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1. Michelangelos David  News!
Michelangelos David
The stature and prominence, the importance and influence of Michelangelo's David statue may surprise you! The David statue tells a story, yes, and that story is here.  But the statue has his OWN story to tell, one that not many people know. Here is David's story, both in history and all the way t...
Arts & Design - Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:21:29
2. Harry Potter Fan Art
Harry Potter Fan Art
Here are some samples and links to some of the best Harry Potter Fan-Art. This sketch of a young Harry Potter, based on Daniel Radcliffe, was made by Lisa.  Scroll down to see more of Lisa's work as well as other artists. Please let me know, in the comments section, what else you would like to se...
Arts & Design - Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:41:50
3. Funny Math Videos  News!
Funny Math Videos
Here are some of the funniest math videos available on YouTube.  The first set are miscellanous videos which includes some classic Abbott and Costello.  The second group are all made by students, which is why they're at the bottom.  (Just kidding!) Update:  I've added links at the bottom to my ot...
Education - Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:32:34
4. Negative Numbers
Negative Numbers
Adding or subtracting negative numbers?  Here are a number of online resources collected by my students.  There are YouTube videos, games, and other stuff. They did this as part of their summer homework.
Education - Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:28:25
5. How to Make Your First (or Second) Squidoo Lens  News!
How to Make Your First (or Second) Squidoo Lens
Step-by-step, here's how to get started, answers to clear up some confusion, and all the basics to help you be a GREAT lensmaster right off the bat! There are FAQs, instructions, tips and techniques, common mistakes, some strategies and some technical information for you. I hope it is a fun and ...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:40:25
6. Youtube Math Tutors
Youtube Math Tutors
There are at least 7 teachers creating math tutorials on YouTube.  This lens provides a sample from each tutor, a brief biography, and a link to their profile. My Summer goal is to go through the videos and organize them by topic. Check back for updates...
Education - Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:55:08
7. Slope of a Line
Slope of a Line
Finding the slope of a line?  Here are a number of online resources collected by my students.  There are YouTube videos, games, and other stuff. They did this as part of their summer homework.
Education - Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:17:02
8. Amazon Module Basics  News!
Amazon Module Basics
Squidoo's Amazon module can be used in a lot of ways.  It can, obviously, feature books, toys, games, etc.  You can also modify the look with html, hyperlinks, and graphics.  Read on to see what features are available with examples.  Update: Squidoo has added some variations on the basic Amazon m...
Education - Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:50:47
9. Slope Intercept Form
Slope Intercept Form
Understanding Slope Intercept Form?  Here are a number of online resources collected by my students.  For now they include online explanations and practice problems. They did this as part of their summer homework.
Education - Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:12:52
10. Web 2.0 Generators  News!
Web 2.0 Generators
Hey there!~ This lens will help you with the development of your Web 2.0 Websites, by linking you to tons of helpful generators. Clearly, somehow you have found a way to my lens. Great work! However, depending on if you are a developer, or came here by fluke, you may be wondering; What exactly i...
Computers & Electronics - Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:32:18
11. 300 Movie Soundtrack
300 Movie Soundtrack
The best part of the movie 300 is. . . The music. Find out more about the composer Tyler Bates and listen to samples below. Update:  You can listen to short samples of each track and vote for your favorite.  Please rate this lens if you like it.
Music - Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:06:26
12. The Text/Write Module for Anything!
The Text/Write Module for Anything!
I love the Write module. It's really one of my very favorites... you can do anything with it. It is one of the easiest ways to make your lens stand out. It is the primary carrier of your best content, originally written information or stories, and it is super flexible for almost any topic in the ...
Education - Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:20:41
13. JKRowling: Award Winning Author
JKRowling: Award Winning Author
Joanne (Jo) Rowling has won a gazillion awards for the Harry Potter novels.  Do you think she should win the Nobel Prize in Literature?  Vote in my poll below.  (And find out about some of the other awards she has won.) Update: The Swedish Academy for the Nobel Prize in Literature invites people ...
Culture & Society - Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:46:09
14. Squid-Stats  News!
Squid-Stats
Squidoo provides lensmasters with a great deal of information about people who visit your lenses.  This information includes where visitors are coming from, where they go, and what they purchase. This information can be used to increase the traffic to your lenses, increase your lensrank and even ...
