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Just trying Google Sites for my school's discussion group on apps-we'll see how it goes! Other ones include:  Voicethread~Springpad~GoogleSites~Bookemon

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Many so-called “disabilities” can be strengths in the right context, and many people with disabilities have a wide array of abilities. Less focus on “how smart is this child” to “how is this child smart” is a movement in the right direction that recognizes the only proven law in psychology—the law of individual differences.

There’s a meme going around that asks you to think about how you perceive various professions. From photographers to bellydancers to, yes, teachers.

Evan Seitz created this one-minute animation in which each letter of the alphabet represents a famous movie.

Cuban artist Alexi Torres lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. in the artist's own words about his work:

My works are an answer to my own appreciation of Earth’s needs. I reconstruct iconic images that represent both classic and modern times from all branches of human development, including the arts, politics, science, education and military. I create this by changing the context of the initial forms into ecological, fragile, ephemeral and natural elements; leaves, weaving, feathers and other elements formed in nature. With each element carefully constructed, I create an image.

In a single minute there are over 695,000 status updates on Facebook. That's just one example of the mind boggling scale of online activity. The following infographics show a bunch of other incredible things that happen in 60 seconds.

Creating Hugo, Martin Scorsese’s first 3-D movie, took a lot of imagination. But it also took a lot of processing power — one fantastic scene alone would have taken 19.5 years to render if just a single computer had been used, according to the production house that handled the bulk of the movie’s visual effects.

Take a look at this video that shows some of the lovely layers that made Hugo such a delight to watch.

Ranked by the percentage of people with college degrees. Canada (our home and native land) ranks number ONE-where 50% of the adult population has completed tertiary education, easily the highest rate in the OECD.

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

The principal objectives of the WDL are to:

-Promote international and intercultural understanding;

-Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet;Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences;

-Build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries.

 Michael Michalko writes about 12 aspects of creative thinking that are not usually taught...enough don't you think!

You have to see it to believe it! 

There are a lot of great technology tools out there for teachers that can make it easier to connect with other educators, get ideas for classroom activities, and find inspiration. One of the newest and best of these online tools is Pinterest, which has quickly become a favorite among educators. Using online “pinboards” teachers can save everything from photos to blog posts in one easily accessible and usable place.

Lisa Nilsson’s Tissue Series consists of anatomical cross-sections made from Japanese mulberry paper and the gilded edges of old books.

A relatively recent phenomenon, inforgraphics are turning into a popular avenue for statisticians and artists to join forces and come up with some great content for the web. Students might actually be able to learn at an accelerated rate if the pertinent facts were boiled down into easy-to-digest snippets. While this would certainly not take the place of lessons and long-term learning, infographics might do a good job at helping students understand the basic points about a lesson. What do you think?

Selections from Daniel Rosenberg and Anthony Grafton’s Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline. Showing captivating history of timelines is now in paperback—from time circles to time dragons, to a history of civilization drawn on a single piece of paper (illustrated above).