Archive for the ‘education’ tag
March 15-21 Education News: Autism, Budgets, Stress Reduction and More.
Here’s this week’s Saturday education news roundup. Every week, we offer a digest of current events in education, with a special focus on US and UK issues. Read the rest of this entry »
Exploring the Stars with KStars Planetarium Software
I’ve always been a big fan of backyard astronomy, and now that the weather is warming up (well, depending on where you live) I’ll be spending more time stargazing. For Linux users, KStars is a fantastic celestial navigation aid that offers tons of custom features. Designed to be easy for beginners, yet powerful enough to satisfy serious astronomy fans, this desktop planetarium package really delivers. Here’s the default start view, from my geographic location in Atlanta, GA. Read the rest of this entry »
Learning About Chemistry with Open Source Software
Teachers and parents searching for new tools for teaching chemistry should give Kalzium a look. Part of the KDE Education Project, Kalzium is easily installed on various distributions of Linux, such as Ubuntu. Students in a wide range of grade levels will find the application useful; it has features ranging from basic facts about each element to a molecular calculator built in. Here’s the default Kalzium start screen, showing the periodic table of the elements. Read the rest of this entry »
