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great article for teachers and parents to help students change their perceptions--specifically, from the idea of being "Smart" to having to put in a lot of effort for great results to happen.

February is Black History Month. Here's a word list to add to your lesson plans! This list can be used to play all of the games and activities on our site. http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=2851114

Google Express, the search giant's same-day delivery service, is shutting down its two delivery hubs in San Francisco and Mountain View, Calif., according to sources.

License plate reader technology picked up Vester Lee Flanagan's car after he shot and killed two TV journalists in Virginia early on Wednesday. A license plate reader in the vehicle of Virginia State Trooper Pamela Neff picked up Flanagan's Chevrolet on Interstate 66 at approximately 11:20 a.m. ET.

When it comes to business relationship to communicate with co-workers, partners or clients, people would like to prefer the only medium called "em...

Have you ever been in a fine, normal, go-about-your-day mood and after taking a quick procrastination break on Facebook (or Instagram or Twitter), you see a new post by a friend posing in her bikini on the beach and it sends you into a tailspin of negativity and "I hate my body" thoughts?

A whale appeared in the marina of one of Buenos Aires' most exclusive neighborhoods Monday, periodically surfacing alongside luxury yachts.

Words spread like weeds-seemingly at random but actually governed by invisible forces. Look away for too long, and suddenly new ones are emerging from who knows where. The uncertain and gradual growth of words makes it nearly impossible to pinpoint where they started or how they caught on. But that is starting to change, as linguists...

Ingrid Sundberg, a writer and children's book illustrator, created a very useful infographic chart for anyone struggling with color names. The writer says that she loves to collect words that can help give her stories variety and depth.

Google is continuing its project to bring inexpensive smartphones to India, in an effort to tap the huge emerging market.

the best way to create, store, listen to, print, search and share notated music scores.

Time4Writing provides eight-week online writing courses that help elementary, middle and high school students build writing skills through one-on-one interaction with a certified teacher. Using an easy-to-use online system, teachers assign a weekly topic for study. Students log in and work through automated exercises, lessons, readings, and written assignments. A personal writing teacher reviews and provides feedback on each assignment the day after it is submitted.

Podcast256:for Kingfisher 8th Graders » Moving at the Speed of Creativity

This is a great potential fundraiser site for yourself or your local non-profit. Say, a HS band/team/church wants to raise cash? Sign up to receive advert texts (must be 13yo) from 5¢ to $1 each. Every $25 raised, you get a check cut for yourself! You can donate the cash to your organization, OR to your own bank!! This is AWESOME if you have an unlimited texting plan, and great even if you don't! Use KGTC for your invite code!