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Webzine 01
The Latest EduTech News plus: Windows Wait & Prof Mouse Toons ~ Your BU Work Station ~ Take Your Laptop With You ~ Computer Tip: One Step Deletion ~ Email Scams – Stop the Madness ~ Word Oddities ~ A Real-Life Jurassic Park ~ Things to Live By ~ Trivia Quiz ~ Vocal Puzzles ~ 3 hands Toon ~ Famous Last Quotes ~ Auto Acronyms ~ Skool Bus Toon ~ Puppy Help Toon ~ Teachers Mainely Happy With Tech ~ TRIVIA SECTION: Many "Did You Know" factoids ~ Quotations ~ Things you didn't know one-liners ~ Interesting Links
Webzine 02
The Latest EduTech News plus: PM Harper 9/11 Speech ~ Error Messages ~ RESEARCH ~ Future Archaeology Toon ~ Amazing Anagrams ~ Mouse & Webhits Toons ~ Canadian vs American ~ Gates Bash ~ Spelling Checker ~ MTV Prof ~ Computer Problems ~ Bad Computer Signs ~ TRIVIA SECTION: Gates vs GM Computer analogies ~ Coke Urban Legends ~ Math Through the Ages ~ Value of Time poem ~ How Old Is This Grandma?
Webzine 03
The Latest EduTech News plus: Solution to Canada's Military Budget Problems pic ~ Web Scams & Hoaxes ~ Letter from an '80s Child ~ Teaching Ain't Such a Bad Job pics ~ Great Thinkers of Our Time ~ Tribal Wisdom ~ E-Mail Hoax Alert ~ Environmental Hazards ~ George Carlin's Views On Aging ~ How To Stay Young ~ TRIVIA SECTION: 50 Trivia triplets for a multi-media e-mail assignment (Note: Score doesn't matter - the questions are "fun questions" -- only the proper e-mailing procedure counts)
Webzine 04
The Latest EduTech News ~ College Test Answers ~ Day Off Work Excuses ~ Job Interviews ~ 50 Fun Things for Professors To Do In Class ~ 21 Ways to Annoy People ~ Good Wives Guide (from the 50s/60s) ~ Worst Analogies Ever Written ~ TRIVIA SECTION: Fun links ~ 63 Things You Didn't Know ~ Bush Oil Note ~ WTC Urban Legend pic ~ Dilbertisms ~ Work vs Prison ~ Canada Job Layoffs ~ Computer Use poem ~ Two Cows through different eyes ~ One-Liners
Webzine 05
The Latest EduTech News ~ Canadian Pride - Achievements ~ Employee Performance Reports from the Royal Navy ~ Boss Asked for a Letter ~ Lessons from the Movies ~ Problems with the English ~ Tips on How To Get By In Life ~ Darwin Awards ~ Darwin Awards Wanna-Be's ~ TRIVIA SECTION: Mexi-Canadian Overpass ~ Living in the '00s ~ Bagpipe cart ~ Troublesome English ~ Gender
Zine 05 Supplement: 50 Great Canadian Inventions
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Webzine 06
The Latest EduTech News plus: Excuse Notes from Students ~ Missed Exam ~ Tech Support Problems ~ Amusing Quotes ~ Words Say It All ~ Final Exam Problems ~ Memorable Opening Lines ~ Actual Newspaper Headlines ~ Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road ~ BU Faculty of Education Prof in National Post front page story ~ Hu's On First ~ 11 Steps to Selp-Help Speaking Success ~ Links of Interest
Webzine 07
EduWeb News Clippings ~ World's Easiest Quiz ~ A Kid's View ~ A Century Ago ~ Job Application ~ Too Busy For A Friend ~ You know you are living in the 21st century when. . . ~ Funny Pics ~ Gulf Wars Episode II Poster ~ Comments from a 21st Century Teacher Applicant ~ Cartoons ~ World's Funniest Jokes
Webzine 08
