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computational knowledge engine. Start by entering your birthdate and see what happens. It is a "cloud computing platform for numerical computation & visualization of data. Numerous vertical apps possible." Also try entering your first or last name.

Basically turns anything that you can alligator clip to into a computer interface. Created by two grade students at MIT who started a website looking for $25,000 investment and now have $386,000 after just 11 days. For $35 definitely getting one of these!

Two brilliant high school chemistry teachers have completely switched the lecture at school/homework at home paradigm. Their students watch the lecture at home as a vodcast (on computer, iPod, or DVD) and do problem sets at school with help from the teachers. Check out the news story from the local TV station. I used to live near Woodland Park...

iLearn Technology is one of the best blogs I've seen for teaching educators about integrating technology and computer curriculum into the classroom. Kelly Tenkely presents the latest Web2.0 gadgets but also writes about how she's using them in her grade 5 classroom.

Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.

Science simulation software that contains everything you would find in a chemistry lab...raw elements, chemicals, equipment. You drag the items onto a work area to teach and/or create simulations such as chemical reactions...chemistry, electricity, math, computing, would be awesome on the SB.