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Geology of National Parks - 9 views

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    Excellent 3d images from National Parks
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Vialogues : EdLab Seminar Longshot: The Impact of Technology and Neuroscience on Teachi... - 40 views

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    video of seminar with computer science/education scholar Beverly Park Woolf
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WolfQuest - 81 views

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    "An immersive, 3D wildlife simulation game, WolfQuest challenges players to learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park."
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    learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park
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In a Gaudy Theme Park, Jay-Z Meets J-Gatz - NYTimes.com - 22 views

  • “But what most people don’t understand is that the adjective ‘Great’ in the title was meant laconically,” he said. “There’s nothing genuinely great about Gatsby. He’s a poignant phony.
  • Owing to the money-addled society we live in, people have lost the irony of Fitzgerald’s title. So the movies become complicit in the excessively materialistic culture that the novel set out to criticize.”
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A Letter To Parents Of Digital Age Children - 2 views

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    "First, let me thank you for entrusting me with teaching your children, honoring the amazing individuals they are, and helping them discover the confident and empowered young people they can be. Providing a rich and engaging environment for your children to learn in is my utmost concern, but Iately I have had to acknowledge that the young people I see every day do much of the learning that is important to them when they leave the parking lot and head home from school. Thus, I am writing to solicit your help."
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Time-lapse video: Space shuttle Endeavour's trek across L.A. - Framework - Photos and V... - 26 views

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    The space shuttle Endeavour made its final journey last weekend, traveling 12-miles from Los Angeles International Airport, through Inglewood, to the California Science Center in Exposition Park.
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The Civil War - - 21 views

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    The National Park service provides an overview of the Civil War including a reporter who posts frequent Twitter posts.
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Welcome to Adler Planetarium! - Adler Planetarium - 0 views

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    The Adler Planetarium gratefully acknowledges the generous support it receives from the Chicago Park District on behalf of the citizens of Chicago.
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How Christmas Tree Recycling Works | Earth911.com - 9 views

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      I would like to recycle my tree- does Bville do this?
  • parks, as well as erosion prevention, weed abatement and habitat creation, but how do these programs work? Earth911 sat down with Jaime Souza of Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB), which heads up a Christmas tree recycling
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      I don't know why this is highlighted
  • Located at community parks, these drop-off sites are evenly spread out
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      Does Bville have one of these
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Computer Science Unplugged | - 48 views

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    CS Unplugged is a collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. The activities introduce students to underlying concepts such as binary numbers, algorithms and data compression, separated from the distractions and technical details we usually see with computers. CS Unplugged is suitable for people of all ages, from elementary school to seniors, and from many countries and backgrounds. Unplugged has been used around the world for over fifteen years, in classrooms, science centers, homes, and even for holiday events in a park!
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Stixy - 2 views

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    Digital bulletin boards. Collaborative. Digital Post-it notes. Great for a digital "parking lot." As the site says: "For Flexible Online Creation Collaboration and Sharing"
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Arounder - 44 views

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    Virtual field trip! From the site: "AROUNDER gives travelers a vivid sense of what a city has to offer: historical cathedrals and works of art, museums featuring famous artists, local cafes and stores, breathtaking mountain-top views, quiet parks and gardens. Each issue contains a series of interesting panoramas giving you a full immersive view of the cities. Navigation is easy with Google maps of the city and surrounding area. Every issue also links to local merchants with virtual tours of hotels, restaurants, spas and stores."
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Bridging the Watershed Overview - 3 views

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    Bridging the Watershed environmental education in the National Parks. Alice Ferguson Foundation, MD
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Book: Uncharted Territories by @Hywel_Roberts & @DebraKidd - 5 views

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    "In their new book, Debra Kidd and Hywel Roberts firmly place teachers, and ultimately their students, in a range of different locations, where the learning inhabits, offering a fantastically imagined context with prompts, ideas and illustrations helping exploration and discovery. In a fascinating resource book, which can be used in many subject areas, across most stages in schools, the authors break down each chapter destination (including a forest, castle, graveyard, ship, zoo, cave, theme park) into a story starter - introducing the location and providing provocative initial questions; key landmarks (either for primary or secondary aged students), a stopover - providing a more in-depth account of their learning journey; stepping stones - context based tasks provided to also prod your imagination, and; the bedrock - offering a debrief of the processes, helping teachers understand the justification of the processes undertaken."
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Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education | WIRED - 9 views

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    "AUTHOR: ISSIE LAPOWSKY. ISSIE LAPOWSKY DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05.04.15. 05.04.15 TIME OF PUBLICATION: 7:00 AM. 7:00 AM INSIDE THE SCHOOL SILICON VALLEY THINKS WILL SAVE EDUCATION Click to Open Overlay Gallery Students in the youngest class at the Fort Mason AltSchool help their teacher, Jennifer Aguilar, compile a list of what they know and what they want to know about butterflies. CHRISTIE HEMM KLOK/WIRED SO YOU'RE A parent, thinking about sending your 7-year-old to this rogue startup of a school you heard about from your friend's neighbor's sister. It's prospective parent information day, and you make the trek to San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. You walk up to the second floor of the school, file into a glass-walled conference room overlooking a classroom, and take a seat alongside dozens of other parents who, like you, feel that public schools-with their endless bubble-filled tests, 38-kid classrooms, and antiquated approach to learning-just aren't cutting it. At the same time, you're thinking: this school is kind of weird. On one side of the glass is a cheery little scene, with two teachers leading two different middle school lessons on opposite ends of the room. But on the other side is something altogether unusual: an airy and open office with vaulted ceilings, sunlight streaming onto low-slung couches, and rows of hoodie-wearing employees typing away on their computers while munching on free snacks from the kitchen. And while you can't quite be sure, you think that might be a robot on wheels roaming about. Then there's the guy who's standing at the front of the conference room, the school's founder. Dressed in the San Francisco standard issue t-shirt and jeans, he's unlike any school administrator you've ever met. But the more he talks about how this school uses technology to enhance and individualize education, the more you start to like what he has to say. And so, if you are truly fed up with the school stat
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Overcoming Technology Barriers: How to Innovate Without Extra Money or Support | Edutopia - 5 views

  • Teachers' fear of learning something new is still the main hurdle to technology integration, says Bob Moore, executive director of information technology for the Blue Valley Schools, in Overland Park, Kansas.
  • Creating time and opportunities for teachers to share ideas has led to "a common language about student learning and has accelerated our use of instructional technology," Moore notes. "You can't do that if teachers are working in isolation behind closed doors."
  • GenYES encourages teachers to learn about technology in the context of their own classroom, side-by-side with their students. Professional development that's embedded in the classroom has more staying power than one-shot workshops.
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Teaching with Historic Places--a Program of the National Park Service - 50 views

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    Teaching history by using historic places from all 50 states of the United States. Search through lesson plans by state, location, time period and several other pre-created lesson plans.
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Winter of discontent: Snow-lovers mourn Northland's dry weather | Duluth News Tribune |... - 9 views

  • A brownish Christmas?You can hear the frustration in Cedar Gordon’s voice. The Two Harbors 9-year-old, according to her mother, Katya, “is furious about global warming.”
  • r, 7, ran through her list of things to revel in about snow: skiing, sledding, snow angels, snowmen. “I feel really mad at it.”The only bright light of normal winter activity in Two Harbors is the new ice skating rink in front of the band shell in the city park.Those are the harsh realities and small graces for the last week of 2011 as a drought continues in the Northland. The National Weather Service predicts more of the same, at least through the weekend, meaning no more snow.
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