learning.now
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07/01/2008 10:58 AM
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PBS Teachers Embraces Social Networking and Bookmarking Tools
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Visitors to the PBS Teachers website will see something new today. It’s called PBS Teachers Connect, and it’s the first step in bringing social networking to the website.
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06/25/2008 12:01 PM
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Random Acts of Journalism
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At the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City this week, participants discussed and debated the impact of Web 2.0 on journalism, politics and governance. For two days, I couldn’t stop asking myself: what skills should we be teaching students to make them 21st century citizens - and should teaching them to act as citizen journalists be a part of it?
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06/03/2008 08:36 AM
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The Mystery of Grockit
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A San Francisco-based startup named Grockit is working stealthily on what they call an MMOLG - a Massively Multiplayer Online Learning Game. What the game is and how educational it will be remains to be seen, but venture capitalists are throwing money at them. Something is afoot.
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Words Their Way
"Words Their Way" - Third Edition
By Donald Bear and Marcia Invernizzi
(Prentice Hall)
The authors have 15 years or more experience as teachers of English, particularly spelling and phonics.
More than 250 modules of study in this book will adequately supply any teacher of English with enough resources to last for years to come.
The studies in this book can be applied to older people with reading difficulties bringing them up to a good level of spelling and phonics that won't embarass them.
This great book by Dr.Bear and company has diagnostic tests to find a students level of ability in the English language.
This book should be used by every English language teacher.
Dr.Bear teaches at the University of Nevada in Reno.
This book is still available from Amazon as well as school suppliers.
ScienceDaily: Latest Science News
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07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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'Mind's Eye' Influences Visual Perception
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Letting your imagination run away with you may actually influence how you see the world. New research has found that mental imagery -- what we see with the "mind's eye" -- directly impacts our visual perception.
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07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Circulating Tumor Cells Can Reveal Genetic Signature Of Dangerous Lung Cancers
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A microchip-based device that detects and analyzes tumor cells in the bloodstream can be used to determine the genetic signature of lung tumors, allowing identification of those appropriate for targeted treatment and monitoring genetic changes that occur during therapy.
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07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Bee Disease Still A Mystery, Despite New Advances In Undersanding Common Virus
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Scientists are one step closer to understanding the recent demise of billions of honey bees after making an important discovery about the transmission of a common bee virus. Deformed wing virus is passed between adult bees and to their developing brood by a parasitic mite called Varroa destructor when it feeds. However, new research suggests that the virus does not replicate in Varroa, highlighting the need for further investigation.
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07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Balanced Nutrition Saves Lives
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Clinician-scientists are suggesting an immediate and important change to guidelines used in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury. The researchers say that following traumatic brain injury, patients should be given nutritional supplementation through a gastric feeding tube as soon as possible, which they say can improve their chances of survival by as much as four-fold.
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07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Some Fundamental Interactions Of Matter Found To Be Fundamentally Different Than Thought
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When an atom collides with a molecule, traditional wisdom said the atom had to strike one end of the molecule hard to deliver energy to it. People thought a glancing blow from an atom would be useless in terms of energy transfer, but that turns out not to be the case. "We have a new understanding of how energy can be transferred in collisions at the molecular scale," said Richard Zare, of Stanford University.
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