Hewitt, Meijer and Szyperski: The Actor Model (everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask At Lang.NEXT 2012, several conversations happened in the "social room", which was right next to the room where sessions took place. Our dear friend, Erik Meijer, led many interesting conversations, some of which we are fortunate enough to have caught on camera for C9. We'll begin with these Expert
A Story of 3 White Rhinos at the Houston Zoo
How animals move
This video is from a lecture that shows students the different ways that the some animals move. A good way to motivate students to watch various animals and how the move and thus learn observation skills.
Multiplying Rationals - Problem 2 of 4
This video is a continuation and provides another example that demonstrates how to multiply rational functions and simplify the answer. (2:41)
Final Unit Project overview
Occupations That Use Fractions (2)
.NET Gadgeteer and MIDI: Meet the MeeBlipiator Demonstration of my latest Gadgeteer project, a simple 8-step one-octave arpeggiator using Pete Brown's MIDI Module to drive a MeeBlip micro synthesizer. Full source code is available at http://sdrv.ms/MeeBlipiatorSrc (MS-PL) Detailed blog post at:
Accidental Discoveries
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963) of the Cold War lead to the launching of several satellites to detect nuclear energy blasts. Satellites did detect blasts, not from the earth or our moon as expected, but from random places all over the sky. This segment from Swift: Eyes through Time covers the accidental discovery of gamma-ray bursts and the 30-plus years quest to understand them. (3:50)
Nixon: Eisenhower vs. Truman
In this video clip, Vice President Richard Nixon compares the growth that the nation experienced under the Eisenhower Administration to the growth under the Truman Administration. In summary, Nixon explains that statistically there was more growth under Eisenhower. (1:21)
News Article Writing Process: Part 1
This one minute video shows a quick overview of how to write a news article and why it is different. A good introduction. Part of a series.
12th Annual Mary Frances Early Lecture
Cynthia Tucker, a Pulitzer Prize winner and veteran newspaper journalist, will deliver the University of Georgia's 12th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture on April 4 at 4 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Grand Hall.The lecture honors Mary Frances Early, the first African-American student to earn a degree from UGA, and her legacy. This year's lecture celebrates the 50th anniversary of her graduation with a master's degree in music education in 1962. She completed her specialist in education degre
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Lesson 2
10-1 Rational Exponents
I disturbi d'ansia nell'età evolutiva
Tradizionalmente, la paura è stata differenziata dall’ansia e dalle fobie in base
all’obiettività del pericolo. Quando si tratta di bambini, però, tale distinzione può
risultare fuorviante. I bambini infatti a causa del loro sviluppo cognitivo ancora in
divenire trovano spesso difficile differenziare il reale dall’immaginario. E’ dunque
necessario osservare l’impatto che tale stato d’animo ha sull’adattamento e sul
comportamento del bambino,Traditionally, the fear was dif
Breakingviews: World Bank competition
Apr 9 - Rob Cox and Chris Swann chew over Jim Kim's fitness to lead the international lending agency over two rivals.
Faculty Advising Session: Public Interest
Faculty Advising Session: Public Interest
Panorama : Methode maatschappelijke vorming Panorama biedt zowel voor 1B als voor BVL alle troeven om comfortabel en actief met uw leerlingen te werken:
Bodies, Buses and Bureaucracy: Reflections on common interests in disability rights and service prov
Dr Ruth Butler, University of Hull, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.
Crops of the Future: A Problem-Based Learning Exercise for the Laboratory
In problem-based learning (PBL), complex, real-world problems motivate students to discover interconnections between important concepts and in doing so acquire essential skills. These skills include teamwork, problem solving, information retrieval and analysis, and communication. The activity presented here suggests a way to add a "hands on" component to PBL by integrating a problem with a guided inquiry exercise. Problem resolution depends on observations made in the laboratory, using probes an
