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3 year old death grip!
omfg
iM LAUGHING SO HARD BC THE BROTHER IS STARING AT HER LIKE “OMFG” AND SHES STANIDNG BACK THERE HOLDING HER HANDS LIKE “i never knew what i was capable of, my powers are here”
I just reblogged this yesterday but I fucking had to do it again because it gets funnier every single time omg
I can’t stop laughing. their faces, tho!!!
omg
I have some Flip Video Cameras available for sale. Each connects to a computer via a built-in usb adapter to charge/upload video.
I have 3 still available, that I bought over time to have a classroom collection.
the price in bold is the price I’m selling them for.
2 (8gb/2 hr of Video) Flip MinoHD: (my price= $100 each) (originally $230 each)
1 (4 gb/1hr of Video) Flip MinoHD: (my price=$50 each) (originally $115 each)
Message me if you want one or email: sheamusburns@gmail.com. Already shipped out 2 today and sold 3 to some teacher colleagues. If I have to ship it it will probably be about 6 bucks more inside the US.
I can do payments over paypal, but that will be a few extra bucks because of their fees (how else are we gonna make paypal rich!)
Hey everyone,
My cultural studies students finished and presented their video documentaries, in which they had to examine an event(s) in Chinese history through the lens of Confucianism, Legalism, and Taoism.
Like any project, some of them are good, and others — we’ll let’s just say there’s lots of room for improvement. In reflecting on the final products I can see where I should put major emphasis next time, both in the process of creating a film and in the way you present information and historical knowledge in a film.
The purpose is to convey a message, or an argument and to provide evidence for that argument. The first and second videos do that well. The third veers from the question and the fourth presents a dramatic viewpoint and could do a better job of integrating historical knowledge.
I think one of the highlights of this project were the conversations we had about finding historical footage/imagery, using images to illustrate a concept, and knowing what you can and cannot use and how you need to cite in this context.
See what you think…
Everything’s changing so fast. In 50 years, education may look very different than it does today. Schools, the traditional hubs of teaching and learning are changing their offerings, rethinking their aims, and sometimes even becoming obsolete.
What do you think the #FutureSchool will be like 50 years from now? Post your response as a text, image, or video post at thelearningbrain.tumblr.com/submit to be featured on the blog.
Are you or do you know any qualified teachers who might be looking for teaching opportunities this summer? Do you have experience teaching middle schoolers and/or high schoolers about programming, video game design, app development, or wearable technology and electronics?
If you do, message me at http://thelearningbrain.tumblr.com/ask. I might have the perfect opportunity for you at the summer school of a well known prep school in the northeast.
If you’re an Education tag editor, could you boost this please?
Molly Wood explains how you can use several tools to encrypt your email and lock down your communications.
As I wrote in my previous blog, A Neurologist Makes the Case for the Video Game Model as a Learning Tool blog and the accompanying video, the most popular computer games take players through increasingly challenging levels as they became more and more skillful. As skill improves, the next challenge stimulates new mastery to just the right extent that the player could reach with practice and persistence. Students need challenge suited to their background knowledge and abilities if they are to remain motivated to persevere and build mastery of foundational knowledge.
This is an excellent article for those of you interested in incorporating gaming elements into your teaching. There are two really solid strategies in here, along with some great, practical advice.
The iGeneration is made up of kids who are “magical”
video of 3rd grader, Michael, who has three websites.
He talks about his camera, ipad, ipod touches, Nintentdo DS. Going on and on about all the technology he has – a flying helicopter that he can control from his ipad.He also has an “old” kindle – he’s stuck on the idea that he doesn’t have the newest kindle.
video of a five year old: Cash. [the video is skipping, but the sound is ok]. Basically video is of a five year old using an ipad – he’s just tapping the buttons and using the ipad.
video of a 2 year old – using the gyroscope function – knows intuitively what to do with the devices.
Live Video of a Newly Detected Supernova at 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT)
Light from the supernova 2013df has traveled more than 60 million light-years to finally be detectable from Earth, and today you have a chance to see it for yourself.
At 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT), sky watchers around the world can watch a live video feed of the supernova broadcast from a telescope in the Cayman Islands. The video comes courtesy of the online sky-watching site Slooh.com.
A type II supernova occurs when a star more than 10 times more massive than our sun runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses in on itself. As the star implodes, its core gets hotter and more dense, until eventually the implosion bounces off the core and explodes out into space in a great burst of light and solar material.
The brief burst of light is so bright that it can outshine an entire galaxy. When the implosion is over, what remains is a super-dense object known as a neutron star.
Supernova 2013df lies in the spiral galaxy NGC 4414 in the constellation Coma Berenices and is particularly popular for amateur astronomers because of its unique structure. (It is a dusty galaxy and has dark patches and streaks on its sprial arms).
Amateur astronomers first discovered this supernova in June after noticing that there was suddenly what looked like a bright star in the galaxy that wasn’t visible just a few days before.
If you have a large telescope at home, you might be able to find this supernova, but Patrick Paolucci, the president of Slooh, said you need to have at least an eight-inch telescope to see it.
During the broadcast, Paolucci and his team will describe where the supernova is in the sky, and show images of its home galaxy before and after the light from the supernova was visible.
Supernovas are not visible for long, and this one is already starting to fade, so if you want to check it out, today may be last your chance.
Source: LATimes
