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They are offering -- free 24/7 access USERNAME: read (case sensitive) PASSWORD: read (case sensitive) https://www.facts4me.com/ ✅Resources for AP students including live reviews, live trivia, and study guides! https://app.fiveable.me/ ✅Educational brain breaks to help students review essential literacy and math skills, while getting in some exercise. Find over 900 videos to help your child keep learning at home and burn off some extra energy. Our site is best used for ages 4-8. https://fluencyandfitness.com/register/school-closures/ ✅Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. https://www.gonoodle.com/ ✅7,000 free videos in 13 subject areas https://hippocampus.org/ ✅Carmen Sandiego videos, stories, and lessons for all subject areas https://www.carmensandiego.com/resources/ ✅Math Videos with lessons, real life uses of math, famous actors https://www.hmhco.com/math-at-work ✅Entertaining & educational videos for all levels and subjects https://www.izzit.org/index.php ✅Online education program for toddler through high school... https://www.khanacademy.org/ ✅Free Printables for PreK-2nd Grade https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/…/Lite…/Price-Range/Free ✅Free printables library with activities for children 0-6 https://www.littlesparkcompany.com/printables-library ✅Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans https://littletwistersyoga.com/online-store/ ✅Magic Spell is a carefully crafted spelling adventure. https://brainbox.games/ ✅Resources for AP students https://marcolearning.com/ ✅Enter your math problem or search term, press the button, and they show you the step-by-step work and answer instantly. 2nd grade through college. https://www.mathcelebrity.com/online-math-tutor.php ✅Elem Math games, logic puzzles and educational resources https://www.mathplayground.com/ ✅Poetry and music https://www.thewell.world/mindful-mu…/mindful-poetry-moments ✅3D printing projects and Coding projects, involving math and other K-12 subjects https://www.instructables.com/…/EdgertonCent…/instructables/ ✅Introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators. https://www.musictheory.net/ ✅Scads of free resources, games, learning resources, and lesson plans for teaching personal finance https://www.ngpf.org/ ✅Improve your typing skills while competing in fast-paced races with up to 5 typers from around the world. https://www.nitrotype.com/ ✅Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, math, and science. https://www.nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipe-library ✅Online curriculum that builds better writers. https://www.noredink.com/ ✅80+ do at home science activities https://elementalscience.com/…/n…/80-free-science-activities ✅Daily lessons and educational activities that kids can do on their own https://www.superchargedschool.com/ ✅Adaptive curriculum in Math and ELA for Grades K-8 https://www.scootpad.com/ ✅Novel Effect makes storytime a little more fun for kids (and grown-ups too!) As you read out loud from print books (or ebooks!) music, sound effects, and character voices play at just the right moment, adjusting and responding to your voice. https://noveleffect.com/ ✅Quick & easy at home projects curated for kids 2 and up https://www.kiwico.com/kids-at-home ✅Teaches students how to write a paragraph through interactive online tutorial http://www.paragraphpunch.com/ ✅PreK-12 digital media service with more than 30,000 learning materials https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ ✅Curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. https://pebblego.com/free-pebblego-capstone-interactive-acc… ✅Science and math labs and simulations https://phet.colorado.edu/ ✅An online physics problem and video bank designed for conceptual, standard, honors or AP1 physics. https://www.positivephysics.org/home ✅Prodigies is a colorful music curriculum for kids 1-12 that will teach your kids how to play their first instrument, how to sing in tune & how to understand the language of music! 21 for free https://prodigiesmusic.com/ ✅Free videos from around the world from grade 3-12 https://www.projectexplorer.org/ ✅QuaverMusic is offering free access to general music activities to all impacted schools, including free student access at-home https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/ ✅For students to practice and master whatever they are learning. https://quizlet.com/ ✅ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students of all levels K-12. https://www.readworks.org/ ✅Critical Thinking resources for K-6 students https://marketplace.mythinkscape.com/store/redtkids ✅Music Based Spanish Learning https://rockalingua.com/ ✅Science simulations, scientist profiles, and other digital resources for middle school science and high school biology https://sepuplhs.org/ ✅The Shurley English program for grades K-8 provides a clear, logical, and concrete approach to language arts. https://www.shurley.com/ ✅Sight reading and sight singing practice exercises. https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/ ✅Music practice transformed https://www.smartmusic.com/ ✅Spellingcity is free right now with code VSCFree90 https://www.spellingcity.com/ ✅Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for Kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for Kids, Warm-Up for Kids, Cooldown for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, OR create your own custom kid