“Did you know that the president of China is a scientist? President Hu Jintao was trained as a hydraulic engineer. Likewise his Premier, Wen Jiabao, is a geomechanical engineer. In fact, 8 out of China’s top 9 government officials are scientists. What does the scientific prominence atop China’s ruling body say, if anything, about the role of science and technology in China’s ability to compete against the U.S. and the world in terms of innovation and economic might?”
Monthly Archives: May 2011
cyberbullying blog
http://www.cyberproof.blogspot.com/
This collection of Intermediate level (grades 5-11) resources has been gathered to assist schools in developing purposeful anti-bully, including cyberbullying, campaigns. Many of these resources can be used as stand alone classroom activities or assembly topics.
Researchers are designing snake robots that can navigate a variety of terrains
Interesting new kind of robot!
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119476&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
BlueGriffon is a new WYSIWYG content editor for the World Wide Web
BlueGriffon is a new, free WYSIWYG content editor for the World Wide Web. Powered by Gecko, the rendering engine of Firefox 4, it’s a modern and robust solution to edit Web pages in conformance to the latest Web Standards.
IEEE Solutionists — Engineers, Exciting a New Generation of What If
http://www.youtube.com/IEEESolutionists
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Watch how engineers are crossing engineering disciplines and industries to apply computing, technology, math and science to solve complex world problems. The video encourages viewers to think about how the 1.6 million engineers worldwide are behind some of the greatest innovations and inventions of modern times.