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"1000 Recommended Apps Sorted by Subject Area With more than 500,000 apps available for use on the iPad, which ones are best for education? TCEA (Texas Computer education Association) helps by testing and recommending great apps for the classroom. They regularly try out new apps and list those that make the grade in the shared document available here for iPad. Apps are categorized into 46 different subject areas and 14 different personal use areas. Apps that are free are listed in white."

"immense opportunities that come with touch-screen tablets also bring the responsibility to make new plans, set new limits and take time to play with these new tech-tools ourselves.  As both an educator and app developer, I can see how challenging it is to find apps that are out there, somewhere, that dovetail with school curriculum. For educators who are investigating which elements of technology and learning apps to use in their classrooms we encourage asking some key questions."

NASA education - understanding of the universe, advanced technology breakthroughs, enhanced air travel safety and security, and expanded the frontiers of scientific research. promoting excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to ensure that the next generation of Americans can accept the full measure of their roles and responsibilities in shaping the future.

Using aviation education to promote interest in science, technology, engineering, and math in rural Alaska. AvSTEM is currently in two villages in western Alaska. Grant Funk has lived in Hooper Bay for 10 years, and is actively involved with youth and aviation education in the Hooper Bay school. Over the past 3 years, the Hooper Bay AvSTEM program has been building a Thorp T-211 experimental airplane through Build A Plane. They hope to fly the Thorp in the next year. Grant also does distance education aviation courses with the Pilot Station, AK school.

The National Air and Space Museum offers a variety of free educational programs for school groups and organized youth groups. Here you will find information on educational activities at the Museum as well as resources provided for classroom learning.

Free Webcast -- The Air We Breathe The Aerospace Education Services Project, or AESP, is presenting a free webcast on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at 10 a.m. EST. Join Aerospace Education Specialist Lester Morales during this hour-long webcast as he features NASA's Education resource book "The Air We Breathe." This book is designed to help students enrich their science vocabulary, better understand Earth's atmosphere and practice the scientific process. The book is a great vocabulary builder for English language learners.

Mathematics - The Most Misunderstood Subject The majority of educated Americans do not think of Mathematics when they think of a liberal education. Mathematics as essential for science, yes, for business and accounting, sure, but for a liberal education?

African Virtual University (AVU) www.avu.org is launching an interactive Open Education Resources (OER) portal OER@AVU "# Biology En # Chemistry En # ICT Basic Skills En # ICT Integration in Education En # Mathematics En # Physics En # Teacher Education En"

the Space Shuttle Experience! In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Program and the upcoming final flight, NASA has released the Space Shuttle Experience website. This comprehensive and interactive tool provides a multitude of resources for students of all education levels. Users can participate in a variety of interactive experiences to learn about the Space Shuttle Program's accomplishments, what it takes to launch a shuttle, astronaut living, how the program affects life daily here on Earth and much more. The site uses several engaging features that will keep students enthralled, including trivia games with Facebook score sharing, a poll for users to vote on the program's greatest achievement and a virtual signature wall which gives users the opportunity to leave a personal message to the program. And the fun and education doesn't stop when students log off; the site also includes lesson plans that correspond with the site's activities. As an educator, all the resources are supplied to seamlessly walk your students from the activities they experience online into engrossing lessons in the classroom.

Cyberkidz is an educational platform for boys and girls in the age of 4 till 12 years. By playing the educational games, children will practice subjects they learn in elementary school (Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-5).

"NSTA provides national and international leadership in science education by identifying the qualities and standards for good science education; these are set forth in the form of position statements, which are used to support the improvement of science education at all levels."

Visit the commemorative NASA space shuttle education site and read about some of the education projects that flew on Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery and Endeavour. Learn about educators who became astronauts. Trace the history of the shuttle and learn about the resources created during 30 years of space shuttle missions.

"Engineering education in K-12 classrooms is a small but growing phenomenon that may have implications for engineering and also for the other STEM subjects--science, technology, and mathematics. Specifically, engineering education may improve student learning and achievement in science and mathematics, increase awareness of engineering and the work of engineers, boost youth interest in pursuing engineering as a career, and increase the technological literacy of all students. The teaching of STEM subjects in U.S. schools must be improved in order to retain U.S. competitiveness in the global economy and to develop a workforce with the knowledge and skills to address technical and technological issues."

"The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) invests in science, engineering and math Education from middle and high school through college and post graduation. NDEP's mission is to support a new generation of scientists and engineers who will apply their talents in our nation's defense laboratories. "

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"NASA Explorer Schools invests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM educators to inspire and engage future scientists, engineers and technicians that NASA needs to continue our journey. NES gives educators of grades 4-12 access to NASA's people, missions, research and facilities. We have assembled a comprehensive set of NASA's free classroom materials to help you teach dozens of STEM concepts. "

"Food for Thought: Eating in Space" Educator Guide -- Grades 5-8 Among the thousands of questions that need to be answered before astronauts travel to distant planets and asteroids is the question: How much food will they need and what foods can they take? Food for Thought includes five lesson plans that relate to food and nutrition and that are aligned to national education standards.

Spaced Out Sports Educator Guide -- Grades 5-8 Students learn the science of sports with the activities in this educator guide. The activities are applications of Newton's Laws of Motion. Among the guide's six activities students will do the following: -- Construct a CD hovercraft and apply Newton's Laws of Motion to make hovercraft work. -- Use gravity to locate the center of mass of irregular-shaped objects. -- Investigate the principle of conserving angular momentum. -- Create and play simulated microgravity sports with a balloon.

Budd:e is education about the risks people take by going online, and the possible consequences of those risks. It's also education about the technical and behavioural measures we can all use, to help reduce our risk, and bolster online security - security for people, for internet devices, and for personal data.

a resource for teachers who are interested in having a classroom blog. The wiki includes class videos explaining the benefits of blogging, how to compose a quality comment, and the importance of the Creative Commons license. I chronicle the steps I've taken to teach my students how to compose quality comments and have tips to help teachers develop their own online communities. Included are links to other educational bloggers and sample posts organized by subject matter. I hope that teachers will find the wiki helpful and will open up their classrooms through educational blogging.