Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Using a Touchscreen
In this online course, students will learn about how to use a touchscreen on a mobile phone or tablet computer. The course will cover basic and more advanced touchscreen controls.
Columbia University
Columbia University Computing H Istory: Hollerith 1890 Census Tabulator
Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine was a very important advancement on the historical timeline of computing devices. This site describes how the machine worked and the role that it played in the development of the computing devices...
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Tech Soup: Do It Yourself Desktop Troubleshooting
These basic steps to troubleshooting four common Windows-based computer problems are clear and easy to understand. Advanced tips are also included for the brave!
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Curiosity in the Classroom: Calculating Degrees of Freedom of Robotic Arm [Pdf]
A lesson plan to explore the movement of robots. Students will investigate the number of directions a robots arm can move using a simple construction set. An advance lesson to calculate the degrees of freedom using the Grubler's formula...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Particle Types
Using more advanced-object oriented programming techniques like inheritance to make different types of particle sub-objects, that share the same functionality but differs in key ways.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Beaver Character
Use object-oriented design, discussed in this tutorial, to describe a hopping Beaver character.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Speech Recognition for Learning
Speech recognition, also referred to as speech-to-text or voice recognition, is technology that recognizes speech, allowing voice to serve as the "main interface between the human and the computer." This Info Brief discusses how current...
Cornell University
Cornell University: Modeling Human Facial Expressions
Advanced look at Project Deidre, an attempt to get realistic computer generated facial expressions. Demos can be viewed here.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Claude Shannon
Claude Shannon was a mathematician and electrical engineer whose work underlies modern information theory and helped instigate the digital revolution. He was the first person to recognize how Boolean algebra could be used to great...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Tween Tribune: The True Story of "Hidden Figures"
"Hidden Figures" was a blockbuster movie and book about African-American women working for NASA beginning after WWII. These women not only made great strides for the space program but also advanced the civil rights movement. Learn more...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 15: The Changing American Landscape
The rise of American cities between 1865 and 1900 was spawned by the industrial revolution. Technological advancements in industry and transportation fathered the enormous growth of large cities across the United States. This led to the...
Read Works
Read Works: The Origins of the Internet
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the start of the Internet. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Planetary Science Institute: Building Planets at Psi
An article about the Planetary Science Institutes's advanced computer software, which it uses to model the way the solar system may have formed. Includes some insights into the results already obtained.
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Naeyc: Help Your Child Build Fine Motor Skills
There are lots of activities that can increase muscle strength and coordination, preparing children for more advanced skills, from writing with a pencil, using a computer mouse, or playing a musical instrument. Help your child build fine...
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Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
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Internet Learning Tree: A Brief History of the Internet
An anecdotal history of the people and communities that brought about the internet.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Who Issues Sql Queries?
Take a look at real-world applications of data querying, and for what purpose.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using Different Code Editors
A discussion of using and selecting different code editors: online editors, desktop editors, and command-line editors.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using Processingjs Outside Khan Academy
Processing JavaScript in Khan Academy versus outside Khan Academy: differences and suggestions are given for the code editing environment.