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02 December 2007

WOWIO: Free Books Free Minds

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Wowio books is an online resource that provided free PDF versions of current books to readers. You must register in a way that allows verification of who you are (i.e. a non-private e-mail, like a school or company email) and you must fill out demographic information.

The Nobel PrizeEducational Games

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You don't have to be a genius to understand the work of the Nobel Laureates. These games and simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements, will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN! Students, teachers and non-professionals of all ages will enjoy testing and building their knowledge in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace and economics. So, go ahead, Explore and Learn!

30 November 2007

ASPIRE - Lessons

Interactive astronomy and physics lessons and labs. Great for differentiation.

27 November 2007

Subject Matter Interactives

"Interactives" provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas.

Dynamic Earth Interactives

Delve into the earth's interior, learn about its tectonic plates and their movements, and discover how mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes are formed.

Chart Chooser

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Choose the chart to display your data, then download as an Excel or PowerPoint file.

22 November 2007

Chemistry in Context: Student website for Chemistry

In the Classroom: Use the key term lists and glossary (found at the start of every chapter), and tutorials to review in your advanced high school chemistry class (and even in some lower level chemistry classes). The interactive tutorials are perfect for a projection screen, cooperative learning groups, or independent study and review. Share the link on your teacher web page for students who might benefit from an "alternate" re-teaching of a topi

Welcome to BugGuide.Net! - BugGuide.Net

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We are an online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing our observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures. Includes clicable guide, taxonomy, images, and indo

Outline Maps

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These maps may be printed and copied for personal or classroom use.To request permission for other purposes please contact the Rights and Permissions Department. PDF format but may be opened in Photoshop Elements as an image for coloring and labeling.

18 November 2007

Google Earth and Sky

A great resource for teachers wanting to get more out of Google earth. Tutorials, powerpoint, and kmz file available at this site.

17 November 2007

Google Earth: Creating KML From a Spreadsheet

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Using Google Spreadsheets to create KML files (placemarks) Requirements: a Google Account, images stored online (you must know the url), and the starter spreadsheet provided with this tutorial.

16 November 2007

BBC - Science & Nature - Climate Change

Resources for understanding Climate Change/Global warming (last link on page:More Climate Change from around the BBC) Try the Climate Challenge game Would the planet survive if you were in power? Innovate, trade and persuade other nations to help you save the environment.

12 November 2007

Flick School

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Flickschool is the work of Marco Torres, a history teacher at a large high school in San Fernando who works with students in the area of digital storytelling and other creative endeavors. At the Flickschool site, numerous short "how-to" video clips are provided that contain mini lessons on topics such as script-writing, story-boarding, photography techniques, music technology, and film-making. A true gem!

Microscope Imaging Station. Gallery.

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The Microscope Imaging Station produces high-resolution images and movies using research-grade microscopes. This gallery contains a range of images and movies that illustrate the diversity of what can be seen with light microscopes.

09 November 2007

Interactive Excel Spreadsheets

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Dynamic and Interactive Visualization with "Javaless" Applets or Interactive Excel Spreadsheets

08 November 2007

senocular.com : News

by 4 others
Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver tutorials, extensions, and source files.

04 November 2007

Splashup

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Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With all the features professionals use and novices want, it's easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photosharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress. You can also edit and save images without signing up.

28 October 2007

BioWorksU

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BioWorksU is an interactive career exploration website designed to attract students to life science careers. Set in a virtual university, the site uses games, experiments, and simulations to introduce students to jobs people do at a range of locations -- a nurse's station, ambulance bay, diagnostic lab, pathology lab, radiology department, pharmacy, physical therapy room, dentist's office, and more. Watch videos of professionals describing what they do. Play the ambulance maze game.

27 October 2007

TutsBuzz

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All kinds of tutorials for digital design

flauntR

by 2 others (via)
Free online photo editor with thousands of one click effects

VectorMagic

by 49 others (via)
This site traces bitmap images, turning them into beautiful vector art. Just upload your image and we will convert it for you.

21 October 2007

Exploratree - Exploratree by FutureLab

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Exploratree is a free web resource where you can download, use and make your own interactive thinking guides. Thinking guides can support independent and group research projects with frameworks for thinking, planning and enquiry. We’ve provided a set of ready-made guides which you can print out or use online. All of the guides are completely customizable or you can start from scratch and make your own! You can share them and work on them in groups too. With Exploratree you can: Use our ready-made thinking guides Make a new thinking guide from scratch Use it to set class projects Print them out (they can go as big as A0) Change and customise thinking guides, you can add or change text, shapes, images etc. As a teacher, you can set up the sequence that you want the thinking guide to be revealed, so that you can stage the thinking activity You can fill in a thinking guide and complete your project on the website You can present your project You can send your thinking guide to a whole group of people You can submit a thinking guide for comments, so it can't be edited but just reviewed Work in groups on the same thinking guide

17 October 2007