http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback Whiteboard Talk Back is a place for NSDL Whiteboard Report readers to voice their opinions on, and ask questions about NSDL news items. News items from each Whiteboard Report are posted as each issue is published. Add your comments by clicking on \"add a comment\" at the bottom of each blog entry. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:46:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en N E W S Get Ready for Washington: NSDL Annual Meeting Updates By Sarah Holsted The 2008 NSDL Annual Meeting is almost upon us. This update includes reflections on the planning process and an overview of the program. Click here to view full article Related Link: http://annualmeeting.nsdl.org/ Annual Meeting 2008 Blog Tune into NSDL Road Reports ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/09/26/add-your-comments-to-whiteboard-report-139-teachers%e2%80%99-domain-new-editions-nsdl-annual-meeting-set-to-launch-nsfs-nsdl-awards-new-engineering-pathway-web-and-science-literacy-maps/  N E W SKeeping a Digital PromiseOn Thursday, July 31, 2008, Digital Promise, a fund to keep America competitive in this digital century by transforming education, workforce training, and lifelong learning, was passed by both the U.S. House and Senate as part of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.Click ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/08/28/add-your-comments-to-whiteboard-report-138-teachers-domain-new-editions-streamlined-beyond-penguins-nsdls-fall-web-seminars-and-quasi-the-robot/ Ithaca, NY Today Fedora Commons released version 3.0 of the popular Fedora software that completes all general release features. The NSDL Data Repository is powered by NCore technologies that utilize Fedora repository software. Dan Davis, Chief Software Architect, Fedora Commons, explained, “We are pleased to offer a Fedora ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/07/30/whiteboard-news-flash-now-available-production-ready-fedora-30-fits-with-the-web/ New Collections in the Engineering Pathway The Engineering Pathway has partnered with additional engineering education communities to add eight new collections and 2,457 new records now available at NSDL.org. Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_00 Related Link: http://nsdl.org/browse/?subject=New New Web-Based Collection of Open Source Physics Resources The Open Source Physics (OSP) project and ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/07/09/add-your-comments-to-whiteboard-report-137-engineering-collections-open-source-physics-chemistry-moodle/ Instructional Architect Helping to "Design the Digital Classroom" The Research Office at Utah State UniDesIversity recently profiled the work of Mimi Recker and her Instructional Architect research group at Utah State University, funded by the NSF NSDL program. Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=current#id_00 Related Link: http://research.usu.edu/researchmatters/htm/designing-the-digital-classroom Improving Critical Thinking in Higher Education Bob ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/06/05/add-your-comments-to-whiteboard-report-135-instructional-architect-higher-ed-critical-thinking-scholarly-wiki-all-around-a-molecule/ Shodor Receives Statewide Partnership Award When it comes to partnering with other organizations to improve math and science education, there's one North Carolina non profit organization that stands out: Shodor. Click here to view full article: http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php#id_00 Related Link: http://www.shodor.org/cyberpathways/ From the Exploratorium: Digital Library Afterschool Website Launches! Through a collaboration with the California School-age ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/05/05/add-your-comments-to-whiteboard-report-135-shodor-exploratorium-bioscied-net-web-seminar/ High School For The Next 15 Years Projections released today by The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education show that the number of high school graduates in the US will peak at 3,340,000 in 2007-08, decline modestly to 3,189,000 in 2013-14, and then rebound to near its 2007 level (3,362,000) in ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/03/19/add-your-comments-to-whiteboard-report-133-high-school-projections-virtual-campus-hargadons-ode/ A Grammy in Mathematics University of New Hampshire mathematician Kevin Short won a Grammy last week for developing an algorithm that helped a team of audio technicians restore the only recording of Woody Guthrie performing before a live audience. The wire recording was severely damaged and took more than a ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/02/20/add-your-comments-to-whiteboard-131-grammy-in-math-microbe-library-confchem/ Flower Bulb Science There is nothing like a pot of tulips in the middle of winter to inspire young scientists. The Bulb Project is a new website that shows K-12 educators how to use flower bulbs to teach science, art, and history. It is also the subject of the next NSDL ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/02/06/add-your-comments-to-whiteboard-report-130-the-bulb-project-nsdl-at-aaas-mobius-transformations/ DLESE Finds A New Home A pioneer in the online delivery of educational resources has found a new home.  Earlier this month, the National Science Foundation announced that the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) will be maintained by The National Center for Atmospheric Research.  NCAR’s library will assume development ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/whiteboardtalkback/2008/01/23/add-your-comments-to-whiteboad-report-129-dleses-new-home-periodic-table-wiki-teacher-blogs/