workout. https://app.sworkit.com/collections/kids-workouts ✅A collection of hundreds of free K-12 STEM resources, from standalone models and simulations to short activities and week long sequences of curriculum materials. https://learn.concord.org/ ✅Course sets (Levels 1–5) that combine and thoroughly cover phonics, reading, writing, spelling, literature, grammar, punctuation, art, and geography—all in one easy-to-use, beautiful course. https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/ ✅At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play. https://www.theottoolbox.com/ ✅Science projects that can be completed with or without Internet access https://sciencespot.net/Pages/classhome.html ✅Keyboarding practice https://www.typingclub.com/ or https://www.typing.com/ ✅Next Generation Science video game focused on middle school where students directly engage in science phenomena as they solve problems. https://www.tytoonline.com/ ✅Short videos and readings that answer various burning questions for students. There are vocabulary challenges and comprehension questions. http://wonderopolis.org/ ✅Math practice https://xtramath.org/#/home/index ✅K-5 curriculum that builds deep understanding and a love of learning math for all students https://www.zearn.org/ ✅A quick start resource to help families pull together a plan for surviving the next 1-2 months at home with their kids, but it can also be a time of slowing down and enjoying kids as they learn. Preschool through 8th grade https://abetterwaytohomeschool.com/learning-at-home-everyth… ✅450 Ivy League courses that you can take https://www.freecodecamp.org/…/ivy-league-free-online-cou…/… ✅Spelling 1-4 grade https://www.spellingtraining.com/ ✅2,500+ online courses from top institutions https://www.edx.org/ ✅22 languages to learn https://www.memrise.com/ ✅Learn to code https://www.codecademy.com/ ✅Miscellaneous games for all subjects k-8 https://www.funbrain.com/ ✅Phonics and learning to read https://readingeggs.com/ ✅PreK - 5 games for all subjects https://www.turtlediary.com/ ✅Online digital coloring pages https://www.thecolor.com/ ✅Every course you could possibly want to homeschool preschool - 8 https://allinonehomeschool.com/ ✅Every course you could possibly want to homeschool for high school https://allinonehighschool.com/ ✅Phonics worksheets for kids https://www.funfonix.com/ ✅Free stories online ages 3-12 https://www.freechildrenstories.com/ ✅National Geographic Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. https://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html ✅Learn all about earthquakes https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/ ✅Learn all about the periodic table https://www.chemicool.com/ ✅Farmer's almanac for kids... Date, weather, moon phase, etc. https://www.almanac.com/kids ✅Guide to gardening for kids https://web.extension.illinois.edu/firstgarden/ ✅Website allows students to play basic games to reinforce math skills and compete against the computer or others https://www.mangahigh.com/en-us/ ✅Space science for kiddos https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html ✅Math Games, Logic Puzzles and Brain Builders https://www.mathplayground.com/ ✅Games, quizzes and fact sheets take kids on a journey through time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/ ✅NGAkids interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html ✅News and more for kids https://www.youngzine.org/ ✅Randomly generates 356,300,262,144 story starters https://thestorystarter.com/ ✅Immerse yourself in cryptography https://www.cryptoclub.org/ ✅Math games galore https://gridclub.com/ ✅Tons of science experiments that you can do at home https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/ ✅An interactive way to learn history https://www.mission-us.org/ ✅Just explore, have fun, and learn some science along the way. https://thehappyscientist.com/ ✅Interactive games based on the book series https://www.magictreehouse.com/ ✅Work on the 8 parts of speech https://www.grammaropolis.com/ ✅Learn all about cells https://www.cellsalive.com/ ✅All sorts of learning here if you dig in https://www.google.com/earth/ ✅Scratch draws students of all types into coding and lays a foundation for future learning. https://scratch.mit.edu/ ✅A wonderful, endlessly detailed way to get kids engaged in the world of art. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/ ✅Tests kids’ geography skills. 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Their resources include strategies for teaching social and emotional skills. https://www.overcomingobstacles.org/ ✅Coding for ages 4-10 https://www.kodable.com/ ✅No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen https://www.si.edu/kids ✅Cool Kid Facts gives your child access to educational videos, pictures, quizzes, downloadable worksheets, and infographics. 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Kids can send Dr. Universe any question they may have about history, geography, plants, animals, technology, engineering, math, culture, and more. https://askdruniverse.wsu.edu/ ✅Your child can play games, learn fun facts, and find out how to turn coin collecting into a hobby. https://www.usmint.gov/learn/kids ✅From rainbows to tornadoes and winter storms to tsunamis, meteorologist Crystal Wicker breaks down the fascinating world of weather. