Google Earth 5.0
Google Earth has exciting new features. Download the new version and explore underwater as you have explored land. 1. Google Ocean – the sea floor is now mapped, and data, …
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Virtual Worlds Facet List
Sarah “Intellagirl” Robins, who was the keynote speaker for the CIT showcase last year, just posted a fairly extensive list of virtual worlds that compares them on a number of …
Keep up with the Blackboard buzz!
Have you wondered how you or your support staff can keep informed about changes to Blackboard including scheduled outages, updates, bugs, news and training opportunities? You are in luck! Sign …
Geo-what?
According to the 2009 Horizon Report, “Geo-Everything” will significantly impact teaching, learning, research and creative expression within the next two to three years. (The report covers 5 other technologies, but …
Friday lecture on science education with Dr. Bruce Alberts
Dr. Bruce Alberts, current Editor-in-Chief of Science will lecture on “Making a Science Out of Science Education: Strategies for Success in this Critical Enterprise for the World’s Future” on Friday, …
Ideas for using blogs and wikis in your course
Some ideas for using blogs and wikis in teaching college science, from a session I moderated with Brian Switek (a science blogger and ecology & evolution student at Rutgers University) …
A Digital Humanities Manifesto
How will new technologies impact teaching and research in the Humanities? The Mellon Seminars in Digital Humanities have been exploring issues around changes in the Humanities brought about by these …
What your future students think
As part of conference for scientists, bloggers, science educators, and journalists; (ScienceOnline09), Stacey Baker and her students (mostly 9th grade) answered questions about how they use technology to learn biology …
Second Life Education Support Faire
January 25th through 30th, Linden Labs will be holding a Second Life Education Support Faire. Bringing together faculty and students using Second Life in education with professionals from Linden Labs, …
SmARThistory – A teaching aide for art history
The site smARThistory is a unique, growing resource that aims to be an enhancement, or even a replacement, for the traditional art history textbook. It allows users to browse styles, …