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DNA Structure, Replication, Transcription, and Protein Synthesis This site contains a tutorial on the basic aspects of DNA, DNA replication, the genetic code, transcription, and translation. Each portion contains a text based tutorial. There are animations of DNA replication, transcription, and translation. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


POxy (Oxyrhynchus Online) Database of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri online. Low and High Resolution images of the Papyri, indexed by authors, editors, dates, genres, ID #, and genre. Includes background information on the finds and ongoing research. Includes audio of interview with Dr Dirk Obbink. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


Hellas Alive: A Tour A main feature of Hellas Alive is the 3D World, a virtual and interactive cityscape that recreates the images and colors of a modern Greek city. The workspace is the area where language interactive teaching and learning take place and it provides Hellas Alive learners with all the tools necessary for effective learning. Complete with language learning support throughout. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


Transcription This site has a turorial on the process of transcription during protein synthesis. It includes objectives, a glossary for selected terms, and animations of the transcription process. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


Translation This site has a comprehensive description of translation in the protein synthesis process. It includes objectives, a glossary for selected terms, and animations of the process. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


Transcription This site is a good animation of the process of transcription during protein synthesis. The user can control the speed with which the animation goes from step to step. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


Translation This site contains an animation of the process of translation during protein synthesis. The user is able to control the speed with which the animation goes from step to step. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


DNA Transcription--Making RNA This page is an animation of the process of transcription during protein synthesis. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


RNA Translation: Protein Synthesis Thiis site is an animatiobn of the process of translation during protein synthesis. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


Computerized Information in Agriculture A tutorial for library research skills for agriuclture. This tutorial uses a sequenced learning strategies to stimulate higher-order thinking skills to promote information literay. Homework assignment included From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on February 1, 2006 at 10:12 p.m..


EdNA Communities Closing Down EdNA Online would like to advise Community Owners and Users that this service is closing down in March 2006. We encourage Community Owners to move their current Community to EdNA Groups http://groups.edna.edu.au/ a service launched in 2005 which is based on the open source learning management system Moodle. The EdNA Services Team is offering extensive free support for this process. EdNA Groups has specialised functionality for online communication and collaboration. Please contact groups@edna.edu.au to discuss your options. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


RUBRIC (Regional Universities Building Research Infrastructure Collaboratively) The RUBRIC project is sponsored by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training, under the Systemic Infrastructure Initiative (SII) as part of the Commonwealth Government's Backing Australia's Ability - An Innovation Action Plan for the Future (BAA). The RUBRIC Project will meet the needs of smaller and regional universities by developing sustainable infrastructure for the deployment of best practice emerging from the SII first round projects known as FRODO (Federated Repositories of Digital Objects) and other projects funded in the second round known as From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Google Librarian Newsletter, January 2006 In this issue: Beyond Algorithms: A Librarian's Guide to Finding Web Sites You Can Trust, by Karen G. Schneider; and How Does Google Determine Which Web Sites Are the Most 'Trusted'?, by Matt Cutts. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 7:57 p.m..


Google Librarian Newsletter, December 2005 This newsletter was conceived at the 2005 ALA conference in Chicago. This introductory issue features an article written to address one of the most frequent questions we've heard from librarians: How does Google index the web, and, more important, how does it rank the results? Matt Cutts, an engineer in our Quality group, explains the basics of indexing and sheds some light on some of the algorithms we use to determine where a site should appear on results pages. He also suggests exercises school librarians can do to help students better understand how Google works. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 7:57 p.m..


3-D's of Preservation: Disasters, Displays, Digitization Recent disasters around the world have highlighted the need for better planning and preparation to ensure the survival of library collections and cultural materials. Increasing numbers of exhibitions of library and archival materials point to the need for standards and best practices to make certain displayed items are not damaged. Digitization of materials is burgeoning around the world, yet we are not certain of the status of preservation of these important files. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 7:57 p.m..


National Indigenous Languages (NILS) Survey Report (2005) The report analyses a national survey on the state of Australia's Indigenous languages that was commissioned by the Australian Government in 2004. The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) conducted the survey, in conjunction with the Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages (FATSIL), and prepared the report. The report documents both the vitality and the vulnerability of Australia’s Indigenous languages. It highlights areas that need assistance, recommends future directions for languages policy and highlights how the Austra From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 7:57 p.m..


Digital Curation and Preservation: Defining the Research Agenda for the Next Decade This is the final report and recommendations of the British Library/CCLRC/DCC/JISC sponsored Warwick Workshop, held in November 2005. The workshop focused on the following main topics: Curation Services and Technologies; Drivers and Barriers (policy issues); and Data Life Cycle Management (process issues). The report brings the results of the workshop, outlining a number of policy development topics and the common research areas. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 7:57 p.m..


National Indigenous Languages Survey Report 2005 The Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator Rod Kemp, today released the National Indigenous Languages Survey Report 2005 which provides an overview of the condition of Australia's Indigenous languages. "Indigenous languages are a rich and important part of Australia's Indigenous cultural heritage and the National Indigenous Languages Survey Report 2005 provides a valuable update on their status," Senator Kemp said. Ministerial Media release, 2 February 2006 From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


6th Annual Brick and Click Libraries - An Academic Library Symposium Sponsored by Northwest Missouri State University. This one-day practical symposium is of relevance to academic libraries supporting traditional and online resources/services. The symposium provides a forum for considering the evolving needs of library users. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 7:30 p.m..


