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May 22, 2015 -- Volume 21, Number 20
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Research and Education
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Education for Global LeadershipThe Great War: A Visual History
The Edublogger
iWASwondering.org
Darwin Manuscripts Project
40 maps that explain outer space
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Library As Incubator Project
General Interest
LongformNorthern Arizona University: Colorado Plateau Archives
BBC World Service: The Fifth Floor
American Revolutionary War Era Maps
Freakonomics Radio
EDN Network
The Hamilton Project
The Aspen Art Museum
Network Tools
PlotlyWix.com
In the News
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Research and Education
http://www.ed.gov/stem
This
page
from
the
US
Department
of
Education
lays
out
the
case
for
STEM
(Science,
Technology,
Engineering,
and
Math)
education.
Readers
will
likely
be
interested
to
learn
that
some
STEM
fields
are
predicted
to
increase
by
a
third
and
more
this
decade.
Still,
only
16
percent
of
American
high
school
seniors
are
proficient
in
math
and
interested
in
STEM
careers,
and
the
nation
suffers
from
a
paucity
of
qualified
math
and
science
teachers.
These
facts
and
others
can
be
found
here,
in
addition
to
a
number
of
interesting
links
that
will
take
readers
around
the
web,
from
President
Obama's
plan
to
expand
STEM
education
to
the
site
for
The
Committee
on
Science,
Technology,
Engineering,
and
Math
Education.
For
readers
who
are
interested
in
STEM
education,
there
is
much
to
ponder
on
this
interesting
site.
[CNH]
http://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/WW1/index.html
This
attractive
and
edifying
map-based
interactive
from
the
American
Battle
Monuments
Commission
will
serve
as
a
support
to
educators
teaching
the
First
World
War,
and
to
anyone
with
an
interest
in
how
the
war
began,
how
it
developed,
and
how
it
finally
ended.
The
history
is
divided
into
seven
periods,
including
The
Pre-War
Period,
each
year
from
1914
to
1918,
and
the
Post-War
Years.
Clicking
on
any
of
these
will
redraw
the
World
War
I
Timeline,
detailing
important
events,
campaigns,
and
the
ebb
and
flow
of
the
Allied
and
Central
Powers.
For
instance,
within
the
Prewar
Years,
selecting
The
Triple
Alliance
navigates
to
a
portrait
of
Otto
von
Bismarck
and
a
short
explanation
of
the
shaky
alliance
that
was
formed
between
Germany,
Austria-Hungary,
and
Italy
in
1882
to
fend
off
France.
Short
video
clips
accompany
many
of
the
Timeline
items,
bringing
the
history
of
the
war
to
life.
[CNH]
http://www.theedublogger.com
The
Edublogger,
which
serves
as
the
community
blog
for
Edublogs
and
CampusPress,
is
designed
to
help
educational
bloggers
with
emerging
technologies
in
education.
For
readers
who
don't
blog
about
education,
there
is
still
plenty
of
usable
content
on
the
site.
Recent
posts
have
included
a
mini
how-to
course
on
infographics,
tips
for
getting
students
engaged
in
their
classes
through
blogging,
and
a
story
about
standardized
testing
in
Mexico.
There
is
even
a
short
video
that
introduces
inexperienced
readers
to
the
wide
world
of
blogging,
as
well
as
sections
on
Blogging
Resources
and
Educator's
Guides.
This
site
is
recommended
for
anyone
who
wants
to
stay
up-to-date
on
how
Internet
technologies
can
be
integrated
into
the
classroom.
[CNH]
http://www.iwaswondering.org/
This
website
serves
as
a
companion
piece
to
the
Women's
Adventures
in
Science
biography
series
from
the
National
Academy
of
Science.
It
begins
with
a
short
video
featuring
an
upbeat
and
ever-curious
character
named
Lia,
and
expands
to
provide
the
various
and
intriguing
careers
of
some
of
today's
prominent
female
scientists,
including
Inez
Fung
and
Amy
Vedder.
While
the
website
and
series
are
designed
for
middle-school-aged
students,
educators
and
parents
can
get
behind
the
message:
let's
get
girls
involved
in
science.
