Helium.com | View Joan Inong's articles http://www.helium.com/users/399956.xml View Joan Inong's articles en-us Copyright Helium.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:53:23 GMT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:53:23 GMT Christmas is one of those holidays where there is a nice amount of your favorite foods and you know that you can't have them all. After all, you ar... http://www.helium.com/items/1646662-ways-to-reduce-calorie-consumption-during-christmas Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:53:23 If you celebrate Christmas, you may be worrying over the potential extra pounds you will put on during this holiday season. After all, food will su... http://www.helium.com/items/1646657-ways-not-to-gain-weight-this-christmas Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:43:59 If you love games like Bejeweled, you will love playing reMovem. Although this is a relatively simple game that requires very little knowledge and ... http://www.helium.com/items/1646648-iphone-app-review-removem Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:31:14 If you want to appear like a movie director or producer, you will love this app. Unfortunately for me, who has no interest in making movies whatsoe... http://www.helium.com/items/1646640-iphone-app-review-pocket-clapper Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:24:20 PapiJump is a fun and simple game that will keep you interested for a good while. Even though I love games where there is a definite goal, I also l... http://www.helium.com/items/1646628-iphone-app-review-papijump Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:04:38 Pixel Pusher is an inexpensive game that is somewhat challenging. It has kept me entertained for up to thirty minutes at a time, and that is one of... http://www.helium.com/items/1646620-iphone-app-review-pixel-pusher Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:53:20 If you love playing a challenging game that will give your mind a little boggle, you will probably like PegJump. This is a simple little game that ... http://www.helium.com/items/1646616-iphone-app-review-pegjump Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:48:25 If you like playing Wheel of Fortune, LuckyWheel is an inexpensive and simple version that will probably keep you entertained for a good thirty min... http://www.helium.com/items/1646607-iphone-app-review-luckywheel Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:29:37 Manic Marble Free is a good game with a great concept and not so great graphics. For a free app, this game does well in its category. It delivers, ... http://www.helium.com/items/1646598-manic-marble-free Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:21:26 Listening is an important part of communication. Without this valuable part, communication is not possible between any groups of people. Because of... http://www.helium.com/items/1646552-how-to-practice-listening-skills Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:22:27 Also known as the Peace Garden State, North Dakota is located near the American-Canadian border and is home to some of the United States' farmland.... http://www.helium.com/items/1645596-bulletin-board-ideas-north-dakota Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:22:11 Aptly named the Mount Rushmore State, South Dakota is home to a beautiful landscape and an intriguing part of American history. Even though Mount R... http://www.helium.com/items/1645592-bulletin-board-ideas-south-dakota Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:16:34 If you love wasting alcohol but don't like the thought of spending more than 99 cents to do so, then pour1out is the perfect app for you. Pour1out ... http://www.helium.com/items/1645583-iphone-app-review-pour1out Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:46 An app should have a purpose. An app should be useful. An app should probably educate as well as entertain. Does Shotgun Free do any of these? Perh... http://www.helium.com/items/1645577-iphone-app-review-shotgun-free Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:50:23 If you love to hear flatulence, then you will love the Pull My Finger app. Of course, more often than not, we cannot fart on command, so we need an... http://www.helium.com/items/1645574-iphone-app-review-pull-my-finger Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:47:13 For parents who want to give their kids a fun, entertaining, yet educational app, PopMath is a great choice. Even though this game only costs 99 ce... http://www.helium.com/items/1645563-iphone-app-review-popmath Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:32:38 Interactive apps are right up my alley. Sure, I love educational apps and I love the occasional app that isn't interactive at all (though it is use... http://www.helium.com/items/1645558-iphone-app-review-colorcanvas-basic Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:28:46 I did not expect an app from the iTunes store to effectively clean my iPhone's screen for me, but what do I know? There is an app called Screen Cle... http://www.helium.com/items/1645549-iphone-app-review-screen-cleaner Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:15:14 If there is one thing that I miss about my old PC laptop, it was the remote that I could use to control the music and video controls on my laptop, ... http://www.helium.com/items/1645547-iphone-app-review-remote Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:10:36 Writing term papers is not every student's favorite hobby. However, writing