Video from The Guardian. Great for point of view and social media discussions.
Galatea, by Emily Short (2000) is loosely based on the Greek myth of ‘Pygmalion and Galatea’, which tells the story of a sculptor who creates and falls in love with the statue of a beautiful woman, later brought to life by the goddess Aphrodite. The object of this piece of IF is, as an art critic, to engage in conversation with this version of Galatea and to get her to discuss a wide variety of topics, leading to many different outcomes. Via Joe Pereira 
I came across this short video while reading the paper, clicked on it and was strangely mesmerised. I found it beautiful and compelling but at the same time very thought-provoking. I then discovere...
Help prevent the abuse of defenseless apostrophes. Support the Apostrophe Liberation Front. 
Reading to Learn - Reading to Learn is a literacy teaching program designed to enable all learners to read and write successfully, at levels appropriate to their age, grade and area of study.
From Prometheus (Aeschylus) to Prometheus (Scott): Top ten pick of the most enduringly mad scientists in horror fiction, both before and after the reality of Dr. Josef Mengele.
A good, brief, video to introduce this this topic
"A simple guide to help parents and educators understand how media literacy has changed and what it takes to be media literate in the 21st century. From www.cyberwise.org " Via Anthony Beal 
In 2005 Chuck Palahniuk began submitting original writing essays on craft to his official fan site ChuckPalahniuk.net. 36 essays later and Chuck had amassed a wealth of knowledge on his readers; tools and writing tenants that could fill a book!
Via Dennis T OConnor, Jim Lerman 
Liz Shannon Miller: "The Fine Brothers have a long-established reputation for trying new things with web content, and this year, they're using YouTube's money to create not just a show, but a fully immersive social media experience and a full line-up of shows"... Via The Digital Rocking Chair 
Some alternatives to that classic classroom assignment, the book report, all inspired by an article, essay, blog post, illustration, interview or work of multimedia in The New York Times.
(My favourite is Judging a Book by its Cover.) Via Marita Thomson 
One secondary school teacher on the impact of the Rooted in Reading scheme which has seen reading flourish in many British schools, primary and secondary.
Via Marita Thomson 
Of all the indignities visited on the writer’s life these days, none is more undignified than the story or pitch meeting, a ritual to which every writer, from the gazillion-dollar screenwriter to the lowly essayist, will sooner or later...
Art is a genius. It's just the world hasn't cottoned on yet. Until then, he spends his time making low budget films, working in a cinema and allowing his obsession with all things celluloid to seep into every day life.
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Still in beta, but Pinterest for learning sounds too good to miss. 
I believe in the democracy of storytelling. I love the fact that our stories can cross all sorts of borders and boundaries. I feel humbled by the notion that I'm even a small part of the literary experience. I grew up in a house, in a city, in a country shaped by books. I don't know of a greater privilege than being allowed to tell a story, or to listen to a story. They're the only thing we have that can trump life itself.
COLUM McCANN Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 12:13AM Via Gregg Morris, Heiko Idensen 
Scribendi.com's Free the Apostrophe infographic highlights apostrophe abuse and illustrates how apostrophes should be used correctly. 
A list of some of the most common grammatical errors that routinely make it into print.
A new study of young adult fiction shows that characters who swear are richer, prettier, and more popular.
Google Docs Slide Share.
A compendium of clever ideas and techniques to stimulate quality, engaging writing...many with web 2.0 enablers. -JL Via Dennis T OConnor, Jim Lerman
Long, fancy words designed to show off your intelligence and vocabulary are all very well, but they aren't always the best words. In this short, playful vide...
"Expert advice on how to change the minds of kids who hate to read." These are all worth considering but my favourite is: Reason 9: They Have No Interest in the Material They Are Required to Read Do this: Struggling readers will blossom if you give them material that is so interesting they can’t resist reading it. That’s the trick: finding something so compelling that students forget they are reading. Via Marita Thomson 
What the plain-English manifestos have been to Britain, “The Elements of Style,” by William Strunk, Jr., and E. B. White, is to the United States...
Approximately 375 million people speak English as their first language, in fact it's the 3rd most commonly spoken language in the world (after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish) but interestingly enough it's the number 1 second language used worldwide -...
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