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Many school buildings are in a terrible state. Even in seemingly advanced western nations many old schools resemble architectural catastrophes that, along with post-war urban tower blocks and the shopping malls of the 1950s, have largely been left to the crumble of rust. In the last few years, though, there has been a renaissance in school building design based on a reimagining of learning spaces (pdf) that has mirrored the advance in our understandings of education-oriented information and communication technologies (ICT)

So, last week's combination of a bunch of great images of volcanoes from space with the Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism Program's Weekly Volcanic Activity Report went over so well, I thought I'd try it again.

Please take note of the first sentence in this article:  "Student blogging is not a project, but a process. We are continuously striving to refine, improve and re-evaluate."

Wiki that is used to gather ideas regarding the redesign of a library space, and links to the steps involved.

THE COUNTRY'S STRONGEST INNOVATORS EMBRACE CREATIVITY, PLAY, AND COLLABORATION -- VALUES THAT ALSO INFORM THEIR PHYSICAL SPACES.

A father and son from Brooklyn, New York sent an iPhone into the stratosphere a few weeks ago to record a video of the earth's curvature. The two spent eight months researching and testing their homemade craft, which was made of a weather balloon and a styrofoam case for the iPhone, before launching in Newburgh, NY. The phone apparently braved winds of 100 miles-per-hour and temperatures as cold as 60 below zero (the iPhone was smartly packed with hand warmers).

The universe is mostly empty space. Even in a "crowded" region like our solar system, the distances between planets are so vast that they are difficult to imagine. This animation simulates a voyage from the sun past all nine planets. For convenience, the planets are lined up in the same direction.

Please be patient while this page loads -- it takes several minutes. But it does include, after all, the entire universe. You may see a blank space below, then a gray box. Stick with it. When it's finished loading, prepare to be mesmerized.

Amazing video with zoom-in/zoom-out showing scale of the universe from very small to very large. (Similar to "Powers of Ten" video)