As you might know, Mr. Pregon spends a LOT of time
WEB RESOURCES
TurnItIn.com (plagiarism check)
Google Guide (better searches)
Pixlr (like photoshop, but online)
Is there an awesome site that you would recommend to other people? Send me an Email so I can put it on my list!
surfing the Internet. There are always new sites and stories you never would have heard on traditional news media. Just like anything else, the web can be good or bad depending how you use it.Often times these links can take you to sites which might not conform to our Code of Conduct, use good judgement and common sense in what you are reading while online at school!
Below are some of the most recent things Pregon has bookmarked on his personal Diigo. Most things are school/educational/class related... some are just interesting or fun. If you find something you like, share it! Of course, some material might not suit everyone's taste, feel free to ignore content that you don't like.
You can see all my bookmarks at the link below:
Links Specifically Related to a Lesson
XYY Chromosomes Aggression debate
Dropping Out of Electoral College -- In These Times
Mind Hacks: Would you vaccinate your child against cocaine?
Why Iowa? And what's a caucus, anyway? - Los Angeles Times
Giving birth the latest job outsourced to India
Rape, Porn and Criminality: Political Truth on Trial
Party Tricks- Twenty dollar bills and campaign finance reform.
Michael Welner - Depravity Scale
TED 2008: How Good People Turn Evil, From Stanford to Abu Ghraib
A first: 1 in 100 Americans jailed - Crime & courts- msnbc.com
ABCNEWS.com: U.S. Prison Population Hits All-Time High: 2.3 Million Incarcerated