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#1. March 19, 2008
Dear Barbara,
Anyone notice that this is the first issue that is back on its usual Wednesday publication schedule since Doug had surgery? Yup, that means that he's up and feeling better.. and he thanks
everyone for their well wishes.
I am still getting questions about the Google Surfnetkids Subscribed Links program. Have you signed up yet? It's completely free and designed to make your Google searches more
effective. You can sign up here: http://www.surfnetkids.com/subscribedlinks.htm
April foolery will soon be upon us. To celebrate, this week's picks include family-friendly prank ideas, along with an historical look at famous hoaxes of yesteryear.
About.com: Top 7 Google April Fool's Day Jokes and Pranks http://google.about.com/od/experimentalgoogletools/tp/aprilfools.htm/
"Google loves a good April Fool's Day joke. Sometimes the joke is even that it isn't a joke. Take a tour of some of Google's best April Fool's Day jokes." Proving that they're not just smart, but funny too, folks at the GooglePlex churn out good pranks year after year. My favorite was last year's Gmail Paper Project. "You click. We Stack. You get."
FamilyFun: April Fools Day Pranks http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/minisite/april-fools-pranks-main-ms/
FamilyFun's April Fools' mini-site is a fun collection of silly food (meatloaf cupcakes topped with pastel-colored mashed potatoes) and pranks. The pranks all fall into the "friendly fun" category, with none of them overly outlandish. While you are clicking, be sure to visit Printable Pranks (such as a Fake Chore Chart for parents to print for kids, and a Fake Tax Letter for kids to print for parents) and How-To Videos for recipe demonstrations.
Infoplease: The Hoax Files http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hoax1.html
Infoplease tells fascinating true tales about dozens of famous hoaxes from sports, science, art, and yup, even the Internet. Peruse the articles, then test your Hoax IQ with their ten-question Famous Hoaxes Quiz. "In an 1878 April Fool's Day hoax, the New York Graphic newspaper claimed that Thomas Edison had invented a machine that could do what?"
"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." ~~ Sir Francis Bacon (22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626) English philosopher and statesman.
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Online games turn ordinary school assignments into interactive fun.
Show your kids how to author word searches, jigsaws and
crossword puzzles. http://www.how2add.com
Dear Barbara,
