Top 10 resources for 4/15/11 TAX DAY!

The best resources found this week through twitter and my google reader.  Enjoy!

Top 10 List

10. Just for Fun Haiku Creator

http://www.pbs.org/parents/creativity/ideas/haiku.html#edchat

9. Just say NO! to keynote and powerpoint

http://livebinders.com/play/play/88883

8. 5 Bookmark tools every educator should have

http://www.educationandtech.com/2011/04/5-bookmark-tools-every-educator-should.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

7. “Every lesson is a balance between something the students can already do & something they are working to master.”

http://goo.gl/RmP8x

6. What to empower students?  Expect more out of them

http://blog.findingdulcinea.com/2011/04/want-to-empower-students-expect-more-of-them.html

5. Things that will be obsolete by 2020:

http://www.21stcenturyfluency.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=1839

and

http://www.21stcenturyfluency.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=1831

4.A Google A Day: A fun way to hone your searching skills!

http://agoogleaday.com/

3. Why educators should be using twitter

http://justintarte.blogspot.com/2011/03/why-educators-should-be-using-twitter.html

2. 16 things I wish they would have taught me in school

http://www.21stcenturyfluency.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=1844

1. The invisible leader:  A must read for anyone aspiring to lead in any way

http://tomschimmer.com/2011/04/12/the-invisible-leader/

Videos of the week!

I love this:  Students used Project Based learning to utilize a cross curricular project as well as a TON of technology....Building a restaurant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Qy0uTL76U&feature=youtu.be

WOW!  Just WOW!  When you identify a kid that is not paying attention in class it’s important to understand attention and just how much we as humans do pay attention.  Great video with many AH HA’s! for me

TMB Panyee - The true story of how innovation, determination can yeild tremendous success.

http://edupln.com/video/tmb-panyee-fc-short-film

Words are worse than sticks and stones - good message wish it was appropriate for school....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37_ncv79fLA&feature=player_embedded

Really good anti-bullying video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gliHyklHr6c