Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 7/23/10

Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and visiting!

The Living Room Candidate - Presidential campaign commercials from 1952 -2008.

Harness the Power of Wind – learn about wind turbines and make your own wind farm.

All National Anthems – the national anthems of almost every country in the world.

Roller Coaster Simulator - This simulator is designed for people who want to design their own thrilling coaster and educators who want to use a cool activity to simulate the application of physics by using an exciting interactive tool and access to a wonderful reference source.

Mind Cipher – “The social repository of the world's greatest brain teasers, logical puzzles and mental challenges.”

Posted on the Successful Teaching Blog by loonyhiker (successfulteaching at gmail dot com).

Original image: Tools by Pat Hensley