Purkinje Neurons
Of the 100 billion neurons in your brain. Purkinje (pronounced purr-kin-jee) neurons are some of the largest. Among other things, these cells are the masters of motor coordination in the cerebellar cortex. Toxic exposure such as alcohol and lithium, autoimmune diseases, genetic mutations including autism and neurodegenerative diseases can negatively affect human Purkinje cells.

Naives” with minimal prior Internet search experience (top), and “Savvies” with a lot of Web search experience (bottom). Images show patterns of activity for first brain scans (left) and second brain scans (right). Note during the second brain scans, which is after Internet training, both Naives and Savvies have similar brain patterns.

First-time Internet Users Find Boost In Brain Function After Just One Week
ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2009) ­ You can teach an old dog new tricks, say UCLA scientists who found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning after just one week of surfing the Web.
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100 Ideas for Data Projector and Document Camera

Free Online Educational Videos and Lessons

http://www.neok12.com/

Giant rats, tiny parrots found in ‘lost world’

08/09/2009 3:05:49 PM

CBC News
An expedition to what’s being called a lost world inside an extinct volcano in Papua New Guinea has discovered more than 40 new species, including giant rats, frogs with fangs and a new species of bat.

ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2009) ­ Water is familiar to everyone­it shapes our bodies and our planet. But despite this abundance, the molecular structure of water has remained a mystery, with the substance exhibiting many strange properties that are still poorly understood. Recent work at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and several universities in Sweden and Japan , however, is shedding new light on water’s molecular idiosyncrasies, offering insight into its strange bulk properties.
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AGENDA

Destination Reading Meeting #2

Evaluation of Software

Thursday February 26, 2009

Anna Ingham Meeting Room

1:30 pm

1.         Review of Survey #1 Results

2.         Review and Discussion of Survey #2 (Online) Results

3.         Application of Destination Reading in the Classroom

§         How was the software applied in your classroom?

§         Disadvantages / Advantages

o       What improvements are needed for the software?

4.         Recommendations

§         How do we deploy this software?

o       Do we license all Middle Years ELA classes?

o       What PD is required?

§         Should the software be purchased?