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"Social trends analyst Paul Flatters argues that childhood today is better than ever before, and he explains why wrongly thinking the reverse is bad for us as individuals and as a society. Paul deconstructs several examples of recent media coverage, and explains why charities and academics have a vested interest in exaggerating the negative. He also seeks to dispel the inevitable gloom of early January by pointing out the many ways in which research suggests life is certainly no worse, and much better, for children and families than it has ever been before. "

Excellent article explaining concepts of Graphic Design to 4 year olds.

A detailed animation explaining the needs and differences between cytokinesis in animals and plant cells. Beyond what we need, but interesting and visual.

Pictorial Communication Language. Icons & Pictures that explain ideas. Great for simple presentations and for infographics. Similar to the Noun Project

A blog post that explains how to read and write in a blog and provides an overview of the architecture and vocabulary of a blog.

big names in science & humanities answer big questions, e.g., does moral action depend on reasoning? Does evolution explain human nature?

A teacher from Shekou International School explains how they use Twitter as a part of their writing workshop and to learn about the world.

" Kapur has identified three conditions that promote this kind of beneficial struggle. First, choose problems to work on that "challenge but do not frustrate." Second, provide learners with opportunities to explain and elaborate on what they're doing. Third, give learners the chance to compare and contrast good and bad solutions to the problems. And to those students and workers who protest this tough-love teaching style: you'll thank me later." Originally shared by JPL! Still awesome. (yes, you Jeff, and this article)

Through the ©reativity on Film project, The Film Foundation hopes to create a respect and understanding among young people for the need to protect and preserve our cultural heritage, and enhance their appreciation of art and creation. The Film Foundation uses filmmaking as a point of departure to communicate to young people the important skills they will need to succeed in today's society-such as imagination, collaboration, communication, leadership, and responsibility. The key component of this project is the "Making Movies: A Guide for Young Filmmakers" production manual. Created with the assistance and expertise of 25 professional film artists and educators, this step-by-step production manual includes tips from experts, hands-on exercises, and an 8-week filming schedule-thereby explaining the filmmaking process from story concept to completed film.

"If you are a teacher and you are trying to explain what you do, say, 'I am a learning designer!' Teachers need to be empowered with a variety of instructional designs to meet the needs of all students. They need to be honored for their expertise to create creative and engaging learning environments. We can re-frame the concept of "teaching" to truly encapsulate all that teachers can and should do!"

This would be great to show to kids - the second half - where they explain the different colours and what they represent from a personality/emotions perspective, a marketing perspective, politics and chakras. 

"An ethics policy explains your [school, library, technology, classroom] goals, values and program within the larger context of the [district, school] educational mission, policies and procedures. By stating the rules and identifying the norms as lived in daily practices, the ethics policy offers explicit guidance about an individual's behavior and clarifies the rights and responsibilities of the institution and its stakeholders, the community and its members, the classroom and its learners. "

"Creativity is just as vital in science and engineering as it is in art and drama, argues Gerard Darby. Yet the present education system is undermining young people's natural creativity, he says, and is in urgent need of reform. He highlights some novel approaches, and explains why this matters both for the individuals, and for our wider society and economy. "

What holds us back and causes us to resist? The following article is from the Harvard Business review, written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter. She explains ten solid reasons why we we fear the face of change.

Great article, clearly explaining the differences between SkyDrive, Google Drive & Dropbox

"Bring your own device" programs have transformed the way schools are delivering technology services to students.

various videos explaining how to create books in iBooks

Seven Degrees of Connectedness by @cleversheep. This explains it nicely...

One of the most misunderstood terms in education is "classroom management," which is often seen as a synonym for discipline. Imagine asking the manager of a store to explain his job and he says, "My job is to discipline the customers." And when the same question is posed to the manager of a team, she says, "I discipline the players." Yet, discipline is the prevailing response of most educators when asked about classroom management.