term papers - and writing them well - are required if you want to pass ... http://www.helium.com/items/1645534-what-to-avoid-when-writing-a-term-paper Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:54:37 New York is a fun and interesting state, but not many students around the United States will know much about the particulars of New York. Even some... http://www.helium.com/items/1644317-bulletin-board-ideas-new-york Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:15:05 Home to the Great Salt Lake and the Arches National Park, Utah is indeed a physical reminder of nature's beauty. However, many American students wh... http://www.helium.com/items/1644312-bulletin-board-ideas-utah Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:04:22 New Hampshire was the first state to declare independence from Great Britain, but this is a little known fact (and more often an easily forgotten o... http://www.helium.com/items/1644308-bulletin-board-ideas-new-hampshire Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:59:14 Bulletin boards are generally used for displaying classroom rules and guidelines, newsletters and bits of news, as well as informational bulletins.... http://www.helium.com/items/1644300-bulletin-board-ideas-colorado Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:45:45 If you want to teach your students passively, bulletin boards should play a more active role in your classroom. Although many people think that bul... http://www.helium.com/items/1644293-bulletin-board-ideas-arkansas Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:38:55 Whenever you hear of something that will translate what you say into another language for free, you should always be wary of such a device. Althoug... http://www.helium.com/items/1644281-iphone-app-review-free-translator Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:21:56 The Google Mobile app is perfect if you are a student or if you are someone who loves to search for and learn about random bits of knowledge. The G... http://www.helium.com/items/1644276-iphone-app-review-google-mobile Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:17:58 If you love to travel but you don't want to get lost, the Where to? GPS Pointer app for the iPhone may be the right app for you. Although you alrea... http://www.helium.com/items/1644254-iphone-app-review-where-to-gps-pointer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:55:43 Gomoku is basically a game that is similar to Connect Four. In Gomoku, the player has to play against the computer and try to connect five of his/h... http://www.helium.com/items/1644221-iphone-app-review-gomoku Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:09:48 If you have any teen girls on your Christmas gift list, you may be wondering what kind of presents are age-appropriate for her. Fortunately, comput... http://www.helium.com/items/1644192-christmas-2009-computer-recommendations-for-teen-girls Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:34:35 As a person who loves to play Scrabble as well as Mahjong on the computer, I thought that WordJong would be a great app for me. Fortunately, I was ... http://www.helium.com/items/1643412-iphone-app-review-wordjong Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:57:31 The developers of MouthOff say that I will be able to amaze my family and friends with this app. The point of this app is that the user has the abi... http://www.helium.com/items/1643398-iphone-app-review-mouthoff Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:28:48 From the Magic 8 Ball to Mood Sense Lite, humans have always wanted to be able to tell what's behind someone's facade. Unfortunately, that desire w... http://www.helium.com/items/1643391-iphone-app-review-mood-sense-lite Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:13:36 SmileDial Pro is an iPhone app that allows users to dial their contacts by tapping on the contacts' smiles or eyes. This is a nice break from the t... http://www.helium.com/items/1642977-iphone-app-review-smiledial-pro Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:21:58 At first glance, the Singing Cat app seems interesting. After all, the whole premise of the app itself is unusual and uncommon, to say the least. S... http://www.helium.com/items/1642963-iphone-app-review-singing-cat Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:08:43 Gemmed is an app game that is akin to Bejeweled. As a person who loves these types of games, I was admittedly excited to try Gemmed. I first read t... http://www.helium.com/items/1642942-iphone-app-review-gemmed Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:49:46 I love maze games. With that said, I thought it would be fun to try the Mazefinger game app for my iPhone. I thought that this particular maze game... http://www.helium.com/items/1642934-iphone-app-review-mazefinger Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:44:46 Helium writers who want a few good opportunities to earn plenty of money will want to check out Helium's Marketplace. This is the place where many ... http://www.helium.com/items/1642913-tips-for-getting-started-in-helium-marketplace Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:25:56 Leapfrogging allows Helium writers to fix any problems associated with their articles, from basic spelling and punctuation errors to details and im... http://www.helium.com/items/1642906-tips-for-leapfrogging-helium-articles Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:16:28 Georgia is well known for its delicious peaches and its citizens