Following the successful NSDL/NSTA web seminar about Electrostatics on January 30, teachers and experts have been discussing how this topic is presented in classrooms. All 83 comments contain impressions about how the information might be used in classrooms as well as feedback for how future online events might be improved. The next free web seminar presented in conjunction with the Exploratorium is entitled “Small Creatures Under the Microscope.” Register today!

One teacher commented, “The online seminar was good. I liked how it was interactive and easy to understand. I thought the quizzes that check for meaning are outstanding so the students can make sure they are following the information.”

Another was impressed by the use of computers in classroom education: “Technology is awesome and we must use it to help extend and expand our lessons. I think these online resources are fun for children to do and educational. Online resources should be used in the classroom to help mix up how the material is learned and students can communicate with other students not in their classroom.”

In the NSDL News Topic Center that enduring wintertime symbol, the polar bear, has been placed on the endangered species list as solid ice becomes more scarce in the Arctic due to effects of global warming. Find links to NSDL and other resources related to this science news story of particular interest to children.