December 2009
39 posts
Dec 31st
“The are school districts in Ontario in which I am a Prime Number.”
– Random, baseless boasting
Dec 31st
New Solar System Discovered Four Feet From Earth |... →
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Dec 24th
Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Earthquakes in the South... →
Have you used WolframAlpha with your class yet? Check out some of the new features related to the physical sciences…
Dec 24th
Storm Crawls Into New England, Leaving Mess Behind... →
Dec 23rd
There's A Fly In My Urinal : NPR →
Dec 23rd
NPR: Books Podcast : NPR Podcasts →
Anyone looking for a good podcast? I’ve been reading a lot this weekend and NPR always has good reviews and suggestions.
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Bookstore Night in Buenos Aires Encourages Reading... →
We seriously need a book celebration at my school… Think we could get everyone in on this, Nancy?
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we are the world... →
Dec 19th
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BBC News - Herschel space telescope captures birth... →
Dec 17th
Top 10 Space Stories of the Decade : Discovery... →
Dec 17th
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Have you met the new kid?
Secretary: Wow, you speak English beautifully... where did you learn to speak so well?
17-year-old boy with no discernible accent, newly arrived from Columbia: Um, in school... everyone [in Central, South America] learns English in school.
Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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A Science Experiment?!
Webcam Training Participant: Whoa, what's that behind you, Dr. McDonald? Is that a science experiment?!
me: yes, yes it is...
Webcam Training Participant: 'cause it looks like a volcano! Is that a volcano?!
me: ah yes... it's a volcano. It's called "Mount Laundry".
I think I need to run my webcam from a different room...
Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
Grats, Donald B (November 2009) "The Problem with... →
It can work—but only if performance is broadly defined and all parties agree to the plan.
Dec 10th
The Problem with Performance Pay (11/09)... →
Dec 10th
National Lab Day →
Dec 8th
Books?!?
Student: Are there any computers available?
Librarian: No, sorry there aren't. You are welcome to use the print resources.
Student: What print resources?
Librarian: «Looks furtively about the library…»
Dec 7th
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Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Step-by-Step Math →
Have you ever given up working on a math problem because you couldn’t figure out the next step? Wolfram|Alpha can guide you step by step through the process of solving many mathematical problems, from solving a simple quadratic equation to taking the integral of a complex function.
Dec 2nd