Quizlet - great for studying

Today, I've discovered a highly efficient website, Quizlet, which allows you to create your own flashcards and study them or play other flashcards created by users in order to prepare for tests or quizzes.

I'm giving this site 5 stars and it deserves to be linked at my sidebar. It's also very easy to use.

There are lots of ways to study and help you to memorize things at Quizlet.

I think that teachers and students will really benefit from this site. The good thing is that you could join a group (such as your classmates) and study or edit your flashcards.

Did you know that Quizlet was created by a high-school student? read the Quizlet story

 
Andrew Sutherland, creator of Quizlet

I'd say that Quizlet is superb for studying vocabulary, definitions for any subject and facts of points. I've already created an account and made flashcards for the new words I've discovered and for my Geography test.

Please share Quizlet with your friends.

http://quizlet.com/

Bookreporter.com - a site for booklovers

image via bbc.co.uk

I'd like to share a site called BookReporter.com with those who love to read or those who are interested in books.

It's a simple book site with reviews, author information, interviews, recommendations, content for book clubs and more...

On BookReporter.com, you'll find thousands of book reviews of mostly modern books books of different genres. It's a community for bookworms to delve into the world of reading and discuss books.

The only thing that I find impractical about the website is that if you want to search for anything, you'll need to open a whole new page; you cannot find a search bar on top of every page.

Other than that, I highly recommend readers to open this site. I'd give BookReporter a rating of 4/5.

Visit bookreporter.com

Stardoll is fun

Whenever I’m bored, I visit Stardoll and dress up my favorite celebrities including Hilary Duff, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Hudson and others.

 
credit: http://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/nws/software/stardoll/stardoll1.jpg

Stardoll is a site where you can dress famous celebs, actors and actress, singers, and other well-known people. It’s a very easy-to play-flash game, and the clothes you can dress each celebrity with are those which they’ve worn in real-life.

But Stardoll is much more than just dressing people. After becoming a member, you could become a ‘superstar’ after paying some money to get exclusive advantages and dolls to dress. Although you could also buy stuff and do numerous things, I still stay on the shallow end and just have fun dressing dolls!

Visit stardoll.com

Be part of an online drama at To be Continued

BBC Switch is hosting a very interesting site where those over 16 and under 24 can direct, write, and act their own film as part of a drama called To Be Continued. There are certain outlines and characters of the drama that you can learn more about by visiting the site.

Those who want to be part of this would write their script and edit it at the Studio, which is on the site, and share the film with the community.

According to the site, the people behind To Be Continued will decide when to release each act.

Remember that you have to be the age stated to join To Be Continued. After becoming a member, gather your crew and start working on Act one.

You could do all this at the site, http://www.bbc.co.uk/tbc/

This activity looks fun and will engage people in creativity.

If you're younger than 17, you shouldn't be a member, but you could still create your own drama series and post it on YouTube.

visit to be continued

visit the BBC Switch YouTube channel

Ebooks and e-newspapers

I have no choice but to read ebooks because in Sudan there is no access to the latest books and Amazon service is not available here. Thankfully, most ebook websites allow even those living in Sudan to create accounts and purchase ebooks.

Since I don't have a laptop, I have to read my ebooks on a desktop computer, which is very uncomfortable.  A disadvantage of ebooks is that you cannot print them out because they are protected.

I wish I had a kindle.

Some months ago, I made an account on ebooks.com. I downloaded The Film Club, The Shack, and Atonement. Something very strange happened when I downloaded The Shack. I received the wrong cover! The picture looked scanned and it said "So you don't want to go to church".

In my opinion, diesel-ebooks, another place to purchase ebooks, is much better than ebooks.com. It definitely has newer ebooks and a wider collection that ebooks.com.

Two excellent programs to read ebooks on your computer or laprop are Microsoft Reader and Adobe Digital Editions. Both of them are free and they're clear and easy to use.

The iRex Digital Reader 1000, is the same as the Kindle except that you read newspapers instead of ebooks on it. Read more

read this also, about e-newspapers in general: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/technology/08ink.html?scp=1&sq=e%20newspapers&st=cse

Free magazines online at Mygazines.com

Mygazines.com is a mag-sharing site where users can scan and upload full magazines or articles online, where they are converted digitally so that they are easy to read.  Users can share and rate magazines and articles, post comments, create custom magazines, and save their favorite magazines after making a free account.