with a distinctive Southern drawl. However, not many primary school students acros... http://www.helium.com/items/1641379-bulletin-board-ideas-georgia Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:16:32 Your primary school students may know that many potatoes are grown and come from the state of Idaho, but what else do they know about this particul... http://www.helium.com/items/1641371-bulletin-board-idea-idaho Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:01:01 I stumbled upon this app called "AIM" and I was immediately brought back to earlier days when I used AOL's AIM to communicate with friends and fami... http://www.helium.com/items/1641359-iphone-app-review-aim Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:50:05 I personally love driving games. I cannot technically drive a car in real life, but I somehow enjoy doing it through video games. Anyway, that is w... http://www.helium.com/items/1641345-iphone-app-reviews-audi-a4-driving-challenge Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:32:38 Many of us know, some of us all too well, the frustrating sound of a high-pitched baby's cry. Whether the baby wants to sleep, eat, or just needs a... http://www.helium.com/items/1641339-iphone-app-review-asleep-kids-edition Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:21:53 If you have trouble sleeping, aSleep is the app for your iPhone or iPod Touch. You may be thinking, as I did, "How will an app help me fall asleep?... http://www.helium.com/items/1641331-iphone-app-review-asleep Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:09:27 If you love playing basketball alone, this is the basketball app for you. However, if you want to play a real basketball game that earns the title ... http://www.helium.com/items/1641326-iphone-app-review-3-point-hoops-basketball Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:54 Anyone who wants to have an educational app on his or her iPhone or iPod Touch will want ArithFit. At first, I was thinking, "Who would want to do ... http://www.helium.com/items/1641302-iphone-app-review-arithfit Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:32:29 If you have ever been in an arcade, you will know what the premise of the Arcade Hoops Basketball apps is about. Basically, this app is an electron... http://www.helium.com/items/1641299-iphone-app-review-arcade-hoops-basketball Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:29:23 When I think of apps for my iPhone, I am thinking about apps that will be useful in some way. Of course, there are many apps that slip through the ... http://www.helium.com/items/1641290-iphone-app-review-3d-fireworks Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:37 Texas is called the Lone Star state and is the second largest state in the Union. However, apart from these well-known facts, your students may not... http://www.helium.com/items/1640150-bulletin-board-ideas-texas Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:47:18 Delaware has played an important part in the United States' history, but its full history and other facts are often not known to students who live ... http://www.helium.com/items/1640144-bulletin-board-ideas-delaware Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:39:38 Nebraska has a rich history that is often untaught except in some Nebraska schools. However, it is every primary American school teacher's responsi... http://www.helium.com/items/1640131-bulletin-board-ideas-nebraska Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:26:42 A bulletin board is an educational tool that can easily spread information in your classroom. This is why most bulletin boards are used to display ... http://www.helium.com/items/1640122-bulletin-board-ideas-vermont Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:12:25 Nevada is often called the Silver State. Many of your students should be familiar with the location of this particular state, but do they know Neva... http://www.helium.com/items/1640114-bulletin-board-ideas-nevada Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:03:39 Bulletin boards can be a great way to spread information in the classroom. Not only is it stationary, allowing for your students to check the infor... http://www.helium.com/items/1640106-bulletin-board-ideas-michigan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:52:23 Thanksgiving is a great holiday to include in your lesson plans. Although the history of Thanksgiving may be a little dubious, you can still instil... http://www.helium.com/items/1640097-lesson-plan-thanksgiving-activities-for-kids Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:38:37 Thanksgiving is a holiday that encourages sharing and the feeling of the sense of community. These are values, among others, that should be taught ... http://www.helium.com/items/1640056-best-online-thanksgiving-worksheets-for-kids Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:41:25 The classroom does not have to be all about book knowledge. When you bring the outdoors in, your students will thank you for it. One of the ways a ... http://www.helium.com/items/1640034-elementary-classroom-tip-seasonal-window-decor Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:18:50 Valentine's Day is known as the day of love. If you want to try to make your lesson plan more interesting for this holiday, you should think about ... http://www.helium.com/items/1640001-valentines-day-craft-ideas-for-teachers Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:55:00 Oftentimes, people forget to clean their ceiling