Jul

15

The bad news about the news

July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This TED Talks by Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, demonstrates visually the warped world view presented by US network television, where Anna Nicole Smith and Britney dwarf all international news except Iraq.

The map above represents the seconds dedicated to news stories by country in February 2007, a month when North Korea announced plans [...]

Oct

28

Why Design Matters…

October 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

Dean Shareski has created a Design Matters Keynote for the 2007 Flat Classroom Project.
This is a remix of his presentation for the K-12 Online Conference in which Shareski challenges the fact that “creativity and design are often seen as frivolous or at best icing on the cake of learning” and presents reasons why design [...]

Apr

29

Online Safety

April 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

This is a thought-provoking video that could help reinforce the importance of “thinking before you post” to students. In the words of American educator Karl Fisch, “how do we effectively educate our students regarding the irrevocability of anything they post online?”

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