Information gathering and sharing in the digital age: Part I

Mendeley –  Easily organize your papers, read & annotate your PDFs, collaborate in private or open groups, and securely access your research from everywhere. Video tutorials. Connotea -Free online reference management and sharing for researchers and scientists. Calibre – The one stop solution for all your e-book needs. Comprehensive e-book software. Concept board – Conceptboard is the online whiteboard app for your project: Visual team collaboration on ideas, drafts and documents. … Continue reading Information gathering and sharing in the digital age: Part I

Using technology in the classroom V

Worth a Thousand Words Ziggi USB Document Camera helps you share material with the entire class to discover new educational horizons. You simply won’t find another document camera at this price which quickly and easily captures documents and digital devices with such amazing clarity. read more Source: Ipevo Related Technology in the classroom I Technology in the classroom II Technology in the classroom III Technology in … Continue reading Using technology in the classroom V

Dynamic Periodic Table of the Elements

Daniel Ferry (www.excelhero.com) created this dynamic periodic table in excel and it is very impressive. He conducts the Excelhero academy every year. The Image below is taken from Excelhero and you can download the Source file and play with it. Additional resources: Michael Dayah’s periodic table Elements iPad app Periodic Videos Continue reading Dynamic Periodic Table of the Elements

Book written in DNA code

Source: The Guardian Scientists have for the first time used DNA to encode the contents of a book. At 53,000 words, and including 11 images and a computer program, it is the largest amount of data yet stored artificially using the genetic material. The researchers claim that the cost of DNA coding is dropping so quickly that within five to 10 years it could be … Continue reading Book written in DNA code

Why are so many Americans single

Source As reliably as autumn brings Orion to the night sky, spring each year sends a curious constellation to the multiplex: a minor cluster of romantic comedies and the couples who traipse through them, searching for love. These tend not to be people who have normal problems. She is poised, wildly successful in an ulcer-making job, lonely. He is sensitive, creative, equipped with a mysteriously … Continue reading Why are so many Americans single