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From downloadable podcasts to just-for-iPod study guides and applications, learning on the go has never been easier. To find out about the many different ways you can transform your iPod into a learning device, check out our list. Includes study guides, podcasts, tutorials, applications, downloadable books and materials, reference materials, tools, and pointers to tips for using iPods and pointers to places for getting iPod ready materials.

NIH Science Education Partnership Awards. NCRR's Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA) are designed to improve life science literacy throughout the nation. These grants bring together biomedical and behavioral researchers, educators, community groups, and other interested organizations in partnerships to create and disseminate programs that give K-12 students and teachers and the general public a better understanding of life sciences.

projects that will receive funding as part of the first ever Digital Media and Learning Competition funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and administered by HASTAC (the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory). Selected from a pool of 1010 applications, the winning projects are expected to produce promising innovations in the use of digital media for formal and informal learning.

Materials from the Genetics Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. See for example, "Let's Clone a Mouse." Designed for non-research audiences, our materials are interactive and jargon-free, target multiple learning styles, and often convey concepts through visual elements. delivers interactive and print-based resources, free of charge, to Internet users worldwide. The website has two main components: * Information and activities: These address standards for science education, and are accessible to all users from the homepage. * Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans: These are accessible from the top right of any page. They include PDF-based Print-and-Go™ classroom activities and teacher guides for all materials.

Teaches vocabulary while raising money to donate rice to people in poor countries. The rice is paid for by advertising revenue on the site; as you play the game, different ads appear. Best of all, once you enter the site and run through some introductory words, the site starts feeding you words that match your vocabulary level.

According to this Pew Internet report, most internet users are not concerned about the amount of information available about them online, and most do not take steps to limit that information. Fully 60% of internet users say they are not worried about how much information is available about them online. Similarly, the majority of online adults (61%) do not feel compelled to limit the amount of information that can be found about them online.

WiZiQ brings students and teachers together regardless of the boundaries. With no cost to join or use its state-of-the-art virtual classroom, WiZiQ is becoming a vital tool in an online teacher’s or a student’s toolkit. Members Meet with other WiZiQ members, teachers and students who share subjects of your interest. Content Find, share, download or upload Powerpoints on educational subjects and topics. Sessions Use an intuitive interface to schedule sessions with a single participant or a group. Virtual Classroom Teach and learn live, online in WiZiQ’s virtual classroom technology that needs no downloads and launches with just a few clicks.

Through the OLI project, Carnegie Mellon is working to help the World Wide Web make good on its promise of widely accessible and effective online education. OLI grew out of collaboration among cognitive scientists, experts in human computer interaction and seasoned faculty who have both a deep expertise in their respective fields and a strong commitment to excellence in higher education. The project adds to online education the crucial elements of instructional design grounded in cognitive theory, formative evaluation for students and faculty, and iterative course improvement based on empirical evidence. Innovative Components OLI courses include a number of innovative online instructional components such as: * cognitive tutors * virtual laboratories * group experiments * simulations Cognitive theory and faculty expertise guide the initial development of each course. As the courses are delivered, OLI researchers conduct a variety of studies to examine the effectiveness and usability of various educational innovations. The research results are used not only to improve the courses themselves, but also to contribute to a growing understanding of effective practices in online learning environments. Assessment and Evaluation Students and faculty who use the courses benefit from the opportunities for assessment and evaluation that are built into all courses. Frequent formative evaluation gives students the type of constructive and timely feedback on progress that is available from individual tutoring sessions but almost always absent from digital learning environments. Continuous evaluation of class performance gives faculty the information they need to effectively modify or supplement instruction to meet learning objectives.