tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:307003 Kestrell Kestrell 2012-06-01T16:42:45Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:307003:195049 2012-06-01T16:42:45Z 2012-06-01T16:42:45Z public 0 From the Earth and Sky June newsletter--I love thunderstorms! Also note: today is the first day of hurricane season for the Atlantic.<br /> <br /><a href="http://earthsky.org/earth/image-the-anatomy-of-a-thunderstorm">http://earthsky.org/earth/image-the-anatomy-of-a-thunderstorm</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kestrell&ditemid=195049" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:307003:105817 2011-01-13T18:59:33Z 2011-01-13T19:04:04Z public 0 Shapeshifter by Charlex, narrated by Gabriel Byrne <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAhRTeOwhLo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAhRTeOwhLo</a><br />Thanks to PDK for the link and hey, that Gabriel guy is pretty easy on the ears, isn't he?<br />Edit: Thanks actually go to PDP at the Inferior4 LiveJournal, sorry about that.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kestrell&ditemid=105817" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:307003:44887 2010-01-22T19:21:44Z 2010-01-22T19:21:44Z public 0 The following was posted to a mailing list by a representative of WGBH's National Center for Accessible Media:<br /><br />The WGBH National Center for Accessible Media is offering additional dates for our web-based training on "Effective Practices for Description of Science Content Within Digital Talking Books." We are offering free online training on the dates listed below. In addition, we are pleased to announce that we will be offering training in person at the CSUN Conference on March<br />26th for those attending the conference.<br /><br />The guidelines cover description of a variety of information types, including bar charts, line graphs, Venn diagrams, tables, pie charts, flow<br />charts and complex diagrams and illustrations. A resource section is also included, providing links to many organizations, tools and standards which all contribute to generating more accessible STEM materials. The guidelines are available online at:<br /><a href="http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/stemdx">http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/stemdx</a><br /><br />Our CSUN presentation is session BLV-2015, Friday, March 26, 2010 - 9:20 -10:20 AM PST in Room Emma AB. You can save a seat at the session once you are registered for the conference.<br /><br />The free webinars last an hour and a half, and offer the same training at each session. (It is not a multi-part course.) You can register for the time most convenient for you by sending an email to stemdescription@wgbh.org<br /><br />Training times are:<br />* Wednesday, February 10th, 1 pm to 2:30 pm, US Eastern time<br />* Thursday, March 11th, 12 noon to 1:30 pm, US Eastern time<br />* Wednesday, April 7th, 2 pm to 3:30 pm, US Eastern time<br /><br />Additional dates will be offered later in 2010. These sessions are available at no cost thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation (grant #0833608).<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kestrell&ditemid=44887" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments