Sunday, November 27, 2005

Math Games

This site has some really cool math games for kids.
Cool Math For Kids
Triple A Math has lots of links.
Primary Games has some math games as well as other subjects for young children.

Try Gamequarium!
Lots of Links at Cut the Knot!
Kids Domain

Image from PrimaryGames.com

Aurora

From Space Weather: A weak gust of solar wind hit Earth on Nov. 20th, too weak to spark a strong geomagnetic storm. But in some places a strong storm is not required to produce auroras. In Tromso, Norway, Bjorn Jorgensen took this picture of green lights dancing above the moonlit snow.

View Space Weather's archive to see more photos. These include sunspots and the ISS.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Greenhouse Effect

From Reuters:
Ocean and so-called greenhouse gas levels are rising faster than they have for thousands of years, according to two reports published on Thursday that are likely to fuel debate on global warming.
One study found the Earth's ocean levels have risen twice as fast in the past 150 years, signaling the impact of human activity on temperatures worldwide, researchers said in the journal Science.

Link to Article

Data Loggers


I found a link to this site originally from Stephen's blog. I thought this company has a interesting concept. I'm not making an endorsement or anything because I don't really know anything about it, but I thought it was interesting. See what you think.

Data Loggers


Monday, November 21, 2005

Monarch Butterfly Migration


I saw on CNN this evening where the monarch butterfly is making its migration to Mexico.

You can read the article here.

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium
Georgia now has the largest aquarium in the world. I can't find any pictures yet, so why don't you enjoy the webcams from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California?

Monterey Bay Aquarium Webcam

The Website also has activities for students.

$100 Laptop Revealed


Image from MIT Media

At the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis on 11/16, this $100 laptop model was revealed. It's all over the Internet and in blogs. It has a hand crank that helps to provide power. It's called "One Laptop Per Child." Cool.

Read the article at BBC News.

Friday, November 18, 2005

Encrypt Those Routers!!

I found this article on Wi-Fi Planet, and I thought it was interesting. If you have a Linksys router with Speedbooster you might want to read this if you haven't encrypted it yet. Encryption is not as difficult as it may sound, and it's something anyone who owns an AP or a router should do!!!

Link to Article

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Stephen's Untold Stories

This is a blog by Stephen. He has a great deal of useful information on it. Check it out.


Stephen's Untold Stories

Ancient Egypt

Being a person with a couple of music degrees, I often find we are of a sort that has strange interests. One of my interests is that of ancient Egypt. Since I do teacher training on technology integration, ancient Egypt is one of the subjects you can usually find a great deal of info online. This site from edHelper.com is no exception. Take a look.

Ancient Egypt

Image from EdHelper site