One of my Favorite Extensions- Hover Free

Extension Name:  Hover Free

Extension Link:  https://goo.gl/pmVIdq
What is does:  auto magically enlargers images

Cost:  Free

Browser:  Chrome

This is one extension I couldn't live without.  Hover Free is an awesome extension that works in the background without any prompting.  Simply go about your normal searching, etc and when your cursor is over an image it auto magically enlarges the image for you to easily see.  Love, Love this extension! 

Another Great Scholarship Opportunity- 500 Word Essay- Must be 13

Website:  http://goo.gl/BDBs7M

Deadline:  March 16, 2016

Who:  7-12 Grade 

What:  Up to $2500 for Seniors

$500 for 13 and older

BONUS:  Teachers of Students who win receive $250 for classroom 

Great opportunity for a 500 word essay on reflections on themes, characters, and settings from Harper Lee's American Novel, To Kill a Mocking Bird and be able to make connections to their own experiences. Ready, set, GO- Due March 16, 2016!  Good Luck!

Due February 29, 2016 Buick Achiever Scholarship

Website: https://buickachievers.scholarshipamerica.org/

Awesome scholarship for seniors, current college students.  Possible up to $25000/year!  Wow- get going on this one.  It's real and worth a submission!.  There will be  50 recipients of the Buick Achievers National Scholarship.  Recipients will receive an award of up to $25,000 per year, available for four years, and one additional year for those entering a qualified five-year engineering program. The scholarships can be used toward the total cost of tuition, fees, books, supplies, required equipment, room and board and other allowable expenses.  Hurry up~The application must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 29, 2016.

Great site for Scholarship Information

Website: Student Scholarships.org

This is a great site for students searching for Scholarships for College.  After you read about the Scholarship of interest, a link at the bottom of the page provides a link to the actual Scholarship.  No gimmicks here- just real apps for scholarships.

Free Educational Games from a recognized company in language and reading development

Website: GameGOO  

Cost: FREE

Device: PC- Java Based

Rated:  PreK-4th

Stick with you Educational Games that help develop early reading skills.  This is a great resource for the wee ones just beginning in language and reading development.  The games are developed by Houghton Mifflin Company and associated with earobics (An award-winning software that provides individualized instruction in critical areas of reading).   I would download a shortcut to your desktop for easy access.

AirParrot2- Broadcast your devices to Apple TV and/or Chromecast

Website:  AirParrot2

Cost: $14.99 - Free 7 day trial

Broadcast your devices (laptop, tablet, desktop, etc) to Apple TV, Chromecast or share audio around the house to Air-Play-enabled speakers

Device: All

Rated:  Everyone

Personally, I think AirParrot is awesome!  It is an easy fix for the traveling presenter.  No more having to deal with hard-wiring into projectors.  Simply air-play your device screen to the Apple TV or Chromecast, easily type in the wireless code and you are off sharing your presentation.  The cast is very accurate with very little lag time. We have been overly impressed with this option.  Our school is using it to project chromebooks to apple tv for sharing.  I can also see uses as home to apple tv or chromecast to project on your TV. The possibilities are endless!

Prep information on the New SAT in the State of Michigan

UPDATED 9/25/2016  New PSAT Prep Tests released on KHAN

https://www.khanacademy.org/mission/sat/practice/mathWebsite:  Kahn Academy- SAT Prep

Cost: Free

Prep for the New SAT

Difficulty Level: All

Device: All

Rated:  Everyone

I am super impressed with the work the Kahn Academy has done on these videos. The videos are comprehensive and complete.  Kahn has created videos for each section of the test (reading, math, writing and essay).  They go through each question comprehensively and outline how the correct answer is reached.  I will be recommending this site to my high school principal and ask that teachers integrate these videos into their daily lessons!  I will also begin looking at these video with my own children.  Granted my children are only going into 6th grade, but I am already thinking about testing for them.  I will have 3 kids going through college at the same time therefore I need to start prepping them for doing well on these tests.  I will hope and pray for some scholarships!!