I love it when a Fun Friday post just falls into my lap as it did this week. I found this video on It’s Okay to Be Smart. I am definitely going to be adding this to my Pinterest Board of Inspirational Videos for Students. It is a film of Wil Wheaton (you know – … Read more
Real Change is a television program that will air this evening, Tuesday, April 23rd, on CBS. According to IMDb, the show “celebrates teachers and individuals who make a difference in American schools today.” I’m not sure about you, but we are in the middle of standardized testing season here in Texas. At a time when … Read more
On April 9, 2012, the video, “Caine’s Arcade” was posted online for the world to see. I have posted about this truly inspiring video in the past, in addition to the subsequent formation of the Imagination Foundation. If you have never seen this video, you must make time to watch it. Caine is one of … Read more
I ran across this video, which is a TED talk given by the author Brad Meltzer, on the Mindshift blog originally. It is an inspirational speech that every young person should watch. Meltzer outlines the three pieces of advice that he gives his own children: dream big, work hard, and stay humble. He gives various … Read more
I absolutely love this idea from Tony Vincent’s “Learning in Hand” blog. He has taken a series of quotes, and used QR quotes to cover up parts of the quotes. If you go to this link, you can see 20 examples. He also offers a link to a video explaining QR codes. Tony hangs up … Read more
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, CNN posted a site where you could choose an inspirational quote by a famous woman, select a background from three choices, and share it via Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, or Tumblr. I spent quite a bit of time reading the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, Marie Curie, … Read more