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"The iPad running Air Display works like any monitor on the Mac, and is configurable using the standard OS X Display Preferences .. it is the equivalent of buying a new monitor for your Mac."

A pricy but very handy app for the iPad that works over a wireless connection. Although the review talks about OSX, this also works with a Windows desktop.

"With just a weather balloon, some polystyrene an iPhone and a video camera, Luke Geissbuhler and his seven-year-old son Max experience the blackness of space - and it didn't involve Max risking his life."

Nice to read the father-son bonding to build this experiment. :-)

"Following my video about school subjects, here are my thoughts about Educational Hierarchy. "

Nice response by Ken Robinson that reflects on the hierarchy we see with education subjects.

Over 2000 free online Maths videos. Topics include: Algebra, geometry, Trigonometry, Precalculus and Calculus

Video that compares educational games and entertainment games. It argues that we should 'enable learning' through tangential learning in games rather than have lesson style games.

The changing media landscape 2009 video

This video for Victorians working in the public service shows how adults also need to be reminded about acting responsibly when using social media.

Video to encourage all students to have a go at creating computer code.

Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. Web 2.0 has given us great amounts of intelligent audio and video. It's all free. It's all enriching. But it's also scattered across the web, and not easy to find. Our whole mission is to centralize this content, curate it, and give you access to this high quality content whenever and wherever you want it. Free audio books, free online courses, free movies, free language lessons, free ebooks and other enriching content - it's all here. Open Culture was founded in 2006.

"The greatest invention yet. "

Personal Info, Photos and Video and Positive Presentation

NSW Dept of Education site with games, videos and lessons.

Darfur is Dying is a viral video game for change that provides a window into the experience of the 2.5 million refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. Players must keep their refugee camp functioning in the face of possible attack by Janjaweed militias. Players can also learn more about the genocide in Darfur that has taken the lives of 400,000 people, and find ways to get involved to help stop this human rights and humanitarian crisis.

The Mobile Learning Institute's film series "A 21st Century Education" profiles individuals who embrace and defend fresh approaches to learning and who confront the urgent social challenges that are part of a 21st century experience. "A 21st Century Education" compiles, in short film format, the best ideas around school reform. The series is meant to start, extend, or nudge the conversation about how to make change in education happen.

These are some powerful videos that could be used to support professional learning.