This is the portal to YouTube's EDU section, where videos are sorted according to subject area and age. From the YouTube release: "Whether you're doing research for a project, need help with homework, or just want to learn something new, YouTube EDU features some of our most popular edu[cational videos.]"

An entertaining video from Keith Hughes on the how-to of setting up a flipped classroom. He covers some helpful websites with a lot of content material already made by other teachers, and he also goes into the process of making your own videos if that's the route you want to go, from equipment and setup to the basics of iMovie.

The flipped classroom casts a different light on classroom management issues, as teachers rethink one-on-one time, off-task students, freedom vs. control, and parent expectations.

by Charles Samuel, Senior Editor at GetVoIP I watched a video recently that made me think hard about the future of education. In it, education researcher Sugata Mitra calmly posits that the education system we see around us- the one that's often casually referred to as "broken"- isn't hopeless at all.

A fantastic collection of virtual labs and simulations covering a wide variety of science topics. They're Java applets, so you can run them through your browser, download the files and run them offline, and embed them in your website or blog by copying and pasting the HTML code provided. Plus, teachers from all over the world have submitted activities and lesson plans to accompany most of them. Great for homework, emergency lesson plans, or pre-lab demonstrations.