Education - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:57:03
15. Harry Potter Music
Harry Potter Music
The Order of the Phoenix Soundtrack is now available!!! Listen to samples here. (And vote for your favorites.) Get the full soundtrack in stores now or scroll down to get it from Amazon. Nicholas Hooper composed the music.  Find out more about him as well as the previous composers--including Patr...
Music - Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:37:42
16. Batman, The Dark Knight Movie Toys and Collectibles.
Batman, The Dark Knight Movie Toys and Collectibles.
Batman Dark Knight toys, action figures, movie posters, and costumes. All the new toys based on the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight.
Entertainment & Media - Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:19:44
17. Severus Snape: The Good, the Bad and the Bizarre
Severus Snape: The Good, the Bad and the Bizarre
Professor Snape is one of the most enigmatic characters in the Harry Potter series.  Here are links to the best essays, editorials and theories about the character we love to hate. New Feature:  You can now vote for your favorite theories and even add links to your own. This portrait of Snape was...
Entertainment & Media - Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:29:41
18. T-Shirts for Teachers
T-Shirts for Teachers
Are you having a hard time deciding what to buy your favorite teacher? You want it to be unique and memorable but you also don't want to spend too much money. Here are some ideas...
Entertainment & Media - Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:09:07
19. Lord Voldemort
This lens is still underconstruction.  While you''re waiting for updates you could check the YouTube videos below about you-know-who.
Culture & Society - Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:36:37
20. Web Development Tutorials  News!
Web Development Tutorials
Hello there :) This lens is meant to be a medium to help you learn to make your first, second, third, and whatever other websites you want, REALLY fast. This lens includes some of the best development tutorial websites, in hope that you too can some day design your own website. It really is a r...
Education - Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:36:31
21. Simplifying Square Roots
Simplifying Square Roots
Simplifying square roots?  Here are a number of online resources collected by my students.  There are YouTube videos, games, and other stuff. They did this as part of their summer homework.
Education - Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:25:15
22. The Holy Bible  News!
The Holy Bible
Whether or not you believe the Holy Bible is the word of God, you can't deny that it has shaped our society.  Over the last two thousand years, billions of people have found inspiration and solace within its pages.  Others have selectively used Bible verses to justify various atrocities.  The Hol...
Arts & Design - Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:14:05
23. Complex Numbers
Complex Numbers
Here are two videos to help you understand imaginary and complex numbers. If you have questions about one of the videos, you can post them below each video. (And feel free to answer other's questions.) All videos were made by the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of pr...
Education - Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:01:33
24. Probability: Part 1
Probability: Part 1
Probability is one area of mathematics which affects all of us. Yet most of us have a very limited understanding of the basics. These videos give a brief introduction to the concepts of probability. If you have questions about one of the videos, you can post them below each video. (And feel free...
Education - Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:01:05
25. Global warming is inevitable  News!
Global warming is inevitable
Global warming is inevitable Today's global warming is a result of past carbon dioxide emissions. Tomorrow's will be a result of today's. To reverse global warming we would need to return to the emission levels we had before it all started. This is unlikely to happen... This lens is a rough outl...
Culture & Society - Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:09:37
26. Knights Templar
The Vatican is going to publish documents about the heresy trial of the order the Knights Templar. The secret documents about the trial include a long-lost parchment showing that Pope Clement V initially absolved the order of heresy. The 300 page volume entitled Processus Contra Templarios (Latin...
Culture & Society - Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:46:02
27. Famous Damons
People act like they have never heard the name Damon.  So I've started a list of famous people that share my name.
Culture & Society - Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:38:42
28. Quadratic Functions
Quadratic Functions
Do you have questions about quadratic functions? Get them answered by watching the videos below. If you still have questions post them below each video. (And feel free to answer other's questions.) All videos were made by the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of provid...
Education - Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:48:44
29. What to Read after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
What to Read after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Don't Despair! There are other great novels as well as some interesting non-fiction.  Click links or scroll down to learn more. Update:  Near the bottom, I've added a link to my new lens about JKRowling.  Be sure and vote whether you think she should win the Nobel Prize for literature.  
Arts & Design - Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:24:23
30. Lensography  News!
Lensography
Thanks to a fellow Lensmaster for coining the term "lensography". The Lensmaster Bio page is good, but with the use of the Featured Lenses module one can highlight and categorise ones favourite lenses. This lens is a growing collection of lensography lenses of different lensmasters (say that five...