The Latest EduTech News plus: What Does A Teacher Make? ~ 10 Worst Errors in Grammar ~ Lab 3 Secret Room Pic ~ How U.S. Government Works ~ Cartoons ~ Funny Pics ~ Telephone Solicitors and Junk Mail ~ Optical Illusions
Webzine 09
The Latest EduTech News plus: Famous Quotations 3 ~ Big Foot a Big Hoax ~ Math is the Key ~ IQ Test ~ Excerpts from employee performance evaluations ~ Funny Pics ~ Optical Illusions
Webzine 10
EduTech News: Blogging, Confusing Computer Terms, Computer Jargon, "No Such Thing" as Terrible Teens ~ History Lesson 1500 ~ Who said that History was boring? ~ How Do These People Survive? ~ SAT Tests ~ How Did We Survive? ~ Rain ~ Folksy Wisdom of Maya Angelou ~ Space Shuttle Columbia Tribute ~ Funny Pics ~ Letterman's Top Ten Lists for Teachers (10 Lists)
Webzine 11
EduTech News Items: Urban Legend ~ Macleans Photo Essays, Ranking Canadian Universities, Grads Rate Schools, Digital "Dark Age", Online Manuscripts in British Library, Olny srmat poelpe can, 101 Ways to Win Friends and Influence People on the Net ~ Radio Shack Q & A ~ Tao of Programming ~ The Day the Lilies Bloomed ~ Funny Pics ~ More Famous Quotations
Webzine 12
The Latest EduTech News plus: Social Networking ~Chicken Soup For School Issue: A Mother's Letter to a Son Starting Kindergarten, Late for School, Accused of Plagiarism -- My Highest Compliment, Ronny's Book, Shoes in the Shower, More Famous Quotations
Webzine 13
EduWeb News Items: Universities to Protect Subjects ~ Degree Grades Overhaul Proposed ~ China Tightens Control On The Internet ~ Intelligent Design vs. Science ~ Literary Greats "Key to English" ~ Shoppers Use Blogs for Bargains ~ Word Oddities Issue
Webzine 14
EduWeb News Items: Yahoo Backs Digital Library Plan ~ US school swaps books for bytes ~ Diary of a laptop school pupil ~ T support for your parents ~ '10th planet' has moon companion ~ The Bible, told in verse Sharkey's Card Trick and Dog Days Issue
Webzine 15
EduWeb News Items: Google, Sun challenge Microsoft's Office ~ An Interesting Library Project ~ WRITING AND WRITERS: PLAGIARISM: Catching Digital Cheaters MYSTERIES AND ILLUSIONS. . . and BANANAS Issue
Webzine 16
EduWeb News Items: Musicians Tell How To Beat the System ~ Where Might Google Go Next? ~ National Post Web Log Junkie ~ Listen to Merriam Webster's Dictionary ~ Potter sales surpass 300 million ~ MIT unveils wind-up $100 laptop TRIVIA: Chinese Good Luck Tantra Totem ~ Paul Harvey's Words of Wisdom for our Children ~ Why Women are Cranky ~ The Meaning of Being Poor ~ If I Knew poem ~ Garrison Keillor's Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra ~ Headline Slips of the Tongue ~ Nutrition and Health ~ Latin Names for Animals ~ Tip: Turn On Mouse Tails ~ Password Security
Webzine 17
EduWeb News Items: Take Your Laptop With You ~ Computer Tips ~ Body Factis ~ Web Growth, Pick of the Blogs, Podcasts, Fun Sites, Schools Open 364 Days, New Tech in Tokyo, Banned Books. TRIVIA: Chinese Symbols: Courage, Strength, Grace, Beauty, Happiness, Double Happiness ~ Paul Harvey: Dirt Roads Have Been Paved ~ Personality Test ~ Half a Glass of Milk ~ Bathe a Cat ~ Court Tidbits ~ Cell Phones Don't Kill, People Do ~ Fun News Headlines
Webzine 18
