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Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf Sir Ken Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this talk, he makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) – TED.com

Cultures on the Edge with Wade Davis

http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf I watched Wade Davis’ Cultures on the Edge presentation yesterday and it has impacted me tremendously. I in one fell swoop have changed my view of story telling and it necessity in the world. Wade is a persuasive and polished presenter. His simple stand and deliver approach is understated and modest but the imagesContinue reading “Cultures on the Edge with Wade Davis”

Web Sites For Education

We visited many sites today that are interesting and helpful.  Take a look at some. http://www.brainpop.com http://kidshealth.org http://www.polleverywhere.com http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com http://fantasticcontraption.com http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10 http://freeology.com http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html http://www.nettrekker.com http://voicethread.com http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view http://www.edutopia.org/scratching-surface-creativity http://scratch.mit.edu http://www.usbourne-quicklinks.com http://speakingofhistory.blogspot.com http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/dictionary/intro.html http://www.webquest.org http://www.csta.acm.org/Resources/sub/DownloadableResources.html Toward the bottom of the page, PBL resources http://www.theapple.com http://pocketmod.com