SMS Connections

Dr. John Medina's YouTube Channel.

Karl Fisch's collection of student and adult essays and podcasts in the "This I Believe" format.

This project, TeachingwithTED, has really taken shape. This page shows how some really bright people are using visualizations to manipulate data and create some stunning conclusions.

this could have an interesting use

Do kids learn to think by reading great literature, doing difficult math and learning history, philosophy and science? Or can they tackle those subjects on their own if schools simply teach them to problem-solve, communicate, use technology and think creatively?

Incredible site for images of the early 20th Century.

This is an interesting way to mindmap. Can you use this?

want to do something with this but what?

Excellent read about a teacher really going paperless.

This graphic is telling about the state of the newspaper business model. What I question, a little, is the rise in profits shown at the bottom for the NYT.

So many uses here.

These presentations should help spark some ideas for teachers new to using digital tools in the classroom.