wildcats

//Welcome Homer Center Wildcat Faculty // "We perish for want of wonder, not for want of wonders." C.K. Chesterton toc = = = = <-- Do you know what that is? =Survey= Click here to see the results media type="custom" key="8125928"

=Videos=


 * [|Waikato.wmv] - Why science is important. (Everyone was OK.) On youtube
 * What Matters in STEM - What are your thoughts?
 * [|Shift Happens] - This one got the conversation started. [|Here's version 4]
 * [|The World is Flat] - Thomas Friedman's talk at MIT. **WATCH THIS!!** Click Play now in the box above his picture. Real Player required
 * [|Ted Talks] - THE BEST videos of THE BEST speakers in the world!
 * Robert Ballard - a truly inspiring talk
 * Carolyn Porco - Flies to Saturn
 * Bill Stone explores the world's deepest caves
 * Captain Charles Moore - on Seas of Plastic
 * We're ALL Cyborgs now - a Ted talk. How we're always connected
 * PopTech- MORE outstanding videos. EXCELLENT writing prompts
 * Chris Jordan - polluting plastics.
 * Ryan Smith - Turn raw sewage into biodegradable plastic
 * [|This is how we Dream (Part 1)] - a fascinating talk about the changes taking place in how we communicate.
 * [|This is how we dream (Part 2)] - make sure you watch both parts. From Richard Miller, Rutgers.
 * RSAnimate - Sir Ken Robinson's talk on the changing Educational Paradigm. Really - watch this one.
 * **Math Videos**
 * Conrad Wolfram - Brother of Stephen Wolfram of WolframAlpha talks about **how we teach Math** with computers
 * Dan Meyer - math teacher talks about his ideas of **making math more relevant**
 * Abbott and Costello's Math - Curious logic to his misunderstanding
 * The NEW Science of Origami - the MATH has been solved!
 * The Gauss Christmas - VERY clever
 * Doodling in Math Class - NOT a waste of time. More from ViHart
 * Science Career Ladder - from Changetheequation
 * Social Studies teachers - watch this video about the uprising in Egypt. There are powerful lessons in here.

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=Websites from Today=


 * **Creative Commons Images**
 * Creative Commons Search - find images tagged with Creative Commons license
 * Copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com - Dr Joyce Valenza's excellent wiki
 * Google images -advanced search
 * Yahoo images advanced search
 * **Search Tips and Sites**
 * Google Guide - nice search tips
 * news.google.com - even search by specific sources
 * Country Domain Codes - for advanced Google searches
 * Google for Teachers - lots of good stuff in here
 * WolframAlpha - get the answers from this computational knowledge engine
 * Wolfram Demonstrations project
 * Goofram - combines Google and Wolfram
 * Qwiki - a preview of this amazing concept
 * paper.li - here's an example
 * **PowerPoint Alternatives**
 * An Ignite example (20 slides at 15 seconds each.) - youtube video
 * Scribd.com - the (good) powerpoint example from a student
 * **Misc**
 * PollEverywhere - free online polling w/ up to 30 responses per poll
 * Diigo - sign up for the Education account here
 * Microsoft's Free Tools for Teachers - if you've not seen these, check them out
 * Google Art Project - for the Art teachers. Virtual tours in Galleries and Museums

STEM Specific
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 * DefinedStem - free for the year
 * Change The Equation - interactive map
 * Education Equality Project - excellent resources
 * Diigo sites for STEM
 * All items tagged with stem on Diigo
 * Popular stem sites on delicious
 * Math applets
 * delicious sites tagged with applets, applet
 * Diigo list of applets sites. Manipulatives
 * Physlets
 * A Google search for physlets
 * A Diigo list
 * A Delicious list
 * 20 Great Resources for STEM
 * 17 more
 * We've come a LONG way, baby!
 * From that (above) to THIS!

=Miscellaneous= media type="custom" key="8268400"
 * Qzoom - get the ability to zoom into your screen.
 * Using Twitter in Class: Twitter feed for #jan25 hashtag
 * Got a Livescribe pen?

Final Survey results
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