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NASA World Wind Classroom Website
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on Thursday September 14, @09:26AM
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This new NASA World Wind Classroom website has been launched recently. From the website: "My goal with this webpage is to try to harness some of the power of these tools in the educational setting [...]". It already features lab documentation, slide shows, screenshots and powerpoint presentations.
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