Internet startup Academia.edu is moving forward with plans to change the way scientists publish papers, thanks to a second round of funding the company has recieved.
Flush with just over $11 million in capital, Academia is inching closer to its goal of publishing all scientific papers while simultaneously changing the way the peer-review porcess works. Currently, researchers must submit their papers to any of a number of academic journals. The journals then hand the papers over to a different researcher to review before deciding if they have merit and are worthy of publication. Under the Academia.edu model, those same papers would be reviewed by peers on the site, similar to Facebook.
"The goal is to have every single science PDF ever written available for free on the Internet and to build a network of scientists interacting with those papers that will change the face of peer review," the San Francisco-based company told CNet of its mission.
A teenage broadcaster is in trouble with his school after using a phrase borrowed from a popular video game while calling a middle-school football game.
The Sandusky (Ohio) Register reports that the unnamed boy was serving as the play-by-play talent during the broadcast...
Joe loves to take on an activity---if he knows he will be successful at it.
He devours books and racks up points by taking tests on the Accelerated Reader program. With a gift for gab~ he gets recognized for his work as the anchorman for the schools morning news. You definitely cant call Joe a lazy student.
However~ give Joe an assignment or task where success is not certain~ and it can be like slamming the brakes on a car. Complete stop. He grows anxious~ tries to...
Islands~ they can be big and small. They can be found in oceans~ lakes and rivers. Have your students learn some interesting facts about some of the islands of the world!
* The most populated island in the world is Java( part of the country of Indonesia).
* The largest island in the world is Greenland. Australia~ which is 3x the size of Greenland~ is considered a continent.
* The world's largest artificial...
The famous Virginian who wrote the...
The New York Public Library has released its list of 100 Great Children's Books.
Check out the list at this link: http://www.nypl.org/childrens100
How many have your read? Can you think of a book that you would add to the list?
Classic Books that I would consider for the list:
Around the World in 80 Days
Swiss Family Robinson
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Heidi
Black...
Whether you are teaching ancient Egyptians and are discussing mummies or need some fun mummy information for around Halloween~ I have compiled lots of fun mummy facts. For example:
1. Some male and female mummies were buried with extra hair wigs!
2. The mummy of Pharoah Ramses 11 has a PASSPORT! When his mummy traveled to France from Egypt~ a passport was issued for his travels!
3. Licorice root and watermelon seeds were found in King Tut's tomb including a change of...
Recently~ the school where I teach rolled out the Response to Intervention model (R.T.I.). My first thoughts were the same as they shared by advocacy groups such as the National Association for Gifted Children several years ago~ when R.T.I. went mainstream.
Where do gifted students fit into this model?
For those unfamiliar with the model~ R.T.I. involves using tiered-levels of support~ with the first and second tier using small-group interventions and...