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Library Of Congress Unveils Massive Common Core Resource Center http://t.co/jPGSAm8s

SELECT a subject from the top menu and watch the countries on the map change their size. Instead of land mass, the size of each country will represent the data for that subject --both its share of the total and absolute value. LEARN MORE ABOUT US CONTACT US ADVERTISING TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY FAQ U.S. Census Bureau National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) National Weather Service (NWS) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Guttmacher Institute Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life U.S. Department of Agriculture (DoA) Energy Information Agency (EIA) Office of Surface Mining (OSM) U.S. Green Building Council U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wilderness.net Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) U.S Geological Survey (USGS) National Mining Association (NMA) Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) export.gov Realty Trac, Inc. American Gaming Association (AGA) Bureau of Labor Satistics (BLS) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Clerk of the House of Representatives opensecrets.org National Archives and Records Administration (U.S. Archives) whitehouse.gov fedspending.gov Social Security Administration (SSA) Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) NAACP Legal Defense Fund Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Beer Institute U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Rollercoaster Database Cinema Treasures Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) National UFO Reporting Center PEOPLE U.S. Census Bureau -the federal agency that conducts the decennial census and collects data about the nation and its people National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) -a federal agency t

Choose a subject, i.e. people, planet, politics, etc. and watch the map change based on the data representation.

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The Knight Digital Media Center offers workshops to mid-career journalists to enhance their expertise and multimedia skills. Our goal is to provide the foundation of technical skills and story-telling techniques required by New Media platforms. We are housed at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism also provide tutorials and video presentations from industry experts. At this site you will find a plethora of tutorials for video production - telling the story.

I have several small Olympus recorders and the tutorials here focusing on it are GREAT!

t's the 21st century and I'm sure your school district has been embracing technology. With budget cuts, however, can your school keep up with the need for new and updated computers? I work in Bergen County (N.J.) where we have the highest property taxes in the nation, and yet this fall I'm not sure whether or not our media center will see more computers for our students. (Thank you, Governor Christie) I know of districts where every student has their own laptop. Not where I am. Still, I try to use what we have to prepare our students for when they graduate and go out into the world. No matter what they will do in their career, whether it's an auto mechanic or a lawyer, they will need these digital skills. If you are still wary about technology, it is time to jump into the water. We don't want you and your students left behind.

1. Learners have to be at the center of what happens in the classroom 2. Learning is a social practice and can't happen alone 3. Emotions are an integra part of learning 4. Learners are different 5. Students need to be stretched, but not too much 6. Assessment should be for learning, not of learning 7. Learning needs to be connected across disciplines. cf. the Jenaplan School, Germany

"The International Association for K-12 Online Learning's (iNACOL) Director of Policy, David Teeter, recently published "Online Learning: Top 5 Federal Policy Issues Brief," which takes a close look at reforms to improve student-centered, competency-based policies for online learning." iNACOL Releases 5 Policy Reforms for Online Learning http://t.co/YPHJl3Iw

Zoho Challenge is a powerful, feature-rich software that automates and streamlines online test creation, distribution and evaluation/scoring process. Zoho Challenge is ideal for Schools, Teachers, Coaching Centers and Organizations to quickly and efficiently administer tests for students, employees and candidates.

The Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking aim to improve education in colleges, universities and primary through secondary schools. We present publications, conferences, workshops and professional development programs, emphasizing instructional strategies, Socratic questioning, critical reading and writing, higher order thinking, assessment, research, quality enhancement, and competency standards.

This is an online learning environment dedicated for educators and students to learn how to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context.

Free google apps training.

Google Apps Education Training Center is a new online learning environment designed for educators and students who want to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context. The site offers six modules, including Google Apps Education Edition, apps Mail, Calendar, Docs, Sites, and other tools. The training will cover customizing apps for individual schools; organizing e-mail effectively; creating shared calendars; collaborating with others online; using documents, presentations, and spreadsheets; delivering and collecting surveys, quizzes, and feedback; developing media-rich websites; and setting up internal video portals for schools.

This site has information for program providers and end users. Thsi is a great place to get topic ideas or to find out what is available right now. There is a listserve

I will be sharing sites I read in an article called Bring the Word into Your Classroom.

Site of the Dirksen Center - history of congresses from 73rd on; documents, photos, key legislation passed, etc.

Terminix has launched an educational website with insect lessons. The website is built around the character Harry, a praying mantis who guides visitors through resources for teachers and students. The educator center provides teachers with curriculum guides and lesson plans, created by entomologists at Audubon Insectarium and Terminix, that correlate with National Science Teacher Association standards.

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Online programs for recording, uploading, mixing, and interacting from the Center for Language Education And Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University.

Putting into words how blogging helps to articulate problem solution and reinforce the how-to of Math.

from the Prezi Learn Center - This is great for those who have trouble starting with a blank slate in Prezi.

The American Physical Society represents some 45,000 physicists, and most of our work centers on scientific meetings and publications-the primary ways that physicists communicate with each other. With PhysicsCentral, we communicate the excitement and importance of physics to everyone. We invite you to visit our site every week to find out how physics is part of your world. We'll answer your questions on how things work and keep you informed with daily updates on physics in the news. We'll describe the latest research and the people who are doing it and, if you want more, where to go on the web. So stick with us. It's a big, interesting world out there, and we look forward to showing you around.

Explore vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a trade school, research technical topics and take a look at the current job market

This site with more than 600 primary documents is a collaboration of the Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (City University of New York), supported by grants from the Florence Gould Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.