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What use are teachers and lessons? You have to be somewhere at a particular time just to listen to some old geezer drone on at you for an hour (or more). Why not learn your lessons in the comfort of your own home?. If you do a quick search on YouTube you might be surprised at what educational video clips you can find, anything from how to make pastries ( http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=t8aa8e8kk3E ) to how to talk like a pirate ( http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fqMu6e5Dgtg ).
This site offers free video tutorials on Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Excel, Word, Flash, Frontpage, PowerPoint Access and Publisher. Each subject is presented in several sections so you can just learn the bit you want, all you need is a set of headphones and the ability to concentrate for a few minutes. Teach ICT .com appears to have been created by teachers for teachers in the UK and you can even contribute yourself. It contains a wealth of teaching resources which would be useful to teachers and students alike. At the moment I am brushing up on my Spreadsheets!
So, who needs teachers? Well who do you think created these tutorials?
Science TV social website concentrates on science related videos covering a wide spectrum of filmed experiments and science related animations. Sign up and up load your own videos, rate them and take part in discussions on the videos you have watched. A variety of topics are covered, from robotics, illusions, the natural world, and, as it informs us in Focus magazine - ‘the dangerous, stupid and pointless.’
Apologies for this late post on the commemoration of the end of the first world war. I knew the anniversary was coming up and i wanted to seek out some informative web resources, but, a few unforeseen happenings diverted my attention. Anyhow,” better late then never” as my taid’s Sargent said to him as he approached the Messines Ridge.
First World War.com contains pretty much everything you need to know about the First World War, from the origins – the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, lists of all the battles, that remind us that the war wasn’t just confined to the Western Front and Eastern Europe but also spread to Gallipoli, Italy, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Africa. You can access the memories and diaries of those who fought in the frontline, from officers to sappers. View the propaganda posters used by both sides:
Trace Your First World war ancestors through the National Archive:
All our families have a connection with the First World War, whether our grandparent’s or great grandparent’s died or fought in the war, and all have a tale to tell, passed down the generations. If you have heard a story from your parents or grandparent’s please tell it to us and i will post it on the blog, whether they are sad, funny or just interesting.
Carl Zimmer is a famous science writer who has written articles for the National geographic, Scientific American, as well as publishing six books. His blog contains an extensive archive covering the evolution of the human mind, microbiology and plenty of juicy posts on parasitology.
Google Earth have released an Ancient Rome 3D layer which shows the buildings and structures of the city during the the rule of Constantine the Great 320 A.D. Get a birds eye view of the city at the height of its architectural and cultural development and perch yourself upon Palatine hill and look down upon Circus Maximus. Swoop through the streets and discover 6,000 buildings containing historical information at place marks, some of which you can enter and explore the interior.
The Ancient Rome 3D layer was created in conjunction with the Rome Reborn Project 2.0 at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities.
Unfortunately you may be unable to download Google Earth 4.3 within the college, due to restrictions!
Its clear and easy to scroll through, just like you would a hard copy. You can access the archive of the previous editions from 2008. For those with visual impairment, press control and click on the page to zoom in.
