kellimcgraw

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A Twitter love song
Not on the Test
The video for the song, "Not on the Test," that Tom Chapin wrote with John Forster. The two wrote the song to express their disappointment in the lack of arts education in public schools. www.noto...
Why tribes, not money or factories, will change the world
"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."
The Twitter Experiment
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?
Martin Luther King "I have a dream"
The full version of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech.

Comments disabled since many of them were hateful and racist. You can discuss the video here:
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Severn Suzuki speaking at UN Earth Summit 1992
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...
The Lunch Date
a study of perceptions
Literature Circles
Reading Roles for Literature Circles
Validation
"Validation" is a fable about the magic of free...
Internet Filtering
Social Media in Plain English
A simple story from the commoncraft show that "illustrates the forces shaping social media"
Grading with Games
I could listen to James Gee all day...
PBwiki Training Video
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.
David Griffin on how photography connects us | Video on TED.com
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.
Shakespeare sketch
Live Shakespeare sketch with Hugh Laurie and Ro...
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