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School lab directors and classroom teachers can use this curriculum to develop computer literate and technology savvy students while at the same time reinforcing National and State academic standards. This powerful combination assists the lab director and classroom teacher with practical computer lab activities and exercises that reinforce not only what is being taught in the classroom, but also what is being tested and measured annually.

Traditional computing labs need to transform into flexible, technology-enhanced learning spaces. Initial research into space use and future needs can guide design and resource decisions. Involving all the stakeholders invests them in the outcome and optimizes design choices. Small changes can have big effects in redesign of existing spaces.

The Chemistry Collective is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, and concepts tests which can be incorporated into a variety of teaching approaches as pre-labs, alternatives to textbook homework, and in-class activities for individuals or teams.

Complete an audio exercise on 9/11 at the Web Language Lab.

Interactive site that walks students through what it would be like to be a C.S.I. lab tech. Students learn about the science behind different lab tests & then use virtual tools to evaluate evidence.

Instructables is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others.

LabWrite provides full support for descriptive labs and labs that students design for themselves. And it includes an extensive set of resources, such as an Excel tutorial and guides for creating tables and graphs, which students can use on their own or teachers can use for in-class instruction.

A collection of already-created chemistry PowerPoint presentations!! Includes such topics as periodic table; acids, bases, phScale, solutions; states of matter; energy; lab and lab safety; carbon cycle; forensics for kids; microscopes; nanoscience and mor

Wow! And free!

Tracker is a free video analysis and modeling tool built on the Open Source Physics (OSP) Java framework. It is designed to be used in introductory college physics labs and lectures. Features include: 1. Object tracking with position, velocity and acceleration overlays and data. 2. Video modeling with dynamic particle overlays and data. 3. Center of mass tracking with overlays and data. 4. Rotational motion data includes theta, omega and alpha. 5. Interactive graphical vectors and vector sums. 6. Line profiles for RGB analysis of spectra and interference at any angle 7. RGB regions for time analysis of RGB data 8. Flexible video calibration options. 9. Multiple reference frame views of collisions and other motions. 10. Video filters, including brightness/contrast, ghost trails, and deinterlacing. 11. User-defined constants and variables for plotting and analysis. 12. Data analysis tool with powerful automatic and manual curve fitting. 13. Full undo/redo with multiple steps. 14. Video converter for converting edited/filtered videos to mov, gif, jpg or png formats 15. Video exporter tool for recording videos with track overlays. 16. Copy and print images of any view for use in labs and other documents. 17. Paste web or other images directly into Tracker for analysis, save if desired. 18. Helpful hints for new and occasional users. 19. Drag-n-drop trk and video files to open.

This site lists a colelction of mainly science and health-related virtual field trips and online labs.

Take your children on a efieldtrip or check out this site to learn more about virtual fieldtrips. Free

"I often get asked how I managed to integrate technology into my classroom before I was a technology teacher teaching in a lab (with every child on a computer). I must preface this post with: I am not an expert. I taught second grade for one year and had two computers in my classroom and no computer lab for the school. I used what I had and found a system that worked for me. With that in mind here is how I made my 2 computer classroom work"

This presentation discusses a series of  financial lab exercises that demonstrate to students that finance theory has real value in  the business world, thus linking "abstract" course content to the real world. The  exercises align with Bloom's Taxonomy, starting with acquisition of knowledge goals and  moving toward the development of higher level critical thinking goals. 

A sample proposal for a 21st century skills emphasizing learning lab.

Another design proposal for a multipurpose computer lab.

Temple Media Education Lab Curriculum material page

Temple Media Education Lab Curriculum Materials for teaching about copyright and Fair Use-HS Case Study...Upper Merion ;-) GREAT Fair Use video http://www.mediaeducationlab.com/index.php?page=295

crossbrowser solutions... check sites in multiple browsers ..all in one location

he NMC (New Media Consortium) is an international community of experts in educational technology - from the practitioners who work with new technologies on campuses everyday; to the visionaries who are shaping the future of learning at think tanks, labs, and research centers; to its staff and board of directors; to the advisory boards and others helping the NMC conduct cutting edge research.

Coding games

This would make a nice summer camp by itself.

"Top 10 Sites for Creating Digital Music 1. Myna - Far and away my favorite online music editor. This is very similar to Garageband and a nice alternative for those who do not have the Apple application. 2. Soundation - Very easy to use, with a drag/drop interface for creating excellent-sounding music. 3. Jam Studio - Fun site that lets users select a "key" to play in and a theme to match. 4. Loop Labs - Nice time- line editor; learning curve is a bit higher than most sites. 5. Your Spins - Great site for mixing prerecorded music and sharing with others. 6. Indaba - Unique site where users can create collaborative music pieces to make one final product. 7. Creating Music - Very user friendly website shows kids how to create digital music. 8. Contrapunctus Variations - Wonderful site for creating orchestral music by selecting an instrument and clicking on a time line. 9. iNudge - Fun site for kids, who can make music by drawing shapes. 10. Glitchscape - Create sound by drawing vector shaped rectangles. "

Fom the Tech and Learning blog