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Welcome to summer, teachers! Congratulations to you for completing yet another successful year of teaching, learning, and growing – not only your students, but you as well. We are continually amazed and in awe of teachers and their dedication. Now that summer is upon us, we thought we’d share some cool teacher-like things to do as you enjoy some calmer days.

  • Teachers love TED Talks. Here is a list of talks given by brilliant teachers from around the world. In case you need a few more, here you go.
  • Pop some popcorn and treat yourself to a movie night; here is a list of fabulous movies for and inspired by teachers.
  • Take time to de-stress; here’s a playlist to accompany your chill time.
  • If your students are not moving in class, you may wish them to do so. Learn about student’s brains and why it’s crucial for them to move beyond the playground.
  • Rock your summer break with a staycation, some baseball, reading, home décor and other awesome ideas.
  • How about a summer gig? Sure, there is always tutoring, but how about party planning for kids, working at a museum, or becoming a swim instructor? Check out these ideas and here are even more!
  • Keep an eye on your local community calendar for summer events.
  • Go to a concert and stay out late – you don’t have school tomorrow 😉
  • Check out your local art galleries.
  • You can find some rather interesting adventures in your own city, or wherever your travels may take you. Check out Atlas Obscura, a guide that celebrates a different way to look at the world.
  • Take some time to learn about all the various video sites for educators.
  • Take an online course, here are 25 sites to get you started.
  • Become a GlobalXplorer right from your desk using this online platform to analyze a wealth of satellite images currently available to archaeologists.
  • Ready to get paid for your creativity? Check out Patreon!

Last but not least, add some Snotes education to your summer to-do list. We offer this highly accessible tool to you as a way to spark your student’s brains, create amazing Breakout EDU clues and for whatever other creative ideas that come to you. And we know you do come up with creative ideas, please drop us a line and share your ideas with us so we can highlight you in a blog! Also, check out our Pinterest board for more summer fun!

The Kids are Back in School, Now What?

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The first days of school are a flurry; everyone is adjusting to the new schedule, parents are purchasing more school supplies and clothes, teachers are readying their classes for the year to come. Once the school bus dust settles and all begins to feel routine, we suggest Snotes to shake things up.

  • Check out this blog sharing fun ideas using Snotes for parties, scavenger hunts, a special night out or for education purposes.
  • Make “Thank You” Snotes for teachers, friends and family members.
  • Guess who will win an upcoming sports game, whether it’s a professional team or hometown team, and have kids include their prediction in a Snote.
  • Create a game where kids write poems about their pet, a favorite sport or a memory of a family vacation or celebration.
  • Have kids provide 4 clues about an animal they are thinking about in a Snote, once everyone knows the clues, they then guess the animal.

Recently, we shared some compliments to share, including some of the fun and quirky sort. Here a few for the kids, include them in their lunchbox or backpack:

You’re special in every way, I love you more every day!

You are sweeter than candy and more fun too!

We are very proud of everything you are and do

Since the dawn of time, the world has waited for you

You are amazing, smart and magical!

Educators take note! We’ve created templates just for you. These templates are ideal for creating flashcards, but flashcards with a twist that is sure to keep kids attentive to the lesson at hand. Check out this page for more information on SmartSnotes.

Happy School Year to all the students, educators and parents; may this be your most successful school year to date!

Someone You Know Deserves This

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smileEvery now and again a compliment is in order. Whether it is to turn a frown upside-down or if you are sending it along just because, a true compliment is something that everyone deserves, if not needs, to hear now and then.

At a loss for words? No problem, Snotes to the rescue! We’ve created some lovely compliments for you to share with family, friends, and co-workers. Not only are these words the perfect touch to any moment or any day, they are extra fun to receive since they include colorful animations, a bit of music and an extra layer of secret message fun.

Just in case the recipient is unsure on how to read the, make sure to send along a link to this page. Here they will learn how to read a Snote – as well as how to make their own Snote so they can send a compliment right back to you. Compliments going full circle! We certainly like the sound of that.

Click on any of the statements below to view the Snote:

Your smile is contagious, you light up the room

All that you touch turns to gold

When I am down I think of you and feel better

You are my first wonderful thought in the morning

You warm my heart with your amazing smile

You are the most unique being in the universe

I’d travel to the end of the universe to find you

Lately, this world has felt extremely heavy. We are bombarded with so much distressing and heart wrenching news. We at Snotes sincerely wish to provide our fans with a way to send small expressions that go a long way. We hope that those who receive these Snotes will pause, and within that pause, will experience a bit of joy.

Happy day to you all!

A Now For Something Completely Quirky

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beyonceSummer is the time to lighten up! It’s the time to lighten your work load so you can enjoy more outdoor time and vacation; we wear lighter clothing, we eat lighter fare and we enjoy more sun-light. So why not bring a bit of fun-light into someone’s day with a quirky compliment to lighten the mood. You are invited to spend some time with us on the lighter side, where you’ll find some seriously quirky compliments that you can share with friends today.

