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One of my all time favorite Ted talks from Sir Ken Robinson. Argues that the ed system needs to not only value creative endeavours, but make fostering creativity fundamental goal of the curriculum.

Simulations are creative, complete units of instruction that incorporate traditionally taught material into a simulated environment in the classroom - anything from a constitutional convention, to turn-of-the-century Ellis Island, to establishing an undersea habitat . Students are organized into small groups and role-play either actual persons or characterizations of persons in history...or in social, economic, or political situations of today...or explorations of their place in the future. Goals are set for individuals, as well as for the groups with which they work. The goal setting in conjunction with the competition with the other groups keep the students very involved in the learning.

Simulations are creative, complete units of instruction that incorporate traditionally taught material into a simulated environment in the classroom - anything from a constitutional convention, to turn-of-the-century Ellis Island, to establishing an undersea habitat .\nStudents are organized into small groups and role-play either actual persons or characterizations of persons in history...or in social, economic, or political situations of today...or explorations of their place in the future.\nGoals are set for individuals, as well as for the groups with which they work. The goal setting in conjunction with the competition with the other groups keep the students very involved in the learning.\n

The INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (ILT), founded in 1986 at Teachers College, Columbia University, works to advance the role of computers and other information technologies in education and society. Through its program of practice, the Institute seeks to empower the creative reform of education through technology:

Looking for fun scripts to stage your own puppet show or play in the classroom, this is a fun site.

Wesley Fry's blog - Using website qik to webcast live and archive these videos directly to the internet! I responded to this blog! Found it very informative in terms of possible things that could be done in Samoa; it is affordable!

Podcasts about Technology and Schools

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