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ ✅Kids Think Design explores careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, book design, product design, film and theatre, architecture, animation, and environmental design. http://www.kidsthinkdesign.org/ ✅This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life. https://ocean.si.edu/ ✅Brainscape offers over a million flashcard decks for every subject, entrance exam, and certification imaginable. https://www.brainscape.com/ ✅The Theta Music Trainer offers a series of online courses and games for ear training and music theory. https://trainer.thetamusic.com/en ✅Banzai exposes students to real-world financial dilemmas to teach them the importance of smart money management. https://www.teachbanzai.com/ ✅Innerbody explores the 11 bodily systems in depth. 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By clicking on the button you can subscribe to the feed in a number of different ways. One method is to drag the URL of the RSS feed into your newsreader; another is to cut and paste the same URL into a new feed in your newsreader. Simple. So examples of RSS Readers can be either download Readers or use a Website that acts as a Reader. List of some downloadable NewsReader are: FeedDemon, QuiteRSS, RSSBandit, OmeaReader, and Awasu Examples of Website Readers: FeedReader, Feedly, The Old Reader, and InoReader. Loads others available why not check them out at Gizmos Best Free RSS Readers 0 CommentsFor consumer queries and complaints about your service provider contact Comreg.ie13/8/2019 0 Comments Compare Communications ServicesPlease select one or more services to compare and choose one of the two options below. 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Consumer QueriesPhone 018049668 [email protected]Business Consumer QueriesPhone 018049707 [email protected]Industry QueriesPhone 018049600 [email protected]Queries and ComplaintsIf you have a query or complaint about your service provider, please visit our queries and complaints section AddressCommission for Communications Regulation, One Dockland Central, 1 Guild St, North Dock, Dublin, D01 E4X0 0 CommentsWebsites to stream free movies6/5/2019 0 Comments Sony Crackle Sony Crackle has original content from Sony and programs and movies from other companies including classic TV shows and movies from the 80's and earlier 2000's. It is probably the most well known free streaming site and is available in the US and Australia. Tubi Tubi streams titles from studios like Paramount, Lionsgate, MGM, and Starz. You don't have to create an account to watch anything on the site, though if you do, you can pick up watching where you left off if you stop viewing. The A&E channel, Not on Netflix, and Highly Rated on Rotten Tomatoes are well worth a look. Pluto TV Pluto TV has a live TV section, and a well populated video on demand library that offers many popular movies. The trending section consists of short, dramatic, viral style videos covering various incidents. Pluto TV has been purchased by Viacom, and it is not clear what changes, if any, will occur after the sale. Vudu Vudu is more popularly known as Walmart's online video rental service, but they have a large array of movies and TV in several categories for free. All the listings are helpfully labeled as free with ads. The title descriptors are a great addition - cast, crew, length and closed captions are some of the listings. The Roku Channel Roku is usually viewed as a streaming device only, but you can watch it on the web too. The Roku Channel can only be viewed from a computer. There are movies, TV and a mix of content from other streaming networks. Choose a movie, log in or create an account, pick a movie, and hit Play. Xumo Xumo has a huge variety of popular content both live and on-demand channels including news networks, several popular channels, a selection of sports channels, and a plethora of shows to choose from. It tracks what you watch and offers recommendations based on your interests. Popcornflix Popcornflix has full-length movies, documentaries, foreign films, a unique original web series plus a section that showcases new film makers. No account is needed to watch anything on the site. Note: this site is flagged orange by WOT here on the site - checking it in several browsers with WOT brings up a neutral rating with some positive reviews. IMDb Freedive You've heard of IMDb (owned by Amazon), but did you know they have a free ad-supported streaming video channel? You can watch free via a laptop or personal computer and all Amazon Fire TV devices. Watch shows like Without A Trace, The Bachelor, Groundhog Day, and movies like Legends of the Fall, Les Misérables and Legally Blonde for free. Stremio Stremio is a content aggregator, streaming service, and torrent client all rolled into one. It keeps track of movies, series or videos you didn’t finish, lets you continue watching them and makes recommendations based on viewing habits. It is cross platform and has torrenting capabilities, with options for viewing in English, Portuguese and French. Downloads are available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. Classic Cinema Online Classic Cinema Online focuses on older, classic content. Choose from Serial, Silent Films, and Movie Billboard categories or scroll to find titles. There are classics like Casablanca, Curly Top, Pinoccio, Jane Eyre, and more. Big Five Glories Big Five Glories refers to major motion picture production companies during Hollywood’s Golden Age of the 1930's and 1940's; the “Big Five”: 20th Century