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  • Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008

    Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: tools learning) Top_100_Tools_for_Learning_2008.pdf

  • Social-networking sites viewed by admissions officers

    Survey shows some use Facebook, MySpace as another aspect to college application By Emma Graves Fitzsimmons and Bonnie Miller Rubin |Chicago Tribune reporters September 20, 2008 Lauren Pfeiffer said she doesn’t have to worry about what’s on her Facebook profile, but she can’t say the same about her fellow students.

  • The New Classics of Computer Science

    A Rant A Day – The New Classics of Computer Science The New Classics of Computer Science Hello. Welcome to the second installment of A Rant a Day. We all know about the classic texts of computer science (although, we may be a bit behind on our reading). We’ve heard a thousand times how important…

  • Tinkering School

    Tinkering School Greetings fellow NPR listeners We couldn’t be more excited about the story on “All Things Considered.” Poke around the site to your heart’s content, but if you’re in a hurry, here are five pages you’ll want to visit for sure:

  • But I Did Everything Right!

    But I Did Everything Right! DNA discoveries are revealing why even the best parenting doesn’t have the effects experts promise, from breast-feeding to letting kids learn from mistakes. Sharon Begley NEWSWEEK Updated: 4:12 PM ET Aug 9, 2008 If there is one thing experts on child development agree on, it is that kids learn best when they…