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Fqwimages. Own a Print Update 17th September 2012: 5 images in this series have been placed 2nd as a series in the 2012 IPA awards.

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Update 20th June 2012: I am honoured and pleased to announce that three of my art pieces (Gerbera Exploded 01, Gerbera Exploded 02 and Pom Pom Exploded 01 are now available exclusively via Lux Archive in limited editions) Download, print, fold, paste. Downloading cars, houses and aeroplanes is no science fiction.

Download, print, fold, paste

In the future, a desktop fabricator may be as common as a desktop computer today, 3D-printers might complement inkjet printers. Downloading, sharing and printing of appliances might become as ordinary (and controversial) as it is today with music, movies and texts. Yet, downloading objects is already possible with a familiar computer configuration. At least, if the objects are made of paper and if you are willing to spend some time cutting and pasting. Paper cut-outs have a long history, but thanks to the internet they are making a comeback.

Characteristics and Behaviors of the Gifted. Characteristics of Gifted Children Identifying The Gifted Recognizing the Characteristics of Gifted Children General Behavior Characteristics Learning Characteristics Creative Characteristics.

Characteristics and Behaviors of the Gifted

Old School Filmstrips. 5 Ways To Use StumbleUpon In Education. Do you need another time-sucking website that will entertain, educate, and enhance your day-to-day life? Of course you do! Lucky for you, there’s StumbleUpon and it’s more than just another LOLCat-powered site. It’s actually useful for education! We’ve come up with a few handy ways to use the content discovery site to actually benefit teachers, students, and education administrators. The Leitner System. Contents General Flashcard Information How Do I Create Flashcards on Cram.com?

The Leitner System

Using our site to create your very own flashcard sets is simple. First click on Create Flashcards. You will then enter the title of your set as well as a description for your flashcards. Now you can enter your flashcards. Creating Flashcards Manually: Simply type in the text for the front of your card then fill in the back of the card. Numbaland! Classroom Architect. Educational Songs & Children's Music from Songs for Teaching®

Search lessons by keyword. Free Maths Video Lecture courses. PowerPoint Games. Racing Games No preparation required, just have a sheet of vocabulary or review questions in your hand.

PowerPoint Games

Click a button on the screen and the car or horse moves one step closer to the finish line and victory. (Whole Class Participation Game) Download Car Race (Beach Rally) Download Horse Race | Instructions | Office 2007 Instructions | Video Tutorial | What is Louie Thinking (Pyramid Game Show) Similar to Pyramid Game. Download Guess Louie | Instructions | Office 2007 Instructions | Sample Game | Video Tutorial |

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How to retain 90% of everything you learn

And every time you attempted to fill the bucket, 90% of the water would leak out instantly. Every time, all you’d retain was a measly 10%. How many times would you keep filling the bucket? The answer is simple: just once. The first time you noticed the leak, you’d take action You’d either fix the bucket or you’d get another bucket, wouldn’t you? How to Extract DNA from Anything Living. First, you need to find something that contains DNA.

How to Extract DNA from Anything Living

Since DNA is the blueprint for life, everything living contains DNA. For this experiment, we like to use green split peas. But there are lots of other DNA sources too, such as: Spinach Chicken liver Strawberries Broccoli. Science vs. Religion: 50 Famous Academics on God. By Maria Popova Decoding divinity, or what the great intellectuals of our time have to say about science and spirituality.

Science vs. Religion: 50 Famous Academics on God

The dialogue between science and religion is among humanity’s oldest and most controversial, drawing each era’s greatest thinkers into some of history’s most heated debates. Several Lessons to Be Learned from the Finnish School System. The Internet has been abuzz since the release of “What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart?” By Ellen Gamerman of the Wall Street Journal. Scientists Create World's 1st Practical Artificial Leaf, 10X as Efficient as the Real Thing. Science Experiments You Can Do At Home or School. Theories of Learning - Learning: Theory and Research Behaviorist teaching methods have proven most successful in areas where there is a “correct” response or easily memorized material.

Background View of Knowledge View of Learning View of Motivation Implications for Teaching Background Methodological behaviorism began as a reaction against the introspective psychology that dominated the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Introspective psychologists such as Wilhelm Wundt maintained that the study of consciousness was the primary object of psychology. Their methodology was primarily introspective, relying heavily on first-person reports of sensations and the constituents of immediate experiences. The mentalistic problem can be avoided by going directly to the prior physical causes while bypassing intermediate feelings or states of mind.

Math Videos. Have Fun Teaching. 65 Ways to Say "Good for You" EVERYONE KNOWS that a little praise goes a long way in any classroom.

65 Ways to Say "Good for You"

But "a little praise" really needs to be something more than the same few phrases repeated over and over ad nauseum. Your students need more than the traditional "Good," "Very good" and "Fine" if encouragement is in the cards. Checklists for Teachers. Our amazing planet.

Dictation : Le lapin. The Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner (OCUP) The following resources were previously posted on the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner (OCUP) website (e.g., grade-by-grade elementary expectations, Teacher Companion files, etc.).

The Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner (OCUP)

Assessment & Evaluation Symposium Keynote: Dr. Douglas Reeves (Excerpt) On January 8, 2008, Dr. Graphic Organizers. Reading and listening french exams online. DELF, TCF DILF, DALF. Build a Touchless 3D Tracking Interface with Everyday Materials. Combine low-tech materials with some high-tech components and build a completely Touchless 3D Tracking Interface. Mental_floss Blog & Ugly Bugs. Math. Grains of sand magnified to 250 times real size. Yoda. Lesson 290 - Knowledge.

Math Resources

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