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iLearn Technology » Digital Life: Video Killed the Radio Star
” Digital Life video is a fun way to start a discussion or inquiry into digital life. I don’t know about you, but the digital is becoming SO common that it tends to blend right into the background and we take it for granted. This is an important discussion with students because most of them have never known a life without idevices and smartphones that instantly connect them to the world. “
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Heather Jansch Sculptor Bronze & Driftwood Horse Sculpture for sale
Interesting combination of driftwood as a media, also bronze sculpture
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“The ramps likely took the form of an inclined plane at the beginning of work, but the configuration in later stages has long been a matter of conjecture. Some Egyptologists propose a straight, gently sloping, linear ramp, some propose a steep staircase ramp, and others propose a ramp that spiraled up the four sides of the pyramid.”
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Edmodo Scavenger Hunt – LiveBinder
“Edmodo Scavenger Hunt”
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2013 National STEM Video Game Challenge
Middle and high school students across the country are challenged to create original video games, individually or as teams, and to submit their games for the opportunity to win important recognition for themselves and their communities. This is a great way to get students involved in STEM, in a non-traditional way.
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Light-Bot | Puzzle & Skill Games | Play Free Games Online at Armor Games
“Control a robot by giving it commands. Use programmer-style logic for more complex levels that include functions to re-use.
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“History, Construction, and Opening Fiesta”
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tutorials – New Smyrna Beach HS Engineering Academy
“Tutorial Videos”
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Learning/WebLiteracies – MozillaWiki
“The grid below is from the Mozilla Web Literacies White Paper (a work in progress) where we discuss the skills, competencies and literacies needed to not only consume but help make the web!”
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T3S1: Digital Literacies with Dr. Doug Belshaw (#etmooc) | Doug Belshaw’s blog
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“Social Book, created by the Institute for the Future of the Book, is a social reading platform that allows reader to add their own commentary to texts, share these ideas with others, follow others’ comments, and create communities of interactive reader/writers.”
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News and information on solar power for the poor for development – SciDev.Net
Technologies to harness solar power as a path to low-carbon energy are developing at breakneck speed. This Spotlight looks at how developing countries can best make use of them to benefit the millions of rural poor who still live without electricity?”
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Tech firms set sail to solve world’s problems through innovation – SciDev.Net
“Eleven start-up firms with novel technologies for solving social and environmental problems have set off on a voyage around the world to find new markets where their innovations could improve people’s lives. The entrepreneurs will sail to 13 countries, including stops in China, Ghana, India, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, South Africa and Vietnam, as part of the mentor-driven Unreasonable at Sea programme that aims to support a select group of technology companies and their founding members.”
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Science Of Innovation – Science360 – The Knowledge Network
“Science Of Innovation – From Thomas Edison’s light bulb to Wilbur and Orville Wright’s flying machine, inventors and inventions transform the way we communicate, travel and live our daily lives–thanks to the creative process of innovation. That process is highlighted in this video series The Science of Innovation. In celebration of the 165th birthday of one of America’s greatest innovators, Thomas Edison, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and NBC Learn, produced this 11-part series narrated by NBC News’ Ann Curry highlighting innovators from across the country. “
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“PBL, “as a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges, simultaneously developing cross-curriculum skills while working in small collaborative groups.” The site contains a brief article, along with videos entitled “Projecty Based Learning Overview” and An Introduction To Project Based Learning. The Edutopia main PBL web page contains real life examples and this Big List containing article and blogs relating to PBL activities, lessons, practices, and research.”
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Cargo Bridge – Play it now at Coolmath-Games.com
“Your goal is to build a bridge so that the workers can get the cargo from the other side of the valley. You have a limited budget for each level, so you’ll need to plan ahead as you build! “
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Wikijunior:How Things Work/Lever – Wikibooks, open books for an open world
“A lever is an object that is used with a pivot point, or ‘fulcrum’, to multiply the force applied to another object. Levers are often long and skinny and made of rigid material. Levers are one of the six simple machines.”
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For Kids | Science News for Kids
“other resources and programs we have compiled for your use, including”
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Bagley College of Engineering – Media – Podcasts
“The Bagley College of Engineering podcast – covering news from our students, faculty and alumni. Bringing you the latest stories coming out of the college of engineering at Mississippi State University. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.”
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“Gumdrop bridges can be a fun way for young kids to learn about Engineers. You can not go an entire day without using something that a Civil Engineer has designed or had a part in. Civil Engineers disign treatment plants to clean the water you drink, they design roads, highways, and bridges.”
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