, tripod, and clay.

Keep Students in the Loop on their Grades with GradeMate
GradeMate’s features include managing your classes and setting up reminders, but the most useful by far is keeping track of student grades. That revelation shouldn’t make your mind explode - the site is called GradeMate, after all. You can add multiple assignments, exams, and projects, then set weight amounts and enter scores.

Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Briny Deep? Monsters of the Deep Sea
True to the site’s name, Monsters of the Deep Sea is swimming with ocean life that looks like it belongs on the Saturday night creature feature.

Cook up Plastic out of Milk in Your Very Own Kitchen
Okay, have you ever wanted to make something out of plastic, but didn’t know how? Instructables has a nifty video for making plastic with milk and vinegar.

Sandra Day O’Connor Presents Our Courts
Former US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor wants to do for civics what John Madden did for video game football. That’s why she’s speaking on behalf of Our Courts, an still-in-development video game that will let students learn about government by tackling true-to-life legal issues online.

PWN Your Social Network with GoCrossCampus
Like Risk, the goal in GCC is to recruit and position your armies to take over your opponents’ territory. Unlike Risk, the territory consists of college campuses, or U.S. cities and states, and your armies consist of you and your friends.