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Stuffy offices can halve cognitive scores The best way to tackle a tough task at work may be to crack a window and breathe deep. Compared with inhaling fresh air, gulping down the stale air found in conventional office buildings can stifle cognitive function by half, researchers report in Environmental Health Perspectives. The finding suggests…
More free art for reuse
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has put over 700,000 digitised copies of its huge art collection online, and is making them available to reuse as public domain Source: Over 700,000 paintings from the Rijksmuseum online copyright free You need to create an account to download the high resolution jpgs, but without an account you can still right-click – save image…
Math games added to the formerly science focused Legends of Learning
Source: Math and Science Games For Teachers and Students: Don Your Cape! Via: “Legends Of Learning” Adds A Ton Of Math Games | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… Legends of Learning is a freemium site that allows you to create classrooms with students for free, but there are additional paid features. A breakdown of…
7 ways to assess without testing | Learning with ‘e’s
There has been much consternation in recent weeks about the amount of standardised testing the British government is determined to impose upon English school children. Children don’t learn any more or any better because of standardised testing, unless there is feedback on how they can improve. But SATs seem to be the weapon of choice…
The Surprising History of the Infographic | History | Smithsonian
We live in an age of data visualization. Go to any news website and you’ll see graphics charting support for the presidential candidates; open your iPhone and the Health app will generate personalized graphs showing how active you’ve been this week, month or year. Sites publish charts showing how the climate is changing, how schools are…
