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Roland Gesthuizen

iOS Apps for Science Teachers : Teaching about Sound - 4 views

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    "Teaching about sound in the classroom used to involve lots of fiddly bits of kit such as Signal Generators and Decibel Meters that would cost a lot of money and only get wheeled out once a year. Thankfully if you have an iPhone or iPad you can replace quite a bit of that kit with a couple of handy apps which are either free or relatively inexpensive. Here's a couple to get you started:"
Siri Anderson

Molecular Workbench - 3 views

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    open source materials for teaching and learning science
Roland Gesthuizen

If we evolved from monkeys…{Infographic} | Science-Based Life - 6 views

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    Nice infographic about our evolution from a common ancestor.
Roland Gesthuizen

Law of Conservation of Mass - YouTube - 0 views

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    "Explaining the law of conservation of mass"
Roland Gesthuizen

Ban social media as a distraction? No, it boosts productivity | TechRepublic - 3 views

  • That core presence enables workers to complete collective tasks more effectively by giving them a greater freedom over when and where they do their jobs
  • research suggests that knowledge workers who manage their presence successfully and control their responses are better at organising workflow
  • social media is not an entertainment medium with side-benefits for business. “It’s not a by-product. It’s the main thing
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  • warned against organisations treating social media and easy access to it via mobile devices as a distraction for employees. “They said that about email. They said that about the telephone. Businesses should change - social media is a fact of life,”
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    "Far from diverting employees from their jobs, social media and smartphones actually make staff more productive - and employers should learn to deal with that new reality. Access to social networks via mobile devices gives staff a "virtual co-presence" with direct benefits for the business in which they work, according to a new study."
Roland Gesthuizen

LEGO Great Ball Contraption (GBC) Layout 2012.9 - YouTube - 2 views

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    "Lego Great Ball Contraption (GBC) in my house. My own 17 modules, tracking the blue and red balls."
Roland Gesthuizen

Full Moon Silhouettes on Vimeo - 1 views

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    "Full Moon Silhouettes is a real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising. I captured the video from 2.1km away on the other side of the city."
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    That video is fabulous! I'm sharing it with my students.
Roland Gesthuizen

On the outskirts of the Maker Faire | PandoDaily - 0 views

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    "Over the weekend, I spent some time at the Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA. The annual festival, hosted by Maker Media, which publishes Make Magazine, brings thousands of people to the Bay Area peninsula to indulge in robotics, crafts, software, and DIY culture."
Roland Gesthuizen

Rough Science for iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + ... - 5 views

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    "Presented by well known science educator, Sean M Elliott, Rough Science is a digital learning environment that explores three exciting Australian Curriculum Year 5 & 6 science topics: Layers of the Earth; Solid, Liquid & Gas; and Adaptation & Evolution. Each unit is comprised of a short video and a creative challenge. The App is accompanied by a free Rough Science Teacher Handbook, available from the iTunes store. "
Roland Gesthuizen

How a satellite called Syncom changed the world - latimes.com - 2 views

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    "Hughes engineer Harold Rosen's team overcame technical and political hurdles to send the Syncom communications satellite into orbit 50 years ago."
Janos Haits

Coder for Raspberry Pi - 4 views

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    "Coder is a free, open source project that turns a Raspberry Pi into a simple platform that educators and parents can use to teach the basics of building for the web. New coders can craft small projects in HTML, CSS, and Javascript, right from the web browser."
Janos Haits

Meet Windows 8.1 Preview - Microsoft Windows - 1 views

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    Windows 8.1-a free update to Windows 8-is coming later this year, and a prerelease version is available now for you to try. Windows 8.1 has new ways for you to personalize your PC and includes a wave of awesome new apps and services.
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    Cool article, thanks.
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