In
addition
to
10
Cool
Scientists,
kids
can
ask
their
own
questions
and
receive
an
answer
from
an
expert,
or
play
fun
and
interesting
activities
and
games,
like
the
AstroScope,
an
online
astronomy
game.
[CNH]
http://www.amnh.org/our-research/darwin-manuscripts-project
This
collection
of
full
color,
high
resolution
images
on
the
American
Museum
of
Natural
History's
website
provides
a
truly
extraordinary
look
into
the
world
of
Charles
Darwin.
Here
readers
may
access
16,094
transcribed
images
of
Darwin's
sketches,
letters,
and
scientific
writings.
The
manuscripts
are
divided
into
four
searchable
categories,
including
Edited
Manuscripts,
Catalogues,
Journal
(Pocket
Diary),
and
Featured
Collections.
Each
of
the
categories
also
includes
conveniently
organized
subcategories.
For
instance,
readers
may
select
Edited
Manuscripts
to
Browse
the
Darwin
Manuscripts
Tree,
a
feature
that
offers
a
visual
representation
of
Darwin's
theories.
Darwin's
Pocket
Diary,
is
a
real
treat
and
covers
the
years
1838
to
1881.
[CNH]
http://www.vox.com/2015/3/9/8144825/space-maps
In
another
engaging
compendium
of
resources
from
around
the
web,
Vox
brings
readers
40
maps
that
explain
outer
space.
As
Joseph
Stromberg
notes
in
this
mind-expanding
exploration
of
the
cosmos,
space
is
difficult
to
grasp
intellectually,
because
"it's
bigger,
by
many
orders
of
magnitude
than
anything
we
ever
experience
first
hand,
and
involves
processes
that
unfold
over
the
course
of
billions
of
years."
These
maps
try
to
tell
the
story
in
a
way
readers
can
understand.
There
are
graphics
here
that
visually
represent
the
size
of
various
objects
in
our
solar
system,
show
the
surprisingly
large
distance
between
the
earth
and
the
moon,
and
illustrate
the
300,000
pieces
of
space
junk
that
currently
orbit
our
planet,
among
many
other
fascinating
representations.
[CNH]
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/intro/intro_b.php
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice hosts an informative site dedicated to the history of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the law that finally overcame some states' resistance to voting rights for African Americans. The site provides details about the 1965 enactment of the law, and the amendments that followed in 1970, 1975, 1982, and 2006. It also provides insight into life before the Voting Rights Act, an introduction to federal voting rights laws, and the effect of the Voting Rights Act. For educators who are looking for online resources to supplement their lesson plans on this essential civil rights victory, this site will be a welcome find. [CNH]
http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/
The
Library
As
Incubator
Project
is
one
of
those
rare
jewels
that
both
inspires
and
informs.
With
a
mission
to
?promote
and
facilitate
creative
collaboration
between
libraries
and
artists
of
all
types,?
the
site
not
only
seeks
to
bring
people
together,
but
to
fundamentally
rethink
-
and
dynamically
expand
-
the
way
we
view
the
library
as
an
institution.
Entries
are
updated
daily
in
a
number
of
categories,
including
Artists,
Writers,
Performing
Arts,
Essays,
Libraries,
Collections,
and
Librarian
Resources.
In
addition,
the
homepage
features
a
Latest
Entries
feed,
where
readers
may
peruse
what?s
new
on
the
site.
The
Library
as
Incubator
is
a
wonderful
way
for
educators,
parents,
artists,
and
lovers
of
arts
and
libraries
to
garner
ideas
for
projects,
lessons,
and
other
activities.
It?s
also
just
a
wonderful
site
on
which
to
spend
a
lunch
break.
[CNH]
General Interest
http://longform.org/
Longform,
which
is
sponsored
by
the
writing
program
at
the
University
of
Pittsburgh,
connects
readers
to
new
and
classic
non-fiction
from
around
the
web.
The
site
gathers
non-fiction
articles
that
are
longer
than
2,000
words
(i.e.
long
form
journalism)
and
lists
them
on
the
homepage.
Four
or
five
articles
are
added
every
day,
making
for
a
virtual
cornucopia
of
in-depth
reading.
