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Remake"Finally, the crowd-sourced project has been stitched together and put online for your streaming pleasure. The "Director's Cut" is a feature-length film that contains hand-picked scenes from the entire StarWarsUncut.com collection. remade by fans all over the world in different lanuages (mostly English)" From the makers.... Finally, the crowd-sourced project has been stitched together and put online for your streaming pleasure. The "Director's Cut" is a feature-length film that contains hand-picked scenes from the entire StarWarsUncut.com collection. The Story: In 2009, Casey Pugh asked thousands of Internet users to remake "Star Wars: A New Hope" into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars however they wanted. Within just a few months SWU grew into a wild success. The creativity that poured into the project was unimaginable. SWU has been featured in documentaries, news features and conferences around the world for its unique appeal. In 2010 we won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media.

Now you can stop spending 30 seconds watching an ad you've seen 10 times before, and start watching your video instead. direct link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/epbmnbdplhcomkedpjfceakddnbgfjmf?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

Put up content, change how it looks, share your link, get instant feedback. In seconds.

This is a superb online recording tool where you can make a 30 second audio recoding at the touch of a button. Just share the short link to share your message. There are apps for mobile devices and a bookmarklet for quick access. It's a wonderful way to give homework/instructions and for students to ask questions when away from class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

This is the second of the series of four articles about teaching the 4Cs to students. Learn how to teach critical thinking and problem solving.

Fawzia Koofi is the first woman to ever become the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament in the history of Afghanistan. The fact that she lived after being left out to die under the sun is a testament to her courage. She would have to prove that courage over and over again as she dodges threats to her life and insults thrown at her just because she is a woman. Only 39 years old in 2014, she hasn't reached the required age to run for the highest seat in the government, so she'd set out to do it 4 years later. To read more about Fawzia Koofi visit www.thextraordinary.org

This is an app and website from the creators of YouTube. It's a video creation platform where users shoot up to 16 seconds of video on their mobile device and mix it up collaboratively online into a feature film of up to an hour in length. Imagine a swarm of camera all capturing video for a collaborative project! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

"Have 30 seconds? Create and download a beautiful QR Code right now, with your colors, your style and your content. No accounts, no logging in, no payments, no ads, and nothing between you and your audience. "

Samuel Truett Cathy is the patriarch of the second largest chicken fast-food chain in the United States, the Chick-fil-A. The restaurant has been around since the 1940s and has thrived despite controversies. They are known for being closed on Sundays, which is strange for a restaurant business. S. Truett Cathy devotes his Sundays to the Lord and he wants his employees to rest like what is commanded in the Bible. He has also written five books.

Samuel Truett Cathy is the patriarch of the second largest chicken fast-food chain in the United States, the Chick-fil-A. The restaurant has been around since the 1940s and has thrived despite controversies. They are known for being closed on Sundays, which is strange for a restaurant business. S. Truett Cathy devotes his Sundays to the Lord and he wants his employees to rest like what is commanded in the Bible. He has also written five books. Now 92 years old, he still keeps transforming lives by living his faith.

Meet the extraordinary inventor of supercapacitor that can be recharged in 20 seconds, Eesha Khare. She won 50,000 dollars in 2013 in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Her invention can be used in mobile phone batteries, cars, and other every-day gadgets. "Do not look at titles." To read more about Eesha Khare visit www.thextraordinary.org

Meet the extraordinary inventor of the Flex-Foot, a prosthetic leg that's light and durable, Van Phillips. He co-founded Flex-Foot, Incorporated which was later on sold to Ossur and started Second Wind, a non-profit organization. He was nominated as European Inventor of the Year in 2008. "Invention is almost always just arranging things in a new way." To read more about Van Phillips visit www.thextraordinary.org

Free English language learning classes or learn English as a second language is now easier for ESL students with the help of online integrated English course

Got  Moodle? Subscribe to the  Extensive Reading approach to second language acquisition? If so, check out the  Moodle Reader Module, a plugin that provides quizzes on more than 600 graded readers and books for EFL/ESL students. According to developer  Tom Robb of Kyoto Sangyo University, "The Reader module allows quizzes to be randomly generated from a larger set of items for each book. The module allows teachers to easily install the module on their own Moodle system, download the quiz material for those textbooks in their graded reader library, and configure its operation to their own preferences." Be aware that you must supply the actual reading materials to your students; Reader Module is strictly a means for administering quizzes based on the reading. Also, as a security measure, Tom requires that you contact him via email for authorization to download the quizzes. Visit moodlereader.org for all the details, including the option to establish your own free course area on his Moodle site.

Fliggo allows you to create your own video sharing website in seconds. It makes the process very easy by taking care of the technical part. All you have to do is select a title and address for your site, fill out description, choose site template, upload videos and invite friends. You can build a simple private site to share videos with friends, a video blog or a full-featured community video site like YouTube, where other users can upload videos, leave comments etc.

Maine 2nd graders exchange Tweets ORONO, Maine (AP) -- Twitter, the online social networking service that's become popular with celebrities and politicians, is linking second-grade classes in two Maine towns. Mrs. White's class in Orono has been Twittering for about a month with Mr. Thompson's class in Greene, exchanging messages that can't exceed 140 characters. Debbie White said she decided to bring the micro-blogging site to her classroom to help her pupils learn writing skills by composing messages, known as Tweets.