eDGe e-reader, has two screens, hinged to open like a book. The screen on the left uses the same screen technology as the Kindle or other recent e-book readers -- it can display only in black and white, but it is easier on the eyes than a traditional monitor. But because traditional monitors still have important advantages -- like the ability to display color and play video clips -- the screen on the right uses that conventional technology.
YouTube - RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms - 0 views
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Excellent animation of a talk given about Education Reform.
Professor Faces Obstacles in Testing E-Reader Device for Digital Textbooks - Wired Camp... - 1 views
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eDGe reader in use.
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An instructor at Case Western is using this in his chemistry class with Oxtoby's Gen Chem book as an experiment this fall (shared at ACS meeting).
Some Colleges to Test Dual-Screen E-Reader Devices - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Hi... - 0 views
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Meanwhile, the Edge, another dual-screen device aimed at the education market
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Dual-Screen E-reader. iPad on one side; Kindle on other. Marketed at Educators.
ChemSpider - Database of Chemical Structures and Property Predictions - 2 views
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ChemSpider is owned by the RSC and provided as a free resource to the community.
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In case the ChemEd DL is unaware... the RSC is funding a new position which will be forming ChemSpider Ed - using the molecule repository for educational purposes. The guy in charge already is focusing on many overlapping issues. He's the same guy who works on WikiBooks (paper copy).
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ChemSpider is an open-curation repository. It's taking off quite rapidly in the chemistry community.
ChemSpider Blog » Blog Archive » Journal of Chemical Education Article on Che... - 0 views
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ChemSpider is a great repository of chemical information. This blog is worth reading up on regularly.
Popcorn.js Semantic Video demo | Drumbeat - 1 views
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semantic video!
Intelligent YouTube Channels | Open Culture - 1 views
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Find someone to make a chemistry collection of YouTube videos about chemistry
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education - 2009 | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the D... - 2 views
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Overview of free, no-download Web2.0 applications.
NSDL Annual Meeting | A place to build and strengthen your connections with the NSDL Co... - 1 views
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Poster Registration Deadline: October 19, 2009
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NSDL National Meeting page
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Anyone interested in presenting a poster should be aware of the deadline (Oct. 19)
Minutes & Attachments | ITC | University of Wisconsin - 0 views
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Learn@UW or Moodle: Which to Use?
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UW-Madison Information Technology Committee meeting minutes.
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Friday Sept. 18th meeting minutes address Learn@UW vs. Moodle.
Chemistry Teaching and Learning Resources - 2 views
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FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Ten Ideas for Getting Started with 21st Century Teaching and Learning by Lisa Nielsen - 0 views
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You can’t plan without knowledge of the technology standards and ideas for infusing technology into the curriculum. Become familiar with ISTE's Educational Technology Standards which serve as guides for teachers, students and administrators to help them focus on the skills and expertise needed to teach, learn, and lead more effectively in an ever changing global community
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This site has step-by-step discussion of incorporating new technology into teaching.
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You can't plan without knowledge of the technology standards and ideas for infusing technology into the curriculum. Become familiar with ISTE's Educational Technology Standards which serve as guides for teachers, students and administrators to help them focus on the skills and expertise needed to teach, learn, and lead more effectively in an ever changing global community
DonorsChoose.org: An online charity connecting you to classrooms in need - 0 views
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Connecting to Needy Classrooms - this is a really interesting charity to think about as we work to build up communities
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Connecting to Needy Classrooms
UW students hitting the e-books in trial - 1 views
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Another experimental program going on at UW using alternative methods to deliver books to students.
At-Risk Students Make Multimedia | Edutopia - 0 views
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Using Game Development context to teach high school courses
ChemDoodle Web Components - 0 views
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ChemDoodle Web Components are pure javascript objects derived from ChemDoodle™ to solve common chemistry related tasks on the web. These components are powerful, fully customizable, easy to implement, and are free under the open source GPL license. The examples below show some basic uses of these components.
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Nice web open source gadgets
Chemical Drawing Software - 1 views
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Gadgets for Structure viewing/building
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Gadgets for Structure viewing/building. This was suggested to us by Noel O'Boyle, the writer of TwirlyMol
Polarizability - 0 views
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degree of polarization
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Interesting wording.
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ChemPaths page on polarizability, part of 109H pathway.
Learning Chemistry Online | Education | Chemical & Engineering News - 0 views
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Janowicz presented these findings at the ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C., last month. He says that the University of Illinois is considering a proposal to no longer offer organic chemistry courses to undergraduates in a classroom setting. The courses would be available online only.
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C&EN article discussed at recent ChemEd DL meeting
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C&EN article discussed at ChemEd DL meeting; Quotes by JW Moore and Janice Tomasik.
