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Using a Course Management System to Improve Classroom Communication
Unfortunately, commercial Course Management Systems (CMS) are often expensive to purchase and maintain, removing them from the reach of many K-12 schools. An alternative is Moodle—Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment-- a free, ope...
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Idea Bank: Joining the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Would you like to get your students involved in an authentic search for extraterrestrial intelligence? The SETI@home project is an ongoing science experiment harnessing the power of computers via the internet. The project is a great inspirational too...
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Using free software called Google Earth, students can view Earth by hovering over features and locations they preselect or by serendipitously exploring locations that catch their fascination. This article presents a lesson in which students use Googl...
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Analyzing toppling dominoes in slow motion sharpens students' observations of a fairly common childhood experience and stimulates creativity for subsequent explorations within the field of mechanics and forces in motion. With student participation as...