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Ken Robinson's YouTube channel, with all his videos on here. It's a great resource for thinking about teaching, learning, creativity, and transformation.

"I'm an educator and there is so much out there? Where do I begin? All areas of this wiki reflect K-12 interests. However, I discerned a need for a starting point for teachers and educators who are overwhelmed with resources to begin looking for digital citizenship resources of immediate use. What I present here is my favorite short list. You will find lesson plans, videos and other resources, often broken down by grade level."

Lots of 1-2 minute videos to observe teaching tips in action.

It takes a giant leap of faith for a teacher to think that their students can learn the material on their own. Teachers become teachers to teach. It is natural for the teacher to want to force the student to learn. But, this is similar to trying to force the proverbial horse to drink. Think about how many video games people have learned and won, on their own! No one had to "teach" them how; no one had to force them to play.

Daniel Simons has become one of the most influential young cognitive scientists in the last decade, co-authoring smash-hit studies in two different fields. His videos would be useful as openers for educators to discuss perceptions vs. reality as we do data analysis.

"We are complementing Salman's ever-growing library with user-paced exercises--developed as an open source project--allowing the Khan Academy to become the free classroom for the World. "

"Diana Laufenberg shares 3 surprising things she has learned about teaching -- including a key insight about learning from mistakes."

If you're reading this, chances are you have access to the Internet. But how much do you really know about the information superhighway-and how familiar ...

Whether you're blogging about your passions or publicizing your business, Posterous Sites are the simplest way to send your message to the world. Keep your colleagues, team or family on the same page with Posterous Groups. Privately share photos, videos and ideas via email, mobile and the web.

Explanation of what Creative Commons copyright is.

Born to Learn is the first animation in a fascinating series aimed to provide easy-access to the exciting new discoveries constantly being made about how humans learn! Narrated by Damian Lewis

We have already explored the "Why?" The benefit, the usefulness of the PLN. Now, let's explore several tools that can help us engage, create, communicate, share, and connect with other professionals for the common purpose of leading and learning.