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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Seek Your Own Proof

I had the pleasure of meeting Ken Bautista, a creative and social entrepreneur, last evening. A pet project of Ken’s is Seek Your Own Proof. The site was created for kids to investigate history and science in a fun and exciting way. As members of the Central Institute for Exploration or CIE, kids have access to information, activities, videos, and opportunities to engage with fellow agents in order to complete assigned missions. Agents earn badges and experience points by participating Missions and Agency activities. The most active agents will rank up to unlock even more content.

You do have to sign up and there is a paid-access level of the game, but you can certainly play the first level at no cost.

The URL: https://www.seekyourownproof.com/

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Difference Between

How many times do teachers field questions that begin with, “What’s the difference between…?” Well, have a look at this site recommended to me by List member, Fred Moody. Differencebetween.net not only facilitates your understanding of a topic, but it also enables you to differentiate two similar subjects.

The URL: http://www.differencebetween.net/

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The Story of Bottled Water

Annie Leonard from The Story of Stuff, released a new 8 minute video this week to observe International Water Day. The Story of Bottled Water discusses ‘manufactured demand’ and presents some stunning facts about how pervasive our desire to drink from a bottle is. I have tried to find some refuting response online to the work – and have had no luck. So, I send this as something interest in the spirit of knowing more about the world than we did yesterday.

The URL: http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/

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OK Go and Rube Goldberg – This Too Shall Pass

My web students are building Flash animations based on Rube Goldberg’s work this week. One of my students showed me this video that was released by the band, OK Go, of their song, This Too Shall Pass. It’s hosted on YT, so you may need to watch it at home if your district blocks it, but it’s worth a look. (BTW, no need for concern when you see the first fellow. You’ll understand his appearance better at the end.) According to Wired Magazine, it took over 60 takes to shoot the video, but the video is one single long shot.

The URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w

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