550 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing
Teachers Education
Questions that invite students to tell stories, describe memories, make observations, imagine possibilities, and reflect on who they are and what they believe.
How to triple your memory by using this trick
Adults Education
Do you recall studying for your exams? You probably do. But do you remember how you studied, how you memorized French words or the year of the American civil war?
Einstein's twin paradox explained
Adults Education
Follow two astronauts into outer space to explore time dilation and Einstein’s theory of relativity through the Twin Paradox thought experiment.
Dear Smokers
Adults Education
Let's talk about cigarette butts and why they are a major problem.
Teaching The Research Process Through Podcasting
Teachers Education
Sharing their podcasts with peers gives students motivation to conduct research and develop skills they’ll need later to write essays.
The Egg - A Short Story
Adults Education
A Big Thanks to Andy Weir for allowing us to use his story.
Making Liquid Nitrogen From Scratch!
Adults Education
I used a nitrogen membrane and Stirling cryocooler to liquefy nitrogen out of the air. For this video I partnered with Starbucks to celebrate their Nitro Cold Brew.
Primitive Technology: Hut burned down, built new one
Adults Education
Primitive Technology: My hut burned down, so I built new one - Building a hut from scratch.
160TB Server with Linus! (From Linus Tech Tips)
Adults Education
Linus Tech Tips helps Smarter Every Day with organizing his footage.
Can you solve the dark matter fuel riddle?
Adults Education
An ancient, abandoned alien space station has been discovered. Can you beat everyone in the galaxy and reach it first?
How To Use Google Books
Teachers Education
When students are shown how to use Google Books it can become a valuable search and research tool for them.
Is Nuclear Power Actually Dangerous?
Adults Education
Kyle dives into more details of the Chernobyl disaster, responds to your comments, and more!
Google Earth For The Classroom
Teachers Education
Google Earth is a web based 3D virtual globe that presents the world’s geographic information ranging from natural sciences to social sciences, history, art, and engineering in a geospatial context.
Google For Education
Teachers Education
Anthony Speranza, St. Mark's Primary School
Melbourne, Australia speaks about the shifting role of the teacher within the new complex and digital world.
Can You Swim in Shade Balls?
Adults Education
I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear.
Emerging Trends in Education
Teachers Education
Today’s classrooms must prepare students for careers and challenges that don’t yet exist. Here’s a look at research-based trends to watch and resources to help your school prepare students for what’s next.
Why should you read “The Master and Margarita”? - Alex Gendler
Adults Education
Get to know the Russian classic “The Master and Margarita,” a genre-defying blend of political satire and occult mysticism about a visit from the Devil.
8 Tips To Strengthen Parent Involvement With Digital Tools
Teachers Education
Technology can be used to power better and more meaningful relationships with parents and families. Here are eight points that specify how digital tools can improve parent engagement.
Classroom App Socrative
Teachers Education
Your classroom app for fun, effective engagement and on-the-fly assessments. Works on computers, laptops, tablets, and phones.
How Sand Mining Destroys One Home to Build Another
Adults Education
As Singapore dredges sand out from beneath Cambodia’s mangroves one woman is faced with the erasure of her beloved home.
We need to relearn how to play nice in peer review
Teachers Education
Most educators obsess about the quality of their work and are afraid, at best, to disappoint their department and mentors, and at worst, to have their name blacklisted among the community.