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Source: Apollo 11 in Real-time The 50th anniversary of the first moon landing is coming up, and what better way to celebrate it than by listening and view the mission itself. The BBC has also put together information about the Apollo 11 mission, including a podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon. As someone who was…
Resources for getting started with Google Apps for Education (GAFE)
I spent an hour and a half yesterday helping a user get started with Google Apps for Education (GAFE) and thought to myself, “boy, it would be nice to collect some resources for this so I don’t have to repeat myself”. So here it is, a few resources to help you get started with GAFE….
Building a paperclip computer with modern materials
I recently came across a book published in 1968 entitled “How to Build a Working Digital Computer” by Edward Alcosser, James P. Phillips, and Allen M. Wolk. Believers in the “learn by doing” philosophy, they show how to construct such a computer using “simple inexpensive components usually found around the house or in a neighborhood…
The Library of Congress has an online collection of Public Domain Children Books available
This special collection presents children’s books selected from the General and Rare Book Collections at the Library of Congress. The collection includes classic works that are still read by children today, and lesser-known treasures drawn from the Library’s extensive collection of historically significant children’s books. The books in this collection were published in the United…
Freesound provides sound effects for your next great multimedia project
Source: Freesound – Freesound You’re working on the perfect video or slide show, and it is awesome. But, it’s awesome like an ice cream sundae without the cherry. Great, but not fantastic. So you look for things to push the project to new heights when you realize that some well placed sound effects add not…