Everything you do should be on TV

You’re smarter than Google and Mary Poppins combined

Your eyes are so fierce it’s like looking at Beyoncé strut

You inspire me, and strangers, you inspire many

You are not someone I pretend not to see in public

If sarcasm is a skill, you’ve mastered it

The zombies will never attack you out of respect

Even if you’re cloned, you’ll still be one of a kind

You are the superhero of good looks

I’ll stop finding you awesome when pigs fly

My horoscope says you are the one for me

I love you more than I love puppies

You make me happier than a box of kittens

It is our sincerest hope that these Snotes bring smiles and laughter to those who receive them. Also, we hope you are inspired to create some of your own. We offer free Snotes accounts just for signing up; for a small $1.99 one time charge, you can sign up for a premium account and gain access to a plethora of animated themes, colors, fonts and more – just as you have seen and experienced with the Snotes we shared with you here. Happy Quirky Day to You!

Spies and Secret Messaging – now it’s your turn

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spy4In our past couple of blogs we have shared with you some known tools of the spy trade. In our own research we found that many of these items can be found on display at the Spy Museum, which is fittingly located in Washington, D.C.

But you don’t have to leave your home to get your spy on. Snotes provides an easy and fun way to create your own secret messages to send to friends and family. Here are some examples of how you can spy with Snotes:

  • Spy Party: Create and print up Snotes invites and deliver them in envelopes marked “Top Secret.” Invite guests to show up in disguise. Activities could include fingerprint artwork, a physical training course for spy training, car chase practice using remote-controlled cars and a target practice area with hoops and balls or bullseye posters and Frisbees. Food could include pizza with pepperoni formed into question marks and a cake with “hidden secrets.”
  • Scavenger Hunt: Scavenger hunts are popular for kids and adults. Create Snotes with clues on what participants are to find, adding a whole of layer of challenge and intrigue.
  • Night Out: Make a night out even more fun! Share the date, time and disguise (dress code) with your guests, but tell them that the location will be shared through a secret Snote on the day of the event, leaving them to wonder all week about what interesting destination you have chosen for the adventure.
  • Engage Them: People have come up with some amazing ways to become engaged. We have our own amazing way – send your love a Snote revealing the location of a secret surprise. Leave another Snote at the location asking for their hand in marriage – and make sure to show up at the same time with a ring!
  • Educate Them: Whether you are educating children or adults, it is a known fact that students are more receptive to learning and retention if they participate in the process. Use Snotes to create learning games. For example you could 1) include quiz questions on Snotes, 2) include quotes on Snotes and have them guess the author or 3) play a trivia game and include the clues on Snotes.

Snotes Premium users can not only make Snotes progressively harder to read, but can also download and print Snotes, as well as choose from the hundreds of animations – which create a great end frame for your Snotes message – something you can’t do if you’re just a regular user.

The Spy aspect is fun – but unless you have a Snotes Premium account, you’re missing out on some really cool Snotes-style spyware.

Spies and Secret Messaging – Part 2

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spy2In our previous blog we shared spy technologies of days gone by. Today we reveal a bit more of the tools utilized by the spies of yesteryear. Read on!

Cipher Disk: Developed by Italian architect and author Leon Battista Alberti, this device consisted of two concentric circles; each circle included the alphabet, one circle moved, while the other remained stationary. Though a simple device, it was used in a variety of ways.

Pigeon Camera: Just as it sounds, a small time-delayed camera was attached to a homing pigeon. These mini-aerial-photographers were amazing; some were even awarded for their bravery.

Tree Stump Bug: US Intelligence Agents once placed a bug inside a tree stump, which was then hidden in a forested area in Moscow. The bug picked up and transmitted satellite communications. In order to forego battery changes and potential discovery, the device was solar powered; sunlight came through the top of the stump, which appeared to be opaque, but was actually transparent. It may have stumped the KGB for a time, but it was eventually discovered.

Dog Doo Transmitter: This transmitter looked like dog doo, but was actually a rather complex device. Since it did look like doo-doo, the likelihood was high that folks would steer clear, though there was always the chance that a clean up crew would come along.

Hidden Cameras: Candid Camera was a popular television show that involved a hidden camera catching some funny practical and harmless jokes played on unsuspecting folks. Spy Cameras were quite the opposite; they were meant to catch unsuspecting folks in order to gather information about sinister and secret goings on. Such mini-cameras were hidden in numerous items like buttonholes, fountain pens, key chains, briefcases, cigarette cases, cigarette lighters and rings.

Cyanide Glasses: If the future is not looking so bright, these specs may come in handy. Hidden inside the tip was a cyanide pellet that could be used if the future looked a bit more bleak and torturous.