The
site
provides
a
simple
but
effective
search
engine,
as
well
as
a
"read
later"
function,
where
readers
may
save
articles
to
read
later
using
Readability,
Instapaper,
Pocket,
or
Kindle.
The
editors
have
also
created
an
app
that
is
available
for
both
Android
and
Apple
devices.
Also
of
note
is
the
Podcast
section
of
the
site,
where
readers
may
listen
to
conversations
with
writers
covering
a
wide
range
of
topics,
from
ISIS
to
the
evolving
media.
[CNH]
http://archive.library.nau.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cpa/
Cline
Library
at
Northern
Arizona
University
boasts
a
digital
collection
of
"thousands
of
vintage
and
contemporary
photographs,
diaries
and
letters,
oral
history
interviews,
films,
and
maps"
concerning
the
Colorado
Plateau
region.
Readers
can
start
with
the
short
description
of
the
collection,
then
select
Browse
to
enter
the
archives.
From
there,
scroll
through
the
51,366
(and
counting)
items,
or
use
the
basic
search
and
advanced
search
functions
for
a
narrower
exploration
of
the
collection.
Some
of
the
landscape
photographs
on
the
site
are
truly
stunning.
In
addition,
readers
may
like
to
link
to
other
excellent
collections
at
Cline
Library,
such
as
the
Arizona
Historical
Society's
archives
and
the
archives
of
the
Hopi
Cultural
Preservation
Office.
[CNH]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mt9kd
The Fifth Floor presents "a fresh look at the stories of the week" with journalists from BBC's 27 language sections. Hosted by David Amanor, the podcast series is reminiscent of a British take on "This American Life" focused on stories from around the world. Episodes tend to focus on the idiographic details of larger issues. For instance, recent programs have explored the story of Rio de Janeiro through the lens of Bossa Nova, a view into the Egyptian court system, and the story of how a British journalist stopped an execution in Pakistan. The site also features galleries related to recent episodes and links to a variety of other BBC stations, categories, and programs. [CNH]
http://maps.bpl.org/highlights/ar/american-revolutionary-war-era
The
Norman
B.
Leventhal
Map
Center
at
the
Boston
Public
Library
boasts
an
impressive
collection
of
American
Revolutionary
War
Era
Maps.
All
told,
there
are
nearly
2,000
hand-drawn
maps
currently
available
in
the
Portal,
all
produced
between
the
years
1750
and
1800.
Locations
mapped
include
Boston,
wider
New
England,
the
rest
of
Eastern
North
America,
and
the
West
Indies.
The
collection,
which
has
been
called
"the
most
outstanding,
expansive,
and
renowned
of
the
Boston
Library's
collections,"
can
be
viewed
in
full
on
the
site.
Each
map
is
accompanied
by
a
brief
description,
including
the
map's
author,
the
date
of
its
completion,
the
location
the
map
represents,
and
the
map's
dimensions.
In
addition,
readers
may
zoom
in
and
out
and
download
printer-friendly
and
full-size
versions.
All
maps
are
searchable
by
keyword
and
filtered
for
a
narrow
examination
by
Subject,
by
Publisher,
and
by
other
categories.
[CNH]
http://freakonomics.com/radio/
The
Freakonomics
empire
was
born
of
reluctance
-
a
journalist
on
assignment,
an
economist
resistant
to
being
profiled.
But
Steven
D.
Levitt
(the
journalist)
and
Stephen
J.
Dubner
(the
economist)
hit
it
off,
cowrote
two
bestsellers,
started
a
blog,
made
a
documentary,
and
founded
a
radio
show.
Readers
will
find
much
to
titillate
their
imaginations
in
these
weekly
radio
broadcasts.
Recent
hour-long
episodes
have
focused
on
the
ideas
of
behavioral
economist
Katherine
Milkman,
a
breakdown
of
ideas
that
"must
die,"
and
the
suggestion
to
think
like
a
child.
Readers
may
also
like
to
sign
up
for
the
Freakonomics
email
newsletter
or
explore
other
sections
on
the
Freakonomics
site,
including
the
blog,
videos,
and
lectures.