There are thousands of magazines of all types: Books, sports, kids and teens, fashion, etc...

Mygazines.com has a system that allows you to zoom in while reading magazines, flip through pages easily, and search for articles inside a magazine.

Although some people say that this site is illegal and are trying to shut it down, I think it's ok to read some magazines online in a place like Sudan, where there are no English magazines at all (except Newsweek) that teens are interested in.

visit mygazines.com

read New magazine-sharing site escapes copyright laws abroad

 

Google chrome not available in your country? Download this zip file (link)

 

Google Chrome, the new Google browser has been released on the 2nd of September, but it is only available in "100 countries", and Sudan doesn't seem to be one of them.
I think Google Chrome is available in only a limited number of countries because it is still in BETA stage.

But if you want to download it as a zip file (no matter which country you're living in), click this link to download it as a zip file from Rapidshare.

I've already downloaded it and it's working perfectly

Download Google Chrome (zip file)

P.S. If the download link is blocked by the National Telecommunication blabla, visit 8day.info, and paste this url (http://rs531.rapidshare.com/files/142129854/chrome_installer.exe)  on the bar which you will find in the site:
 

update: you could also download Google Chrome from FileHippo (click here)

Four BBC sites for young people

Here are 4 BBC sites I've discovered that you may like:

1. Blast

   

   Blast is a BBC site for young people interested in art and design, dance, film, music, writing, games or fashion.

   Each category has a sub-site where you can discuss topics related to your interests, read about events, see submissions by other young people and submit your own, get advice from experts, download tools and lots more.

   It's a great place to explore and be inspired by other young people.

2. Bloom
   
   Bloom, an interactive flash site, shows you how to "make smarter decisions about the things you can do to become more climate-friendly" by helping you find suitable actions depending on your lifestyle that make a difference in the environment.
   Each time you make an action, click on its seed and it'll bloom into a flower. The more environment-friendly actions you make, the more flowers will bloom in your garden. It's a great way to track your progress.
   Also, read facts, opinions and debates to see how much of a difference you're really making.
   learn more
   
3. GCSE Bitesize
   
   If you're preparing for the IGCSE exam, then this is a highly recommended site for you. It has summaries and useful skills on all of the subjects of the exam including Spanish, physical education and ICT. Download free audio related to your subject and play games. It's easy to become a member and discuss subjects and experiences with other people. 
   
4. Slink
   
   Slink is an online magazine for young teen girls where you'll find advice on everyday life, information, entertainment, health, games, fashion and beauty tips, and lots of other stuff.
   It's a fun and informative site to check out.

Free papers at printablepaper.net

Have you ever needed graph paper for school or music paper?

If so, then you'll love printablepaper.net, where you can download hundreds of detailed types of paper such as lined paper, dot paper, score sheets, hexagon graph paper and much more.

It is very simple to download papers: just click on the type of paper you want and it will be downloaded as a PDF document. Print the paper then use it!

Visit printablepaper.net

          
free music paper, lined paper grids etc...

5 new websites + what's coming up

I've discovered 5 cool websites (including bogs) you might be interested in checking out:

1. Disney updates: free song downloads, downloads of Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, The JB Living the Dream, The Cheetah girls, HSM 3, Camp Rock, and lots of other episode downloads and pictures
   
   
2. Episode Disney: new song downloads, Wizards of Waverly Place episode downloads, and other Disney downloads and stuff
   
   
3. Connect with your teens through pop culture and technology: this is not a new site but it's updated regularly.  Here you'll find some updates about stuff teens are interested in: new movies, books, music, tech, news and also The Jonas Brothers
   
   
4. Teen Reads: a website for young adults and teens who love to read: authors, interviews, recommendations, starting your own book club, and what's new in books and movies
   
   
5. Adobe e-book mall: a page with links of e-book and e-magazine websites

Right now I'm reading the e-book The Film Club and I'm really enjoying it. A review will be coming soon.

Have fun! and for more links see my link list

Free fonts at Typenow.net

I've discovered a great site called typenow.net.

It has free downloadable trademark fonts of well-known movies, t.v. shows, companies, bands and others...

see the list of fonts

samples of some fonts:

Cnn Font

The Simpsons

Friends

Alias Font

Shrek Font

How to download and install the fonts