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Twitter in the Classroom: The Experiment

Dr. Rankin, professor of History at UT Dallas, wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had heard of Twitter...

Obama Writes Absence Note

Father asks President Obama a question at a recent health forum and the president ends up writing an absence note for his 4th-grade daughter.

Deadline

a simple and fun stop-motion senior project from Bang-yao Liu the Savannah College of Art and Design

Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

Kevin Surace invents eco-friendly drywall

Kevin Surace suggests we rethink basic construction materials -- such as the familiar wallboard -- to reduce the huge carbon footprint generated by the manufacturing and construction of our buildings. He introduces EcoRock, a clean, recyclable and energy-

Podcasting in the Classroom

A 3 minute explanation of podcasting. This video comes in an unbranded "presentation quality" version that can be licensed for use in the workplace.

Stuart Brown says play is more than fun

A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults -- and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.

Teaching Social skills, Anti-Bullying, Anger Management: Easy to use DVD Video Curriculum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTm6yCJVJtA

Hegley Gets Creative in the Classroom

Poet John Hegley arrives at Eleanor Palmer primary school to teach year 6, armed with a pile of leaves.

Test Your Awareness

Watch this video and see how it relates to managing a class full of students.

Erin McKean redefines the dictionary

Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation.

Murray Gell-Mann on the ancestor of language

After speaking at TED2007 on elegance in physics, the amazing Murray Gell-Mann gives a quick overview of another passionate interest: finding the common ancestry of our modern languages.