fans. Fortunately, there are no special tools or instructions required. Cleaning ceiling fans is l... http://www.helium.com/items/1639038-how-to-clean-ceiling-fans Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:31:16 Teachers don't need to teach their students about nutrition (unless of course they are nutrition teachers) but it is always a good idea to bring up... http://www.helium.com/items/1639021-nutrition-theme-craft-ideas-teachers Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:06:04 Consonants are part of the building blocks of all languages. As such, primary school teachers will need to teach the importance of consonants. To d... http://www.helium.com/items/1638988-bulletin-board-ideas-consonants Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:21:18 St. Patrick's Day is a holiday that is cultural, not political. As such, it is always important for all types of teachers to teach their students a... http://www.helium.com/items/1638740-st-patricks-day-craft-ideas-for-teachers Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:10:03 School field trips are always both fun and exhausting. The preparation for school field trips is extensive and often causes plenty of headaches, bu... http://www.helium.com/items/1638736-school-field-trip-finding-volunteers Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:00:45 The bulletin board is undoubtedly one of the most underused educational tools in the classroom. Many teachers set it aside for rainy days; they cho... http://www.helium.com/items/1638724-bulletin-board-ideas-how-automobiles-are-made Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:50:20 Primary school teachers have the responsibility and the opportunity to teach their young students about the four seasons. However, to many teachers... http://www.helium.com/items/1638715-craft-ideas-the-four-seasons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:42:45 If you are a teacher, Thanksgiving is a holiday that holds virtues and concepts that can easily be part of your class's lesson plan. However, it ca... http://www.helium.com/items/1633729-lesson-plan-ideas-for-thanksgiving Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:58 The holidays are usually considered times of giving. However, during these rough economic patches, more and more people are trying to find gifts th... http://www.helium.com/items/1633714-great-holiday-gifts-for-50 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:50:09 Flowers make wonderful and meaningful gifts. However, ordering flowers can be a harrowing task that generally requires patience on the customer's p... http://www.helium.com/items/1633699-tips-for-ordering-flowers-successfully Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:37:35 If you love playing air hockey, you will love this app. It simulates the real game very well, and it only costs 99 cents, which means that you can ... http://www.helium.com/items/1632884-iphone-app-reviews-touch-hockey-fs5 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:09 If you need to know about the most current events, you have to have Stitcher Radio on your iPhone or iPod. First of all, it is a free app and it is... http://www.helium.com/items/1632870-iphone-app-reviews-stitcher-radio Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:12:57 THTouch is a misleading name for Texas Hold'em Poker game. Even though "TH" stands for Texas Hold'em, not many people will think that at first and ... http://www.helium.com/items/1632864-iphone-app-reviews-thtouch Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:02:52 If you love playing games that are 2D, then the Vector Tanks game app is right for you. I personally do not like this game because I do not like pl... http://www.helium.com/items/1632851-iphone-app-reviews-vector-tanks Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:48:02 Have you ever wanted to create ringtones without having to pay exorbitant prices? I have, and I was happy when Apple decided to give its iPhone use... http://www.helium.com/items/1632840-iphone-app-reviews-ringtone-recorder Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:34:27 Giving gifts to teen girls aged 16-18 can seem like a difficult task, especially if you do not know your recipient very well. However, the first st... http://www.helium.com/items/1632833-christmas-2009-gift-ideas-teen-girls-16-18 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:24:20 Giving Christmas gifts to tween boys can seem a bit difficult. First of all, you may not consider your preteen male recipient to be a "tween." Seco... http://www.helium.com/items/1632826-christmas-2009-gifts-for-tween-boys Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:17:47 Finding Christmas gifts for tween girls can be daunting. You may be generations older than the tween recipient on your Christmas gift list, but you... http://www.helium.com/items/1632808-christmas-2009-gift-ideas-for-tween-girls Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:58:23 Christmas is right around the corner and you need to buy presents for a teen girl. However, you have to buy these presents on a budget, too. Fortun... http://www.helium.com/items/1632775-christmas-2009-gift-ideas-under-25-for-teen-girls Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:31:54 Thanksgiving should be headache-free and full of fun with your family and friends. In order to make this day seamlessly possible, you will need to ... http://www.helium.com/items/1632745-how-to-make-a-thanksgiving-dinner-menu Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:37:24