Fifty Problem Solving Strategies Explained

(For Teachers, GR. 4-University)
A very comprehensive essay written by by John Malouff, J.D., Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, University of New England School of Psychology, Armidale, Australia. Great strategies here that will help you and your students problem-solve anything.

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Brain Teasers

Brain Teasers
Includes games that train the brain in short-term memory focus and sound discrimination, training the basic fundamentals necessary for language.

Family-friendly fun fare -- including brain games, puzzles and pastimes.

A variety of interactive games that students will really have to use their brain to solve.

Features a collection of Web sites that offer a wide variety of different brain teasers.

Puzzles4U™. A unique collection of puzzles, games and optical illusions. With thousands of puzzles, over one hundred awards and millions of visitors per year, Puzzles4U™ is the world's most popular puzzle resource and is updated with illusions and games regularly and has 5 new puzzles added each week. For education use, this version is free from ads.

By The Time I Get To Albuquerque, She'll Be Calling

Assuming, of course, that I can afford the gas to get that far.

Here's a fuel cost calculator and it's just in time for summer vacation! The American Automobile Association (AAA) has a Web page that estimates how much it costs to drive from one city to the next.

Enter your starting city, destination and your car's year, make and model. If your make and model isn't listed, you can enter your car's average miles per gallon.

The distance, fuel consumption and price of fuel are estimated. It can't give an exact number but it's great to use for a budget.

Recycle That Silicon

HP and Office Depot will let you recycle computers:
-- one per day
-- Summer 2004
-- for free

Also in this offer: all brands of electronics, and products including computer monitors, digital cameras, copiers, fax machines, cellphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and TVs that are 27 inches or smaller.

OK, This Is Really A Solution In Search Of A Problem

Removing The Shortcut Arrow
By Diana Huggins

A shortcut is a pointer to a file or application that is stored in another location. When you create a shortcut, you’ll notice the icon has a small arrow in the corner. And, yes, you guessed it! This little arrow indicates to you that the icon is, indeed, a shortcut.

So here is a tip that lets you remove the shortcut arrow and it works with all versions of Windows. A word of caution before you proceed since it does require making changes to the registry; do so carefully!

To completely remove the shortcut arrow, open the registry and delete the Isshortcut from the following three keys:

* HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
* HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile
* HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut

Once you’ve made the change, Windows no longer considers shortcuts to be shortcuts anymore. Note: A security update for Windows 98 may prevent the steps outlined above from working.

Pretty Good Solitaire

This is a collection of 600 different solitaire games - like the classics Klondike, FreeCell, and Spider - and original games found nowhere else. Play Sea Towers, Gaps (Montana), Pyramid, Cruel, Triple Peaks, Crescent, Double FreeCell, Aces and Kings, and so many more! You won’t find a more complete cornucopia of solitaire card games. You can even make your own special set of cards or download one of many submitted by other fans.

Free to download and try, $24.00 to own.