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Learning Chinese
Web-browser pop-up translator - If you use Firefox, perapera-kun is a must have add-on. If activated, a pop-up appears as the mouse goes over characters.

Mnemosyne - Flash card program

Chinese Flash Card resource - New Practical Chinese Reader textbooks are available in Nanning for about 50 RMB

Pleco - Excellent dictionary/translator/etc. for iPhone/iPod, etc. Android version in BETA

Travel
Train Time-tables (Chinese)

Train Time-tables (English) - It should eb noted that train travel in China is difficult to plan ahead. Limits on advanced booking as well as intra-provincial travel exist. For example, at the Nanning train station, it is possible to book a return train from Nanning-Kunming (Yunnan province), but not a train that begins and ends in another province. Train tickets can also be purchased across from the main gate (da men - 大门) at GXU for a small (5RMB?) service fee (cash only). There is also a limit to how far in advance tickets can be booked (2 weeks?)

Nanning-HK bus

Education
Engrade - Online gradebook. You create categories and input scores. All scores are weighted equally in each category. You can choose an option to drop lowest score. Advantages: Students can access their scores anytime (and you can see when they access them), online quizzes, post assignments online, all computations done automatically. Disadvantages: With a poor internet connection, sometimes difficult to input numbers (works better if you click on the assignment and input rather than input in 'gradebook' mode), transfering weighted category scores to SCIC tracking sheet/achievement form a hassle. Also has attendance tracker