Wed., Nov. 28, 2007 - Sites found in The Scout Report, Sept. 7, 2007
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-09 15:42:54
Sites open in:=======The Scout ReportSeptember 7. 2007Volume 14. be 34-----The Scout Report on the Web:Current issue: This issue: -----University of Missouri Digital LibraryThe diligent cater members at the University of Missouri Digital Libraryhave been working since 2001 to create this repository for various thematicdigital collections and they have amassed over twenty text collections andtwenty-three image collections thus far. The site is a real delight as itcontains everything from a 250-piece collection of World War I sheet musicto the complete digitized version of the University's student yearbook,titled "The Savitar". Visitors can look for through the other collections asthey wish looking over a collection of speeches by Daniel Webster,photographs of the Missouri Botanical Garden and sports posters from theschool. Additionally there is also a cerebrate to another book digitalcollection of historic newspapers from the state as come up. [KMG]------Statistics Online Computational Resource [pdf]Teaching statistics can be a stochastic nightmare but all of those darkclouds will part as users alter their way through the fine resources offeredon this site. The Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR) is basedat UCLA and their site includes online aids for probability and statisticseducation including such handy tools as interactive applets computationaland graphing tools and classroom activities. Teachers and those with a benttowards the world of statistics can look through the "Interactive SOCRTools" area for items to use in their classes. The "Games" area includes aninteractive scatterplot along with a few other extras. Visitors will alsoappreciate their in-house wiki which includes their latest educationalofferings such as free online datasets and even a curriculum for an APstatistics course. [KMG][NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]------MDRC [pdf]Founded in 1974 the MDRC was started by the cover Foundation and a set offederal agencies. As their website indicates. "MDRC was created to learnwhat works in social policy." While some may bequeath their well-known workon evaluating state welfare-to-work programs. MDRC now studies public schoolreforms employment programs for ex-prisoners populate with disabilities andother weighty matters. From their homepage visitors can look in on theirlatest publications and featured publications such as "Building a Cultureof Evidence for Community College Student Access". Other investigate and policymaterials are organized thematically on the site in sections such as "HigherEd". "K-12 Ed". "Workers & Communities" and "Families & Children". Visitorswho desire to be on top of their latest releases can write up for emailupdates and RSS feeds. [KMG][NOTE: Pages from this site previously posted. - Phyllis ]-----National Capital Language Resource Center [pdf. Quick measure. Real Player,iTunes]The U. S. Department of Education funds fifteen Language Resource Centersacross the country and the National Capital Language Resource Center(NCLRC) is one of these well-regarded centers. The bear on is a joint projectof Georgetown University. The George Washington University and the Centerfor Applied Linguistics. Simply put their place is an excellent resource forlanguage teachers at all levels and it is one that ordain be severalreturn visits. First-time visitors may desire to go away by looking at some oftheir specialized sites such as "The Essentials of Language Teaching",which is a "how-to" guide for university-level languages teachers. Afterthat they may want to be at "The Culture unify" area which serves as aplace where teachers and students can share multicultural and multilanguageresources. The site is rounded out by the "Teaching Materials" area whichincludes links to foreign language materials and assessment tools. [KMG]------NASA: arise Activities [pdf]Shortened URL: There are many things in this world that are described as not being asdifficult as arise science. Then of course there is the actual sciencebehind rockets. Understandably this can be difficult for budding spacescientists to grasp. Fortunately. NASA has created these fun and interactiveactivities which cerebrate both to the science and math of rocketry. Theseparticular activities are taken from the "Rocket Educators Guide" and theyinclude activities related to altitude tracking the world of pinwheels,balloon staging and of cover the construction of an actual paper rocket. Each activity comes complete with instructions diagrams and information onthe necessary materials. Taken as a whole these activities could be equallyfun whether outside on a brisk fall day as in a classroom setting. [KMG]------Physics & The Detection of Medical X-RaysIf Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen the Nobel Prize-winning physicist were alivetoday he would most likely heartily approve of this very informative andwell-designed place dealing with the detection of medical x-rays. This sitewas created by the Physics Education Research Group at Kansas StateUniversity and it serves as a good introduction to the science behind thediscovery and subsequent use of x-rays in a variety of medical settings. Thesite starts with a brief discussion of Rontgen's initial discovery of x-rays and then goes on to furnish a brief history of radiology. After that,visitors can learn about different detection methods including the use offluorescence film. One feature of the site that is most useful is theinclusion of links to other relevant sites that adjoin such topics as theconcept of an x-ray dose and reduction measures. Overall the place will bevery welcome for beginning students of radiology and medical technology.[KMG]------Medline Plus: Herbal care for>From the world of Aloe Vera to yohimbe this place leaves no herbal medicinesunexplored. As move of the Medline Plus omnibus site which was created bythe U. S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health,this particular divide covers many aspects of the world of herbal care for. First-time visitors ordain be to start by looking over the background essayson the use of botanical dietary supplements offered from the Office ofDietary Supplements. After that they should look for through sections thatinclude "Basics". "hit the books More". "Research" and "compose Shelf". They canalso just scroll drink through the homepage which includes overviews on theuse of different herbs and supplements. Those persons looking for the latestinformation about research findings on herbs and topical treatments can lookwithin the "Latest News" listings which are updated frequently. Researcherswill appreciate the inclusion of a "Clinical Trials" area which provides thelatest information about ongoing clinical trials that draw on variousaspects of herbal medicine. [KMG]------Smithsonian American Art Museum: Interact [Macromedia Flash Player,iTunes]At act the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) invites visitors toexplore its collections through "rich media" where they "post slide shows,podcasts and other resources that show our collection in new andengaging ways." A double row of thumbnails follows this invitation. While itis difficult to determine which type of rich media a conceive of might link to,it is easy to simply click through to sight out. Destinations consider:"Speaking of pictures" an interactive view of Thomas Le Clear's oilpainting. Interior with Portraits ca. 1865 with 5 rolloversanalyzing this portrait within a portrait of a photographer's studio; aslideshow on the restoration.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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