Monthly Archives: August 2011

MIT Unravels the Secrets Behind Collective Intelligence – Hint: IQ Not So Important | Singularity Hub When it comes to a successful group, the easiest way to ensure victory may be placing women on the team. MIT’s Center for Collective … Continue reading →

Assessment in Writing and English “Welcome to the Graduate School of Management and Technology (GSMT) Assessment in Writing and English (AWE). This free tool is specifically designed to help graduate students evaluate their current skill in grammar, language conventions, written … Continue reading →

Learn to code | Codecademy Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It’s interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends. tags: computers programming code Maslow 2.0: A New and Improved Recipe for Happiness – … Continue reading →

American Science & Surplus : Items Just Off the Truck American Science & Surplus was established in about 1937. At that time the founder, Mr. Al Luebbers, was working for Western Electric, here in Chicago. Al had a great interest … Continue reading →

REACT International, Inc. | Public Service Through Communications REACT Objectives: 1. To assist in any emergency by supplying volunteer radio communications in cooperation with authorities and other volunteer organizations. 2. To practice and encourage operating excellence through professional communication techniques. … Continue reading →

What best practices should I consider for using Turnitin in my classroom? – Knowledge Base Using Turnitin.com most effectively requires some preparation and planning. Turnitin is least successful when used covertly for monitoring students’ work. tags: writing plagiarism_detection East Coasters … Continue reading →

Why Distribute Documents in MS Word or OpenOffice for an International Audience? | ALT Online Newsletter There are many sophisticated ways to provide interactive content on the web; why would you consider publishing resources in MS Word 2003 or OpenOffice? … Continue reading →

Toward a Rational Response to Plagiarism – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education Plagiarism is making us crazy. No, the mere thought of plagiarism is making us crazy. Collectively, as a professoriate, we’re obsessed with it. Consider “The Shadow Scholar,” … Continue reading →

Teaching Every Student CAST offers high-quality UDL professional development and other resources to individuals, school districts, and post secondary institutions. For more information visit: http://www.cast.org/pd/ tags: teaching professional_development PLoS ONE : accelerating the publication of peer-reviewed science PLoS ONE is … Continue reading →

EclipseCrossword – the fast, easy, and FREE way to create crossword puzzles in minutes “Who can use EclipseCrossword? * Teachers and parents: Use crosswords to review vocabulary and lessons for all subjects. Students may actually even enjoy doing the assignment! … Continue reading →