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Short video book reports - This website allows students age 11-13 and 14-18 to compete with short (two-minute) videos promoting their favorite books. Prizes (books) are awarded based on performance, script, creativity of supporting materials, technical quality, and knowledge of the each book. For more information, see http://storytubes.info/drupal. To see past videos, go to http://storytubes.info/drupal/node/66.

Pages on the iPad works with iCloud but what if you want to collaborate using another Cloud service like Dropbox, Google Docs or Box.net where your documents are already stored? 

I really like using Dropbox. I am a relatively new user but I am happy with it so far

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world's leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries.

An insider's look at innovation in the MIT Media Lab In its 25-year history. He found that CEOs and elementary-school students alike had the same reaction: "Everybody goes away thinking, 'How can I be more creative in my life?'"

We develop new technologies that, in the spirit of the blocks and fingerpaint of kindergarten, expand the range of what people can design, create, and learn

This is a comical yet insightful video that echos Dr. Tienken and Dr. Zhao's lectures. He also discusses what Alan said this past weekend about why students enjoy video games - there are no personal penalties.