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are some interesting topic you might wish to look at.
Science Simulations Here are many science simulations that are fun, and may help teach physical concepts.
Digitally Restoring Old Recordings on the Cheap This article reviews many software products that can be useful in digitally restoring old recordings.
Removing Clicks from Recordings Here are some helpful suggestions on how to remove clicks manually from a recording. Precise instructions are supplied for doing this on Audio Cleaning Lab.
Phase Alignment of Recordings. This article discusses how to get the best quality from mono recordings by adjusting the phase of the two stereo channels. The problem is that phase shifts between left and right channels can cause improper reproduction on mono systems. Generally such phase shifts are introduced by recordings on tape. This can also be a problem with some stereo recordings. In addition some suggestions are made for optimally reducing noise on FM broadcasts. Precise instructions are supplied for doing this on Audio Cleaning Lab using the Virtos Stereo Processor.
Restoring old Videos. This article discusses some of the problems and pitfalls of restoring old videos. If the original has deteriorated too badly a professional service might have the equipment to fix it. But many videos are easily restored using existing available hardware and software.
Jukebox for Dancing Review This article compares some commonly available jukebox programs from the point of view of using then for recreational dance groups.
Winamp Modern Folk Dance Skin This skin has been designed for use by recreational dance groups. It is to be used with Winamp When this skin is combined with recommended plug-ins and settings, dance programs can be easily set up with a minimum of problems.
Houston International Folk Dancers Enjoy doing dances from around the world. Join us either Friday or Monday nights. Come by yourself or bring a friend. No experience is necessary as we do dances ranging from the simple to difficult. First time is free, but the cost is $4 after that to defray the cost of the hall. Click here for a list of the dances that we enjoy doing. Click here for the list of our recording library. More folk dance information is available at www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/folkdanc.htm and there is a database of dances at www.folkdance.com . The Texas International Folk Dancers organization sponsors one large camp over Thanksgiving weekend. The dance lists are in Excel format. You can get an Excel reader at: office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/xlviewer.aspx Anyone in search of good quality folk dance music should know that most of the older recordings are out of print, but some are still available from various sources. Some of the Folkraft recordings are available in CD. The Tamburitzans and NAMA have compilations of some of their recordings available in CD. Yves Moreau has released some good quality CDs of music. The Folk Dancer recordings are now available from the Kentucky Dance Federation in reputedly poor transcriptions, as the master tapes were lost. Various used recordings can be found on the web. Unfortunately many recordings reissued by dance teachers on CD have been poorly transcribed. The original LP and 45 recordings required the assistance of competent engineers so their quality was generally better than homemade tape and CD transcriptions.
Slideshows – It is possible to make a slide show using the Microsoft slideshow wizard, but sometimes you wish to zoom in an look at details. Also it is nice to have information about what you are looking at. So I designed a script to convert the standard MS generated slideshow into a zoomable show. In addition I include the necessary files to burn the show on a CD with autorun. That way you can hand it a friend and they can easily view the show. Click her to get a zipped folder with the slide show generator. It has instructions on how to do it. In addition the new slide show has single key commands, and a “Find” capability. You can search for a particular slide.
Clement family genealogy Here are my ancestors according to the information that I have been able to find..
The
Metropolitan Association for Teachers of Science
MATS history MATS has been providing two meetings every year for professional development of teachers. MATS is also a great place for teachers to meet and discuss issues that affect them.
Topics of interest to Teachers
Glencoe – IPC
TX edition – errata - Exposes
some of the numerous errors in this popular text.
Are Students Learning
What You Think – Presentation at University of
Professional
Development - Workshops in Houston area and recommended material
Curriculum Material - curriculum material that has
some evidence for success
Books on the Web
- various publications that can be used with students.
Movies on the Web - movies that can be used in teaching
science.
Technology - Comments on and some recommendations
for technology to enhance teaching.
Computer Security – If you must use pre 2000
Windows versions for students here are some security tips.
Here are some documents to help students
and teachers
Units and Variable; a short guide
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