Archive for March 2008
Chernobyl: the legacy
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 6, 2008
- In: chernobyl | leaving cert | legacy | misconceptions | Physics | radiation
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Photo from Jeremy Nicholl on flickr I have mentioned this before, but it’s worth throwing it up again (and again) Given the low radiation doses received by most people exposed to the Chernobyl accident, no effects on fertility, numbers of stillbirths, adverse pregnancy outcomes or delivery complications have been demonstrated nor are there expected to [...]
If one death is a tragedy . . .
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 6, 2008
- In: lawrence of cyberia | smoking | stalin | who
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If Stalin got it right, and “One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic”, what is half a billion? 10 facts on the tobacco epidemic and global tobacco control From the World Health Organisation: WHO Lawrence of Cyberia has her own wonderful take on this quote.
Fun with Chladni Plates – Adjust your volume!
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 5, 2008
- In: chladni | leaving cert | Physics | Standing waves
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It is what it says it is.
Interactive Whiteboard Query
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 5, 2008
- In: anseo.net | interactive whiteboards | IWB | simon lewis
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I have an Interactive Whiteboard. I rarely if ever use it. Unlike most people who never use these things I do actually know how to use it. I just don’t know why I would. I use the data projector and screen, along with a wireless mouse and keyboard to allow me remote access. If I [...]
Internet Safety
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 5, 2008
There are some big misconceptions out there regarding students and internet safety. Dean Shareski adresses this issue in a recent posting. It should be mandatory reading for anyone involved in education. The associated comments are also worth reading But let’s face it: ”THE INTERNET IS NOT AS DANGEROUS AS WE FIRST THOUGHT” is unlikely to be make the front page [...]
Firewalking; a wonderful introduction to heat
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 4, 2008
- In: firewalking | heat | junior cert | leaving cert | michael shermer | ted.com
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I introduce Heat Capacity by asking the following question: How come, when you get up in the middle of the night to take a pee, and walk across both tile and carpet, the tile seems much colder than the carpet even though in reality both are at the same temperature (room temperature)? It introduces the concept of [...]
YouTube – A Vision of Students Today
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 4, 2008
- In: death penalty | Education | ethics | ICT | students | youtube
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Came across this before but was reminded of it by Ian Yorstan’s del.icio.us favourites. As Ian writes: A short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today – how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they [...]
Good day Bad day
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 1, 2008
- In: CESI | doug baird | gmail | leidenball effect | phyzlog | youtube
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Good day John Henderson has suggested setting up an email network on gmail for anybody interested in ‘ICT in Education’ issues. This may finally get us teachers talking to each other. I am just a little bit excited.Good man yourself John. Bad day Had to forego the lunch which followed because I had a mountain [...]
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