Article :: The Hidden Power of Photoshop Blend Modes: General Techniques
This excerpt from The Hidden Power of Photoshop Blend Modes familiarizes you with the basics of blend modes.
TechEd Quick Shot - Enabling the Consumerization of IT Garth Fort will be presenting a Foundational Session at TechEd in which he will share how the tools we are delivering for IT management can utilize and empower the consumer technologies today's employees are using in their daily lives. Here is the description of his Foundational Session "Enabling the Consumerization of IT" from the TechEd website:
How people work has changed dramatically over the last few years. Today's users have access to the la
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner
This course examines major works by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner, exploring their interconnections on three analytic scales: the macro history of the United States and the world; the formal and stylistic innovations of modernism; and the small details of sensory input and psychic life. WARNING: Some of the lectures in this course contain graphic content and/or adult language that some users may find disturbing.
Jane Pauley: Proud to be a Hoosier
In this States video clip, Jane Pauley talks about why she is proud to be a Hoosier from Indiana. She also discusses basketball and how big the sport is in the Hoosier state. (1:50)
Thomas Jefferson's Presidential Style
As president, Thomas Jefferson presented himself as a man of the people and believed the central government should not hold too much power. In this video clip, learn more about the charisma and political strength of Thomas Jefferson. (3:20)
Cycle with Water (Interactive)
Observe the three primary stages of the water cycle. Learn about the processes that make up these stages.
Do Lectures: An Ode to the Bicycle
They can be small Do’s or big Do’s or just extraordinary Do’s. But when you listen to the story of Sitting un-comfortably, by Rob Peen. The importance of the bike in the history of the world. Inspiring talk from Rob Penn.Rob Penn, Cyclist & Author. These speeches light a fire in your belly to go and Do your thing, your passion, the thing that sits in the back of your head each day, just waiting, and waiting for you to follow your heart.(21:37)
Peer Advisors & Mentors (PAM) Spotlight: Daniel Fairley II
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Leonardo da Vinci (Sung to tune of "Dear Prudence" as performed by Siouxsie and the Banshees)
This is a good video to introduce older students to the life of Leonard da Vinci. Sung to the tune of "Dear Prudence", students will learn that Da Vinci could write backwards and was a vegetarian. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between Art History and the classroom. (3:26)
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Computer Pioneers - Pioneer Computers Part 1
53:26 [Recorded: 1996]
Part 1 of 2 The Dawn of Electronic Computing
1935 1945
Computer
pioneer Gordon Bell hosts this two-part program on the evolution of
electronic computing from its pre-World War II origins through the
development of the first commercial computers. His narration traces the development of the stored program computer architecture which remains the foundation of todays modern computers.
In Part 1 The
builders of
Computer Pioneers - Pioneer Computers Part 2
54:11 [Recorded: 1996] Part 2 of 2 The First Computers, 1946 - 1950
Computer pioneer Gordon Bell hosts this two-part program on the evolution of
electronic computing from its pre-World War II origins through the
development of the first commercial computers. His narration traces the
development of the stored program computer architecture which remains the foundation of todays modern computers.
In Part 1 The builders of the first five
Bio Flash Mob at the Koch Institute On April 26, 2012, 200 Boston-area students, MIT scientists and local community members came together to make cutting-edge cancer research come to life in the Bio Flash Mob. This event was organized for the Cambridge Science Festival by the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT. Learn more at http://ki.mit.edu and http://www.facebook.com/kochinstitute.
ISS Update: Weekly Recap for May 11, 2012
The International Space Station Weekly Recap for May 7-11, 2012.
Future of the Union: Northern Ireland [Audio]
Speaker(s): Martin McGuinness MP MLA | Editor's note: The recording comprises the lecture only, it does not include the the question and answer session. There was a short interruption 11 minutes into the lecture owing to fire alarm, this section has been edited out of the recording. The deputy first minister of Northern Ireland will discuss his view of Northern Ireland’s position in the future of the Union. Martin McGuinness is a Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy first minister of N
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker (Interactive)
The theory of plate tectonics has come a long way since Alfred Wegener first proposed his theory of continental drift. Geologists now have strong evidence to show not only that tectonic plates have moved and are continuing to move, but also to describe what happens when they meet. This interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey Web site illustrates what happens at the three types of boundaries where plates meet.
Presidents Who Served in the Military
Military service helped build character for Presidents George Bush and Henry Ford. In this video clip, learn how fighting in wars helped many presidents value teamwork and helped them make decisive decisions for the better of the country. (3:39)
Momentum (Interactive)
In this interactive activity adapted from Wake Forest University, learn about the principle of conservation of momentum. Two carts colliding on an air track demonstrate how momentum is conserved in a closed system. Observe six different scenarios—a moving cart colliding with a stationary cart of lesser, equal, or greater mass in both elastic and inelastic collisions—to see how the motion of the carts changes after each collision.
J.B. Say Salvages the Entrepreneur [This article is excerpted from An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (1995), volume 2, chapter 1: "J.B. Say: the French tradition in Smithian clothing." An MP3 audio file of this chapter, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach, is available fo Lesson 13 Introductory Video