Entertainment & Media - Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:12:27
31. V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
V's background and identity are unknown.   Is he A freedom fighter... or a terrorist? A victim of medical experiments or a genius? Insane or brilliant? Are we even sure he's a man? You be the judge.
Entertainment & Media - Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:50:38
32. The Tales of Beedle the Bard
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
In December 2007, J.K. Rowling unveiled The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a book of five fairy tales illustrated by Jo herself. You can see photos of the copy purchased by Amazon here. Amazon is now releasing a Collectors Edition: "Tucked in its own case disguised as a wizarding textbook found in t...
Arts & Design - Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:25:01
33. Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Howie Mandel hosts the popular game show where contestants could walk away with a million dollars.  They don't have to know any trivia.  They don't have to vote anyone off the island.  They just have to answer a simple question: Deal or No Deal?
Entertainment & Media - Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:14:12
34. Faith is more important than religion
Faith is more important than religion
Faith is more important than religion. Faith leads people to treat their fellow beings with love and compassion. Religion focuses on our differences. Faith helps us see our similarities. Religion teaches us that we are right and they are wrong. Faith leads us to seek out truths. When we find...
Education - Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:41:33
35. How to Solve Linear Equations
Several teachers have created YouTube tutorials to help viewers learn math.  This lens is a part of a series which attempts to organize these videos by topic and level of difficulty. If you know of a video to add, please let me know.   These videos teach you  how to solve linear equations.
Education - Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:17:02
36. Fraction Videos
Several teachers have created YouTube tutorials to help viewers learn math.  This lens is a part of a series which attempts to organize these videos by topic and level of difficulty. If you know of a video to add, please let me know.   These videos teach how to add, subtract, multiply and divide ...
Education - Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:58:37
37. Utah: The Greatest Snow on Earth
Moisture coming off of the Great Salt Lake forms into ice crystals as it moves up and over the Wasatch Mountains.  This combination of "lake effect" snow and altitude results in deep drifts of the best powder on the planet. Scroll down to find out more about  Lake effect snow The western Wasatch ...
Sports & Recreation - Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:59:03
38. Hogwarts Giant Squid
Hogwarts Giant Squid
THE GIANT SQUID has tentacles reaching to all of the best Harry Potter lenses and beyond.  Scroll down to get answers to all of your Harry Potter questions: Does Harry die in book 7? Is Professor Snape Good or Evil? Who are the best fan artists? What can I read after The Deathly Hallows? Where ca...
Entertainment & Media - Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:25:58
39. The Funniest Commercials Ever
The Funniest Commercials Ever
Many commercials are better than the shows. They have to be to keep our attention.  Some use sex to sell.  Others use humor.  Scroll down to see some of the funniest commercials available online. Caution: Some of these ads require adult supervision. My students are not allowed to proceed.  Please...
Entertainment & Media - Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:18:23
40. Fantasy Football and Math
Fantasy Football and Math
Fantasy Football is a game where players pick their teams, decide their starting lineups and compete with other players using weekly statistics from real games. Dan Flockhart has developed a way to use this game to help students learn math. Scroll down to find out more...
Education - Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:56:15
41. Tornado Videos
Tornado Videos
Tornadoes are both beautiful and terrifying. I have always been fascinated by them and have always wanted to see one in real life. But since I'm a coward I decided to find the best videos on YouTube. I discovered TornadoVideos.net. These videos were created by stormchasers Reed Timmer and Joel T...
Entertainment & Media - Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:47:22
42. Squid-Cast: How to Add Modules
Squid-Cast: How to Add Modules
You've made your first lens and want to add new modules.  Here are step by step instructions with screenshots.
Computers & Electronics - Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:50:50
43. Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
Scroll down for information about the book, the movie and links to teacher resources.
Arts & Design - Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:12:49
44. Harry Potter Puppet Pals
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the next movie in the Harry Potter series, doesn't come out until next Christmas.  While you are waiting you should check out the Harry Potter Puppet pals. They're hilarious! 
Entertainment - Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:35:16
45. The Squid School
The Squid School
See details below My goal is to help small businesses build their online presence.  I specialize in helping people with little or no experience online yet already have a business or a clear idea of a business model. If that means you, scroll down for more info. . . Squid drawn by Gil, one of th...
