June 2010
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Supersonic Shock Waves
http://bit.ly/9DGhWe When a plane or rocket breaks the sound barrier, water vapor trapped between the sound waves creates an epic shock wave.
Jun 30th
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Jun 26th
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Jun 24th
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Jimenez's Historic Start
http://bit.ly/caFflv Here is a great article from MLB.com about the amazing start that Ulbaldo Jimenez is having this season as a pitcher.
Jun 23rd
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Leadership eResources
There has always been a market for short leadership resources, but one of the reasons that I publish eResources at Amazon’s Kindle store is because the eBook format lends itself perfectly to compact books that help people lead well. I’m not the only one who thinks this way: Mike Abrashoff has a new leadership resource at the Kindle store called “Changing a Troubled Ship’s...
Jun 22nd
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ID: Interactivity Designers
Charles Jennings makes some interesting points about instructional design and interactivity. In the business, education and non-profit spheres there is a lot of information taught, but far less information caught and applied. Jennings: “We need designers who understand that learning comes from experience, practice, conversations and reflection, and are prepared to move away from massaging...
Jun 22nd
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“…people who do have the opportunity to focus on their strengths every day...”
– Tom Rath, StrengthsFinder 2.0
Jun 22nd
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Jun 21st
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“Clearly, adding background music did not improve learning, and in fact,...”
– Clark & Mayer, e-Learning and the Science of Instruction, page 139. Scientific studies showed that listening to music while learning new facts/skills hurt learning outcomes significantly.
Jun 19th
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Jun 18th
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Autism and the iPad
http://bit.ly/bqiGVq Here is an amazing article about the positive impact an iPad has had on the development of an autistic boy.
Jun 16th
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Jun 12th
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Jun 10th
Jun 7th
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Don't miss this HTML5 Demo
http://bit.ly/c4cR8P Check out Apple’s demo of a sampling of what HTML5 can do…it’s amazing.
Jun 4th
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New Tech (Boulder Denver)
#bdnt Had an great evening at the Boulder/Denver New Tech Meetup tonight - great crowd, great presentations.  I loved everlater.com and their approach to creating a travel journal - through the app, the site and a super-easy-to-publish travel book. Great stuff.
Jun 2nd