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	<title>Tech Ice Breaker &#187; Rich Wilson</title>
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		<title>Twitter Treats</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some interesting things to follow using Twitter.  If you are not familiar with Twitter, check out this link for a good introduction. http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter.  
Biology/Ecology
@WildEarth  This is the Twitter stream for Wild Earth TV  Wild Earth TV broadcasts from the Djuma Private Game Reserve. They have a web cam and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are some interesting things to follow using Twitter.  If you are not familiar with Twitter, check out this link for a good introduction. h<a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter">ttp://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter</a>.  </p>
<p><strong><em>Biology/Ecology</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/WildEarth">@WildEarth</a>  This is the Twitter stream for <a href="http://www.wildearth.tv/home">Wild Earth TV</a>  Wild Earth TV broadcasts from the Djuma Private Game Reserve. They have a web cam and also post live video from frequent drives through the reserve.</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/UntamedScience">@UntamedScience</a>  This is the Twitter Stream from <a href="http://www.untamedscience.com/">Untamed Science</a> and the EcoGeeks Podcasts. </p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/EarthVitalSigns">@EarthVitalSigns</a> If you are looking for information about Global Climate Change from the <a href="http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a></p>
<p><strong><em>Exploration/Adventures</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/Rich_Wilson">@Rich_Wilson</a>  Rich Wilson is the Skipper aboard the Great American III which is participating in the Vendee Globe Solo-Non Stop around the world race.  This Twitter stream includes frequent updates of his trip.  Also check out <a href="http://vg.sitesalive.com/">sitesALIVE</a> for teaching resources. Here are a few additional resources from Loraine a technology teacher at the Jackson School.<br />
<a href="http://www.vendeelglobe.org/en">http://www.vendeelglobe.org/en</a><br />
<a href="http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/sail/">http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/sail/</a></p>
<p><strong><em>Space Science </em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Space Shuttle Missions</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/STS_119">@STS_119</a>  STS 119 Discovery scheduled for launch on February 1, 2009.  </p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/STS_126">@STS_126</a>  This was the most recent mission from November of 2008.  Check out this page for more information.  <a href="http://www.space.gs/08/sts-126/">http://www.space.gs/08/sts-126/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/NASA">@NASA</a>  &#8230; for general information from NASA.</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/astrospace">@Astrospace</a> &#8230; space and astronautics news.  <a href="http://www.space.gs/">http://www.space.gs/</a></p>
<p><strong>Moon</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/LCROSS_NASA">@LCROSS_NASA</a>&#8230; Lunar mission to the poles to see if there is water ice near one of the poles.  See also <a href="http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/">http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/LRO_NASA">@LRO_NASA</a>&#8230; The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter scheduled for launch in April of 2009.   See also <a href="http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/">http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/</a></p>
<p><strong>Mars</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/MarsScienceLab">@MarsScienceLab</a>  Here&#8217;s information on the next science mission to Mars due to launch in 2011.  </p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/MarsPhoenix">@MarsPhoenix</a>  This was the twitter stream for Mars Phoenix which stopped transmitting from Mars on November 10, 2008.  It is still active with news from Mars.</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/MarsRovers">@MarsRovers</a>  Spirit and Opportunity&#8217;s official Twitter Feed. Its hard to believe that they have been on Mars for five years already.  For more rover information check out: <a href="http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html"> http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html</a></p>
<p><strong>Saturn</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/CassiniSaturn">@CassiniSaturn </a>  From the <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/">Cassini Equinox Mission to Saturn</a></p>
<p><strong>To Boldly Go&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/PlanetQuest">@PlanetQuest</a>  Looking for planets beyond our Solar System with JPL.</p>
<p>It might be interesting to set up a iGoogle Page or a Pageflakes page with these feeds to use as part of a classroom science page.  Or if students were studying a particular topic they have some resources to follow.<br />
Feel free to add other similar sites in the comments.</p>
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