CS & IT Symposium 2010: Computer Science, Game Development, and the XNA Game Studio Platform

CS & IT Symposium 2010: Computer Science, Game Development, and the XNA Game Studio Platform Tube. Duration : 61.05 Mins.

Computer Science Teachers Association Computer Science & Information Technology Symposium 2010 July 13, 2010 Computer Science, Game Development and the XNA Game Studio Platform Presented by Alfred Thompson & Steve Scanlan This presentation talks about creating and implementing a high school game development curriculum using the (free) XNA Game Studio. We present the reasoning behind this type of course, show screenshots and a video introduction to student projects, as well as show examples of the sort of code students can create. We also talk about how freely available curriculum has been used and modified with real students. We present a collection of helpful resources including websites, tutorials and videos from Microsoft and independent web sites. For more information, please see csta.acm.org

Tags: google, tech, talk, computer, science, education

10. Safe Drinking Water: Science and Law

10. Safe Drinking Water: Science and Law Tube. Duration : 48.18 Mins.

Environmental Politics and Law (EVST 255) The lecture reviews water law in the United States, and highlights challenges inherent in regulating water quality. Aging water infrastructure, pesticide and herbicide application, and surface water runoff all pose challenges in maintaining a clean drinking water supply. The lecture covers pesticide management through the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The management of pesticides and herbicides in drinking water has been heavily influenced by the economic concerns of pesticide and herbicide users as well as the municipal water agencies charged with testing water regularly for regulated chemicals. The lecture concludes with the regulation history of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide that research has shown to be hormonally active. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Clean Water: Science and Law 08:23 - Chapter 2. The Safe Drinking Water Act and Its Limits 24:00 - Chapter 3. Mapping Out Atrazine and Its Regulatory History 38:44 - Chapter 4. The Dance of Regulation Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2010.

Tags: Atrazine, Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA, Leopard frogs, Listing statute, Wells, Trizine, FIFRA, Pesticides, Sampling design