Even when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, a new renewable energy tile quietly captures kinetic energy from footfall traffic and converts it into energy to power lights, even indoors. And that is exactly what Pavegen is doing with its Kickstarter campaign. If this campaign is fully funded, two lucky schools (one [...]
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Tags: Kickstarter, Pavegen, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, TED 
Comments OffIf you are not yet familiar with Arduino, you’ve been missing out on arguably the biggest trend in DIY electronics. In fact, the Open Source hardware movement wouldn’t be complete without Massimo Banzi, co-inventor of the Arduino, a tiny, easy-to-use open-source microcontroller that’s inspired thousands of people around the world to make the coolest things [...]
TED videos have always been great for kids. We’ve been viewing talks as a family for years, enjoying insights into different ways of thinking. With TED-Ed videos, you can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube. The featured lessons are mostly [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Homeschool, Learning Methods, Online Tools, Teaching methods, TED Tags: homeschool, Learning, online education, TED, TED-Ed, unschool, video Comments Off
Trying to learn something new isn’t always easy. Because of various learning types, educators aren’t always able to reach every student which can be frustrating at times for both parties. However, the internet has helped bring the gap between teacher and student so that every student can find the resources needed to supplement their education. [...]
Posted in Back to School, Learning Methods, Online Tools, Teaching methods, TED Tags: Khan Academy, OpenCulture, TED, Wikipedia, Wikiversity, YouTube Comments OffTED, famous for hosting video of inspiring talks by some of the world’s brightest and most creative people, announced TED-style educational videos specifically for children. In fact, TED-Ed will soon be a whole new website centered around learning. Although many standard TED Talks are great for children, the new education section of TED.com promises to [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Homeschool, Learning Methods, Online Tools, TED Tags: Education, Lessons Worth Spreading, TED, TED-Ed, video Comments OffHappy New Year. A new year is always an opportunity to look ahead with optimism. Everyone can make a positive impact on our lives and world. Whether or not we actually make (and follow-through on) new year’s resolutions, here are five bold learning ideas that challenge the status quo in ‘education’. Embrace all or just one [...]
Posted in Activities, Homeschool, Interdisciplinary, Learning Methods, Literacy, Make, social change, TED Tags: Empathy, Learning, Share, TEDx, TEDxYouth, tolerance, Toys Comments OffSteve Jobs, founder of Apple, died on October 5, 2011, losing his long battle with pancreatic cancer. Steve changed our world in so many ways that it is difficult to imagine where innovation goes from here. Learn more about the amazing man and his vision and unique technology philosophy that made all the difference. Thanks [...]
Posted in Culture, Design, STEAM, technology, TED Tags: Apple, disruptive innovation, icon, iconoclast, innovation, Inspiration, STEAM, Steve Jobs, technology, the arts Comments OffGeoff Mulgan’s TEDGlobal Talk inspires interest in project-based learning. Home learners who are already using this method can attest to the passion and success learners have for this method. Kids in the Studio Schools enjoy the experience. In fact, Studio Schools are rapidly spreading in the UK. Best of all, Studio Schools are spreading almost [...]
Posted in Learning Methods, TED Tags: Geoff Mulgan, Project-based learning, Studio Schools, TED Comments OffPeople connect to the world through the internet, and through it, people are changing the face of their governments and the world . Forty Five percent of the world’s population connects to the internet through a mobile phone, and Google Translate is currently the most downloaded app on Apple’s iTunes store. Emerging markets are [...]
Posted in Environmental Conservation, Global Homeschooling, Online Tools, social change, TED Tags: Environment, International relations, Stanford University, Sustainability, Sustainable living, World population Comments OffGever Tulley, author of 50 dangerous things and TED presenter, has taken his Tinkering School to the next level. Tinkering School is a summer camp in California that engages children in fun and challenging hands-on make projects. Kids work with power tools, wood, metal, rope and more to design and build contraptions such as boats [...]
Posted in Interdisciplinary, Make, technology, TED Tags: California, Summer camp, TED (conference), Tinkering School 7 Comments »
