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'eco' is from the ancient Greek word 'oikos' meaning 'household'
'eco' is from the ancient Greek word 'oikos' meaning 'household'


===Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject===

Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.




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Revkin, Andrew. 2010. [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com Dot Earth Blog]. (By 2050 or so, the world population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and the web of life). New York, NY: The New York Times.
Revkin, Andrew. 2010. [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com Dot Earth Blog]. (By 2050 or so, the world population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and the web of life). New York, NY: The New York Times.


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===Select Humor===


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===Select Libraries===
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Revkin, Andrew C. 2010 [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/world-bank-pushes-to-include-ecology-in-accounting/ World Bank Pushes to Include Ecology in Accounting]. October 28. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Revkin, Andrew C. 2010 [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/world-bank-pushes-to-include-ecology-in-accounting/ World Bank Pushes to Include Ecology in Accounting]. October 28. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Weyler, Rex. 2012. [http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/nature-a-system-of-systems/blog/41660/ Nature: A System of Systems]. August 22. San Francisco, CA: Greenpeace International.


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Biology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Biology
Biology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Biology
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Genetics: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Genetics
Genetics: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Genetics

Nature: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nature

Naturalism: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Naturalism


Nuclear Science and Engineering: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nuclear_Science_and_Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nuclear_Science_and_Engineering
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Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science
Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science





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==WUaS Navigation==
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===Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise===


e.g. find a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely ...
Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.



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with educational electronics, as well;
with musical instruments;
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available via mail and electronically;




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Android
Android


Brainwave device / Headset




Broadcast to radio frequency
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Broadcast to TV




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Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)
Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)


MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/




Print
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Publish to DVD




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===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===


Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
Second Life, or other virtual world or space, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for classes? Check out Harvard's virtual island in Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)

Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.

Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/




Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:
Travel to this virtual island to learn building in Second Life:


Travel to this virtual island to learn building:


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iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html
iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html
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Skype - http://www.skype.com/
Skype - http://www.skype.com/



''Free, group video conferencing''

AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/


Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin


Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/



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PB Works - http://pbworks.com/
PB Works - http://pbworks.com/


Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/




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