[Whiteboard-subscribers] NSDL Whiteboard Report 142, Dec. 22, 2008

[Carol Minton Morris]

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Issue 142, Dec. 22, 2008

N E W S

Chemistry Resources from ChemEdDL Now Available Through “Google Gadgets”
Add an interactive 3D molecule or a cool chemistry video to your  
iGoogle page!  The ChemEdDL now has What’s This video, Molecules 360  
and Journal of Chemical Education articles available through the  
iGoogle homepage setup.  Include these on your home page for a fun way  
to see resources of the ChemEd DL!
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_00
Related Link: http://wiki.chemeddl.org/index.php/Development:ChemEd_Content:Tools:Google_Gadgets

NSDL Annual Meeting News
Find out what fellow NSDL Annual Meeting 2008 attendees said about the  
meeting in the summary report of the survey.
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_01
Related Link: http://annualmeeting.nsdl.org/meeting/archives/2008/AM08_final_report.pdf

"CellDance" 2008 Image and Video Contest Winners
The winners of the 2008 competition CellDance, a film, video and  
imaging competition sponsored by the American Society for Cell Biology  
(ASCB) combine the best of science and art..
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_02
Related Link: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133115.php

All About NSDL “Brown Bags”
The NSDL Brown Bag Series is a free professional development webinar  
scheduled monthly. These 60-minute programs highlight trends and best  
practices in STEM education with programs at both K-12 and higher  
education levels.
Click here to view full article:http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_03
Related Link: http://nsdl.org/about/contactus/

NSDL Reflections - A Community Carol
An invitation to read essays written by NSDL community members, and to  
add your thoughts about their
stories.
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Related Link: http://nsdlreflections.wordpress.com/

B O O K M A R K S

NSDL Fan Club: Sciencegeekgirl
NSDL has an admirer who reports on the steady stream of reports,  
resources, activities and technology available through NSDL.org.
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_15
Related Link: http://sciencegeekgirl.wordpress.com/?s=NSDL

NSDL Solstice Resources
These five NSDL resources shed light on solstice math and science on  
the shortest day of the year.
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_16
Related Link: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/highlights/2008/12/16/nsdl-resources-highlight-solstice-science-and-math/

Combine Holiday Movie-going and Lesson Planning
In the Expert Voices blog "Connecting News with National Science  
Education Standards" author Mary LeFever points out that moviemakers  
may get the science right.
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_19
Related Link: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/12/15/science-or-science-fiction/

NOAA Teacher at Sea
Have you ever though about shipping out to sea? NOAA's "Teacher at  
Sea" Program is accepting applications for the 2009 field season until  
Dec. 31, 2008.
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_110
Related Link: http://teacheratsea.noaa.gov/

STEM Career Exploration Educational Resources
USA TODAY Education and NASA have collaborated on free STEM and STEM  
career exploration educational resources.
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_112
Related Link: http://www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com

I N S P I R A T I O N

Singing the Praises of Interactive Computing
When it comes to stepping outside the box to motivate people, Bob  
Panoff, would rather stand on it with guitar in hand, or sit on it at  
a piano with a microphone at the ready.
Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_213
Related Link: http://www.hpcwire.com/specialfeatures/sc08/offthewire/Singing_the_Praises_of_High_Performance_Computing_at_SC08.html


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The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) is the Nation's online  
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NSDL would like to thank the National Science Foundation for its  
generous support and advocacy of NSDL as the NSF digital library of  
science education. This material is based upon work supported by the  
National Science Foundation under Grants No. 0227648, 0227656, and  
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