A Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
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UNC CGI | Culture Kits - 3 views
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If you are a #globaled teacher & haven't seen this yet, trust us you'll want to! Culture Kits from @uncnavigators: http://t.co/UPcDmelIUu
Imagination Foundation - 2 views
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The Imagination Foundation is launching the first ever Global Cardboard Challenge, inviting the world to play while raising funds to foster creativity and entrepreneurship in kids. September will be the month to organize and build, then on October 6th (the one-year anniversary of the flashmob that came out to make Caine's day) friends, family, co-workers and community members can come out to play at local events, celebrating the creativity and imagination of kids around the world.
Standing Up to Hatred and Intolerance | Facing History and Ourselves - 1 views
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Facing History's powerful toolkit to introduce in September https://t.co/fs0tGBP0dF #tlchat #istelibs #futurereadylibs #RU575
Lucy Gray-The Global Education Conference Co-Founder « The Core of Education - 1 views
This Interactive Proves Just How Wrong Our World Maps Really Are | Co.Design | business... - 3 views
Interactive Learning Content "Future Fit Framework" - 2 views
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The Future Fit Framework: An introductory guide to teaching and learning forsustainability in HE. A series of video clip form Stephen Sterling explaining the FFF
BBC News - Ellen MacArthur in Davos promoting sustainable economy - 0 views
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"Record-breaking solo yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur is in Davos to promote a new approach towards a sustainable economy. She wants products to be made that they are easy to disassemble in order to re-cycle the parts inside. She claims that the approach, called a circular economy, could mean savings of $630bn for Europe alone. "
Torbays-Urban-Forest.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 2 views
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Recent assessment of value of an urban forest
The Sustainable Development Timeline » SEEd - 2 views
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"This timeline takes you through the progress of sustainable development from the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962 to the present day." IISD 2009 www.iisd.org
Carbon Counter - Fight Climate Change - 0 views
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Every time we drive, fly, run appliances at home and keep our houses lighted, warm and cool, we emit carbon dioxide, trapping heat in the atmosphere. Be part of the solution and offset your emissions! Your tax deductible donation contributes to the development of new technologies and alternative energy that reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Take the first step, and calculate your carbon footprint.
Google Co-op - Gray's Geography Search - 0 views
BBC - Science & Nature - Games - 0 views
An Inconvenient Truth > Carbon Calculator - 0 views
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We all contribute to global warming every day. The carbon dioxide you produce by driving your car and leaving the lights on adds up quickly. You may be surprised by how much Co2 you are emitting each year. Calculate your personal impact and learn how you can take action to reduce or even eliminate your emissions of carbon dioxide.
Times Higher Education - From where I sit - Everyone wins in this free-for-all - 4 views
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The term open educational resources (OER) encapsulates the simple but powerful idea that the world's knowledge is a public good. The internet offers unprecedented opportunities to share, use and reuse knowledge. Sadly, most of the planet is underserved when it comes to post-secondary education.
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But while in our research we have no problem with sharing and building on the ideas of others, in education the perception is that we must lock teaching materials behind restrictive copyright barriers that minimise sharing.
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Sometimes universities justify this position on the grounds that the open licensing of courses will damage their advantage in the student recruitment market. These publicly funded institutions expect taxpayers to pay twice for learning materials.
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The term open educational resources (OER) encapsulates the simple but powerful idea that the world's knowledge is a public good. The internet offers unprecedented opportunities to share, use and reuse knowledge. Sadly, most of the planet is underserved when it comes to post-secondary education.