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Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Dickens of a Time: Discovering the Victorian Period
Before reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, students examine different aspects of Victorian Life in London through a variety of research projects requiring hands-on computer activities.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Wearable Computing
Take an academic look at wearable computing with this site from MIT. Check out the research currently going on at the institution, including "fashion shows" of various devices. Also contains "A Brief History of Wearable Computing Timeline".
My Hero Project
My Hero: Grace Murray Hopper
Use this site to learn about Grace Murray Hopper's contributions to the world of computers and computer programming. This article includes details on her role in the U.S. Navy as well as "related links" for further reading and research.
University of Virginia
The Electronic Labyrinth: Douglas Engelbart
An article about Douglas Engelbart's slogan of "augmentation not automation," and the key technology tools he helped provide.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Endangered Species
Students research and create a brochure project on an endangered species of their choice integrating aspects of math, science, social studies, art, reading and writing. This project allows the students to make connections across the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Congress: Requirements for Office
The students will research and present a computer slide-show on the requirements of office of the Senate and the House of Representatives and a special focus on the two Senators and a House member from one selected state. The students...
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Denison University: Physics of Dance
The researchers in this study set up a mobile lab including six 3D cameras, three laptops, and 70 luminescent markers. Volunteer dancers were prepped with the markers before turning in front of the cameras, which flash infrared light to...