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 EP 14:Science, Second Life and S Suite [38:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (161)

In this episode: An update and discussion about Second Life (Dr. King attends Schrock’s webinar), short takes from Oprah’s Book Club to Throwing Home Schooling Parents in Prison?, Getting Our Heads Straight about SCIENCE Education, a review of S Suite’s FIFTH ELEMENT a powerful free Office Suite and computer utility suite in one, and a free Fair Use Check List.

Articles & Items Covered this Episode:

• Oprah’s Book Club
  

• Article – World Net Daily.com “Parents of 166,000 students could face criminal charges”

• Blog item: “Technology Group Visits Scandinavian Schools
  CoSN Senior Delegation to Scandinavia November 9-17, 2007

• Article eSchool News: Science education in the spotlight

• Article – Washington Post : “ Reading and Math Curtailing Other Topics, Study Finds”

• Article – eSchool News “Testing Rules Prompt New Science Products”

• Check list on Fair Use and Copyright
  • Copyright Management Center (Indiana University/Purdue University) http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm

• Fifth Element – S Suite http://ssuite5element.webs.com/thefifthelement.htm

Bonus Resource (not covered in podcast)

• Article – eSchool News
  “Testing Rules Prompt New Science Products”

• Article – Wall Street Journal/District Administration “ Reading, Writing … and Engineering”

Resources:

• The Futures Channel
• “The Wind Business”
• Fifth Element – S Suite http://ssuite5element.webs.com/thefifthelement.htm
• Kathy Schrock: http://www.kathyschrock.net/
• Check list on Fair Use and Copyright
  • Copyright Management Center (Indiana University/Purdue University)
    http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm
• TryEngineering http://www.tryengineering.org/home.php
  

Bonus Resources (not covered in podcast)

• Open Office free office suite: http://www.openoffice.org/

• TryEngineering http://www.tryengineering.org/home.php
• Second Life in Education Group in Facebook

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• emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
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• phoning us at (201) 693-4935

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