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Maira Kalman, the illustrated woman

http://www.ted.com/talks/maira_kalman_the_illustrated_woman.html

Life Feast

Life Feast:

Although the site is still in its beta version and an invite is needed to join it, we can already imagine its potential in education. The site allows you to create online flyers and posters by adding text, images, videos, gallery of photos, map, testimonials, events and so on.

http://www.smorepages.com/




A Cupcake Story from Smore on Vimeo.

Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween:

"Halloween’s approaching, and I thought people might be interested in seeing a “The Best…” list sharing sites to help English Language Learners find out more about the holiday."

Shelly Sanchez Terrell, Amazing Teacher

My words are not good enough to describe how amazing Shelly is, so I am just posting some links and a couple of videos that speak for themselves. Thanks for everything Shell!

http://twitter.com/#!/ShellTerrell
http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/
http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/30-goals-2011/
http://www.youtube.com/shellterrell
http://shellyterrell.podomatic.com/

Oozing Pumpkin

The Innovative Educator: The Ten No Nos of Teaching with a Projector or Interactive Whiteboard

The Innovative Educator: The Ten No Nos of Teaching with a Projector or Interactive Whiteboard:

"Here are ten no nos to avoid as you teach with technology.

No no: Don't have your back to your participants

Description: This is one of my biggest pet peeves and something I see all the time. The teacher sets her laptop up so that to use it she is facing the screen or whiteboard. The teacher then instructs the class with her back to them. Awkward! Educators should not be talking to a board. They should speak to a class.

Solution: By simply flipping the direction of the laptop the teacher can see the entire class. Additionally, the laptop becomes her teleprompter as she addresses her students.

Advantage: The teacher can maintain eye contact with her participants providing for a more authentic discussion. She can also see their reactions and level of interest."

Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves

http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_shows_how_kids_teach_themselves.html

Gever Tulley 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do

http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html