"Mashup" is a new technology term used to describe a web application that combines data or technology from several different sources. You can apply this concept in your classroom by having students create their own mashup maps. Google Maps provides you with the simple tools, map databases, and online help you'll need to quickly master this…

Describes computed tomography (CT), a medical imaging technique that produces images of transaxial planes through the human body. A CT image is reconstructed mathematically from a large number of one-dimensional projections of a plane. The technique is used in radiological examinations and radiotherapy treatment planning. (Author/MM)

Describes a project in which a group of primary school students tried out a range of IT activities using Xemplar Pocket Book computers. Demonstrates that they improved the quality and range of pupils' learning and supported literacy in science. Explains that pocket computers do not replace but complement the classroom PC. (Author/ASK)

Summarizes a paper by Susan M. Land entitled "Cognitive Requirements for Learning with Open-Ended Learning Environments" in the Journal of Educational Technology Research and Development that discusses the cognitive demands on learners imposed by three important components of computer simulations. (ASK)

Investigates the interconnections within students' store of conceptual knowledge using a set of term-association tasks (ConMap tasks). Gathers students' spontaneous responses to a term or problem or topic area with a sequence of associated terms, the response terms and time-of-entry data. (Contains 24 references.) (Author/YDS)

Describes a simple method to enhance the teaching of protein structures and function by analyzing amino acid sequences using word processing programs. (ZWH)

Describes step-by-step techniques that can be used to develop educational simulations for undergraduate biology students. Also discussed are simulations that are currently being developed with the support of the National Science Foundation. (ZWH)

Explains the mechanism of producing dynamic computer pages which is based on three technologies: (1) the document object model; (2) cascading stylesheets; and (3) javascript. Discusses the applications of these techniques in genetics and developmental biology. (YDS)

Describes an online adaptation of a peer review and discussion project in which students collaborate across institutional boundaries to imitate a professional discourse community. Discusses key elements of the project, including the impetus behind creating such a module, its organization, and activities carried out by the students. (SAH)

Highlights and provides information about the grant awarded to Bismarck State College, Bismarck, North Dakota by the National Science Foundation (NSF). (ASK)

This book is intended to offer college faculty members the insights of the development of reasoning movement that enlighten physics educators in the late 1970s and led to a variety of college programs directed at improving the reasoning patterns used by college students. While the original materials were directed at physics concepts, they quickly…

A new website from the Institute of Physics, physics.org, will now provide answers to many questions about physics. Developers describe the design and purpose of the site and look forward to forthcoming enhancements. (Author/MM)

Describes a simple computer interface that can be used to make reliable time measurements, such as when timing the swings of a pendulum. Presents a sample experiment involving a form of pendulum known as the compound pendulum. (Author/YDS)

Describes a course for science education majors that explores the uses of computer-interfaced experiments in a variety of interesting activities. Several examples of biology experiments are given. (ZWH)

Provides helpful tips regarding classroom use of computers in a cooperative-learning environment. Comments on student computer ratio, interdependence, individual accountability, heterogeneous grouping, shared responsibility, and good working relationships. (ZWH)