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Hi Doug, You bring up some interesting points. I think I wasn't completely clear about having the student who is tweeting to me update me on someone who is very off task. I wasn't asking for students to spy but rather to mention to me if noticed ...
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So....Funny thing. I was prepared to have the kids create a nice, easy, clean cut PowerPoint. However, the students had other plans. We ended up making a Star Wars themed video to present some of our findings. We shared the video along with addito...
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Hey Eric, Twitter is blocked at our school, but I use Moodle to stay in touch with my classes when i'm out. An example: I went to UConn a couple years ago for LaunchQuest (A rocket project) and attended a conference with many speakers including a...
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I have done this before though using NING. My students often respond to readings and are writing on blogs as a part of our class, so when I am gone, I put these activities into my sub plans and then if I have time while I am at a conference or wor...
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I do use Twitter to tweet assignments and announcements and parents and students get it directly to their phones. They love it.
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Forum

Eric Biederbeck

Using Twitter when the teacher is absent 5 Replies

Started by Eric Biederbeck in Uncategorized. Last reply by Eric Biederbeck Nov 20.

Jessica Fries-Gaither

Polar Science in the middle school science classroom? 8 Replies

Started by Jessica Fries-Gaither in Teaching Science. Last reply by ADIIPL Nov 20.

Marcia Mardis

School libraries and STEM

Started by Marcia Mardis in Integrating Technology Nov 19.

Tom Jenkins

Incorporating STEM into your Curriculum 1 Reply

Started by Tom Jenkins in NMSA09 Conference Sessions. Last reply by Mary Henton Nov 19.

Todd Williamson

Rick Wormeli Keynote 1 Reply

Started by Todd Williamson in NMSA09 Conference Sessions. Last reply by Karolee Smiley Nov 18.

Picture of the Day from Science360 News Service

Shipping Cranes

Full Text:

Container cranes are used to load and unload ships in ports and are critical to port operations. Past earthquakes have highlighted the vulnerability of container cranes to damage from even moderate earthquakes.

During the 1995 Kobe, Japan, earthquake, a considerable fraction of the container cranes at the Port of Kobe either collapsed or were damaged beyond repair, leading to significant economic losses for the port and the surrounding region.

Cranes are unique structures and replacement of a failed structure can take more than a year. Their continued operation after an earthquake is critical to the continued operation of the port as well as post-disaster recovery for the region in which it is located.

Despite their importance, the seismic performance of cranes has not been studied in the United States, until now. A new study is underway as part of an NSF Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Grand Challenge project.

Image credit: Glenn Rix, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Teaching and Depression

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