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"Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so."

This five-minute video gives an impression of what it is like using Twitter as a backchannel in a large classroom.

I am already a HUGE fan of Twitter as a tool for extending my PLN. Logistically, I'm unsure how tweet-ing would work in a NSW high school context at the moment (leaving aside the fact that it is blocked by the web filter) - can anyone out there share a success story?

The full version of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech.

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Raised in Vancouver and Toronto, Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been camping and hiking all her life. When she was 9 she started the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a small group of children...

a study of perceptions

Reading Roles for Literature Circles

"Validation" is a fable about the magic of free...

A simple story from the commoncraft show that "illustrates the forces shaping social media"

I could listen to James Gee all day...

For anyone who came to my presentation last Wednesday - this is a pretty good introductory video on how to create a wiki using PB wiki. It is 10mins long, but covers all the basics.

Another TEDtalk that I'll be using in my Year 9 unit on digital storytelling.

The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

Live Shakespeare sketch with Hugh Laurie and Ro...

Artist Jonathan Harris discusses his latest projects, which involve collecting stories - what a great talk!

I'd like to show this to Year 9 when we start making digi-stories, to get them thinking about how images can represent people and their lives.