AboutLaura Expertise I can help with questions about research projects, literature, and writing for middle school and high school. I can also help with on-line resources and integration of technology in learning.
Experience I am a certified library media specialist and language arts teacher.
Education/Credentials MEd Instructional Technolgy- 1999 Arkansas Tech University
BA English- 1995 University of Central Arkansas
Expert: Laura Date: 2/1/2003 Subject: anecdotes as a student / teacher resource
Question Hi,
Do you think our website (see below) would be of interest to students &/or teachers for research purposes? If so, how should we go about promoting its use for that purpose?
Thanks! Jay
Anecdotage.com (http://www.anecdotage.com) is home to thousands of humorous anecdotes (a few of our favorites are posted ~ below ~). The site is searchable and each entry is keyword-indexed...
Happy surfing,
J. Julian Payne
editor@anecdotage.com http://www.anecdotage.com/subscribe.php (It's free!)
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Software designers often bestow pet names upon their projects. When Apple programmers named a beta (test) version of a novel software application "Sagan" in honor of the renowned astronomer, the latter - incredibly - threatened to sue. Naturally, Apple backed down, renaming the application "BHA".
Only later did Sagan discover that the new name was in fact an acronym - for "Butt-Head Astronomer"!
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William H. Gates III had business on his mind from the very beginning: At the ripe age of 10, he wrote a $5 contract giving him unlimited access to his older sister's baseball mitt.
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In 1946, Winston Churchill traveled to Fulton, Missouri, to deliver a speech and to be present at the dedication of a bust in his honor. After his speech, Churchill was approached by a rather attractive and well-endowed woman. "Mr. Churchill," she declared, "I traveled over a hundred miles this morning for the unveiling of your bust."
"Madam, I assure you," he enthusiastically replied, "in that regard I would gladly return the favor!"
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President William Howard Taft once found himself stranded at a small country railway station. Informed that the express train would stop only for a large group, Taft wired the conductor: "Stop at Hicksville. Large party waiting to catch train."
When the train stopped, Taft boarded and turned to the confused conductor. "You can go ahead," he declared. "I am the large party."
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Answer Jay,
Based on the examples you gave I do think this would be useful for students and teachers working on research. I think the material would work especially well for introductory material in a speech or essay.
As far as promotion goes, non-profit sites frequently take advantage of web-rings. Also, search engine optimization services are an option, if you are willing to spend some money.
Try reading Jill Whalen's Search Engine Optimization Articles <www.highrankings.com/articles.htm>. I think they may sell services here as well, but they do have a great deal of free content to see.
Anything more specific about promotion is really out of my field, as I am a teacher, not a web professional.
