Tech & Science

Gallery of 3D printed objects

It is nice to see people acknowledge that technology can support both direct instruction and discovery education. Both are important and have a place in the classroom. I also like the idea that the tech director asks what is the teacher's purpose for using technology before answering the question of what apps are available.

from | Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension. An important message not only for students but for adults. Without failure how are we supposed to learn, grow and move forward as a learning community. We are penalized for making mistakes then we never take a risk.

"Hexbrowser is a tool that can identify more than 1000 different file formats, by looking for signatures inside the files."

"What Are 21st-Century Skills? Learning to collaborate with others and connect through technology are essential skills in a knowledge-based economy."

"You will find, on this website, System utilities for OS X (OnyX, Maintenance, and Deeper). All applications on this website are donationware (freeware)."

Paralyzed by a stroke, Henry Evans uses a telepresence robot to take the stage - and show how new robotics, tweaked and personalized by a group called Robots for Humanity, help him live his life. He shows off a nimble little quadrotor drone, created by a team led by Chad Jenkins, that gives him the ability to navigate space - to once again look around a garden, stroll a campu

"Apowersoft Online Screen Recorder allows you to record both video and audio on Windows or Mac computers- for FREE! It is simple to use and lets you record all or part of your screen using different modes, including Full-Screen mode, Custom-Screen mode or Webcam Capture mode, which allows you to capture audio and video direct from programs like Skype and Gchat. "

"When doctors told Amanda Boxtel in the early 1990s that she'd never walk again, they had probably never dreamed of 3-D printing. Now, the woman who was paralyzed from the waist down in a 1992 skiing accident is defying that prediction with the help of a 3D-printed exoskeleton,"

Clear introduction to the raspberry pi computer

So, it happens that I was just checking out at the grocery store with my youngest daughter, Neve, by my side. While Neve danced around behind and beside me (literally), the checkout girl, who I could tell was quite green, asked if the bag of produce were avocados, "just to be sure." My reply:  "Yep… they sure are." I smiled warmly in an attempt to soften her subtle, but obvious discomfort in having to ask.

"Over the past five years, national interest in engineering education has been growing.2 More schools are incorporating engineering lessons-creating windmills, designing water filtration systems, planning buildings of the future-and more out-of-school programs are offering engineering activities."