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"Periodic Table of QR codes A QR code linking to our element videos on YouTube. Please print it out as big as possible and stick it up somewhere... for higher-res go to www.flickr.com/photos/periodicvideos/5912075438/sizes/o/i..."

How to redesign E-learning by decreasing the emphasis on information and increasing the emphasis on experience.

BigBlueButton enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote students.

Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet by Kimberly Hutmacher is a rhythmic rhyming book about animals and how they use their appendages. A book like this is especially helpful for exposing children to a variety of verbs that they may not ordinarily use. When asked to describe what feet can do, many of my lower elementary students would say: walk, run, stand, hop, or jump. After reading this book, they discover that feet can also: cling, leap, dash, roam, etc.

Clifford The Big Red Dog: Interactive Storybooks! Phonics fun, games, and stories for early readers.

This website has free interactive storybooks in English and Spanish, and games that focus on phonics fun for early readers. There's also a teacher's guide and links to interactive whiteboard activities.

StarTalk, from Curved Light Productions, is the first and only popular commercial radio program devoted to all things space and is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. As Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, Tyson makes regular appearances as the "nation's expert on space" on major news programs and popular shows (Daily Show, Colbert Report). Tyson's writings (such as The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist) and NOVA specials (Origins, and NOVA ScienceNOW) have already won him a faithful media following. His most recent book, Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries reached the New York Times Best Seller List. Tyson was named Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Persons in the World for 2007. StarTalk Radio bridges the intersection between Pop Culture and Science with clarity, humor and passion. Captivating subjects-such as space travel, extra-terrestrial life, the Big Bang, the future of our Earth and the environment, and breaking news from the universe-will all be explored. Hilarity ensues as Tyson is joined each week by comedian co-hosts, celebrities, and other special guests.