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5 Must Try Online Cricket Games You Can Play in World Cup 2011

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:34 AM PST

With the 10th ICC Cricket World Cup just around the corner, it's time for the cricket freaks to pull up their socks and set the cricketing world ablaze with their all-round gaming abilities. These top-rated 5 online cricket games have everything in-store for you which a true cricket lover could ever wish for. Batting, bowling, fielding, centuries, wickets and fearsome battles……. Just name it and you've got it all here. All the games are absolutely free to play and require no installation or hard drive space since all of them can be played online on your web browser. For all those who want to spend some quality time polishing their cricketing skills and knowledge (and that too in a fun-loving way), this is the right place to be!



Cricket Championship is a free online game offered by games2win.com that offers you to show your skills in both the batting and bowling department. Feature in one of the most option-rich online cricket gaming extravaganza with a luxury to choose from various number of overs that suit best to your leisure time. There is an option to select between splits of 3, 5, 10 or 15 overs in which to prove your mantle. Cricket championship is a mouse-controlled game which means that you just have to stick to your furniture and help the ball on its way with a mere click of your mouse. Not just this, post some of the highest scores of the game and you are in with a chance to win some worthy gifts and goodies.



From the provisional corners of South African domestic circuits, comes yet another cricket game that is an absolutely minute-filled fun-giving experience. Not only it runs without any external installation but being an online game, you can quench your cricketing hunger by playing it on your web-browser. There is a whole pool of available local South African teams to choose from so one can relive the battling rivalries that have been going on for years on the live cricketing battlefield. Cricket Challenge is a keyboard controlled game that enables you to enhance your batting skills and a relatively easy-to-use controller settings enables even the rookiest of the chaps to slog his way to humungous hits. You are in control of a complete team of 10 to help savor the side maximum of the score that could be achieved in the allotted overs.




You think you can beat the legacy of Jonty Rhodes or match the wicket-keeping skills of the great Adam Gilchrist…………… think again. Super Fielder throws at you the toughest of the fielding challenges that could take out every joule of energy out of you to prove your fielding expertise on the cricket field. Improve your fielding skills drastically with this great learning experience that may test you to the highest of the levels as you have to face the dual playing modes that Super Fielder has on offer. In the survival mode, you have three lives in which to post highest of the scores possible. While riding through the challenge mode, you have to advance to higher testing level by meeting the given fielding targets. Super fielder gives you a chance to have a shy at the stumps from arguably three toughest positions on a cricket filed that include gully, long-on and ever-so-demanding position of a wicket-keeper.




Tired of playing alone? Howzat is a free online multi-player based game that allows you to compete on the cricket arena with your friends and foes worldwide. Just a few basic registration steps and you are up-and-running to set duels with your rivals. The game is available to be played in various modes including world-class tournaments. The wide-range of batting shots available means that you can chose from as many as 20 different cricket strokes; each one demanding a certain amount of experience to master. Bowling has its own varieties to offer as you may trap your opponent into the trap of the mysterious bowling variations. Set your team formation and strategy according to the match situation and stay abreast of your opponent all the time. Wide range of customization options means that you can modify the team kits, squads and line-up according to your plans.




Slog Cricket allows you to enjoy the cricketing experience in a 2D-interface with great level of customizable playing modes available. Playing Slog Cricket is a free-of-cost practice and all you require is a web browser that is Java-enabled. Controls are fairly simple and with just a keyboard required to play, Slog Cricket offers such a friendly platform to harness your cricketing abilities that with a little bit of practice, you are able to compete through all 4 different levels of difficulty that are challenging yet attainable. There are 10 different teams to choose from and by picking the right team of your choice, you are surely in with a chance to challenge the best in the business.

Back to School :10 Totally Awesome (Yet Free) Apps for Teachers

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:52 PM PST

In today's world, teachers have one of the most difficult and least appreciated jobs as most of them spend many unpaid hours after school doing extra work coming up with lesson plans and managing their classrooms. From helping students collaborate to communicating with parents, from keeping track of grades to sharing lesson plans, teachers now have a host of web-based tools at their disposal to help them stay organized and make their jobs easier. With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking and utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of learning is on the rise. To me, the growing interest for web-based learning is amazing, which brought me to thinking that if I were to consolidate some of the helpful online products and services that can help students, teachers and administrators alike. Here is a collection of ten teacher applications that are making it easier for teachers to manage the administrative tasks so they can focus more energy on helping students learn.



BrainHoney is a learning platform, not a curriculum provider. It was developed with the assumptions that students learn at their own pace, that learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom and that learning should be aligned with objectives. It provides teachers with a grade book, objective mastery charts to create activities, assignments, quizzes, assessments or complete courses in alliance with new or existing state or school standards.



Google Apps offers for educational institutions its services at discounted rates and if that is not something that your Principal will agree to pay, there is always the free Gmail account with a huge capacity compared to hotmail or any other accounts. Email is considered to be the preferred mode of communication for students and parents alike. Shooting an email seems to be official rather calling parents at work may not be the most efficient option for both the parties.



This web application serves as an online docking management system that facilitates real-time communication. The service can automate the process of getting feedback and approval on projects created with just about any file type. It enables groups to access a shared document and make notes and corrections. It saves time in group projects, draft assessments and even grading.



Instead of printing paper quizzes and grading them by hand, teachers can use ClassMaker to make online assessments that are graded instantly. Teachers can choose between five different formats including essay responses (obviously excluded from the "instant grading" feature). They can also randomize test questions and set time limits. Moreover this online test generator allows teachers to embed the tests in websites, grade all the tests online and send the results right away to students and parents as well.



Edmodo.com is a private online social platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments. Built on a microblogging model, the site allows teachers the ability to handle a good deal of class activity online. Teachers can send out assignments, receive completed assignments and assign grades using the online platform. Teachers can also use the site to send text (SMS) alerts to students.




Plagiarism Detect is another high-tech plagiarism program crafted for the teachers. As internet has provided easiness for students, but some students misuse this opportunity by completely copying data from internet without using their brains and skills. So this application is really helpful for teachers to keep a check on such students and bring them back on right track.



Engrade is an application that fosters organization and efficiency in education. Teachers can use this tool to manage grade books and attendance books, post assignment due dates and add individualized student reports. And this is considered to be one of the most popular applications for teachers.



Originally part of You Tube, Teacher Tube is a focused video sharing site that holds videos of interest to teachers. The videos range from those you could actually use in the classroom with your students to those that are designed to help you solve classroom issues and get new ideas for presenting lesson plans and motivating your students.




Sparknotes has evolved to serve students and teachers on the World Wide Web. This application helps students learn and practice basic skills, write a paper, study for a test and achieve their academic goals. From summaries of classics like to Science guides, teachers can utilize this app for supplementary learning.



It is an online spreadsheet app with widespread teamwork features. This application is very useful for teachers as it helps them to plan and schedule classes for upcoming semester as it is very important for teachers to plan this before time for their comfort. And the most interesting feature is many users at the same time can edit the document and it is visible to everyone as it has the ability to be embedded in the school's official webpage or blog.
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