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Monday, December 12, 2011

12 December - Blogs I'm Following II

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Scientists develop vaccine that attacks breast cancer in mice

YouTube for Schools Is Education Hub for the Digital Age

a portal that helps curate education materials and videos on subjects such as history and math while filtering out potentially offensive or distracting content.

YouTube for Schools was created thanks to demand from teachers and schools across the country. “YouTube for schools is a technical solution to allow schools that normally restrict access to YouTube to gain access to it,” says Angela Lin, head of YouTube EDU. A blog post on YouTube further explains:
We’ve been hearing from teachers that they want to use the vast array of educational videos on YouTube in their classrooms, but are concerned that students will be distracted by the latest music video or cute cat, or a video that wasn’t appropriate for students. While schools that restrict access to YouTube may solve this distraction concern, they also limit access to hundreds of thousands of educational videos on YouTube that could help bring photosynthesis to life, or show what life was like in ancient Greece.
The site will also act as a network setting that allows schools to only grant access to education materials on YouTube EDU as opposed to, say, movie trailers or other esoterica. The setting also does away with comments and related video recommendations. It won’t, however, stop students from watching that content via an external 3G or 4G network connection.
The filter also raises some tricky questions on what counts as “educational.” For example, a super-cut video or movie clips could be distracting to a math class but relevant for a media-studies class. If a video isn’t on YouTube EDU, it won’t show up in YouTube for Schools. Teachers can, however, create individual playlists which they can share with their class. These videos can be pulled from any part of YouTube. The goal is to give teachers access without letting students run amok.
“Video has always been incorporated into classroom teaching,” Lin say. “Back when I was a kid it started with VHS and then moved to DVDs, but the idea that we can unlock this vast store of information [on YouTube] that teachers can pull from is really exciting. … I think it’s the next step in the evolution of how video is used in class.”
To help balance the content, YouTube worked with teachers and 600 organizations such as the Smithsonian and TED to select and curate the available content. There are also more than 400 playlists sorted by grade level and subject including Science, English, Math, Social Studies more.
YouTube is trying to make the site an open conversation. Teachers can suggest new playlists and comments to help further integrate YouTube in the classroom. Like most YouTube products, YouTube for Schools is free to use.

 

December 10, 2011
Some fishing stories are a little hard to believe, But this guy has pictures to prove his story... Tom Satre told the Sitka Gazette that he was out with a charter group on his 62-foot fishing vessel when four juvenile black-tailed deer swam directly toward his boat. "Once the deer reached the boat, the four began to circle the boat, looking directly at us. We could tell right away that the young bucks were distressed. I opened up my back gate and we helped the typically skittish and absolutely wild animals onto the boat. In all my years fishing, I've never seen anything quite like it! “Once on-board, they collapsed with exhaustion, shivering. We headed for Taku Harbour. Once we reached the dock, the first buck that we had been pulled from the water hopped onto the dock, looked back as if to say 'thank you' and disappeared into the forest.” After a bit of prodding and assistance, two more followed, but the smallest deer needed a little more help (that’s him in the wheelbarrow). My daughter, Anna, and son, Tim, helped the last buck to its feet. We didn't know how long they had been in the icy waters or if there had been others who did not survive. My daughter later told me that the experience was something that she would never forget, and I suspect the deer felt the same way as well!"
Ron Paul in Saturday's Republican Debate: http://www.disinfo.com/2011/12/ron-paul-in-saturdays-republican-debate-video/
 
All Of Ron Paul's Responses At The ABC Iowa GOP Debate
 
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Airing Date December.11, 2011, DailyMotion Link http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmwhp6_all-of-ron-paul-s-responses-at-the-abc-gop-debate_news
 
All Of Ron Pau...
Truth Now
The Ayahuasca Sessions
 
www.youtube.com
 
New Yorkers discuss their journey out of the country and out of their minds, as they enter into the realm of the collective consciousness.
Center for Media and Democracy shared a link.
EXCLUSIVE: Under Industry Pressure, USDA Works to Speed Approval of Monsanto's Genetically Engineere
 
www.truth-out.org
 
Monsanto researchers in Stonington, Illinois, working to develop new soybean varieties that will be tolerant to agricultural herbicide and have greater yields in July 2006. (Photo: Monsanto via The New York Times)
 

Mars Has More Room for Life Than Earth

‘Men in Black 3′ Trailer Reveals Time Travel Plot

Final 8,000 troops to leave within weeks as US shutters its last four bases in Iraq. ( 08-Dec-2011 )

Saudi Arabia beheads woman for 'sorcery'
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America, Israel and Iran - no way out
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US asks Iran to return downed drone
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The Guerrilla Son
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Jeffrey Sachs: 'That's not a free market, that's a game'
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WikiLeaks: A tale of two worlds
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Playing with fire: Obama's threat to China
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UN says deaths in Syria unrest exceed 5,000
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The US and Pakistan: Too much at stake?
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Drones: A deeply unsettling future 

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