This portion of our site enables teacher collaboration and communication through personal Webblogs, threaded discussions, and chats. A private chatroom also enables participants to discuss plusses and minuses of the program with the project evaluator without the prying eyes of the PI's.
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Texas Earthquake

April 8, 2008 - 4:46pm — HilaryOlson

Just yesterday (Monday, April 7) there was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake 45 miles SE of San Antonio. Our PDA #2 Saturday afternoon speaker, Dr. Cliff Frohlich, was called upon as an expert on Texas earthquakes for a news interview.

View the video online at: http://www.keyetv.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=18197@keye.dayport....
The video interviewing local residents near the earthquake is online at:
http://www.keyetv.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=18192@keye.dayport....
The news article is online at:
http://www.keyetv.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=e6d42e63-23d8-488...
Seismogram records from the earthquake can be viewed online at various sites, i.e.:
http://rev.seis.sc.edu/earthquakes/2008/04/07/09/51/13?eq_dbid=142207

Enjoy!

-Hilary

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Ken Miller's talk

April 6, 2008 - 7:43am — HilaryOlson

If you are looking to watch Ken Miller's (Brown University) talk from the ESI lecture series, it can be found at:
http://www.esi.utexas.edu/outreach/ols/lectures/Miller/

Cups Big to Small

Follow the link from the NY Times this week. It holds a clue to one of our fun activities at the April workshop. Start planning your whimsical messages! (We'll do a dozen.)

NY Times, 3/25/08, A Tough Place for Cups

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What is the Best Time to Chat?

April 25, 2008 - 10:18am — EleanourSnow
Weekday, after school (3-4)
27% (3 votes)
Weekday, early evening(5-8)
9% (1 vote)
Weekday late evening (8-11)
64% (7 votes)
Weekend
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 11

Cactus Chic

April 5, 2008 - 9:53am — toralesm

Educational Service Center Region 19

Marianne Torales - mtoral@sisd.net
Field/s of Interest: Physical Sciences
El Dorado High School
12401 Edgemere Blvd.
El Paso, TX 79938
District: SISD

Mary Myrick - mfmyrick@episd.org
Field/s of Interest: Geological Sciences
Wiggs Middle School
1300 Circle Dr.
El Paso, TX 79902
District: EPISD

Michelle Rueda - mrueda1@yisd.net
Field/s of Interest: Biological Sciences
Ysleta High School
8600 Alameda
El Paso, TX 79907
District: YISD

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Teachers Chat

April 4, 2008 - 9:07am — Teacher
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Here is another Room

April 4, 2008 - 8:59am — EleanourSnow
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Testing Chat room

April 4, 2008 - 8:22am — Teacher
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After last night's talk, I

April 4, 2008 - 6:41am — EleanourSnow
Want to go to the Himalaya
48% (20 votes)
Need to learn more about minerals
7% (3 votes)
Am really curious about plate collisions
19% (8 votes)
Want to be a field geologist when I grow up
26% (11 votes)
Total votes: 42

Opportunities Now Posted

Hi All
Check out the Forum topic "opportunities for teachers" and also the Opportunities link off the main website (www.txessrevolution.org/links/opps.html)
First Up: A 2-day conference on the Geology of The Aegean (April 28-30). Application Deadline is March 20
Then: TXESS Summer Institute A, June, application deadline March 21
And: SIEDCAR Summer Research, Late June-July, Deadline April 5

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