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NSF funding opportunities....

Posted Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:47pm by eileen

Program solicitations from the National Science Foundation: 

Kudos: NSDL collaborator Tamara Ledley Receives ESIP Federation Presidents Award

Posted Thu, 01/19/2012 - 4:10pm by eileen

Dr. Tamara Ledley, a senior scientist at TERC, and PI of the NSDL Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network Pathway project, has been honored by the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP). ESIP's Presidents Award recognizes significant contributions by its community participants.

What's New @ WGBH Teacher's Domain....

Posted Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:20pm by eileen

Check out Teacher's Domain's January newsletter where you'll learn more about pilot programs for mobile device use in schools; PBS LearningMedia/TD events at the FETC 2012 conference in Orlando at month's end (including presentation by TD's Carolyn Jacobs, and a Twitter Party about technology in the classroom).

Shodor Announces Partnership with Kramden Institute

Posted Wed, 12/14/2011 - 11:19am by hstoker

The alignment of Shodor’s mission to improve math and science education through the effective use of modeling and simulation technologies, and the mission of the Kramden Institute to empower students by providing them with home computers, seems only natural. Both organizations are working to spread the use of technology and computational science in their local communities, doing so through outreach programs and educational resources.

NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Openings for Program Director positions in DRL...

Posted Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:57pm by eileen

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a Dear Colleague Letter about Program Director openings in the Division on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) - 

Why Connected Online Communities Will Drive the Future of Digital Content....

Posted Wed, 11/30/2011 - 1:40pm by eileen

See Susan Van Gundy's blogpost on the Connected Educators website: Why Connected Online Communities Will Drive the Future of Digital Content: An Introduction to Learning Resource Paradata.

Shodor Top in Nation for Workplace Flexibility

Posted Tue, 11/22/2011 - 11:27am by hstoker

This year 262 organizations were awarded the Alfred P. Sloan award for excellence in workplace effectiveness and flexibility this year.  

Among the top employers on this year's list, based on overall score, were the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association, Microsoft, Rose City Mortgage, and the Shodor Education Foundation.

NSDL.org transition complete....

Posted Mon, 11/07/2011 - 12:19pm by eileen

We're happy to report that the NSDL.org transition has gone smoothly, and DNS seems to have updated comprehensively, so nsdl.org, the Search API, OAI data provider, and NSDL Collection System (NCS) should all be working normally. Thanks for your patience while these system changes occurred! 

Eileen McIlvain

NSDL Communications Manager

Update: NSDL.org server...

Posted Fri, 11/04/2011 - 10:28am by eileen

Latest update: 

As of approximately 4 pm MT, 11-04-11:   NSDL's transition of nsdl.org to new cloud-based servers has gone smoothly. Domain Name System (DNS) changes are still propagating throughout the Internet, so some locations may still see the old site over the next 24-48 hours.  Thanks for your patience and understanding! 

 

NSDL friends -

DuraSpace Launches Open-Source Cloud Service

Posted Thu, 11/03/2011 - 10:58am by eileen

Ithaca, NY – DuraSpace, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the world’s scholarly, scientific and cultural records, today announced the launch of its managed cloud service, DuraCloud. As the only managed software service that lets organizations archive content across more than one cloud provider, DuraCloud ensures that irreplaceable documents, imagery and videos are always accessible

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