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Patrick Higgins

Pseudoscience - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge, methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific or made to appear scientific, but does not adhere to the scientific method,[2][3][4] lacks supporting evidence or plausibility,[5] or otherwise lacks scientific status.[6] The term comes from the Greek root pseudo- (false or pretending) and "science" (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge"). An early recorded use was in 1843 by French physiologist François Magendie,[1] who is considered a pioneer in experimental physiology.
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    A good entry point to the study of pseudoscience.
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    Wikipedia entry point on pseudoscience
Patrick Higgins

A history of media technology scares, from the printing press to Facebook. - By Vaughan... - 0 views

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    A respected Swiss scientist, Conrad Gessner, might have been the first to raise the alarm about the effects of information overload. In a landmark book, he described how the modern world overwhelmed people with data and that this overabundance was both "confusing and harmful" to the mind. The media now echo his concerns with reports on the unprecedented risks of living in an "always on" digital environment. It's worth noting that Gessner, for his part, never once used e-mail and was completely ignorant about computers. That's not because he was a technophobe but because he died in 1565. His warnings referred to the seemingly unmanageable flood of information unleashed by the printing press
Patrick Higgins

Resources for Teachers Search Tools - 0 views

  • Fake Websites to Use For Student Instruction on Using the Internet MISinformation Links California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge Dog Island Free Forever Facts about The Civil War Facts about... Google Directory - Reference Education Instructional Technology Evaluation Web Site Evaluation Hoax Sites Mankato, MN Home Page Bogus Websites-maybe Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie {www.fulkerson.org} BUY AN ANCESTOR ONLINE buydehydratedwater Facts about Beluga Whales Feline Reactions to Bearded Men The Jackalope Conspiracy Southern Lake Michigan - Where You Will Meet The Whales and Dolphins! Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus MoonBeam Enterprises - DreamWeaver Studios DreamTech International [CLONES-R-US] MERD Panexa (Acidachrome Promanganate) Google Technology The Dangers of Bread Bogus Web Sites AHS Digital Media Center Hoax Sites Process and Testing your Rubric Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division - dihydrogen monoxide info Bogus Web Sites November Learning Building Learning Communities Resources Archive of Articles, Alans Favorite Websites... Dorothy&Toto Ruritania Homepage GENOCHOICE - Create Your Own Genetically Healthy Child Online! A Brief History of Mark Twain RYT Hospital - Dwayne Medical Center All the Miracles of Modern Medicine™ The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency Museum of Hoaxes Things to Know about the Internet World Jump Day YogaKitty Home Page Web Sites - Dihydrogen Monoxide Web-and-Flow Hotlist April Fool's Hotlist
Patrick Higgins

Google Docs Templates - 0 views

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    Pre-made research templates, thanks Erica!
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    Google has created templates for research papers with the formatting already done in them.
Patrick Higgins

Knol: a unit of knowledge - 0 views

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    Google's version of wikipedia. All peer reviewed.
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    Let's give this a try.
Patrick Higgins

Lexipedia - Where words have meaning - 0 views

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    Visualizing definitions and synonyms.
Patrick Higgins

definr - incredibly fast dictionary - 0 views

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    Very cool
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    How cool is this?
Patrick Higgins

ZIPskinny - Get the Skinny on that ZIP (demographics by ZIP Code) - 0 views

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    This is a great tool for getting data on a town. You can drill down and compare across the neighboring towns. Also there is the ability to create a widget for your website or blog so your students can always see the representation.
Patrick Higgins

Calisphere - A World of Digital Resources - 0 views

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    Primary source documents
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    Primary Source Material
Patrick Higgins

Awesome Stories - 0 views

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    This might be the greatest link to pop onto my radar in a while. Primary source material centered around historical events in the form of eyewitness accounts, trial transcripts, etc. The possibilities here are endless. Where was this when I was in the classroom?
Patrick Higgins

FactCheck.org - 0 views

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    Check the facts as they are espoused by candidates.
Patrick Higgins

Fifty (50!) Tools which can help you in Writing - Stepcase Lifehack - 0 views

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    I love lists like this as they are specialized around concepts that can be given to individual students.
Patrick Higgins

Interactive online Google tutorial and references - Google Guide - 0 views

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    Nancy Blachman's guide to searching. Some pretty cool stuff here for all levels.
Patrick Higgins

How to Find Anything Online: Become an Internet Research Expert | Webdesigner Depot - 0 views

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    I love how this one begins "start with Wikipedia..."
Patrick Higgins

Plan B - Skip College - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • Perhaps no more than half of those who began a four-year bachelor’s degree program in the fall of 2006 will get that degree within six years, according to the latest projections from the Department of Education.
  • Of the 30 jobs projected to grow at the fastest rate over the next decade in the United States, only seven typically require a bachelor’s degree, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Among the top 10 growing job categories, two require college degrees: accounting (a bachelor’s) and postsecondary teachers (a doctorate)
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  • this growth is expected to be dwarfed by the need for registered nurses, home health aides, customer service representatives and store clerks. None of those jobs require a bachelor’s degree.
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    I think there is validity to this one.
Patrick Higgins

BBC Motion Gallery - Home Page - 0 views

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    High-quality stock footage for those of you thinking video projects with students next year.
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