I happened across several Ninja sites I thought you might enjoy today! I have to be honest to tell you these are not necessarily applications or sites that demonstrate stealth, espionage, or assassination (thank goodness), and they do not have anything to do with Japanese martial arts or Teenage Mutant Turtles. These are simply applications, sites, or games that include Ninja in their title or name…but, hey I had you going for a minute there, didn’t I?

Actually, the first tool I am sharing today is kind of cool…Ninjawords is a super fast, simple to use dictionary (I don’t know how I missed it when I wrote my 25 Online Dictionaries post…maybe there is some stealth involved when it comes to finding this tool online). At any rate, this dictionary claims to be everything a true Ninja is supposed to be…smart, accurate, and really fast. I will attest that it is truly fast. I worry a little about the accuracy claim because the results are drawn from Wiktionary as a primary source. All the same, I particularly liked the neat little trick that makes it easy to compare definitions by looking up many words on the same page. Simply type multiple words separated by commas in the search box to receive quick results for all the words you typed in. At the very least, Ninjawords should have real kid-appeal, especially for the little Ninja’s in your classroom!

Ninja Search…a deadly accurate search (it’s actually only as accurate as Google Custom Search), but the black background might contrast well on an interactive whiteboard (remember…I am not actually recommending these sites…I just thought the names were cool).

AirNinja is a site designed to help you get the “very best price on airfare.” You don’t book your ticket through AirNinja, but the site does claim to focus on routes that are not shown on other travel sites. If you want to book a flight you can use the discount airlines that are linked from the site. You can also check the non-discount airline search, all on the home page. Check out AirNinja before you purchase your ticket…what have you got to lose?

Read (or better yet…subscribe to) the PowerPoint Ninja Blog. “The blog covers practical PowerPoint topics, tips, and tricks. If you’re looking to move from PowerPoint apprentice to ninja.” This is a power-packed blog for PowerPoint users at any level. Check it out!

Become a Gmail Ninja when you “learn tips and tricks to save time, increase your productivity, and manage your email efficiently. Start with the tips that are right for you, based on how much email you get each day.

Visit the Photoshop Ninja, “a website dedicated to Adobe Photoshop – the industry standard image editing tool. Photoshop is used the world over by professionals to edit images – in-fact the term ‘Photoshopped’ has entered modern vocabulary to describe an image that has been edited.”

Visit the Substainable Ninja site to read news and learn about products and people fighting to make a difference in promoting sustainability…”together we can all help to reduce consumption, improve health, and find cleaner alternatives to power the gadgets, cars, and lives we lead today.”

Play the Grammar Ninja game to improve grammar skills. There are three levels that will keep students engaged and interested as they improve their grammar skills.

Create a Ninja Message using the Ninja Text Generator…

Here is a bonus video featuring an Urban Ninja (don’t try this at home)….