Fox, RKO Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Watch productions from these studios and other companies or independent producers. Movies are all in the public domain. Retrovision Retrovision features older, public domain, free streaming films (much like Big Five Glories and Classic Cinema). There are classic videos like Bonanza, Flash Gordon, Dragnet, Godzilla and The House on Haunted Hill. Other interesting sites: Moving Image Archive (worldwide) The Internet Archive lets you download or listen to free movies, films, and videos. This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users and ranging from classic full-length films, daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download. Library of Congress National Screening Room (worldwide) The Library of Congress lets you stream hundreds of free films.The Library of Congress National Screening Room showcases the riches of the Library’s vast moving image collection, designed to make otherwise unavailable movies, both copyrighted and in the public domain, freely accessible to the viewers worldwide. These films reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times and may contain content offensive to users. The Library of Congress doesn't endorse the views expressed in these movies. NASA Live (and other space live streams) Keep up with everything that's going on at NASA. Shuttle launches, documentaries and the HD ISS (International Space Station) Views. You can watch NASA TV on other platforms: YouTube.com/NASA , Twitch.tv/NASA , Ustream.tv/NASAHDTV , Facebook.com/NASA . Here are some other space live streams you can watch: SpaceX: SpaceX.com , YouTube Blue Origin: YouTube Virgin Galactic: YouTube European Space Agency: Livestream.com , YouTube (h/t Lifewire ) The Kids Should See This The Kids Should See This is a collection of child-safe videos that people of all ages will enjoy. Science, Technology, Space, Animals, Nature, Food, DIY, Music, Art and Animation are the categories that "smart videos for curious minds of all ages" can enjoy. This is a site that almost anyone can find something to enjoy. There is so much interesting high quality content that is well sourced with great presentation, for example, Walt Disney animators showing how to draw Tigger and Winnie the Pooh. Some of it is for younger kids but much of it will appeal to all ages. Hoopla and Kanopy Hoopla and Kanopy let you stream movies via US state libraries. If your local library has either or both of these services, all you need is a library card. There are tons of content on both services, though Hoopla offers ebooks and music in addition to movies. 0 CommentsHow to stop using single use plastics4/7/2018 0 Comments Ok, i am on a mission to try and stop the use of single use plastics in my household. So far i have stopped buying washing stuff for clothes in capsules and plastic containers. I now buy washing power in a cardboard box, such as Bold, Persil or Surf. Of these i find the Bold the best for nice smelling, getting rid of stains and good value. A cardboard box with over 90 washes works out at about €16.99... good value. I also have my scoop measured for the minimum allowed as we use way too much washing power in our clothes.. I have also stopped using the so called bio bags for my compose bin in the house. I have a bigger compose bin up the yard that i empty my small house hold one into. I have often gotten some nice compose from it. But lately i have noticed that even though it says biodegradable on the bags i put into the mini compose bin i am finding bits of the bags in my compose. So i picked up a nice Addis mini compose bin with an inner liner that can be removed to take up to big compose and washed. It easily fits under the sink and its the business. See image on left. I picked it up in Aldi for about €6.99. Next i am going to reduce my cream hand washing soap. Pity we can't go to a retail store and fill our own glass bottles from a big glass gallon from the store. So I looked on line to see if i can purchase a bar of soap grater. As i can go through a single use 500 ml plastic squirt bottle within a week or two. I found the item in the photo below, this feature is a very cool retro-modern gadget called Soap Flakes, created by Swiss artist/designer/inventor Nathalie Stämpfli. See picture below...pretty cool huh? I do believe we have something like it on our trains toilets !! but the soap hidden of course. Now the problem is I can't find it to purchase!! honest to God....Unfortunately, it seems it was a prototype she launched which means it may or may have not been funded to production. Still, if more and more people request this item, it's possible it could find itself on shelves! There was also another hand held one she had designed, the picture is below: Also non available of course.... Now i don't know about you but that looks very like a cheese grater that i have seen selling on ebay!! humm.. See the image below which i found on ebay for €6... This is described as "Cheese Mill Grinder Grater Slicer Shredder Fine Coarse Hand Kitchen Tool +Blades". Looks pretty close to the soap grater to me!! It also come with different attachments, so there is sure to be one grater that will but suitable.....hopefully!. So looked for it a bit closer to home, but again no sign and the only one that showed up is from China. Now nothing wrong with ordering from China but it can take months to arrive!!! Anyway i have ordered one so I can let you know whats it like when i get