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http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/ This page allows you to view a coffee bean and then zoom in to compare the size of other sized organisms and particles. For more genetics links, go to their main page at http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ .

http://en.childrenslibrary.org/index.shtml The goal of this project is to: To create a collection of more than 10,000 books in at least 100 languages that is freely available to children, teachers, librarians, parents, and scholars throughout the world via the Internet. The materials included in the collection reflect similarities and differences in cultures, societies, interests, lifestyles, and priorities of peoples around the world. The collection's focus is on identifying materials that help children to understand the world around them and the global society in which they live. It is hoped that through a greater understanding of one another that tolerance and acceptance can be achieved.

Quick and Dirty Tips : Probably best known for the Grammar Girl podcast, Quick and Dirty Tips offers short and snappy content on a range of other topics, like nutrition, public speaking, investing, and even dog training. LearnOutLoud : I’ve been a fan of The Philosophy Podcast for a while now, but LearnOutLoud has a lot more to offer. In fact, the site claims to have “the Internet’s first directory for podcasts you can learn from .” LearnOutLoud also has a great selection of learning resources for kids . MindBites : This company’s site offers a large and growing collection of video “instructionals” on topics ranging from sewing to calculus to baby sign language . Radio Lingua Network : Radio Lingua offers the popular Coffee Break Spanish and Coffee Break French podcast series as well as “My Daily Phrase” and “One Minute” podcasts for a number of other languages. iTunes U (Opens in iTunes : iTunes U is the place for great free content from top universities and other educatio...

Check out this flash-based dictionary of math terms. This Australian site contains some good illustrations and activities. http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

This site contains a number of graphical representations of statistics as they relate to baseball trivia. There are a number of great examples of graphs and charts here. http://www.flipflopflyin.com/flipflopflyball/index.html

Spezify is a search tool that presents results from a large number of websites in different visual ways. They take web searching further, away from endless lists of blue text links and towards a more intuitive experience. They want users to get a good overview of a subject, find useful information and be inspired. Spezify mixes all media types and makes no difference between blogs, videos, microblogs and images. Everything communicates and helps building the bigger picture. http://www.spezify.com/

Here is a great story of a teacher in Colorado who is using Skype to communicate with her students who are at home sick with H1N1: I had a few students take me up on the offer to Skype into class yesterday and today. The students have different computers at home with two capable of using a webcam and microphone and the other just being able to listen and text/chat back to class. What was really impressive was that the students’ willingness to be connected back into our class when they are at home feeling crummy. They want to participate, they want to stay in touch, they want to continue to learn and aren’t letting the flu get in their way. Watching my other students react to the webcam in our classroom and then being able to watch the girls and boy connect into class, many of the students thought about what an amazing use of technology they were witnessing. We were truly extending the walls of the classroom to homes in Littleton doing our own part, along with the number of hand saniti...