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Chemistry Resources from ChemEdDL Now Available Through “Google Gadgets”
Add an interactive 3D molecule or a cool chemistry video to your iGoogle page! The ChemEdDL now has What’s This video, Molecules 360 and Journal of Chemical Education articles available through the iGoogle homepage setup. Include these on your home page for a fun way to see resources of the ChemEd DL!
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Related Link: http://wiki.chemeddl.org/index.php/Development:ChemEd_Content:Tools:Google_Gadgets

NSDL Annual Meeting News
Find out what fellow NSDL Annual Meeting 2008 attendees said about the meeting in the summary report of the survey.
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Related Link: http://annualmeeting.nsdl.org/meeting/archives/2008/AM08_final_report.pdf

“CellDance” 2008 Image and Video Contest Winners
The winners of the 2008 competition CellDance, a film, video and imaging competition sponsored by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) combine the best of science and art..
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Related Link: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133115.php

All About NSDL “Brown Bags”
The NSDL Brown Bag Series is a free professional development webinar scheduled monthly. These 60-minute programs highlight trends and best practices in STEM education with programs at both K-12 and higher education levels.
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NSDL Reflections - A Community Carol
An invitation to read essays written by NSDL community members, and to add your thoughts about their
stories.
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B O O K M A R K S

NSDL Fan Club: Sciencegeekgirl
NSDL has an admirer who reports on the steady stream of reports, resources, activities and technology available through NSDL.org.
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NSDL Solstice Resources
These five NSDL resources shed light on solstice math and science on the shortest day of the year.
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Related Link: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/highlights/2008/12/16/nsdl-resources-highlight-solstice-science-and-math/

Combine Holiday Movie-going and Lesson Planning
In the Expert Voices blog “Connecting News with National Science Education Standards” author Mary LeFever points out that moviemakers may get the science right.
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Related Link: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/12/15/science-or-science-fiction/

NOAA Teacher at Sea
Have you ever though about shipping out to sea? NOAA’s “Teacher at Sea” Program is accepting applications for the 2009 field season until Dec. 31, 2008.
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Related Link: http://teacheratsea.noaa.gov/

STEM Career Exploration Educational Resources
USA TODAY Education and NASA have collaborated on free STEM and STEM career exploration educational resources.
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Related Link: http://www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com

I N S P I R A T I O N

Singing the Praises of Interactive Computing
When it comes to stepping outside the box to motivate people, Bob Panoff, would rather stand on it with guitar in hand, or sit on it at a piano with a microphone at the ready.
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Related Link: http://www.hpcwire.com/specialfeatures/sc08/offthewire/Singing_the_Praises_of_High_Performance_Computing_at_SC08.html