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These TED talks speak to the complexities of parenthood, offering unusual insights and hard-won advice.
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“ Not every school has the resources necessary to take their students on an airplane . . . or spaceship. The iPad can bring the world to your students' fingertips in ways never before possible. Many na”
Via John Evans
Mike Dilger's curator insight,
May 15, 2014 6:38 PM
Use the iPad as a window on the world. Visit the Louvre or under the ocean. Possibilities are endless. If you haven't considered this approach to your classroom then read this post for some ideas. 
Dean Mantz's curator insight,
May 16, 2014 9:54 AM
Are you looking for ways to connect your students to various locations around the planet? Checkout this list of apps compiled by Edutopia that takes you to various historical and geographical locations. You may even find yourself in outer space too.
Thanks to John Evans for sharing this article from Edutopia.
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This is a great new game from Google which helps students develop their vocabulary through spelling and pronunciation. Using Chrome, students can actually speak to the computer and listen to the pronunciation of the words as they build a word tower. They can even listen to a speaking dictionary telling them what the words mean. This should get your students working autonomously to develop their own vocabulary and if they sign in they can track and share their results.
Via Nik Peachey
Sayed Saber Ali's curator insight,
July 20, 2014 8:35 PM
You need to use Google Chrome to enjoy this. 
Dennis Swender's curator insight,
March 3, 2016 11:13 AM
Proud to have done some work on this for Google.
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How aging, fertility patterns, and gender imbalances may pose national and international security threats.
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The Cyclepark turns the multitude of sign posts found in cities into a network of bike parking spots, without the cost or space of installing free...
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'Farish says the racks are a way to improve the look of a city by reducing clutter. “It’s a rare opportunity to give a visible upgrade to a street,” he says, explaining that much of the work that cities do often goes unnoticed by the public. “It’s really a way of encouraging cycling and doing it a way that doesn’t compromise the street’s aesthetic.”'
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A plan to skirt Russia’s state energy behemoth, Gazprom, by reverse-flowing natural gas into Ukraine has been hindered by reticence from neighboring Slovakia, seemingly due to pressure from the Russian company.
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About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came food surpluses, leading to commerce, specialization and, many years later with the Industrial Revolution, the modern city. Vance Kite plots our urban past and how we can expect future cities to adapt to our growing populations.
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The number of Christians in Communist China is growing so steadily that it by 2030 it could have more churchgoers than America Via Seth Dixon
Albert Jordan's curator insight,
April 29, 2014 2:27 PM
Another example of how one thing can begin in one region, go to another, then another, and then find a new identity as its previous one fades away. As part of what can be said to be a "devlopment" cycle, as a nation goes past manufacturing and into the services sector as well as its populace becoming more secular, the leaders of the church still need to bring in wealth for their coffers. What the missionarys started under colonialism is perhaps starting to pay off. Culture travels just as traded commodities does, by having peoples from different places inter-mingle and the largest motivator of that is global trade bringing people that ordinarily would not have met, together. Or in some cases, bible toting missionaries attempting to "civilize" a "primitive" people. If Jesus doesnt work, there is always opium.. again. 
Linda Rutledge Hudson's curator insight,
May 13, 2014 4:07 PM
It's interesting to think there are those who believe crime will diminish because there are more Christians. I guess that's an infusion of Confucian morality and hope into their Christian ideals. I hope that this will pave a way for the growth of human rights and more political freedom for China.
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diMany plants that we call weeds today were essential food in medieval times and they can still offer important benefits – nectar for helpful insects and protection for crops Via Joy Kinley
Joy Kinley's curator insight,
May 1, 2014 3:01 PM
What is a weed? Technically it is any plant that we don't want or desire in our garden. Many of these so-called weeds don't fit with the manicured lawns and perfect gardens however if one wants a more natural or a cottage garden all of these weeds now become attractive. I also really love a plant generally considered a weed, the dandelion.
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After an exodus, white South Africans are returning home in their thousands (Why South African whites are coming home http://t.co/KaH6eayFrP #SAElections2014 http://t.co/CFyCzWisa9)... Via Mr. David Burton
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An important look at the military reality of the crisis.
