Edutopia has a list of resources for teachers and parent educators. Its a wonderful collection of links.
http://www.edutopia.org/grants-and-resources
Monday, December 28, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Generation Nano Contest
A cool contest in which kids create their own superhero.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/gennano/
A wonderful contest for kids that are 13 and up.
Prize includes a trip to Washington D.C.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/gennano/
A wonderful contest for kids that are 13 and up.
Prize includes a trip to Washington D.C.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Metropolis
This is so cool. Create your own Metropolis (for grade 3-6).
https://www.planning.org/education/youth/metropolis/
Not all cities have clear edges. What will your city have? What is sprawl? Other topics: public spaces, landmarks, transportation.
https://www.planning.org/education/youth/metropolis/
Not all cities have clear edges. What will your city have? What is sprawl? Other topics: public spaces, landmarks, transportation.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Pros and cons of infinite scrolling
Many websites, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Twitter use infinite scrolling. From a design point of view, there are some advantages and disadvantages.
For a good article on this javascript feature ("infinite scrolling"), see,
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/05/infinite-scrolling-lets-get-to-the-bottom-of-this/
www.smashingmagazine.com
For a good article on this javascript feature ("infinite scrolling"), see,
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/05/infinite-scrolling-lets-get-to-the-bottom-of-this/
www.smashingmagazine.com
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