[CNH]
http://www.edn.com/
The
EDN
Network,
which
functions
as
an
"electronics
community
for
engineers,
by
engineers,"
seeks
to
provide
resources
that
professional
engineers
might
need
to
expand
their
knowledge
and
to
succeed
in
their
careers.
The
site
is
organized
into
a
few
basic
categories
(Design
Centers,
Tools
&
Learning,
Community,
and
EDN
Vault).
Within
those
categories,
subcategories
direct
readers
to
the
projects,
articles,
and
community
events
that
most
interest
them.
For
instance,
Analog,
Automotive,
Consumer,
and
half
a
dozen
other
subcategories
can
be
navigated
to
from
the
Design
Centers
tab.
Each
of
these,
in
turn,
opens
up
to
detailed
articles
on
the
latest
in
engineering.
The
site
also
features
EDN
TV,
where
readers
can
find
short
videos
on
a
variety
of
engineering
topics,
and
EDN
Blogs
such
as
Brian's
Brain
and
Eye
on
the
IoT.
For
readers
who
are
fairly
well-versed
in
engineering,
this
site
is
a
fantastic
resource.
[CNH]
http://www.hamiltonproject.org/
The
Brookings
Institute
launched
the
Hamilton
Project
in
2006
in
order
to
advocate
for
a
vision
of
broad-based
economic
growth,
enhanced
individual
economic
security,
and
the
effective
use
of
government.
The
project?s
website
is
loaded
with
information,
including
blogs,
papers,
links
to
media
coverage,
and
much
more.
Readers
might
like
to
start
with
the
Charts
tab,
where
they
can
find
dozens
of
visual
representations
of
a
range
of
subjects,
from
state-by-state
employment
evaluations
to
rates
of
food
insecurity
to
freshwater
use
in
California
by
sector
and
crop.
The
Multimedia
tab
features
videos,
audio,
and
photo
galleries
related
to
various
Hamilton
Project
events,
such
as
The
Future
of
Work
in
the
Age
of
the
Machine
and
New
Directions
for
U.S.
Water
Policy.
Full
Papers
and
Policy
Briefs
are
also
available
on
a
variety
of
topics,
and
the
site's
search
function
makes
finding
information
on
education,
tax
policy,
or
employment
and
wages
an
easy
endeavor.
[CNH]
https://www.aspenartmuseum.org/
The
Aspen
Art
Museum
is
a
"non-collecting
institution
presenting
the
newest,
most
important
evolutions
in
international
contemporary
art."
The
layout
of
the
museum's
website
is
clean
and
beautiful,
and
finding
one?s
way
around
is
easy.
The
wonderful
resources
here
will
stimulate
and
engage
audiences
interested
in
art,
culture,
and
society.
For
instance,
readers
may
select
any
exhibition
to
view
an
artist?s
work,
and
the
photographs
themselves
are
extraordinarily
well
lit
and
well
framed.
Many
of
the
exhibitions
include
supplementary
Educator
Notes,
which
can
be
helpful
to
teachers
or
anyone
who
would
like
more
information
about
the
art
and
the
artist.
The
Online
Resources
section,
located
under
Learning,
lets
readers
access
Exhibition
Activity
Guides
and
other
inspiring
notes.
[CNH]
Network Tools
https://plot.ly/
Plotly,
an
online
service
for
creating
and
sharing
data
visualizations,
wants
to
make
graphics
easy.
Users
can
import
data
from
Excel,
CSV,
TSV,
MATLAB,
ACCESS,
and
Goggle
Drive
spreadsheets.
From
there,
they
can
easily
visualize
data
as
a
line
graph,
scatter
plot,
area
chart,
bar
chart,
histogram,
box
plot,
or
heat
map.
Personalization
is
also
largely
intuitive,
including
changing
colors,
moving
X
and
Y
axes,
and
many
other
possibilities.
Since
the
service
is
online,
sharing
with
other
team
members
is
as
simple
as
clicking
a
tab.
Interestingly,
Plotly
also
provides
some
relatively
powerful
statistical
analysis
software
that
allows
readers
to
do
everything
from
descriptive
statistics
up
to
ANOVAs,
T-tests,
and
Chi-squared
tests.