Business & Work - Mon, 19 May 2008 02:12:02
46. Hyundai Tiburon
Hyundai Tiburon
I just bought a new Hyundai Tiburon.  I've never been happier with a car.  This lens has videos, information and products for your Tiburon.  But first, help me decide how to paint it by voting on one of the pictures below. Be sure and check out Hyundai's official site and also join the largest on...
Cars - Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:20:04
47. Batman - The Dark Knight - Movie Posters
All the movie posters from the legendary movie The Dark Knight.
Entertainment - Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:23:37
48. Working with Integers
Working with Integers
This topic turns out to be very difficult for some students to understand.  I've gathered video tutorials from YouTube which may help you or your student(s) understand the reasons for the different rules...
Education - Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:11:20
49. Mozart: Requiem Mass
Mozart: Requiem Mass
My first exposure to Mozart was the movie Amadeus. While it had its share of fluffy, boring music. It did highlight some of Mozart's great choral pieces. My favorite being the Requiem Mass. Scroll down to learn more about Mozart, the Requiem Mass and even listen to excerpts while following along...
Music - Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:39:28
50. Jumper: Anywhere is Possible
Jumper: Anywhere is Possible
They're called jumpers.  They can jump to any place where they have been, into the hardware store after it closes... or the bank.  There is a downside.  They are being hunted... Scoll down to see the official trailer, movie stills, quotes and more. Update:  I found some home movies of jumpers in ...
Entertainment & Media - Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:44:34
51. Gregorian Chant Video Showcase
Gregorian Chant Video Showcase
Something is so serene and spiritual about Gregorian Chant.  The Latin prayers of the Psalter, it is the traditional Latin Liturgy especially of monasteries. Far older than any Protestant denomination, the Gregorian Chanting is bringing people back to a feeling of holy reverence, spiritual sancti...
Entertainment & Media - Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:19:22
52. Online Tour of St George UT
I consider St. George my home away from home. My family moved around a lot as I was growing up, but we frequently vacationed in St. George. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the US with very affordable housing. There is a great deal of Mormon history including the oldest functioning Mor...
travel-and-places - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:29:51
53. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
JULY 21, 2007!!!!!!!!! The book was brilliant!!! Only Jo Rowling could introduce a new mystery to be solved and still tie up all of the loose ends! Update:  Near the bottom I've added a link to my lens about JKRowling.  Don't forget to vote whether you think she should win the Nobel Prize in Lite...
arts-and-design - Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:31:00
54. Need ideas for lenses? Steal mine... or add your own!
Need ideas for lenses? Steal mine... or add your own!
I use my twitter account to post ideas for lenses. Feel free to use or modify my ideas! You can also post your own! Just add #lensideas to your tweet. I sometimes Jott my ideas! Which don't show up here. Be sure and follow me on twitter to get all of my ideas.
Squidoo Community - Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:31:54
55. Squidoo Tutorials
by watching these tutorials posted on YouTube.  Each video was created by an expert lensmaster. If you know of anyone else creating YouTube tutorials about Squidoo, let me know in the comment section.
How-To & Education - Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:39:15
56. Damons Lens Library
Damons Lens Library
Hi, my name is Damon. Also known as boredofeducation in the SquidU forums and Mr. Hedman by my students...  If they know what's good for them. I was one of the original Citizen Squids, am rumoured to be a Squid Angel, and am a Giant Squid.  And yes, this is a picture of my California State licens...
Culture & Society - Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:02:22
57. Harry Potter Gifts
Harry Potter Gifts
What do you buy the Harry Potter fan who has everything? Here are some ideas.
Entertainment & Media - Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:34:08
58. Logic is Overrated
Logic is Overrated Fallacies are easier and more effective. We see them in political ads, commercials, etc. I have listed some of the more popular fallacies and some examples of each. Please add your own examples and vote for your favorites. Update: You can now add video examples from YouTube.
culture-and-society - Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:26:48
59. Your Lensmaster Profile
Do you want to allow people to contact you through your lens?  Do you want to share your favorite lenses with others? Scroll down to find out how.  
How-To & Education - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:29:44
60. Harry Potter Forums
Harry Potter Forums
Looking for a Harry Potter discussion forum?  Here are links to the best ones.  I've broken them down by size.  Do you want a smaller forum where you won't get lost in the crowd?  They are listed first.  Do you want a forum with a gazillion members?  I've listed them also. After visiting them you...
Entertainment & Media - Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:25:34

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