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Sir Ken Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this talk, he makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) - TED.com
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I watched Wade Davis’ Cultures on the Edge presentation yesterday and it has impacted me tremendously. I in one fell swoop have changed my view of story telling and it necessity in the world. Wade is a persuasive and polished presenter. His simple stand and deliver approach is understated and modest but the images and words blast right into your soul. His understanding of the cultures is inspiring and will leave a lasting impression on all who watch. A must see!
With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world’s cultures, and argues passionately for the preservation of the “ethnosphere.” (Recorded February 2003 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 22:44) - TED.com
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Finding a good source for tech support can be challenging. Todd Eastman has put together a good list for tech support resources.
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Easy Test Maker – is a free online test generator to help you create your tests. With Easy Test Maker you can create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer and true and false questions all on the same test. You can also insert instructions and divide your test into multiple sections.
Zoomerang Surveys – this is the free version. You can have up to 30 questions per survey using multiple pages. You can create survey questions and answers in almost any language. Reporting on a maximum of 100 responses per survey and the survey data is only stored for ten days after your survey is posted. There is limited analysis capability.
DiscoverySchool.com – this quiz center is the most flexible and comprehensive quiz-making application on the Web and it’s free. All you have to do is join My discovery and set up a Custom Classroom.
http://school.discovery.com/quizcenter/quizcenter.html
Hot Potatoes – this site includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web.
Quizlab.com – 30 day free trial
Free On-Line Surveys – with this account you can try out most of the features for 10 days (max 50 respondents per survey)
https//free-online-surveys.co.uk/welcome.asp
Quia.com – quizzes, surveys, create activities – 30 day free trial
4 Teachers - Checklists, RubiStar Quiz maker, RubiStar Rubric maker and other items. http://www.4teachers.org
Survey Monkey - Intelligent survey software for serious primates of all species. SurveyMonkey has a single purpose: to enable anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily.
This collection of survey resources and comments is from City University’s Masters in Teaching Program
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Another great video from Jimmy Ruska.
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