Gorete Queiroga de Figueiredo's curator insight,
May 4, 2014 7:30 PM
Infográfico para entender a crise ukraniana
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Let me introduce you to a new bio-optical knowledge recording and dissemination system, responding to the trade name : MAP. "Map" is an unprecedented technol...
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"The American policymaking sphere has long been dominated by political scientists and economists. While I have nothing against these disciplines, and acknowledge that they have made important contributions to our public discourse, I am also concerned that we have not always heard the full range of perspectives on important questions of the day. Geography has a different perspective to offer, and our public discourse is impoverished without it."
Jordan Schemmel's curator insight,
May 21, 2014 1:05 PM
A great article discussing why geography matters in ongoing discussions about public policy. The spatial perspective is a key thing to remember in any decision-making process.
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“This is the presentation from my workshop on using tablet computers in a one to one context.”
Via Nik Peachey
Fiona Harvey's curator insight,
August 11, 2014 4:06 PM
Yet another superb collection of ideas, tools and apps for education 
Patricia Daniels's curator insight,
August 26, 2014 7:28 AM
Slides from Nik Peachey concerning iPad use in the context of one-to-one teaching. As well as providing some practical tips there are some useful links to tools that will enable students to practise diverse literacy skills. 
Melissa Marshall's curator insight,
August 27, 2014 12:10 AM
Here is a great presentation filled to the brim with simple ideas for using iPads - from Tellagami (recorded animation) to TodaysMeet (backchannel) to Fotobabble (recording voice over a picture). Some of these are ones we have used at school before, others open up new channels we are yet to explore!
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"We’re going to live in a world where you can take a picture of your friend’s lipstick and print it out," says the founder.
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The old labels no longer apply. Rich countries need to learn from poor ones.
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"The Hatpin Peril" Terrorized Men Who Couldn't Handle the 20th-Century Woman | History | Smithsonian
To protect themselves from unwanted advances, city women protected themselves with some sharp accessories
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There has been great progress in improving the health of most young kids, but newborns have not seen the same success. Researchers know the main causes of death. The challenge now is combating them.
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It's perfectly human to grapple with questions, like ‘Where do we come
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Joy Kinley's curator insight,
May 1, 2014 9:25 AM
Simon Bolivar helped to free several South American countries and is hailed as a liberator and supporter of libery.
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Bill Gates introduces Mosquito Week on his personal blog, the Gates Notes. Everything posted this week is dedicated to this deadly creature. Mosquitoes carry devastating diseases like malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and encephalitis. Via Michael Miller, Joy Kinley
Joy Kinley's curator insight,
May 1, 2014 3:05 PM
So the most dangerous animal is a mosquito - which cause many different diseases. We hear more about sharks and bears being so dangerous but often the most deadly are the hardest to see. 
16s3d's curator insight,
May 2, 2014 3:51 AM
"C'est pas la p'tite bête qui manger la grosse". La manger, je ne sais pas, être le vecteur de son décès, c'est plus probable. Les moustiques et le paludisme tuent plus de personnes en 4min que les requins en un an!
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"From the scrunchies and jean jackets that dominated the 1980s to the plaid shirts and heavy boots that defined 1990s grunge, everyone has their favorite teenage fashion trend. But what would we have worn if we were flower children of the 1970s or flappers of the 1920s? Ohio State University student Annalisa Hartlaub was able to paint a picture by depicting each decade's quintessential mainstream and counterculture looks. Using herself as a model and tinting each picture to realistically reflect the technology of the decade, Hartlaub's "Counter // Culture" photo project catalogs nearly 100 years of fashion history from 1920 through today." Via Seth Dixon
D Langen's curator insight,
August 22, 2014 10:46 AM
Here is a great photo study to use when teaching counterculture. Students often have difficulty seeing persons in other eras as anything but "foreign". This photo study may also help students convey a sense of familiarity across time and social groups.
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A 'retronym' is a term specifying the original meaning of word after a newer meaning has overtaken it.
Kristen McDaniel's curator insight,
May 2, 2014 3:10 PM
Very interesting look at how language changes over time. Examples: landline, "friend IRL", and vinyl. |
