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Researched facts about the Discovery Education Network

Nicely written blog post from Burlington Public Schools where Patrick M. Larkin is Assistant Superintendent.

"To produce the jaw-dropping video you see above, YouTube user Brusspup took a subwoofer - a speaker which provides deep bass tones for music - and set it to the same frequency as the frame rate of his video camera."

"About Evil Mad Science Auxiliary- This is a public group for anyone to add photos that are (at least marginally) related to posts and projects on our blog, Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, aka www.evilmadscientist.com/. If our web site inspired you to build something cool that you want to show off, please feel free to add it to the pool."

Steven Anderson provides multiple options to use if considering app development. 

Great resource to download for use in professional development workshops or just for improving oneself. 

Make called Bill a "brilliant science-and-technology documentarian", whose "videos should be held up as models of how to present complex technical information visually" Wired called them "dazzling." Scientific American's blog called him a "smart, easygoing everyman with a firm understanding of the science." You can see 10 of his best videos below. He takes apart an LCD monitor, demonstrates how fiber optic cables work, rips up a hard drive, explains the wonder of a quartz wrist watch, solves the mystery of black boxes, blows up a light bulb filament, reveals how amazing a pop can tab truely is, shows why a cell phone looks like it does, and explains why you always seem to be in the slowest line.

Digital Age Blooms Taxonomy along with Web 2.0 tools per Blooms level via Kelly Tenkely on Twitter.

"Evidently studying and iPods go together like peanut butter and jelly. So if you want to get in on the latest technological-educational craze, check out the following iTunes apps. These are the top free apps that are beneficial for high school and college students."

7th grade student created blogs using KidBlog. KidBlog is an education friendly site.

Have students create an "avatar" to represent them w/o using their actual picture. Great options for collaborating online or building web resources sharing projects and/or class work.