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Have students to create visual works of art online. Silk is an interactive site where students can drag their mouse around on the page to create beautiful weaving & whirling designs. Drawing lines on the screen will add color to the moving art, & by speeding up or slowing down their movements the effect will change. Students can choose between 6 different colors, & 3 different modes of symmetry. Students can share their creation with a simple link. Have students describe their unique artwork as a description & creative writing exercise. Also available as an app for the iPad.

"A Silk site lets you answer questions with your data by creating overviews and visualisations"

Life science videos from VCU covering topics such as evolution, genetics, biotechnology, research careers. I really like how the videos aren't just informative but focus on relevant or interesting topics, giving a real-world connection for students. For example, within the biotechnology videos, there is a focus on topics such as silk making, individualized drugs, tissue engineering, alternative transplants, etc. Videos tend to be short as well and won't take an entire period but can easily be incorporated into your lesson at any point.

Nice get! You need Realplayer installed to play the videos online or when you download them.

"Draw with ribbons of colourful light and make beautiful pieces of digital art. Try making fantastical creatures out of light, or explore symmetry in maths."

Yo Yo Ma's project to combine Music and Education in order to connect communities worldwide. Very cool. Vision: to connect the world's neighbourhoods by bringing together artists and audiences around the globe.

Draw with ribbons of colourful light and make beautiful pieces of digital art. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art,+Craft+&+Design