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Top News - New Smithsonian chief eyes ed tech - 0 views

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    New Smithsonian chief eyes ed tech Former Georgia Tech president aims to lead the museum complex into 'a new era' of outreach and education
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What do you wonder? Join us in asking the big questions. « Problem Solving wi... - 25 views

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    Online conference with Smithsonian and Microsoft. Highlights problem solving.
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Seriously Amazing | Smithsonian - 60 views

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    Really interesting site !!
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour - 19 views

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    The comprehensive virtual tour allows the visitor to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum. The visitor can navigate from room to room either by using a floor map or by following blue arrow links connecting the rooms. Camera icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up on a particular object or exhibit panel.
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    The comprehensive virtual tour allows the visitor to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum. The visitor can navigate from room to room either by using a floor map or by following blue arrow links connecting the rooms. Camera icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up on a particular object or exhibit panel.
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SweetSearch Finds Credible Research Sources for Students - 16 views

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    SweetSearch came about as the byproduct of making findingDulcinea, an aggregator that terms itself the "Librarian of the Internet." It's a database of about 35,000 web sites vetted by researchers, librarians, and teachers, with priority given to spots like the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, and other public and academic sources. It sweeps away the pseudo-science, forums, and sites that read like paraphrased summaries.
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Smithsonian Wild - 0 views

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    Search through thousands of photos from animal camera traps from all over the world. See some of the most allusive creatures in the wild. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

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Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine - 26 views

  • “Children from wealthy families with lots of education can be taught by stupid teachers,” Louhivuori said, smiling. “We try to catch the weak students. It’s deep in our thinking.”
  • “We prepare children to learn how to learn, not how to take a test,”
  • “Play is important at this age,” Rintola would later say. “We value play.”
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  • Compulsory schooling does not begin until age 7. “We have no hurry,” said Louhivuori. “Children learn better when they are ready. Why stress them out?”
  • “It was simply the idea that every child would have a very good public school. If we want to be competitive, we need to educate everybody. It all came out of a need to survive.”
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