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Shows descriptions of 5 production steps in a Flash presentation.

Classroom examples of wiki use in art/film making

"Some big ideas around 21st century skills and teaching with technology. Originally created as a summary of the ASB (Amer. School of Bombay) Unplugged Conference in Mumbai, India 2010. Compiles thoughts from leaders in tech education and explores the big topics of conversation around what the 21st century classroom looks like. Filmed from an original prezi presentation at http://prezi.com/gx6ycgphlszm/"

Awesome video! Don't be put off that it is 11 minutes - watch it!!

Great potential conversation starter for science classes.

Some great approaches and interesting debate points within this collection

Atmosphir is a 3D game design tool that I learned about while attending Ed Camp NYC. You build with blocks, like stacking Legos, dragging blocks on the screen. This program allows the user to build an entire world (exploding platforms, keys, locks, treasures, spawning system) that you create from scratch.

roject VoiceScape welcomes good ideas, films-in-progress or completed short films made by aspiring filmmakers in grades 7-12. The program provides mentorship to young filmmakers and showcases their work on a variety of PBS/POV related media. Fifteen young people will be selected for Project VoiceScape and will be honored in June 2011 at a ceremony in Washington, DC.

Check out this article about Lure of the Labyrinth a middle school math problem solving game. This is getting great reviews.

Excellent analysis of the countries who are succeeding in education, and the lessons that can be taken from them.

Thanks for sharing this, Renee. I wrote a short post about this on my blog: dstorchan.com

Each math activitiy has an interactive aspect and an accompanying video

This organization is Advancing learning through videoconferencing and other collaborative technologies.

Pixar University's Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age The Dean of Pixar University explains what schools must do to prepare students (and themselves) for new models in the workplace. This is a fascinating look at what the Pixar workplace is like, and the skills and experiences Randy Nelson sees as vital to develop in students. Some high points; Four main areas- Breadth of experience, Depth of knowledge, Communication, Collaboration. The core skill of innovators is error recovery, not failure avoidance. Employers would rather see the proof of a portfolio versus the promise of a resume. Employers need people who are more interested than interesting. See communication as a destination, not as a source - you aren't the judge of your communication skills - your audience is. Collaboration is amplification, not cooperation.

This would be a great article to share with resistant teachers to help them see the need in moving forward as 21st century educators.

I have found teachers reluctant to try twitter. This tutorial is comprehensive and done from a teaching perspective. I will try it and let you know how it is received.

Low tech solutions. Excellent ideas for you to consider.