YouTube - The online tutor?

Interesting eSchool News Article

If students really want help, it's out there. Follow the link below to read the article:

• Need help with class? YouTube videos await Students turn to online videos to supplement readings, lectures

Check out the Orange Grove!

The Orange Grove is an online library of free resources for Florida's Educators:

http://www.theorangegrove.org/index.asp

Examples:

• Anatomy – Airway Models
• The ChemCollective
  http://www.chemcollective.org/

Public Health Assessment

Here's a great simulation site for public health assessments, thanks Enid!
http://www2.cdc.gov/nceh/training/iep/asp/default.asp

Quality Science Videos

Pamela Tanner uses the videos at http://vega.org.uk/ as a basis for discussion and activities in her online chemistry course(s).

These are high quality videos relating to different aspects and science fields. Subjects covered include:

• Malaria
• Nuclear Weapons
• Plastic Electronics
• Magnetic Imaging
• Science and Politics
• GM Foods
• Mobile Phones
• Nanotechnology
• Space Chemistry
• Liquid Crystals
• Careers in Science
• Quantum Electrodynamics
• Origins of Life
• Life in Space
• Ageing
• Creativity and Computers
• Flight in Birds and Aeroplanes
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Mad Cow Disease
• and whole host of others...

The Vega Science Trust is very excited that we are using their material.

Periodic Table Videos

Welcome to our new blog "Notes from the Edge." We hope you will find the resources, commentary and errata that gets posted here of benefit.

To start off, Dr. Pam Northrup came across this free online resource. This site contains are very interesting videos that would be of special interest to chemistry faculty: http://www.periodicvideos.com/#

Check them out!