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#1. Febraury 10, 2010
Dear Reader,
Yesterday Google announced Google Buzz, a service that integrates social networking into Gmail and the rest of the Google’s products. To check it out for yourself, login into your Gmail Account and look for Buzz in the left-hand column. Or for more info, head on over to http://buzz.google.com.
Although I haven’t done but a cursory look at Buzz, my gut tells me this is important. Let’s explore this new platform together!
You can follow me at my Google profile page: http://www.google.com/profiles/bfeldman
What do you think of Google Buzz? Join in the conversation by following me on Google Buzz, or by posting your comments on my blog.
See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
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#3. Charles Dickens
by Barbara J. Feldman
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Charles Dickens Printable (** for premium members only)
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English novelist Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 – 1870) not only achieved fame in his lifetime, but continues to be popular to this day. He is known for his iconic characters, such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and for his portrayal of Victorian London, as if the city was another character in his stories.
BBC: Charles Dickens Animation
Yup, you read that correctly. BBC presents a delightful animated introduction to Charles Dickens’ life. In addition to the video, there is a multimedia version, called Scene Selector, an annotated slide show with hotspots for the discovery of additional material about Dickens life and work. For more Dickens fun, follow the Play the Game link to Survive Dickens’ London. “Dodge through Victorian London, avoiding the gangs and villains and trials and tribulations of Dickensian London in order to seek out Charles Dickens in his chalet hideaway in Rochester.”
David Perdue’s Charles Dickens Page
David Perdue’s fan page is dedicated to enhancing “the reader’s experience, providing background on Dickens, his work, and the times in which he lived.” And, he’s successful on all counts! Visit for Dickens Fast Facts, summaries of each of his novels, a cross-linked list of 400 Dickens characters, a look at Dickens’ London, a timeline, and a glossary that defines terms from Victorian English that you probably don’t not know. “Blacking — shoe or boot polish. As a child Dickens was employed at Warren’s Blacking factory.”
Victorian Web: Charles Dickens
The Victorian Web is a compilation of literature resources from Brown University. The Dickens section contains several hyperlinked biographies as well as critical reviews of biographies written in both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The links allow you to dive deeper into the material, to learn, for example, about the role that child labor played in the Industrial Revolution. Literature students will appreciate the sections on themes, genre, characterization, imagery, and the political and social history of Dickens’ times.
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#5. Surfing the Calendar
Charles Dickens’ Birthday
Feb 7, 1812
IBM Computer Beats Kasparov at Chess
Feb 10, 1996
Thomas Edison’s Birthday
Feb 11, 1847
National Inventors Day
Feb 11, 2010
Abe Lincoln’s Birthday
Feb 12, 1809
Ferris Wheel Day (George Ferris’ Birthday)
Feb 14, 1859
Anniversary of ENIAC
Feb 14, 1946
Valentine’s Day Poems
Feb 14, 2010
Valentine’s Day Crafts
Feb 14, 2010
Valentine’s Day Jigsaw Puzzle
Feb 14, 2010
Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages
Feb 14, 2010
Race Relations Day
Feb 14, 2010
Chinese Year of the Tiger
Feb 14, 2010
#6. Quote of the Week
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~~ Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 9 June 1870) English novelist of the Victorian era. Click here for more Charles Dickens quotes.
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