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Discovery Education and 3M have partnered to bring the science of everyday life into your classroom. This fantastic collection of resources is for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school. Lessons are inquiry based and encourage exploration in life science, physical science, earth science and technology/innovation. Virtual labs are interactive flash-based labs where students can discover more about science like wind energy. At the Innovation HQ portion of the site, students can travel through time and look at innovations that they use in their every day life and "meet" 3M scientists. On the Student page, students can see a young inventors hall of fame.

To the romantics.

Upon becoming Principal of New Milford High School over three years ago, it was decided after a needs assessment that more resources and professional development had to go into the area of educational technology. I was fortunate enough to participate in two television shows that resulted in funds that normally don't just fall into the hands of a high school administrator. After researching and learning about how iPods and MacBooks were being utilized to engage learners, I quickly decided to purchase a mobile iPod learning lab.....

"NYU School of Medicine Virtual Microscope " * Parasitology * Histology Supplementary Slide Collection * Histology Slide Collection * Pathology Most Viewed: Slide Views Artery, vein, ... 5,075 Dentine formation 2,581 Thick skin, ... 2,218 Spleen, small ... 2,070 Pig head 1,994 Kidney, cardiac ... 1,765 Endochondral bone ... 1,540 Tag Cloud 771 slides available. 137,853 views. 227 chat messages. 127 Faculty Markers. 780 Student Markers. NYUSM Students and Faculty: When you log in via an ALEX course you can: * SlideChat: real time chat across lab rooms or dorm rooms with synced microscope viewing * Add/Edit slide markers * Tag slides with any terms you want * Take practice quizzes * Within ALEX this application is available in Foundation for Medicine or by joining the Virtual Microscope course from the Course Browser within your My Workspace Get started by checking out some sample slides from the collection:

"These missions ask you to get out, have fun, learn, explore the world and enjoy life. Each one has been specially designed and tested by scientists in a lab in the Nevada desert. All Missions Creativity Culture Exploration Global Youth Service Day Science Service-Learning Teacher Missions"

Good resources for helping teach Civics.

A growing chorus of voices argue that the internet is making us dumber. Web-connected laptops, smartphones and videogame consoles have all been cast as distracting brain mushers. But there's reason to believe some of the newest devices might not erode our minds. In fact, some scientists think they could even make us smarter. Could the cleaner and more modern interfaces that we see on iPads, iPhones and Android smartphones better suit the way our minds were meant to work?

Learn about gravity and tides

Learn about gravity and tides student and teacher versions

VERY, VERY Cool. And Fun

"Three universities are getting pumped to hand out free iPads to students and faculty with hopes that Apple's tablet will revolutionize education."

Interactive virtual microscope using Flash.