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Creating a Classroom eBook with BookCreator

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Tweet It is no secret that I am a fan of the iPad app BookCreator since its release in 2011. Our students have created several eBooks with the app. You can read about the creation, its process and ...

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Fun for the kids with learning included...

 

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Giant lunar telescopes in the works | Machines Like Us

Giant lunar telescopes in the works | Machines Like Us | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
Scientists working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have concocted an innovative recipe for giant telescope mirrors on the Moon.
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5 Tremendous Telescopes of the Future | TechFlesh- News, Gadgets, Innovations, Tips

5 Tremendous Telescopes of the Future | TechFlesh- News, Gadgets, Innovations, Tips | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
Tremendous Telescopes of the Future
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UK school helps confirm new comet with FTN | Faulkes Telescope Project

UK school helps confirm new comet with FTN | Faulkes Telescope Project | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
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Very Large Telescope celebrates 15 years of success

Very Large Telescope celebrates 15 years of success | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
(Phys.org) —With this new view of a spectacular stellar nursery ESO is celebrating 15 years of the Very Large Telescope—the world's most advanced optical instrument.
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UI telescope gets renovation | News-Gazette.com

UI telescope gets renovation | News-Gazette.com | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
URBANA — Though not quite as old as Galileo's model, the historic telescope in the University of Illinois Observatory is showing signs of age.The 117-year-old telescope used by countless students and amateur astronomers over the past century is...
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Sheshan unveils large radio telescope - China Daily

Sheshan unveils large radio telescope - China Daily | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
Sheshan unveils large radio telescopeChina DailyA massive radio telescope for use in space observation was unveiled Sunday at the foot of Sheshan Mountain in Shanghai Sheshan in Oct 28.

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Radio Astronomy Transformed: Aperture Arrays - Past ... - Vox Charta

I review the early development of Aperture Arrays and their role in radio astronomy. The demise of this technology at the end of the 1960′s, and the reasons for the rise of parabolic dishes is also considered.

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Students Use Radio Telescope To Explore The Universe - RedOrbit

Students Use Radio Telescope To Explore The Universe - RedOrbit | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
RedOrbitStudents Use Radio Telescope To Explore The UniverseRedOrbitA new program is giving middle-school-aged youth the chance to take remote control of a large, research-grade radio telescope and expand their cosmic explorations beyond what the...

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What the Hell Is This Thing Floating In Space? - Gizmodo

What the Hell Is This Thing Floating In Space? - Gizmodo | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
What the Hell Is This Thing Floating In Space?GizmodoThe first time I saw this photo at the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton space telescope site I couldn't believe my eyes. It didn't look like any space structure I've seen before.

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Company providing affordable solar power products to Africa for global green energy prize

Related posts: Energy experts call for ‘Sustainable Energy for All’ in Africa by 2030 Millions of people to receive solar energy access through UN-backed initiative Smart Public Policies Key to Powering Up Africa’s Clean Energy Potential Africa Launch...
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lanterns, lighting kits, stoves ...

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Solar Power Launch | Castle Rock Vineyards

Solar Power Launch | Castle Rock Vineyards | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
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cold storage application

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Technology - v3solar

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concentrator lens

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US Based Textile Manufacturer Utilizes Solar Generated Energy to Produce Sustainable American Made Products to Grow Business in Existing Markets - PR.com

US Based Textile Manufacturer Utilizes Solar Generated Energy to Produce Sustainable American Made Products to Grow Business in Existing Markets - PR.com | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
US Based Textile Manufacturer Utilizes Solar Generated Energy to Produce Sustainable American Made Products to Grow Business in Existing Markets - on PR.com
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Making laundry bags with a 1 year return guarantee and recyclable, too, interesting

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Current and reliable Telescopes news stories

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ThomasNet News specializes in delivering all new industrial product information in a timely, reliable and complete manner to the industrial marketplace.
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Opponents appeal permit for Thirty Meter Telescope

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Opponents of a plan to build the world's largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano are appealing their case in the state courts.
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New laser helps telescope probe distant star cluster

New laser helps telescope probe distant star cluster | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
By Katia MoskvitchSpace.com A powerful new ultraviolet laser that fires into the night sky is helping scientists take their most detailed look yet at a distant star cluster.
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NASA’s Kepler space telescope malfunction may end hunt for planets

NASA’s Kepler space telescope malfunction may end hunt for planets | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
The Kepler Space Telescope, the celebrated discoverer of worlds around distant stars, may have found its last planet. NASA announced Wednesday that the telescope, which to date has cost $600 million...
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New radio telescope to provide advance warnings of potentially ...

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The newly inaugurated Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope will monitor the Sun's activity to give us early warning on upcoming solar flares.

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World's Largest Telescope to Crown Europe's 50-Year Space Legacy - Space.com

World's Largest Telescope to Crown Europe's 50-Year Space LegacySpace.comThe last site, Llano de Chajnantor, is the location of the world's most complex radio telescope: the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), which just started...

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A Look At The Hubble Space Telescope

A Look At The Hubble Space Telescope | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
Launched in 1990, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is a large, optically superb telescope orbiting the Earth and providing uniquely clear and deep views of the cosmos.

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Astrobiology group among first granted access to new flying observatory - Phys.Org

Astrobiology group among first granted access to new flying observatory - Phys.Org | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
Astrobiology group among first granted access to new flying observatoryPhys.OrgThis graphical representation from the SOFIA Science Center compares two infrared images of the heart of the Orion nebula captured by the FORCAST camera on the SOFIA airborne...

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PRESS RELEASE - Urban Solar Corporation

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New solar product captures up to 95 percent of light energy

New solar product captures up to 95 percent of light energy | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
Patrick Pinhero, an associate professor in the MU Chemical Engineering Department, is developing a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light. Today's solar panels only collect 20 percent of available light.
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SOLAR POWERED ROPING CHUTE CONTROL BOX (FRONT RELEASE ONLY)

SOLAR POWERED ROPING CHUTE CONTROL BOX (FRONT RELEASE ONLY) | Science Wow Factor | Scoop.it
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I expect if you need one, you know how they work

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MNB Resources, LLC Launches Website Featuring Solar Products and Electronics

Founder of MNB Resources, LLC, Norma Ballas is excited to announce the launch of her new website, SolarAndPowerCenter.com; the website features electronic products such as 12-volt items, GPS systems, back-up cameras for cars, charge controllers,...
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small home, automotive solar products

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