Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Education World ® Professional Development Center: Curriculum: Copyright Law and New Technologies

Fair use is a challenge to enforce. With the rising textbook prices and the use of technology, teachers can complement or supplement readings with a variety of learning resources and presentations that contain a plethora of scanned materials, links and visuals. Below is a link to relevant article on this issue of do's and don'ts we may all find useful:

Education World ® Professional Development Center: Curriculum: Copyright Law and New Technologies

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Amazon.com gets into the movie business

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/17/amazon-studios-movie-producing_n_784683.html



Amazon.com Gets Into Movie Producing With New Site, Amazon Studios

1938 War of the Worlds

H.G. Well's War of the Worlds


War of the worlds (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.war-of-the-worlds.org/Radio/
The Mercury Theater. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.mercurytheatre.info/


Big Thinkers: Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences | Edutopia

Big Thinkers: Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences | Edutopia




Gardner, H. (2006). Multiple Intelligences. Basic Books: New York.
Gardner, H. (1997). Big Thinkers: Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences. [video]. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-howard-gardner-video

Secret History of the Credit Card on PBS

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Wikipedia's gender gap?

A study by the United Nations University and Maastricht University found that less than 15 percent of women are Wikipedia contributors. This is a relevant topic to follow as a comparative review of wikipedia entries suggests gender disparity in how topics are addressed. For more details about the study, visit the Collaborative Creativity Group.

Check out the New York Times article "Define Gender Gap? Look up Wikipedia's Contributor List.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech from Oslo, Norway





Full text of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34360743/ns/politics-white_house/from/toolbar