One of our 1st grade teachers, Mrs. Cunningham, is piloting an unusual classroom at Fox Run Elementary this year. Much of the furniture is on wheels – including tables (instead of desks) and dry erase boards. She has just posted an awesome video on her blog showing the amazing ways this has transformed her room. From … Read more
Sometimes I feel like I live under a rock. Two of my co-workers were talking about this video at lunch the other day, and I admitted that I had never heard of it. Considering that the video has gotten over 2.5 million views, you would think that I might have come across it at some … Read more
In 2010, Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, delivered the Baccalaureate Address at Princeton University. Last year, I showed this video of his address to my 5th grade GT students. In 18 minutes, Jeff Bezos is able to sum up everything that I hope that my students will gather from our classroom activities … Read more
Imagine: How Creativity Works is the title of a new book by Jonah Lehrer. In this short video by Flash Rosenberg, the main idea of the book is summarized in an entertaining use of live-drawing. I first found out about this video on Free Tech 4 Teachers, and immediately showed it to my 5th graders, … Read more
Puppet Pals is an iDevice app that allows students to make puppet show videos. The free version offers a limited number of characters and backdrops, but can still be fun. For more options, you can pay $2.99 for the Director’s Pass, which you gives many more themes and backgrounds, including Talk Shows and Politics. Once the … Read more
The Academy of Achievement aims to “to bring aspiring young people together with real-life heroes.” One way they are accomplishing this is by posting audio and video of interviews with leaders in different fields. The videos include such eminent people as Steve Jobs and Maya Angelou, and many more. In addition to the videos, the … Read more