Sign
up
for
the
site
is
free
and
easy.
For
readers
who
are
looking
for
new,
simple,
beautiful
ways
to
visualize
data,
Plotly
might
be
just
the
thing.
[CNH]
http://www.wix.com/
These
days,
almost
anyone
can
use
a
template
service
to
put
up
an
attractive,
if
relatively
basic,
website
for
their
business,
educational
project,
or
personal
use.
Wix.com
is
one
of
the
most
popular
website
builders
on
the
market.
Its
basic
service
is
free,
unless
users
need
professional
features
such
as
their
own
domain
name
(in
which
case
they
can
choose
from
one
of
five
premium
plans).
There
are
a
number
of
beautiful
templates
offered
here;
layouts
are
modern,
animations
are
impressive,
and
it's
easy
to
add
photo
galleries
and
other
extras.
To
get
started,
simply
click
Start
Now,
enter
your
email
address
and
a
password,
and
then
Wix.com
will
lead
you
through
a
customization
process
in
order
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[CNH]
In the News
B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/arts/music/b-b-king-blues-singer-dies-at-89.html?_r=0
B.B. King And The Majesty Of The Blues
http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/05/15/406969376/b-b-king-and-the-majesty-of-the-blues
B.B. King Dead at 89: How He Defined the Blues
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/the-legend-of-bb-king/393383/
BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32747861
Blues is King: A Tribute to B.B. King
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=bbking&pageid=icb.page319966
The Official Website of the King of the Blues, B.B. King
http://www.bbking.com
When
people
today
talk
about
the
blues,
B.B.
King
undeniably
comes
to
mind.
An
icon
of
American
music,
King?s
world-weary
voice
and
soulful,
responsive
guitar
playing
carried
him
from
the
cotton
fields
of
Mississippi
to
the
world
stage.
This
week,
fans,
friends,
and
loved
ones
mourned
the
loss
of
the
King
of
Blues,
who
died
last
Thursday
at
the
age
of
89.
King
meant
many
things
to
many
people,
but
is
perhaps
most
noted
for
his
ability
to
blend
country
blues
with
big-city
rhythms,
creating
a
sound
instantly
recognizable
to
millions.
"I
wanted
to
connect
my
guitar
to
human
emotions,"
King
said
in
his
1996
autobiography,
Blues
All
Around
Me.
Born
in
1925,
Riley
B.
King
spent
his
early
years
sharecropping
in
the
Mississippi
Delta.
At
the
age
of
22,
he
hitch-hiked
to
Memphis
where
he
picked
up
the
nick
name
?Blues
Boy,?
later
shortened
to
B.B.
?Three
O?Clock
Blues?
was
his
first
big
hit
in
1952.
From
there
his
music
career
took
off,
spanning
decades,
garnering
dozens
of
honors
and
awards
including
15
Grammys,
and
inspiring
generations
of
guitarists
and
musicians
across
multiple
genres.
[CBD]
The
first
link
will
take
interested
readers
to
an
obituary
of
King
written
by
Tim
Weiner
of
the
New
York
Times.
From
there,
a
tribute
to
King
as
the
Majesty
of
the
Blues
is
featured,
courtesy
of
Mark
Anthony
Neal
and
NPR?s
The
Record.
The
third
link,
from
the
Atlantic,
shares
the
legend
behind
King?s
guitar,
Lucille,
while
the
fourth
link,
from
the
BBC,
reports
on
King?s
passing
and
the
response
from
fellow
musicians.
Next
up,
is
a
wonderful
site
from
Harvard
University
Professor
Charles
Sawyer.
Originally
created
to
supplement
a
2007
tribute
concert
to
King,
the
website
features
concert
&
interview
videos,
a
collection
photographs,
and
a
timeline
of
B.B.
King?s
life
through
2008.
Finally,
readers
will
enjoy
exploring
the
Official
Website
of
the
King
of
the
Blues
at
bbking.com.
In
addition
to
a
full
discography
of
King's
music,
a
gallery,
and
a
section
paying
tribute
to
Lucille,
fans
can
compose
and
submit
their
own
thoughts
in
memoriam
of
the
blues
legend.
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