Online Science Site a Biotech Resource for Educators and Students

The countdown to "back to school" has begun – in fact a colleague of mine was lamenting as much as two weeks ago that she had to start her back to school shopping. Teachers across the country will soon be gearing up for new programs in the fall and with kids being so much more techno-savvy, it makes sense to use online teaching tools as much as conventional approaches. The Scitable website by Nature Education is one such tool, providing a host of free online resources including an online classroom that can be set up in minutes. I pretended to set up a grade four classroom and previewed some of the pages, but I found the words a bit big for that age group. The site is geared towards an older crowd of high school, college and university students and might even be a great place for graduate students in biotech to network and contribute articles. Nonetheless, a useful resource for instructors at those levels with faculty discussion groups and blogs and an extensive library of scientific reviews on topics like transcription factors and epigenetics. Students, there's something for you too - check out the "self tests" before your next big exam.