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Entries from May 25th, 2009

WolframAlpha- a different way to use the web

May 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Classroom

Wolframalph.com is not your typical website.  It is not a search engine but rather “long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone.” WolframAlpha tries to answer your question- not just present a list of websites (but there are links in the border). Here is an overview. Here are a few examples: -Quickly [...]

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“Give a man a fish…

May 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Content - Science, Working with photographs

and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. ” (Chinese proverb)  Do you suppose the same would apply if you give a student a seed?  Will that help them grow to be life-long learners? I think the Photopeach below has the answer. Lisa Payne’s [...]

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