EduWeb News Items: New Video i-Pod ~ Beatles Icons of the Century ~ Gates Pushes Computer Careers TRIVIA: Span ~ An Elite Athlete ~ Most Important Part of the Body ~ Marquis of Queensberry Rules ~ All I Need To Know About Life I Learned From A Cow ~ Replacing Mouse Balls ~ How to Call the Police ~ World Health Organization Is on First ~ Things To Do In An Elevator ~ Monty Python Parrot Sketch ~ Right Foot Crazy ~ Quotations Pt. IV ~ How computers make our kids stupid ~ 101 Things to do the first day of classes ~ Gimme an "A" ~ Time Bank
Webzine 19
EduWeb News Items: Cut School Holidays for Economy ~ Video i-Pod Apple Boom ~ SPECIAL BU LABYRINTH OF PEACE ISSUE ~ Islam—Crescent and Star ~ Buddhism—Dharma Wheel ~ Sikhism—Khanda ~ Earth Religions—Three Goddess symbol ~ Judaism—Chai symbol within the Star of David ~ Native Religions—Sweet Grass in a Smudge Bowl ~ Hinduism—Aum ~ Baha’i—Nine Pointed Star ~ Christianity—Cross ~ Daoism—Tai symbol of Peace ~ Shultz ~ Quotations V
Webzine 20 Compendium: GIANT FIRST NATIONS ISSUES
Webzine 20 v.1: First Nations Issue I: Native American Words of Wisdom ~ Sitting Bull über alles ~ Westfall/ Castel Memoir 1:
Wild Food, Childcare, Canoes and Guns ~ Art Gallery ~ Westfall/Castel Memoir 2: Logs, Leather, Straw Mats and Duvets Missinippi Traditional Rules to Live By ~ Reference Links
Webzine 20 v.2: First Nations Issue II: Native American Words of Wisdom ~ David Westfall Photo ~ estfall/Castel Memoir 3: Muskrats, Cold Weather, Canoe Journeys and a Church Bell ~ Art Gallery ~ Robert Castel Photo ~ Westfall/Castel Memoir 5: The Mimikwisiwak and the Little People of Granville Lake and Burntwood Lake ~ Cartoon ~ Reference Links
Webzine 20 v.3: First Nations Issue III: Native American Words of Wisdom ~ Westfall/Castel Memoir 4: Hard Times and a Wihtiko ~ Art Gallery ~ Westfall/Castel Memoir 6 Living off the Land: Visions of the Future ~ Massacre by Bill Hillman ~ Links
Webzine 20 v.4: First Nations Issue IV: Words Of Inspiration ~ Art Gallery: Salon I ~ Westfall/Castel Memoir 7:My Grandmother’s Livelihood ~ Art Gallery: Salon II ~ Westfall/Castel Memoir 8: Little Spirit Island ~ Reference Links
Webzine 20 v.5: First Nations Issue V: Words of Wisdom ~ Memoir 9: Memories of My Childhood ~ Portrait Gallery ~ Photo Interpretation Ideas ~ Memoir 10: How the White Man Took Care of a Wihtiko ~ Memoir 11: The Old Man Who Killed Two Wihtikos
and The Flin Flon Wihtiko’s Footprints ~ Reference Links
Webzine 20 v.6: First Nations Issue VI: Native American Words of Wisdom ~ Medicine Circle ~ Art Gallery ~ Raymond Castel Pukatawagan Art ~ Woman Who Fell from the Sky ~ Reference Links
Webzine 20 v.7: First Nations Issue VII: Photo Archive I: Pukatawagan, The Early Years
Webzine 20 v.8: First Nations Issue VIII: Europeans
Webzine 20 v.9: First Nations Issue IX: Sherridon-Lynn Lake
Webzine 20 v.10: First Nations Issue X: Archival Newspaper Articles from the 1800s
Webzine 21: Latest EduTech News ~ TRIVIA: Things My Mother Taught Me ~ This is HORRIBLE ~ KIDS I ~ KIDS II: Things to Think About ~ Would Education Help? ~ Sesame Street Personality Test ~ The Importance of Punctuation ~ Scrabble ~ For Aging Music Lovers ~ History Test Answers ~ What's a Meta For?~ 21 Facts about the Internet you should know
