Today, we start our weekly series on exciting Web 2.0 tools for the classroom.

The first tool we'll be taking a look at is the Bugscope Project at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.  The Bugscope is an internet-connected scanning electron microscope that teachers can request access to for their classrooms.  The intent is that classrooms will send insect samples to the Bugscope team, who then prepare the samples for use with the electron microscope and schedule a session with the teacher.

During the session, the …

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