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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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 [...]
Yoonseo Kang was a member of his high school Robotics team. He thought he might like to study engineering and economics in college and his family was looking forward to his successful college career. However, according to an interview by MAKE, Yoonseo watched the Open Source Ecology’s (OSE) founder Marcin Jakubowski’s TEDTalk and decided to take [...]
Posted in Back to School, Design, Economics, Electronics Tags: alternative education, invent, make, MIT, Open source, TED, Thiel Fellowship Comments OffTED 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 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 OffThe 99 represents a new breed of super hero with global appeal. What’s more, The 99 heroes have even teamed-up with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman in cross-over editions. Each super hero is from a different country, and they work together to fight hate and evil in the world. Learn more about The 99 THE [...]
Posted in Culture, Diversity, Global Homeschooling, News, social change Tags: Barack Obama, Comic books, DC Comics, Dr. Mutawa, Social Justice, super heroes, TED, The 99, tolerance Comments OffFor anyone familiar with Google Maps street view, the Google Art Project takes the same navigational approach to select art museums. Yes, you can cruise through the Museum of Modern Art just as you can cruise a street in Google Maps using just your web browser. Even better, you can zoom in on art works, [...]
Posted in Art, Eclectic Homeschooling, Online Tools Tags: Art museum, google, Google Street View, Museum, Museum of Modern Art, TED 5 Comments »Celebrate Earth Day by sharing some inspiring TED videos with children. There are numerous amazing TED Talks on sustainability and the environment. Here are a few of our favorites. Enjoy! Mitchell Joachim: Don’t build your home, grow it! Janine Benyus shares nature’s designs Mushrooms are the new plastic Natalie Jerejimenko: The art of the eco [...]
