Thursday, March 31, 2011

So when you don't have access to books...

Try to imagine a day when we finally get "smart" about the potential of smart phones...

Stories delivered by cell phone raise the interest and literacy of African youth.


http://www.changeobserver.com/feature/yoza/25038/

Monday, March 21, 2011

Some Ponderables to Ponder

Wouldn't want anyone to be bored over spring break :) When you read/view any or all of these, please leave a comment. Conversations are one of the perks of blogging!

"Teaching to the Text"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/opinion/20selsberg.html

"Career Counselor: Bill Gates or Steve Jobs?"
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/20/career-counselor-bill-gates-or-steve-jobs/rival-philosophies-both-compelling

"Let's Use Video to Reinvent Education"
http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

"How to Learn? From Mistakes." (Amanda's note: this is a good example of sharing "message" but many, many, many of you could have made this same video from your own experiences!!!)
http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_3_ways_to_teach.html

"How Web-Video Powers Global Innovation"
http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_anderson_how_web_video_powers_global_innovation.html