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electric cars
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A Greater Range for Electric Cars? New Battery Material Tested
Post date:An extremely thin "paper" made of silicon may offer a way to store a lot more electrical power in common batteries.
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open classroom
History & Society
Personalizing and Democratizing Professional Learning: The Edcamp Model
Post date:A powerful approach to producing inspired, energized, and reflective teacher learners.
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KCET Press Releases
Press Room
KCET's Award-Winning Weekly Series 'SOCAL CONNECTED' Looks at the Potential of Rain Water Capture During California's Historic Drought
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conservation
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Your Computer Wastes More Energy Than You Thought
Post date:Studies commissioned by the state of California show that idle computers waste a whole lot more energy than we suspect.
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stem
History & Society
How Interactive Student-Centered Field Trips Work
Post date:Students from a South L.A. tech academy took an interactive field trip an international ad agency to learn about the different jobs available in the industry.
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stem
History & Society
Getting My Students Life and Job Ready
Post date:I am a computer science teacher, but a significant portion of my curriculum is not just focused on coding and app and web development. I am trying to teach my students hustle; I am trying to teach my students to write cover letters, emails, and resumes...
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wind
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Feds Fund Research Into Taller Wind Turbines
Post date:The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday it's plowing $2 million into two groups working on ways to build wind turbines that are one and a half times taller than current designs.
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coding
History & Society
New Crowdfunding Platform Helps Latinos in Tech Careers
Post date:Frustration towards the lack of diversity in the technology sector prompted Gregorio Rojas to start a developer training program that seeks to increase the number of women and minorities in the field.
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Performance
Artbound
Miranda July: Looking for Somebody
Post date:Miranda July's "Somebody" app for mobile phones offers incentive for face-to-face connections in real-time, nudged along by serendipity.
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Boyle Heights
Departures
Techducation: Embracing Mobile Technology in Our Classrooms
Post date:Phones can be the revolutionary tool that we need to transform the way we connect to each other, inside and outside the classroom.
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coding
History & Society
What to Teach, Ask the Experts
Post date:In order to keep abreast of trends in the workplace, I constantly ask for feedback from professionals and invite them into my classroom.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
Tsai Shih Hung: Exercises in the Digital World
Post date:Taiwanese artist Tsai Shih Hung uses his artistic canvas as a way to show the world his observations about the ironies of technology.
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stem
History & Society
Superheroes and Mathematics: Playing and Programming for the Future, Part 2
Post date:We explore what happened when designers and programmers from educational design company GameDesk collaborated with 6th graders at the PlayMaker School in Los Angeles.
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food rant
Food
Predicting The Year 2030's Food Trends
Post date:Let's take a peek into the crystal ball to see how we'll view food in the future: soda! Meat! Cooks' unions!
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Apps
Home & Garden
Community-Based Social Network Connects You With Your Neighbors
Post date:Everything from neighborhood potlucks and yard sales to home burglaries and missing pets.
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Apps
Home & Garden
New App Lets You Report Water Wasters In Your Neighborhood
Post date:A company called Vizsafe has recently added a new section called "Drought" to their community safety app.
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open classroom
History & Society
DIY Girls: Building Tech Skills at Summer Camp
Post date:At a small elementary school in East San Fernando Valley, a group of young girls are spending their summer cultivating their interests in science, technology, engineering, and math, while promoting their self-confidence.
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open classroom
History & Society
Looking Forward as We Say Goodbye: Three Years at South L.A.'s Foshay Tech Academy
Post date:Students at Foshay Tech Academy in South L.A. learn how to code, create digital portfolios, and prepare themselves for college or careers after high school.
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California Energy, Climate Labs Get Research Grants From Feds
Post date:Caltech, UC Riverside, UC Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are all receiving the multi-million dollar grants.
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Apps
Agenda
Ridesharing Services Targeted by Protest, State Bills
Post date:More than a hundred taxi drivers gathered outside L.A. City Hall to protest phone app ridesharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, and to urge state lawmakers to stiffen regulation of these companies.