Simple Clean Learning Example on BBC News

I just wanted to make note of this simple interactive bit of learning that was on the BBC News Science & Environment page from Friday. The title first caught my eye "Alien species are a problem in the UK - and invasive plants are causing some of the worst damage." So I took a quick look.

Without reading anything I was drawn into the simple, yet colourful illustration of a garden with labels scattered around it. Little arrow symbols for "PLAY" immediately made me know there was more to the diagram. As I clicked through each of them up came a quick 2-3 minute video about the Alien Plant, when it arrived in the UK, and the damage it was causing being alien to the UK environment.


The topic might not intrigue everyone, but the simplicity of the way the lectures were delivered would probably draw your students into any lesson you might want to share. A good idea/model to follow.

Bloggers Need to Watch for Malicious Fake Posts

BBC News is reporting today that several blogs through Blogger are being "hijacked" by hackers. Hundreds of blogs have been attacked with fake posts. These postings look normal, however they contain links to what resemble YouTube links or software testers. These links when clicked on then allow the hackers to access many files within you computer including saleable information.

It is unsure, currently, how they are obtaining access to post to the blogs. One potential way that is being considered is the feature to email posts to one's blog.

Please be sure to check your own blog routinely.

Paper Batteries The Way of the Future

This is just a really neat invention and the enviromental implications are wonderful. Professor Robert Linhardt, of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his team have developed batteries made of paper. Although currently samples of the paper batteries are small, postage stamp size, they do produce enough power to illuminate a small light.

A great article about the batteries, their applications, and how they work can be found here through the BBC News.