Roadmap to the mind There is an attractive and informative animation here that illustrates the parts of the brain. General Science anatomy, animation, brain From Golden Swamp on February 1, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Ergonomic Sense With Laptop Legs Elevate your notebook computer, and ease the strain typing places on your body, with these innovative gadgets from the folks at Lapworks. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on February 1, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


Federal Government Announces Review of Privacy Act The Federal Government today announced a major review of the Privacy Act. The review, which will be undertaken by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) will examine changes in technology since the laws were first introduced. Computerworld, 1 February 2006 From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 4:12 a.m..


Natural Language Thesaurus: a Survey of Student Research Skills and Research Tool Preferences This paper reports the results of a University of Canberra Library survey of student research knowledge, skills, tools and resources. Students are experiencing difficulties interrogating databases, the internet and library catalogues because of the lack of consistency in terminology and various methods of interrogation. This research was an investigation of the need for an online contemporary natural language thesaurus. This report provides evidence that students interviewed in this survey support the idea and it is recommended that further research on a semantic contemporary natural language From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..


Ideal Copyright Framework for Academic Authors? A Bounty to Genius and Learning This article discusses the situation of academic copyright within a broader discussion of the historical role of copyright law, libraries, academic publishing practices and changes in the digital environment. Because academics are both owners and users of copyrighted material and share interests as individual authors and as members of academic communities, neither a strong 'owners' nor 'user's' rights-based approach is particularly helpful. It is argued that in order to decide what the 'ideal' framework for academic copyright entails, we first need to decide From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..


Embracing Future Demands In Higher Education Through Strategic Planning and Integrated Marketing Discover how to: Engage your organisation from the top-down in marketing strategies and practices; Create fruitful partnerships and linkages with industry and community groups; Combat increasing international competition through creative branding strategies; Successfully engage school leavers through new media to recruit more students; Align student reality with marketing promises. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..


National Scientific Council on the Developing Child - Welcome The goal of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child is to bring sound and accurate science to bear on public decision making affecting the lives of young children. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Crossout Software evaluation is an online resource for Victorian teachers' providing information about various software applications. Crossout is an interactive, real-time, multi-player crossword solving game, accessible on the Internet. Through their active involvement in solving clues students are encouraged to improve their spelling and grammar as well as to broaden their use of the English language. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Free RSS News Feeds from Moreover Technologies A collection of free RSS news feeds available from Moreover. There are more than 330 news categories to choose from. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Assessing the Impact of International Education The challenges and misconceptions of 'borderless' education will be examined in a four-day conference at Monash University Malaysia from February 13 to 16. The conference, International Education, A Matter of Heart, brings together academics, researchers and administrators to examine worldwide issues in the tertiary education sector. Monash University News, 1 February 2006 From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Ziptales Software evaluation is an online resource for Victorian teachers' providing information about various software applications. Ziptales is an education reading site that engages students in reading and responding to a wide range of test genres. The online stories provide for self-paced reading at three levels with close and multiple choice comprehension exercises supplied. From EdNA Online on February 1, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..


Welcome to the Wonderful World of Clay Animation Technology School of the Future's Claymation site. Clay animation is an exciting technology that captures the imagination of students of all ages. Story telling can literally be brought to life and students will have a new zest for creating inventive stories. The tools to achieve high quality clay animation were once beyond the reach of schools but now the tools are either free or very inexpensive. From EdNA Online on January 31, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Centennial Media Software evaluation is an online resource for Victorian teachers' providing information about various software applications. Centennial Media provides the Education Market with locally produced training. They also presents a large range of world class training solutions for schools, IT professionals and students. The training is geared to meet the demands of modern day learning environments whether it be teaching in a classroom or preparing lessons or sitting for exam certification. From EdNA Online on January 31, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Census for Schools Software evaluation is an online resource for Victorian teachers' providing information about various software applications. Census for Schools is a desktop software package that uses a Geographic Information System to map 2001 census data. Census for Schools allows users to choose the demographic characteristics of interest and select the geographic areas required and produces the related thematic maps, graphs and reports. From EdNA Online on January 31, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows Software evaluation is an online resource for Victorian teachers' providing information about various software applications. BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows delivers leading backup and restore protection for all Windows server systems as well as Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and UNIX client environments. Certified by Microsoft on all of their server platforms BrightStor ARCserve Backup is easy to use, reliable and scalable. From EdNA Online on January 31, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Crocodile Maths Software evaluation is an online resource for Victorian teachers' providing information about various software applications. Crocodile Mathematics is a new concept in mathematics software: a user-friendly, interactive mathematics laboratory. Both teachers and students can create and experiment with mathematical models by linking shapes, equations, numbers, graphs, text and pictures together. From EdNA Online on January 31, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


Adobe Creative Suite 2 Software evaluation is an online resource for Victorian teachers' providing information about various software applications. Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software is a unified design environment that combines full new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2, and Acrobat 7.0 Professional software with new Version Cue CS2, Adobe Bridge, and Adobe Stock Photos. From EdNA Online on January 31, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..


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