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A very cool article descibing what is possible and what isn’t possible
in Star Trek:
So, what are the features of Star Trek that a person interested in
science can enjoy without guilt, and what features rightly tick off
those persnickety critics? Well, many of the star systems mentioned on
the show, such as Wolf 359, really do exist. Usually, though, the
writers just make them up! There have also been some beautiful special
effects pictures of binary stars and solar flares which were
astronomically accurate and instructive. The best accuracy and worst
stumbles can be found among the features of the show that have becom e
constant through all of the episodes. Here’s a list of the standard
Star Trek features, roughly in order of increasing scientific
incredibility:
According to CNN.com, Houston School’s will soon be able to allow
parents control of their student’s lunches:
Primero Food Service Solutions, developed by Houston-based Cybersoft
Technologies, allows parents to set up prepaid lunch accounts so
children don’t have to carry money, said Ray Barger, Cybersoft’s
director of sales and marketing.
NYT Lesson Plan: Active Reading
In this lesson, students write encyclopedia articles focusing on
topics in American history. They practice fact checking, assess their
own ability to read actively and skeptically, and write memos that
educate others on how to do so.
Smelly Knowledge » Multitasking Realities
Merlin Mann of 43Folders posits that when one says they are
multitasking, they are really just slicing their attention into
smaller and smaller chunks.
Here’s a site with Educational Freeware, listed by downloadable or
online. Most of the downloadable is Windows only, but a few pieces of
the software will run inder Linux.
Billed as “The Educator’s Best Friend”, Education World®, has a ton
of resources for teachers and school administration, such as:
There are free resources for students, teachers, and parents over at
Math Goodies.
Math Goodies is a free math help site featuring interactive lessons,
puzzles and worksheets. We have provided free homework help since
1999! There are more than 400 pages of activities for students,
educators and parents.
They also offer a CD with even more activities for use offline.
[Microsoft licences ‘not value for money’, say schools: ZDNet Australia:
Jobs: News Trends][]
In a series of interviews with education professionals at the Bett
educational technology show in London, ZDNet UK found broad consensus
that Microsoft educational licensing agreements are too expensive.
Especially when there happens to be good alternatives to Windows and
Office.
[Microsoft licences ‘not value for money’, say schools: ZDNet
Australia: Jobs: News Trends]: http://www.zdnet.com.au/jobs/news_trends/soa/Microsoft_licences_not_value_for_money_say_schools/0,2000056653,39233214,00.htm?feed=rss
Fifth grade students at Lewis Elementary in Portland, OR, are using the
free services Flickr and MapBuilder.net in their European Exploreres
social studies unit.
