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There are pieces of this video that were shared at the IU Mentor meeting on March 1 at the Dallastown Intermediate School. You may get the gist of his message of Professional Learning Communities and Global Education

This project was directed by Rita J. King and Joshua Fouts, who work with an extensive network of experts on all aspects of the transformation of education and the future of work. Put these findings into practice The co-directors of this project, Rita J. King and Joshua Fouts, offer consulting sessions for practitioners of the new global culture and economy at all levels. Whether you need to learn how to use Twitter, build a complex simulation environment or create an innovator's community of practice in your classroom, school, district, state, nation or world, we can work with you to achieve that goal. If your group is interested in exploring these subjects or booking consultation sessions, contact us at: info@dancinginkproductions.com

The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many Pennsylvania resources available for free on the Library's Web site.

See how we got here. Transportation transformed America. Choose from these three interconnected routes to explore how transportation shaped our lives, landscapes, culture, and communities.

Learn EL Civics with great pictures and easy words. Just click on a picture to start a lesson or activity. The following EL Civics units are now available: Statue of Liberty, Washington, D.C., American Bald Eagle, and Gateway Arch. English Language Civics provides an easy way to learn about American history, geography, and culture.

Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways. Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom. Read below to learn how you can take advantage of the power of Skype in your classroom.

The CAPL project seeks to explore this idea through a collection of authentic photographs arranged by language and context.

Use this site to access more than 2000 resources. Search to find Smithsonian educational resources aligned to national, common core, or state standards in Art & Design, Science & Technology, History & Culture, Language Arts! I tried Texas for Art in grades 8 and was thrilled with the resources in the Smithsonian to support the Texas Standards! A must use resource!

Shows the technology divide in how students and professors use and view technology.

FORA.tv helps intelligent, engaged audiences get smart. We present the web's largest collection of unmediated video drawn from live events, lectures, and debates going on all the time at top universities, think tanks and conferences. We gather this provocative, big-idea content for anyone to watch, interact with, and share --when, where, and how they want.

Awesome collection of podcasts for various languages!

"Since 2007, Michael Wesch, a Kansas State University anthropologist, has released a series of viral videos interrogating the ways in which new web technologies shape human communication and interactions with information. "

Jeff Mummert blog for his class.

Jeff Mummert blog for his class.

Promoting education and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format

Where the world goes to talk about science.