it..... Meanwhile i still have loads of single use plastic bottles I much rather not use.. So once again while i am waiting for the turn up of the cheese grater...errr..soap grater. So then i made the discovery of : How to Turn Bar Soap into Liquid Soap. Hello hello, this looks interesting. Apparently all you need is 8 oz bar soap, some glycerin, and water – super easy! Here in Ireland we had the glycerin in the cooking area of the shops to stop icing sugar getting too hard. The author did say "The glycerin is mostly for moisturizing purposes and can be omitted if you want. I’ve made the soap without it and it was totally fine." So after reading the article I am going and try and melt up a batch and put them in to a container and then transfer it to my glass soap dispenser. In case the article did not open for you here are the list of "ingredients". 8 oz. bar of soap (could be 1, 2, or even 3 bars, depending on the kind) 2 T. glycerin 1 gallon (16 cups) water Large pot Container(s) to hold the soap What To Do: Put water in a large pot. Grate the soap bar(s) and add to the water. (If you don’t have a grater, just chunk it up very small) Add the glycerin. Heat the soap mixture on medium heat until all the soap is dissolved, about 15 minutes. (Longer if your soap is chunked, instead of grated) Once dissolved, take off the heat and let it rest for 12-24 hours. Beat with a hand mixer, adding more water to achieve desired consistency. (Mine was pretty runny as is, so I just skipped adding the water). This is also where you’d add any essential oils if you want. Once you’ve mixed it well, just pour it into your container(s) using a funnel. That’s it! I turned 2 bars of Dove soap (€2 in Deals) into 1 gallon of body wash/hand soap. I will give an account on how "that" worked out.. Please let me know how anyone else got on with their own home made cream soaps...And what you did to "improve" it... i still thing the "cheese/ soap grater" would be less time consuming but at least its another option of reducing my single use of plastic. 0 CommentsFri 23 Oct 201523/10/2015 0 Comments BookBub, a daily email that alerts readers to free and deeply discounted ebooks that are available for a limited time. 0 CommentsPinterest charts - literacy22/9/2015 0 Comments 0 CommentsFri 11 Sep 201511/9/2015 0 Comments
0 CommentsStay safe on the Internet10/9/2015 0 Comments Read these and you will be well prepared to protect your computer against hackers and cyber criminals. 1. What is two-step authentication? With databases being broken into and passwords stolen all the time, complex passwords are no longer a sufficient security measure. An additional defense is “two-step authentication”. This helps protect your account from unauthorized access if someone manages to steal your password. This article explains how it works. 2. Ad injection and you - how adware gets on your computer Microsoft discussion of how you get tricked into downloading adware or worse. 3. Different Kinds of Malware Explained Malware is a commonly used catch-all term for any type of harmful software but there are many different kinds. Viruses, worms, Trojan horses and a variety of other bad stuff are explained in this article. 4. Buffer Overflow Basics The most common type of security weakness is something called “buffer overflow”. A major portion of malware attacks target this weakness. This article explains what buffer overflows are and how malware uses them. 5. What is a DDoS attack? We constantly hear about some website being attacked and taken off the air by hackers using DDoS. If you ever wondered what a DDos attack involves, this article explains. 6. How to protect your Windows XP system after April 2014 There are still many users of Windows XP. What to do when Microsoft discontinues security updates? This article gives some answers. One excellent security measure to consider is also discussed in link 11 given below. 7. Free Network Sniffers, Analyzers and Stumblers A collection of free software for analyzing who’s doing what on your network. Programs for Windows, Mac, Linux, and even Android. And let’s not forget the formidable assembly of security information right here at Gizmo’s. Pay attention to what is said in the articles linked below and you will be well armed against attempts to invade your computer. Here are just a few from the outstanding selection of security articles that are available on our site. 8. How to Tell If A Website Is Dangerous These days you never know what might be on a website. This article gives clear and detailed explanations of how to check out a website. 9. How to Stay Safe While Online Step-by-step procedures for making your computer safe 10. What Else Have You Just Downloaded? It’s all too common these days – downloads are bundled with stuff you don’t want or try to install things you didn’t ask for. This article tells you what to watch out for. 11. An Introduction and a Quick Guide to Sandboxie Over the years, I have recommended Sandboxie to many people. A typical reaction is, “It sounds very interesting but it’s too complicated for me.” This article removes that excuse. With the clear explanations that are given there, almost anybody can set up the really powerful defense provided by Sandboxie. I especially recommend Sandboxie to those who wish to continue using Windows XP. 12. Safe Computing in Under an Hour A quick way to get your PC ready for the dangerous world out there. |
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