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Bao Tri Photography By Anne Collier Failure is a positive act of creativity,” Katie Salen said.

Fun Failure: How to Make Learning Irresistible

Now an essential online medium, video is a useful way for teachers to supplement classroom learning and engage students in content they can't access on field trips or through books alone. However, finding and sharing videos can be a challenge due to safety and compliance concerns.

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Social media opens up all new avenues of communication for college students, their classmates and their professors.

http://mashable.com/2011/08/18/social-media-students/

3 Tips for Teachers Using Social Media in the Classroom

First, a little background: We’re three undergrad industrial design students at the University of Cincinnati who teamed up for an experiment in education. We set out to partner with our university, a high school, and several footwear companies to create a curriculum that would engage and empower inner-city youth through footwear design. We titled the experiment the Tread Project.

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Start An Education Revolution In Seven Steps | Co. Design

http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/

50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom | Teaching Degree.org

Written By: Jillian Terry Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways. Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom.

"Real education is [not] looking up factoids about the world."

http://www.educationandtech.com/2011/08/real-education-is-not-looking-up.html

I haven't updated this blog for a while. And there is a reason. It seems the internet more and more is becoming a echo chamber, everything that is said by let's say an authority, then is criticized or commented internet-wide.