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Article in District Administrator magazine by Steve Dembo

The Discovery Education headquarters in Second Life is a towering spire that looks like something Alexandre Gustave Eiffel would have created had he not been bound by the laws of physics. Inside, the decorations adorning the walls serve a dual purpose. Discovery Education posters open up browser windows, providing visitors with more information about services

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." ― Calvin Coolidge Growing up, I had a copy of this quote on my wall. It is one of those things that stuck with me over the years. For a long time I might not have truly appreciated its wisdom. Now as a teacher in times of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, its significance seems to have grown. When we can instantaneous consumers of the all of the worlds information, as we access anything and everything at the speed of light, how do we learn the value of persistence?

Site lets users create and maintain fake Facebook-type profiles online. Requires registration.

All learning is a consequence of thinking. I have these words printed and posted on the wall above my desk. It is a reminder of what I believe is a vital understanding. The consequences of this one statement are quite profound. They fundamentally shape what I do as an educator and the experiences I hope to create for my learners.

Compile and display common #hashtag via projector during preso or conference.

The Question and Answer Tool is for classes, presentations, panels, and other public discussions. Project it on a wall and advertise the URL to all attendees. Users can post questions to be included by a moderator, teacher, or panel member.

Outline Your Classroom Floor Plan For students, the classroom environment is very important. The size of the classroom and interior areas, the colors of the walls, the type of furniture and flooring, the amount of light, and the room arrangement all influence how students learn. Thoughtful arrangement of the indoor and outdoor environments will support your learning goals for students.This tool provides an opportunity for experimentation with the layout of your classroom without any heavy lifting!

 If the young people of today are to thrive beyond the walls of the classroom they will need to be able to cope with a world characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. The children of todays Kindergarten will enter the workplace in the fourth-decade of the 21st Century. We debate the merits of teaching 21st Century Skills and what they might be while teaching children who have lived their entire lives in that very century. The challenge is how will schools and individual teachers respond to this drive for urgent change.

Spend time in any school talking to teachers and even students about thinking and learning and you are likely to hear the phrase 'Bloom's taxonomy' passed around. More than likely you will see it displayed on a wall as a set of processes learners engage with when working in the cognitive domain but how might we maximise the benefits of Bloom's taxonomy?

How to teach when learning is everywhere. - Will Richardson

Alstom recently announced it was installing a new flue gas corrosion protection system at the Weiher coal power plant in Germany to protect its boiler evaporator walls against corrosion by reduced oxygen potential. With plants expected to run for decades