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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><i><b>Issue 135 May 5,
2008</b></i></font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">N E W S</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Shodor Receives Statewide
Partnership Award</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">When it comes to partnering
with other organizations to improve math and science education,
there's one North Carolina non profit organization that stands out:
Shodor.</font></div>
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article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_00"><font
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color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_00</font></a></div
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://www.shodor.org/cyberpathways/"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://www.shodor.org/cyberpathways/</font></a><br>
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>From the Exploratorium:
Digital Library Afterschool Website Launches!</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Through a collaboration with
the California School-age Consortium and their trainee network,
Exploratorium outreach specialists are sharing NSDL materials and
resources from the website with afterschool leaders and frontline
staff across California.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/afterschool/activities/"><font
face="Verdana" size="-3"
color="#000000"
>http://www.exploratorium.edu/afterschool/activities/ </font></a></div
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>From BioSciEd Net
(BEN):<i> Journal of Microbiology & Biology
Education</i></b></font><font face="Verdana"><b> focuses on Genomes
and Online Learning Outcomes</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">A new volume of the<i>
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education</i> (<i>JMBE</i>) has
been published in the American Society for Microbiology's (ASM)
MicrobeLibrary.</font></div>
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color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_02</font></a></div
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://www.microbelibrary.org"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://www.microbelibrary.org</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>Streamlined and Eye-catching New Look for
Chem Ed Digital Library</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">The Chemical Education Digital Library has a
new look. All of the original content is there plus new content has
been added, and appearance and functionality have been
improved.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_04"><font
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color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_04</font></a></div
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://chemeddl.org/"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://chemeddl.org/</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>Shodor Director Bob Panoff Delivers
Keynote in Rome</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">A keynote address was given on Mar. 18, 2008
by Dr. Robert M. Panoff, founder and director of the Shodor Education
Foundation in Durham, NC, as part of the UNIV 2008 Forum in
Rome.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_05"><font
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color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_05</font></a></div
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://www.shodor.org"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://www.shodor.org</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>Connecting People, Places, Ideas and
Passion in NSDL's Blogosphere</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">The final lecture to
Networks 204 that has generated over 600 blog posts in Expert Voices
capped the three-year teaching and research initiative with a
lecture</font><font face="Verdana"> entitled, "Getting Connected:
Social Science in the Age of Networks."</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_06"><font
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color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_06</font></a></div
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/cornell-info204/"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/cornell-info204/</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>Try an Interactive Fossil Sort from
Content Clips</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">The interactive fossil sort,
used as part of an assessment probe activity and the electronic
storybooks in the April 2008 issue of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
magazine, illustrate how teachers can use Content Clips to create
their own classroom interactives. Note that Content Clips requires
Adobe Flash.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_07"><font
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color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_07</font></a></div
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/69mkxn"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/69mkxn</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Guidelines for Managing
Copyright for NIH Public Access Requirements</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">In a preprint article
published online by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Duke
University Scholarly Communications Officer Kevin L. Smith offers
pragmatic strategies that authors and their institutions can use to
manage authors' copyrights to fulfill the requirements of the new
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_08"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_08</font></a></div
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/br/br258.shtml"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/br/br258.shtml</font
></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">E V E N T S</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>Get Online for a Free Polar Geography
Lesson from<i> Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears</i>
Magazine</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">Join experts from Ohio State University:
Jessica Fries-Gaither, Elementary Resource Specialist and Beyond
Penguins Project Director, and Carol Landis, Education Outreach
Specialist at the Byrd Polar Research Center as they examine the
unique and dramatically different areas of Arctic and Antarctic
regions through the lens of geography.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_19"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_19</font></a></div
>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/SeminarRegistration.aspx"
><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000"
>http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/SeminarRegistration.aspx</font
></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Mark Your Calendars for
the 2008 NSDL Annual Meeting</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">The 2008 NSDL Annual Meeting
will be held from September 30 to October 2, 2008 at the Omni Shoreham
Hotel in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's meeting is
"STEM Research and Education in Action."</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_110"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_110</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://annualmeeting.nsdl.org"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://annualmeeting.nsdl.org</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Tune in to CONFCHEM, a
Virtual Chemistry Conference</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">From April 22 until May 18, 2008
"CONFCHEM", a virtual conference, is taking place using
email and a listserv. The CONFCHEM schedule consists of a series
of<font color="#000000"> eight paper presentations focused on</font>
"Chemistry at the National Science Digital
Library."</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_111"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_111</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://www.ched-ccce.org/confchem/2008/b/index.htm"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://www.ched-ccce.org/confchem/2008/b/index.htm</font
></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>SAVE on Early Registration for the Fedora
Red Island Repository Institute</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Register by May 16 and
reserve your spot at the Fedora-focused Repository Institute on Prince
Edward Island, one of Canada's premiere travel destinations known for
its sandy beaches, golfing, seafood and iconic red dirt
roads.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_112"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_112</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://vre.upei.ca/riri"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://vre.upei.ca/riri</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">B O O K M A R K S</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>NSF Policy Insights</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">As many groups, individuals
and institutions prepare to submit proposals to NSF, it is of note
that the National Science Foundation publishes a quarterly newsletter
from the Policy Office</font><font face="Verdana">.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_213"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_213</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/6jp76h"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/6jp76h</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>2008 Super Mileage
Challenge</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">The 2008 Super Mileage
Challenge (SMC) took place on April 28, 2008 at O'Reilly Raceway
Park in Indianapolis. In the SMC High School students apply Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to design, engineer,
construct, test and evaluate vehicles that obtain the highest
MPG.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_214"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_214</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/5s3suz"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/5s3suz</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>Getting Teachers "Tapped
In"</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Tapped In is a Web-based
learning environment created by SRI International to transform teacher
professional development (TPD) for professional development providers
and educators.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_215"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_215</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://tappedin.org/tappedin/do/CalendarAction?"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://tappedin.org/tappedin/do/CalendarAction?</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>Can the Cellphone Help End Global
Poverty?</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Impoverished citizens in
developing countries who are forced to manage their lives without
conveniences such as plumbing and electricity somehow still manage to
stay connected through their cell phones.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_216"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_216</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/5o2opw"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/5o2opw</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>NSDL on Cornell University
Outreach</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">By utilizing search and browse using terms
identified in advance by outreach providers and through user testing,
the Cornell University Outreach portal provides users with a flexible
and precise access to valuable resources like the National Science
Digital Library.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_218"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_218</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/6njo62"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/6njo62</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">O F N O T E</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"> </font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>NSDL Collaborator Roger
Cunningham</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">Roger Cunningham passed away April 17, 2008
after a short illness. He was with the Ohio State University College
of Education since 1994, first working for the Eisenhower National
Clearinghouse and then the Ohio Resource Center.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_219"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_219</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href="http://msteacher.org/"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://msteacher.org/</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">I N S P I R A T I O N </font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>"Speak Up" 2007 Survey
Results</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">319,223 students, 25,544
teachers, 19,726 parents, and 3,263 school leaders</font><font
face="Verdana"> submitted surveys through Speak Up 2007,<font
color="#000000"> an annual national research project about the use of
technology and science resources to prepare students for the 21st
century.</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Click here to view full
article</font><font face="Verdana">:</font> <a
href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_320"><font
face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_320</font></a
></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Related Link:</font> <a
href=
"http://www.tomorrow.org/docs/National%20Findings%20Speak%20Up%202007.pdf"
><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">http://www.tomorrow.org/docs/National Findings Speak
Up 2007.pdf</font></a></div>
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