Webzine 22: Latest EduTech News ~ TRIVIA: 15 Things You Should Have Learned By Now ~ Mothers Never Change ~ Makes You Feel Good ~ Bumper Sticker Philosophy ~ BBC Poll for England's Top 100 Favourite Books ~ Brandon Archive Photos ~ Stars Without Makeup ~ Real Names of Celebrities
Webzine 23: Latest EduTech News plus SPECIAL ALL-SPAM ISSUE: Poem: Spam Am I ~ Experts target junk e-mail ~ Where spam comes from ~ Mid-week suffers spam overload ~ Junk e-mail 'stresses workers' ~ Children upset by spam e-mail ~ Links
Webzine 24: Latest EduTech News: Cost of Canadian Universities ~ TRIVIA: Top Ten English Errors ~ Are You Drinking Enough Water ~ How to Give a Pill to a Cat ~ Funny Classifieds ~ Treat Your Spouse With Consideration ~ How to Sing the Blues ~ Earth Views From Space ~ Links
Webzine 25: Latest EduTech News: Coolest Blogs ~ Blogs get business savy ~ TRIVIA: Hillman's Brandon Colour Photo Archive: Keystone Masons Penny ~ Centennial Tray ~ Across the Assiniboine ~ Experimental Farm ~ Rail Yards ~ Brandon College at Lorne ~ Rosser Ave. ~ '20s Rosser Ave. ~ '30s General Hospital ~ Provincial Asylum ~ Prince Edward Hotel ~ City Hall ~ Lorne Avenue ~ CPR Station ~ Methodist Church 1906 ~ Methodist Church later ~ Assiniboine Bridge ~ YMCA & Churches ~ Lake Clement ~ Fair Midway 1920: Main Archive
Webzine 26: Latest EduTech News ~ TRIVIA: Su Doku ~ How To Survive A Heart Attack ~ We were the lucky ones ~ Roger Ebert's List of Almost 100 Great Movies ~ Good Ways to Avoid Getting a Traffic Ticket ~ New Words ~ A Parable of Political Correctness ~ How To Get Rid Of Telemarketers ~ Video games 'good for you' ~ Tips For A Great Job Interview
Webzine 27: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: Fast Internet ~ Things To Try At Wal-Mart When You Are Bored! ~ How To Stay Young ~ Martha Stewart Tips for Rednecks ~ Will Rogers Wisdom ~ 15 Pieces of Advice ~ Top 100 US Screen Romances ~ The Top 100 Heroes & Villains ~ Comedy's Top 100 Films
Webzine 28: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: New Words For 21st Century ~ Towards an internet in space ~ VirusWarning ~ Heaven and Hell ~ Tandem Writing ~ 17 Ways to Get a Pre-Teen to Read ~ Fun Sites ~ Fun Pics
Webzine 29: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: E-mail shrinks the world ~ Funniest T-Shirts of the Year: Pt. I ~ Learn a new word each day ~ Elvis producer Phillips dies ~ Sun label founder Phillips dies at 80 ~ Trivia: Five Items ~ Looking Back At 8th Grade: 1895 ~ For a more balanced perspective on 1895 Education ~ 100 All-Time Movie Top Movies
Webzine 30: Special Weblog Issue: Blogs in the News
Webzine 31: Latest EduTech News ~ E-mail Your Prof: TRIVIA: Fun Sites ~ Why Computers Sometimes Crash! by Dr. Seuss ~ Noah's Ark ~ How Specifications Live Forever ~ The Age Test ~ How Is Your Aging Intelligence ~ Southern Born & Bred ~ Great taglines... ~ Subject: 1923 History Lesson ~ Idiots In Service ~ Word For The Day ~ As Smart As You Are . . . ~ Forbes List of Top-Ranking Dead Celebrities ~ Butter vs. Margarine: One Side of the Story ~ New Exercise for Office Personnel ~ Truck Art
Webzine 32: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: A Very Short Essay on Doubt ~ The Cab Ride ~ What Is A Grandmother? ~ Year of 1903 ~ Zero Gravity ~ Who's On First For The 21st Century ~ Words of the Young and Wise ~ Children's Logic ~ Chicken Soup for the Beer Drinker ~ Hollywood: The Real Heroes ~ Emergency Friend System ~ Cost of Kids ~ Thought for the Day ~ Asia Wish Book
