U Tech Tips » James Linzel http://www.utechtips.com Articles, Tips, Screencasts, and Tutorials for Educators Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:36:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Two For You http://www.utechtips.com/two-for-you/ http://www.utechtips.com/two-for-you/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:17:02 +0000 James Linzel http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1416 There are two new websites I have been examining a little. Always more to do, always the same amount of time per day.
1. Academic Earth is a site dedicated to making the video lectures, such as the MIT opencourse videos, easily accessible. Educational institutions involved include Yale, MIT, Stanford, Berkley and Princeton. There are [...]

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]]> http://www.utechtips.com/two-for-you/feed/ 0 A Step in the Right Direction! http://www.utechtips.com/a-step-in-the-right-direction/ http://www.utechtips.com/a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:01:47 +0000 James Linzel http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1324 Here is a change I been thinking about for awhile. A large school district is removing traditional grades to allow focus on ability, not grades. You can read the article for the details but I would like to state that I think this is an important step to change our school systems. They also discuss [...]

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And so science education meets the courts, meets mass media, meets anti-vaccination inaccuracies. I would use more harsh language to describe people who advocate for fewer or no vaccinations but this is an [...]

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]]> http://www.utechtips.com/more-on-why-science-matters/feed/ 1 15 Evolutionary Gems http://www.utechtips.com/15-evolutionary-gems/ http://www.utechtips.com/15-evolutionary-gems/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:41:04 +0000 James Linzel http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1297 The journal Nature is regularly regarded as the pinnacle of scientific publication. Being published in Nature is like winning the Superbowl or World Series. You made the big time!
I recently mentioned that 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birthday which I celebrated yesterday in most of my classes by providing a brief synopsis of [...]

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]]> http://www.utechtips.com/15-evolutionary-gems/feed/ 0 New, Recently Discovered Transitional Fossil http://www.utechtips.com/new-recently-discovered-transitional-fossil/ http://www.utechtips.com/new-recently-discovered-transitional-fossil/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:05:31 +0000 James Linzel http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1285 In the world of science evidence is of primary importance. When Einstein first proposed the concept of gravity bending space and the effect it should have on light itself, it took experimentation and the acquisition of evidence to convince a number of physicists of his day. And rightly so. Evidence is key.
The same critical thinking [...]

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]]> http://www.utechtips.com/new-recently-discovered-transitional-fossil/feed/ 0 The Ubuntu Pocket Guide http://www.utechtips.com/the-ubuntu-pocket-guide/ http://www.utechtips.com/the-ubuntu-pocket-guide/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:04:38 +0000 James Linzel http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1269 You don’t know me very well but I like linux. Here is a new friend of mine. You can download ubuntu and most of its variations for free.
Here is a new pocket guide for you to help you along the way:
http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/
Enjoy!

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]]> http://www.utechtips.com/science-do-it-right/feed/ 1 Climate Related Thoughts http://www.utechtips.com/climate-related-thoughts-3/ http://www.utechtips.com/climate-related-thoughts-3/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:49:06 +0000 James Linzel http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1224 by James Linzel Leave A Comment]]> http://www.utechtips.com/climate-related-thoughts-3/feed/ 0 Changing How Science is Taught?! http://www.utechtips.com/changing-how-science-is-taught/ http://www.utechtips.com/changing-how-science-is-taught/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:01:59 +0000 James Linzel http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1221 The Howard Hughes Medical Institute funds an enormous amount of scientific research throughout the world. They have a number of educational programmes I have used on a number of occasions. The Holiday Lecture series and corresponding DVD’s are a great addition to your resource list. I have used their 2005 Evolution Lecture Series a few [...]

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A while ago I designed an assignment for a lower high school science course based upon climate and weather. I thought it was a good assignment and it connects to a few resources I have recently discovered Climate Change] or some other reliable governmental organization.
The original assignment can be seen [...]

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