Now it’s your turn to play spy! With a Snotes Premium Account you are provided with even more options for creating truly secret notes. There is a “Line Jumble” option, which allows you to change the order of appearance of the lines of your message, making it more difficult to figure out. For example, “THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG” could be rearranged to: “JUMPED OVER BROWN FOX LAZY DOG THE QUICK”. The key is to make sure that you have only one number assigned to each line.

There is also an option for changing the “Axis” or reference line, which causes the lines to appear at different angles and make reading the Snote even more challenging.

While creating your Snote, you can always click on the “Help” button, located in the upper right hand corner of the Snotes Generator page, for more information on how to make the most of Snotes. Find you inner spy today and make some secret message Snotes!

Spies and Secret Messaging

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spy1The very idea of “spies” conjures up sleek daredevils ready to jump from a plane at any given moment or masterminds creating innovative spy technologies used to listen in on an enemy’s secret conversations.

Movie spies like James Bond have plenty of interesting spy gadgets at their disposal. Spy gadgets are not just the things of movies; some such gadgets actually did (and do) exist! Let’s take a look back and find out some old school tools spies used to gather intel and send their own secret messages.

Lipstick Pistol: Used in the 1960s by the KGB, these lipstick cases delivered a “kiss of death.” The case contained a 4.5mm single shot weapon. Sure to help any lady spy find a quick way to deliver some real lip service.

More Ways to Pack a Pistol: Packing hidden heat came in many other interesting forms including gloves, tobacco pipes, and mobile phones.

Spy-Coins: Not a form of payment accepted only by spies, instead spy-coins provided an ingenious way to send secret messages, hold suicide poisons and transfer microfilms.

Transmitter Shoes: Get Smart fans will immediately think of Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone, but transmitters in shoes were a real “heel” deal. A conversation could be transmitted to a monitoring station, leaving the shoe-wearing spy to walk all over his enemies.

Spy Umbrella: It’s sure to be a rainy day for the target that meets up with this umbrella. AKA the Bulgarian Umbrella, the shaft of the umbrella was modified to deliver poison via a tiny pellet. One was used to assassinate Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian dissident.

Enigma Cipher Machine: Invented by the Germans, the Enigma Cipher Machine was essentially used to create secret messages through letter substitution; another letter would be substituted as each letter was typed – the one who knew the deciphering code could retrieve the resulting message, leaving the rest to only imagine.

During World War II, and quite possibly the event that finally helped to end the war, the Enigma Code was cracked by a mathematician named Alan Turing. You can get your own taste of creating coded messages – then challenge your friends to crack the code.

A Snotes Premium Account provides users with themed animations that offer a special twist – your Snote message will be automatically scrambled so that the individual you’re sending it to will have to type in the letters shown on each line and use our Secret Decoder to unscramble it for them! Get started creating your own secret messages today!

Snotes are Secret Notes                   

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snotesSecrets are intriguing; from celebrity beauty secrets to hidden messages in famous pieces of artwork, we love to learn about secrets. The internet is filled with revealing secrets found in logos, nature, songs and more. Let’s take a look!

Logos: You may know that Amazon has everything from A – Z, but did you notice that their logo actually spells it out for us? Have you ever noticed the arrow in the FedEx logo? There’s some rather ingenious design in the logos we see everyday. See the thought behind these two and learn about many others here.

Ads: For decades, advertisers have worked to capture our attention. But have they also attempted to make impressions that dig a bit deeper into our psyche? Check out these ads.

Songs: Some of those beloved tunes may not be about what they seem to be on the surface. We leave you to be the judge. While you’re at it, here are a few more.

Movies and TV Shows: What we watch on both the big and small screens are often filled with a variety of secret messages. The hidden messages may be to show gratitude, share an inside joke, or just be plain fun. The practice has been around for a long time, even the infamous Alfred Hitchcock is said to have taken a part in it. Also, check out a few more of these secret messages hidden in the background.

Artwork: Secret messages have even shown up in some of our most treasured pieces of art like the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, the Sistine Chapel and more.

Social Media: Facebook has a secret message folder – you could be receiving messages and have no idea. This folder is meant to keep spam at bay, but you may want to take a peek; you never know if someone you wish to connect with has sent along a message. Some other social media sites have a few secrets of their own as well.

Remember Magic Eye? Intrigued by Optical Illusions? Did you love finding the hidden objects in Highlights? If so, then you’ll love Snotes!

Snotes stands for “Secret Notes”. At first glance, a Snote looks like some form of art, but in reality it is a secret message where the “art” is actually an interesting configuration of letters. In order to read the secret message, you’ll need to be shown. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to learn.

Create some Snotes today and have fun sharing your secret messages with friends and family! Who knows, you might figure a way to use them to create your own da Vinci code.

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