COD - 5/9/2012 - GoGeometry from the Land of the Incas [Math]

GoGeometry from the Land of the Incas offers a large variety of resources for teaching and learning about geometry that mix dynamic geometry, animations, science, and Incan history in order to increase student interest in Euclidean geometry.

Numerous problems are presented in GoGeometry from the Land of the Incas with colorful, animated step-by-step solutions for each proof.

GoGeometry from the Land of the Incas was developed and is maintained by Antonio Gutierrez. The website has won several awards from educational publications, including one of the Canada's SchoolNet's Top 10 educational websites, and an NCTM Illuminations Web Byte.

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COD - 5/8/2012 - ReadCube [Research]

ReadCube is a tool designed to help researchers be organized and save time, while discovering more.

Import PDFs in a single step. ReadCube creates your article library instantly with one-click download of related articles from PubMed, Google Scholar™, or publisher web sites. ReadCube will automatically identify the author, title, and journal citation information of every article you download.

All your articles are organized in one place. They’re full-text searchable and can include your own highlights and sticky notes. Go directly to the articles referenced in the paper you are reading with clickable references. Easily view articles that cite the paper you are reading, or articles related to it.

ReadCube automatically recommends relevant articles every day to help you stay on top of the latest research.

Watch a video introduction to ReadCube.

ReadCube is a free public beta app for Mac or Windows.

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COD - 5/7/2012 - Wolfram Education Portal [Math]

Wolfram is well known as the maker of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Demonstrations Project, some of the most dynamic math teaching and learning tools available. The Wolfram Education Portal opens the door to the best of all of their technologies in one place.

In the Wolfram Education Portal you'll find a dynamic textbook, lesson plans, widgets, interactive Demonstrations, and more. 

The dynamic text includes Wolfram|Alpha widgets, Wolfram|Alpha links, and interactive Demonstrations created in Mathematica.

Lesson plans are made to help teachers guide a class through the lesson or for independent work. Interactive tools, created with Mathematica, help students understand concepts by working hands on.

Widgets allow students and teachers to enter queries into Wolfram|Alpha and get back customized results.

Expected soon is a problem generator that will automatically serve up new questions at varying levels of difficulty based on your previous answers.

Currently, algebra is the only course available, but more courses, including calculus and precalculus, are promised soon. To get full access to all Wolfram Education Portal materials, you need to sign up for a free account.

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Children's Book Week: May 7-13

Children's Book Week, established in 1919, is the national festival of books and reading for youth, celebrating the transformative power of literacy.

Children's Book Week is the longest-running literacy initiative in the country. Each year, books for young people and the joy of reading are celebrated for a full week with author and illustrator appearances, storytelling, parties, and other book-related events at schools, libraries, bookstores, museums, and homes from coast to coast.

Children's Book Week is administered by Every Child A Reader and sponsored by the Children's Book Council.

The Rearview Mirror 5/5/2012

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance.

Monday

Slatebox is a platform for a new generation of real-time applications that run in your web browser and on your mobile device.

Tuesday

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) supports high quality, effective, early childhood education for all young children through its research.

Wednesday

Bring together all the people, tools, data, and curriculum in your schools on one user-friendly platform with Engrade.

Thursday

SideVibe enables teachers to create learning activities directly on the screen and overlaying web content.