Jul
4
If some of the students in your class are having trouble with their Math, maybe you can relate to this video. Only Abbot and Costello could do Math this way.
Jul
3
One Laptop Per Child
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I continue to be fascinated by the One Laptop Per Child project launched by Nicholas Negroponte. This video presents the project in his own words.
Jul
1
A great astronomy website
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Summer’s finally here and you have time to take it easy, stay up late, and observe the stars. The problem now, of course, is that it doesn’t get dark until quite late (at least in most of Canada).
But if you’re willing to stay out late to check out the stars, a promising resource is the Budget Astronomer. This promising looking site has a lot of practical information about stargazing. Being based on a Canadian domain name, this site may even be able to point out sites we can see better than others (like the Northern Lights are beyond compare in the winter time in Canada’s North).
It’s a great way to start your summer.
Jun
25
Following the U.S. elections
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With the school year all but over (well, it’s probably over everywhere but here in Manitoba) this site may not be immediately useful but for those of you covering American Social Studies or History, this is a cool little site that you’ll come back to in the fall.
270 to Win shows which candidate got how many Electoral College votes in each election right back to when the system was first started. You can even find out the actual tally of the votes. There’s all kinds of historical data for the older maps, including a chart that shows the margin of victory by the color fo the state.
It’s a neat tool if you’re actively following the current election or if you’re researching the results of earlier votes.
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