Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

StrictlyEnglish | Blog » EXTRA! EXTRA! ETS Changes TOEFL Reading Section

StrictlyEnglish | Blog » EXTRA! EXTRA! ETS Changes TOEFL Reading Section:

"ETS announced on October 7th that starting November 1, 2011 the Reading section of the TOEFL will have two major changes to it.

1. There will now only be ONE Experimental Reading passage on tests that have a “long” Reading section.

2. TOEFL will no longer break up the Reading section into two differently timed sections."

Sylvia Tolisano - 70 tools in 70 minutes

70 Tools 70 Minutes

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Project Based Learning: Explained

- Web Tools That Every Educator Should Have in the Bag

- Web Tools That Every Educator Should Have in the Bag:

"There are hundreds of web tools that have been developed educators in mind. Although it is not possible for us to know and use all of them, there are some tools that we should all have in the bag."

Stephen Fry's Mormon Encounter

Qi - Quite Interesting

Dave Eggers' wish: Once Upon a School

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

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

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

Warning over children's 'appalling' handwriting skills - Telegraph

Warning over children's 'appalling' handwriting skills - Telegraph:

"Children are struggling to write their own name because growing numbers of schools are shunning traditional handwriting lessons, academics have warned."