Dynamic Duo Captured on the Ocean

It's scary, yet elegant.

clipped from www.cnn.com

Is it real or a conspiracy theory?

Use this video to teach critical thinking skills. It there a serious connection between the North American Union and the RFID chip, or are these the ideas of conspiracy theorists. An excellent opportunity to research the topics, so the students can compare/contrast the connection based on a world government or overactive imaginations of conspiracy theorists.

Come On Down! EDTech Blog Carnival arrived!

The 2nd Educational Technology Blog Carnival arrived, even better than the first. Best Practice, Emerging Technologies, Philosophy, and Research are covered, in exciting stories about humor, student experiences and new products. I was personally interested in the ComicLife, Smartboards vs. Tablets, and the growing innovation crisis in the USA

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Bill Nye Boo'd For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun

Bill Nye, the harmless children's edu-tainer known as "The Science Guy," managed to offend a select group of idiot adults in Waco, Texas at a presentation, when he suggested that the moon does not emit light, but instead reflects the light of the sun.

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We have been talking about this article at Clipmarks! Thanks so much to bloggers, diggers and clippers for telling this story to a wider audience. If you read this, please pass it on.

I wonder what those people would have done if Bill had told them about the Marsdial, the sundial sent on the Mars lander with a web cam so kids on earth could compare and contrast the Mars time with the Earth time?

Tattoos BANNED in OK City

OKC police determined that the tattooed fish, along with several thousand dollars worth of other artificially colored fish in his store, violated a city ordinance. Officers confiscated and euthanized the fish.

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Checking the Weather

It is easy to check the weather from your own computer. Each morning, I access weather.gov and receive an entire specific forecast for my town. Since the forecast contains information directly provided by the National Weather Service, I trust these meteorologists completely. Especially since, the National Weather Service gives the same information to all the radio and television forecasters. Once you access this site, you can see the most up-to-date Doppler radar, satellite imaging and other important information about your area....or anywhere in the 50 states.

Using this website is a most valuable lifehack.

Try out this excellent bit of technology. I am including a screenshot of the current webpage from weather.gov for Wichita, KS.

Another Science Blog, A Wired Science Correlation

I saw this excerpt on Twitter, and I thought you might be interested in a new show on PBS...Wired Science

clipped from scienceblogs.com This is the true story...of eight strangers...picked to share a new science blog...work together, and have their research and interests exposed...to find out what happens when scientists and media experts stop being esoteric...and start getting real...CORRELATIONS. Correlations World Premiere October 3rd! Stay Tuned...