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This online bullying simulator takes the user’s actual facebook page and creates an online...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:03:14 -0300

This online bullying simulator takes the user’s actual facebook page and creates an online...

Udacity Similar to Coursera, MITx, Skillshare, and other online higher education courses I’ve...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:03:06 -0300

Udacity Similar to Coursera, MITx, Skillshare, and other online higher education courses I’ve...

Big Ole PD Directory This is Education Week’s directory, which they tout to be the “most...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:02:46 -0300

Big Ole PD Directory This is Education Week’s directory, which they tout to be the “most...

Let the National Center for Scientific Research take you on an interactive journey around the world...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:03:26 -0300

Let the National Center for Scientific Research take you on an interactive journey around the world...

There really are just too many YouTubers out there that have fantastic educational content, so to...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:02:00 -0300

There really are just too many YouTubers out there that have fantastic educational content, so to...

About one and a half years ago, a National Honor Society member...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:20:35 -0300

About one and a half years ago, a National Honor Society member at our school heard about the life of a man named Deng Juac, who was one of South Sudan’s Lost Boys. His journey led him to Fairfax, VA, a U.S. high school diploma, and a dream to return to his hometown with the means to build a structure that could house the several hundred students who travel miles each day to crowd around very few charitable and inspiring teachers - teachers who have limited resources in a school where a light rain or an especially hot sun means classes could be canceled.

That student became quite inspired, and as Deng created a non-profit to fund Mayom Primary School, our student decided to raise money by designing and selling bracelets, and organizing fundraisers. This video is a creative description of that process while touching on the fundamental value of giving that our student recognized from her work with NHS. Please watch and share.

If you haven’t already come across Storybird, it’s an amazing resource: “Storybird...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:02:19 -0300

If you haven’t already come across Storybird, it’s an amazing resource: “Storybird...

"We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more..."

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:32:01 -0300

“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a...

This video from PBS’s OffBook considers the complexity of...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:02:36 -0300

This video from PBS’s OffBook considers the complexity of online use, and in particular, seeking the answer to the question, “Who is responsible for regulating online behavior, and how would anyone even start?”

The extent to which parents and schools regulate something as pervasive as online presence, which bridges home and school life, is a debate dually concerned with personal privacy and safety.
This video just touches the surface of what the free speech vs. bullying debate means for student behavior. Determining punishments for cyberbullying or offensive trolling has been a struggle for all schools, especially since one could argue that if the bullying is done online, it falls in the realm of student interactions that external to school policy. How does a school keep its kids safe?
To what extent is free speech free? Our students are growing up as guinea pigs in the experiment that is increasing dependency and exposure through social networking, living the uncertainty to which we try to apply outdated perspectives, and witnessing how courts themselves struggle with these questions. This is a great point of application to learning, because we don’t have the answers. Should Google have removed The Innocence of Muslims from YouTube? Does a school have the right to expel a student for making fun of a classmate online? What is the difference between free speech and speech without criticism? Should anonymity be removed from online use? These are interesting questions that students should also be exploring.

Struggle Means Learning This interesting article explores the perception of struggle in learning...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:02:23 -0300

Struggle Means Learning This interesting article explores the perception of struggle in learning...

National Honor Society students at our school put together this...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:12:11 -0300

National Honor Society students at our school put together this video to promote the value of donating blood in Brasil. As we are a school of many nations and languages, they highlighted the theme of humanity’s interconnectedness by sharing the message in multiple languages. The video will be complemented by information on how and where to donate blood soon. In the meantime, the project’s goal is dependent on views and shares. If you have two minutes, please watch.

ASAP Science

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:02:14 -0300

ASAP Science believes that science is awesome, and they create entertaining videos that answer...

The Art of Art and Play “Animation has been captivating audiences for more than a hundred...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:02:12 -0300

The Art of Art and Play “Animation has been captivating audiences for more than a hundred...

Data Culture in Top-performing Schools “Over the past decade the McKinney, Texas ISD has faced...

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:02:25 -0300

Data Culture in Top-performing Schools “Over the past decade the McKinney, Texas ISD has faced...

Curriculum Manager Continuum Position with The International Baccalaureate

Mon, 27 May 2013 21:53:44 -0300

Curriculum Manager Continuum Position with The International Baccalaureate:...

Networking Platform Tioki is a platform for school leaders, entrepreneurs, and teachers to network,...

Mon, 27 May 2013 07:02:07 -0300

Networking Platform Tioki is a platform for school leaders, entrepreneurs, and teachers to network,...

Idea Channel - Did someone say "Webby"?

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:02:05 -0300

The Idea Channel is PBS’s weekly web series hosted by Mike Rugnetta that examines the evolving...

Amplify Tablet “The Amplify Tablet, unveiled in March at the SXSWedu conference in Austin,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:02:16 -0300

Amplify Tablet “The Amplify Tablet, unveiled in March at the SXSWedu conference in Austin,...

ilovecharts: George Bernard Shaw warned us to “Beware of false...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:47:28 -0300

ilovecharts:

George Bernard Shaw warned us to “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”

Shaw is a fabulous person to quote, I rely on his words liberally and often. Also, full disclosure that I’m an anthropology major by trade and got a substantial kick out of fitting the ‘armchair anthropologists’ joke into this one (a term that refers to academics who don’t venture too far outside the library and hide from actual fieldwork – a crime anthropologists were especially guilty of in the early years of the discipline).

Simulate the Universe The Millennium Run is a simulation of the large-scale evolution of the...

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:02:46 -0300

Simulate the Universe The Millennium Run is a simulation of the large-scale evolution of the...