Eclectic Technology

This site not only allows you to look at the lights across the earth at night, but also to drill down to specific areas, and to see a map image and then overlay the night view.
This map is a great way to explore population across the world. What do the night lights tell us?
According to the website the images were taken over nine days in April 2012 and thirteen days in October 2012. To get the clarity required took 312 orbits. For more information check out the website.

"Concerns over the level of academic preparedness in the United States are reflected in numerous stories about how to stem the “summer slide”—the loss of math and reading skills that can occur when the school year ends. Here’s a sampling of recommended activities to keep skills sharp while having fun."

A wide range of activities and links are provided in this post, including digital tools, outdoor summer learning ideas, make it yourself, make it fun, ideas for reading and sites to teach new skills. Great ideas to make the summer a time of learning!

"Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who to my knowledge shot these pictures at an altitude of around 350 km." This video is beautiful and although not related to technology I found it inspiring to see our world in a new way.