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Doug Engelbart 1968 Demo
On December 9, 1968, Douglas C. Engelbart and the group of 17 researchers working with him in the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, CA, presented a 90-minute live public demonstration of the online system, NLS, they had been working on since 1962. The public presentation was a session of the Fall Joint Computer Conference held at the Convention Center in San Francisco, and it was attended by about 1,000 computer professionals. This was the public debut of the computer mouse. But the mouse was only one of many innovations demonstrated that day, including hypertext, object addressing and dynamic file linking, as well as shared-screen collaboration involving two persons at different sites communicating over a network with audio and video interface.
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What Good is Math?
At one time, you may have asked yourself, "What good is math?" This page was created to answer that question. We realize that math will not give you the answer to "the meaning of life", but it will help you out in more ways than one. We all use math every day, most of the time without even realizing it! Here are some situations that you may find yourself in on any given day. Each one involves the use of math skills. Don't be scared! The checkout lady will not give you a test on your math skills on the spot. These are just examples of how a basic knowledge of math can come in handy. Try clicking on each topic to be convinced that learning math in school is helpful, not pointless!
Math in Daily Life
When you buy a car, follow a recipe, or decorate your home, you're using math principles. People have been using these same principles for thousands of years, across countries and continents. Whether you're sailing a boat off the coast of Japan or building a house in Peru, you're using math to get things done.
PBS Teachers | Resources For The Classroom - Math
Classroom resources for 9-12 math.
Math > Franklin Institute Educational Hotlists
List of web based math resources.
Jamit Fractions - Lessons and Games for teaching young learners fractions
11 Lessons and Fun Games for learning and mastering fractions.
Welcome to eduCommons — eduCommons
eduCommons is a content management system designed specifically to support OpenCourseWare projects like Notre Dame OCW and OCW Universidad de Cantabria. eduCommons will help you develop and manage an open access collection of course materials. It is built around a workflow process that guides content developers through the process of publishing materials in an openly accessible format. Try eduCommons for yourself on our demo site, or visit our eduCommons Adopters page for some examples.
How to Master Screencasts in Seven Steps
Making screencasts (also known as “video tutorials”) is already easy, and becomes easier with better tools and broadband proliferation. However, no tech is complete without a human who dives in, does experiments, and discerns best practices from the results.
I’ve made over 200 video tutorials, mostly for the virtual world of Second Life, and I’ve also done tutorials for stuff like YouTube (YouTube) and Sony Vegas. If a picture’s a 1,000 words, then a video is… a LOT more.
Through such experience, these are tips ‘n’ tricks I’m sure you’ll find practical and applicable to your further forays into the video fields:
Dyad Guidelines
This technique is a useful way to start a class to reinforce the need for active listening. It is also a way to redirect a discussion if it gets out of control, or if something else seems to be undermining the learning process.
New technology could be end to the guidebook - Times Online
Tourists will be able to call up images and video footage of landmark attractions in their heyday — seen from the spot on which they are standing.
At the Colosseum, visitors will be regaled by gladiatorial clashes, while at the Parthenon in Greece they will see images of the goddess Athena. As tourists move around a site, the scene displayed on their phone will change.
The software — based on a technology called “augmented reality” — is being jointly developed by a British firm and a German company and could ultimately make the guide book redundant.
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Help us collect your favorite sites for crossword puzzles, hangman, matching etc. in EFL.
Ask Auntie Web: Top language teaching blogs to follow
Bab.la has just published a top 100 blog list, and the top 10 blogs to read if you are teaching a language are:
100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques | Smart Teaching
With so many good teachers out there, it’s fortunate they can share their knowledge via video on the Internet. From the funny to the poignant, these glimpses into the lives of teachers and their students will keep you entertained while learning a little something as well. Whether you are a new teacher storing up tips and tricks or an experienced teacher who could just use a fresh perspective, you are sure to find something helpful among these videos.
100 Best Blogs for School Librarians | Online College Tips - Online Colleges
School librarians, whether they work small college libraries, large research universities and departments, or elementary schools, need to stay current on the latest in technology innovation, reading lists, the publishing world, ebook trends, special project and lesson ideas, and a lot more. Luckily, you don’t have to think of everything all by yourself. These 100 bloggers serve as excellent reference resources for learning about everything from library technology to young adult fiction.
50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom | Teaching Degree.org
Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways. Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom. Read below to learn how you can take advantage of the power of Skype in your classroom.
About the Winterton Collection
Assembled by the British collector Humphrey Winterton over about 30 years, the collection depicts the breadth of African experience; documents African life; European life in Africa in all its manifestations; and the African landscape, in particular as it changed over time. Included are photographs showing the building of East Africa’s railways, the growth of its urban centers and the development of European colonial administration. The photographs extensively document rural life as well as the travels and work of European colonial officials and private businessmen.
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