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That is what Interactive Biology is all about - Breaking down the concepts in biology so that if a Freshman in High School wants to understand Graduate-level Neurobiology, with enough discipline, she could do so.

A nice site for any teacher trying to break or make a teaching/classroom habit. My desk actually may be tidy for once. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Mallika Dutt was born in India, a place where women are relegated next to men in the social hierarchy. Seeing the violence around her had Mallika pursuing a career in social justice. She became a lawyer and worked for various organizations. Upon realizing that social media and the arts can profoundly influence people and move them into action, she established her own organization in 2000. Since then, Breakthrough has been "breaking" barriers and shifting paradigms towards a more liberal society. Mallika has proven that women has the power to change the world for the better. To read more about Mallika Dutt visit www.thextraordinary.org

Elizabeth "Liz" Murray's childhood was riddled with drugs, alcohol, and poverty. It's the kind of childhood that corrupts and molds a problem citizen. Fortunately, Liz did not turn out like her parents. She strove to break the cycle of hopelessness that ran in their family for generations. Despite being homeless, Liz completed high school in two years, won a New York Times scholarship, and made it to Harvard. Now, she inspires people as a motivational speaker and chairs her own company, Manifest Living. As soon as her life got better, she reached out to those who need help.

Math has always been the toughest subject for every age learners and algebra lays the base for other associated topics such as polynomials, quadrilaterals etc. So why not break the legacy and hit such difficult topics with an experienced online math tutor?  Polynomials belong to the algebra family. It had its own predetermined set of…

Highly Automated: Breaking down the physical barriers inherent in isolated systems, and automating the management of the group of systems as a single entity. No longer do IT personnel need to worry about keeping software up-to-date, or worry about constant server updates and other computing issues. Instead organizations will be free to concentrate on innovation. http://www.zsl.com

TweetDeck is an Adobe Air desktop application that is currently in private beta. It aims to evolve the existing functionality of Twitter by taking an abundance of information i.e twitter feeds, and breaking it down into more manageable bite sized pieces.

The definitive step-by-step guide on how to podcast without breaking the bank.

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The HASTAC Scholars fellowship program recognizes graduate and undergraduate students who are engaged in innovative work across the areas of technology, the arts, the humanities, and the social sciences. The HASTAC Scholars host regular discussion forums here featuring their own ground-breaking research and interests alongside those of leaders and innovators in the digital humanities, such as social networking pioneer Howard Rheingold, open source scholar Christopher Kelty, and Director of the Office of Digital Humanities for the National Endowment for the Humanities, Brett Bobley.

The recent holiday break has reminded me of a number of things - how organised I am at work and with all things digital, yet my working space at home,

A collection of videos presented by the New York Times. Search, or browse by topic such as breaking news, world news, politics, business, technology, environment, science, health, sports, opinion, arts, style, travel, and automobiles. Also includes interviews and videos related to New York Times Magazine articles.

"National Park Foundation, The Official Charity of America's National Parks: Discover Your Parks Sign In Give Now NPF News: * Happy Holidays! As a gift from NPF, download our free National Parks screensaver! * UL Announces Multi-Year Sponsorship of the National Christmas Tree Lighting * Jordin Sparks, Celtic Woman, Joshua Redman Join National Christmas Tree Lighting * Sheryl Crow, Common and Ray LaMontagne Perform At Nat'l Christmas Tree Lighting * National Christmas Tree Lighting Broadcast Nationally On PBS Beginning Dec 4 * NPF Invites Americans To Honor Veterans Day By Supporting Flight 93 RSS Tell Your Friends Electronic Field Trip The EFT, or Electronic Field Trip, is an interactive, live, educational experience that breaks down the geographic barrier between youth and our national treasures and creates a shared classroom experience with park rangers, fellow students and classrooms across the country."

Bowdon pointed out "how poorly ... traditional news media cover issues pertaining to children" (¶1), and illustrated the problem with what was then a news-breaking case in point, 48 hours after sending his findings to "Google's press office" and getting no response (¶14). Not long after posting on his blog, perhaps less than 12 hours later, Bowdon got a response from Google; and less than a day after that, he received a follow-up clarification from Google, both of which he subsequently reflected on in updates at the foot of this post.

Great multipurpose maths thinking blocks. Add different colour blocks, change their size and break into fractions. Click the 'problems' button and give lots of maths questions to work out with the blocks. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

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Chen sums up an interview about Benedict Carey's book, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens, highlighting and exemplifying take-away messages for self-directed learners as well as teachers.