Archive for the 'TED Talks' Category

Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education

Sugata Mitra:  The child-driven education is a TED video that I believe every teacher should watch.  Sugata Mitra is an education scientist who is famous for his “Hole in the Wall” experiment in which he placed a computer in a slum in New Delhi, India, then watched children teach themselves how to use the computer.  […]


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Ted Talks: Naturally 7 beatboxes a whole band

Naturally 7 beatboxes a whole band isn’t really a talk – it’s a performance by a group of seven talented musicians who use their voices to create instrument sounds.  They call it “Vocal Play”.  I think you’ll enjoy listening to their single “Fly Baby”.  (3:56)


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TedTalks: Renny Gleeson on antisocial phone tricks

Renny Gleason on antisocial phone tricks is a short, funny video about how cell phones have made us more available and connected, but possibly also more antisocial.  (around 3 minutes)


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Talks Dave Eggers: 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School

2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School, a TED video, is an invitation for the community to get involved in educating students.  David Eggers, a writer, publisher, and philanthropist, tells the story of how he started a center to provide one-on-one tutoring for students.  This is an inspirational story of how someone with a […]


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Talks David Merrill: Siftables, the toy blocks that think

In Siftables, the toy blocks that think, a TED video, David Merrill demonstrates small, computerized blocks that manipulated to perform math operations, play music, share photos, and do a variety of other tasks.  I think Siftables could have a great impact on education – especially primary and special education. (7:09)


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Talks Evan Williams: How Twitter’s spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses

How Twitter’s spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses, a TED video, focuses on how Twitter has become more than just a social meda tool for communicating with your friends.  Evan Williams, a co-founder of Twitter, talks about the evolution of Twitter as a means of gathering and sharing information. (7:58)


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Talks Pattie Maes & Pranav Mistry: Unveiling the “Sixth Sense”, game changing wearable tech

Unveiling the “Sixth Sense,” game-changing wearable tech, a TED video, was brought to my attention by Deyana Matt.  In this video, Pattie Maes from MIT demonstrates a wearable device that she and her innovative team have designed that acts like a computer using a projector, camera and cell phone.  This video blew me away! (8:42)


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