Webzine 33: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: Don't Throw Away That Old PC I ~ Does PowerPoint make us stupid? ~ If Poe Had Written Dick and Jane ~ What to do. . . ~ The Top 9 E-mail Hoaxes ~ What You Didn't See in the Movies ~ 10 Rules for Good Housekeeping ~ Ain't It The Truth ~ Why did the chicken cross the road? ~ Best Things To Say -- If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk ~ A Week At The Gym ~ Daffynitions ~ What I've Learned ~ We Must Pull Out! ~ Didja Know. . . About Pickles. . .? ~ Backyard Miniature Golf ~ Don't Throw Away That Old PC II
Webzine 34: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: For All You Lexophiles - Lovers of Words ~ Puns ~ Images of Canada ~ Incredible Things Happen in America ~ Top 10 Questions Asked by Saddam Hussein When He Was Captured ~ Quotes on Politics Collected by an American Friend ~ Star Trek Christmas Carols ~ Word Scrabble
Webzine 35: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: Entertaining Slide Shows ~ Doggie Commandments ~ Web's inventor gets a knighthood ~ Seen on T-Shirts ~ Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart ~ New study shatters Internet 'geek' image ~ Humour from the Other Side ~ Weird Al Yankovic's palindrome song "BOB" ~ Sing Along Pun ~ Zen and the Wisdom of Life ~ Tax Poem ~ Tax Exempt ~ Author Unknown ~ Darwin Awards ~ Top Rock Riff poll
Webzine 36: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: Letterman Top 10 Lists for Teachers ~ New test would measure students' Web wisdom ~ AFI List of Top 100 Quotes From U.S. Films ~ Funny Pics: New Computer Upgrades ~ An Old Farmer's Advice ~ New Resume ~ The Evolution of Teaching Math in America ~ If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like . . . ~ 10 Habits of Decidedly Defective People ~ Food & Beverage Jokes ~ 25 Signs You Have Grown Up ~ Old Geezers ~ The Wisdom of Will Rogers
Webzine 37: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: All Computer Issue (Spoofs): Fun Sites ~ Scare People in the Computer Lab ~ Technologically Challenged ~ Computer Problem Report Form ~ How To Be Annoying In Newsgroups ~ Internetaholics Anonymous ~
How To Build A Web Page In 25 Steps ~ Quotes for the Day
Webzine 38: Latest EduTech News: TRIVIA: All Computer Issue (Spoofs): Diagram: Understanding Computer Technology ~ You know it's time to reassess your relationship with your computer when... ~ Top 10 reasons computers must be male ~ Top 10 reasons computers must be female ~ Top 10 ways the internet could get worse ~ PC message glossary ~ Cleaning the Internet ~ Signs Your Co-Worker is a Computer Hacker ~ Spam I Am ~ The Online Addiction Poem ~ You've Got The Wrong ISP When... ~ Error Messages For Windows 2006 ~ Netscape Song ~ The Lonely Husband ~ Housecleaning Tips For Internet Junkies ~ Things You Don't Want To Hear From Tech Support ~ Form Letter For Flames ~ Computer Terms ~ Computer Resolutions You Won't Keep This Year ~ Computer Proverbs ~ You Might Be A Computer Geek If...
TO BE CONTINUED . . .
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