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Now this is cool - it works with an iphone / ipad! 
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The Internet is a wonderful and important tool, but more of us need to learn how to use it as such.
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A designer has an idea of how to make drivers take more caution around cyclists: Help them see bikers as people, not obstacles.
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Flashing bike jacket inspired by animals that use flash coloration to scare predators away....cool!
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The path to becoming a savvy naturalist can be made easier with a smartphone and these apps.
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Great use of mobile technology for learning and exploring! The list provided here is GREAT!
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Soaring over a dense canopy of trees, a flying, insect-like robot developed by Wake Forest researchers will give an unprecedented look at Peru's tropical cloud forest, one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems.
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Talk about a great STEM project! Putting drone technology to good use in mapping the most remote and inaccessable areas of the Amazon!
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What happens when children, isolated in the Peruvian Amazon, experience the Internet for the first time?
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Internet in the Amazon? What happens when Peruvian Amazon children, experience the Internet for the first time? This video, "Web" explores the possibilities that emerge when the disconnected get online, and what it means for our future.
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BrainPOP, Book Creator, and Adobe Voice can help students articulate their ideas and share their Earth Day-related projects about living in balance with nature.
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A new smartphone app learns to tell a hawk from a house wren.
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Sweet! FREE e-book from the Smithsonian Science Education Center - perfect way to connect rainforest insects to your classroom! @SmithsonianScie
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One of my favorite parts about the summer is having more time to spend outdoors. Growing up in the northeast, I definitely treasured the increase in temperature and extra hours to play in the sun. If
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Icarus, a wildlife receiver circling above Earth, will monitor the epic journeys of tiny birds and insects, helping to warn us of volcanic eruptions and to protect us from diseases
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AWESOMENESS ALERT! This is amazing and such a powerful use of microtechnlogy to learn more from the species we share this earth with!
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Do you think that nature-and-adventure travel companies should now have official cell phone policies in place? Have you ever had a bad -- or good -- experience with cell phone users on an adventure trip?
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Great question!!! Amazon travelers? What do you think??
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