Classic…

A while ago my flatmate thought it would be funny to name our wireless connection ‘Amanda Is Hot’.

All fun and games really…

Tonight it became even funnier when I discovered one of our neighbours have renamed their wireless connection - check out the bottom wireless connection name:

Classic!

Tree People

Tree People is run by Genesis Energy - clever thinking on their behalf. But it is a site that is easy to use, navigate, fun and lends a hand to the environment.

Basically it is a site where you choose a native NZ tree. You then pledge to do something for the environment like unplugging your mobile charger, setting the printer to print on both sides of the paper, switching off lights in empty rooms and so on. As you complete a pledge or meet new friends your tree grows higher. As it grows higher you can start giving native animals and insects to your friends. There are also several kokako (a native NZ bird) that fly around each week - if one lands in your tree you win a prize for the week.

This was passed on to me by the students in my class as our focus this term is on making a difference to our environment. Its been interesting watching them talk about and share this site with their friends and classmates - many were excited to head home and sign up.

Wordle Wordle & More Wordle

Lots of people in the blogosphere are playing around with Wordle at the moment. I thought that looks fun but have not gone to play around on the site until tonight. I can see how it is a site that could be highly addictive!

There are a lot of options to change fonts, colours and orientation of words. This could be a great way for visual spellers to practice their words. I’ve created these wordles using a link to my del.icio.us account and the tags I have for my marked sites. You can create your wordle using any piece of text or any words. So go along, have a go and share your wordle with the world!