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Dangerously Irrelevant: Top 20 TED Talks podcasts for busy school administrators
http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/05/top20tedtalks.html

# # Michael Merzenich on re-wiring the brain # Dave Eggers’ wish: Once upon a school # Ray Kurzweil on how technology will transform us # Alan Kay shares a powerful idea about ideas # Howard Rheingold on co
Top 20 TED Talks podcasts for busy school administrators Here are my top 20 TED Talks podcasts for busy principals and superintendents (in no particular order). These are the TED presentations that I think are most likely to interest, educate, and entertain administrators as well as make them think!
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds.
technology, leadership and the future of schools
Here are my top 20 TED Talks podcasts for busy principals and superintendents (in no particular order). These are the TED presentations that I think are most likely to interest, educate, and entertain administrators as well as make them think! Kevin Kelly on the next 5,000 days of the web...
TED Talks Demystified for Teachers | The History Teacher's Attic
http://www.historyteachersattic.com/2009/06/ted-talks-demystified-for-teachers/
cool TED organized by a teacher for me in terms of subject matter. How nice!
The title of this post is not meant as an insult! It’s just that so many of us (educators) are clearly impressed with the brilliance exhibited in the TED Talks, but have trouble sorting through all of the material to discover something appropriate
Lakshmi Pratury
25 Incredible TED Talks for Educators - Learn-gasm
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/25-incredible-ted-talks-for-educators/
good links to other education sites
5 TED Talks on Science That Will Blow Your Mind
http://mashable.com/2009/07/22/science-videos/
Some of the most entertaining, informative and mind-blowing science videos on the web come from the TED conference. Here are five.
Some of the most entertaining, informative and mind-blowing science videos on the web come from the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference. Here are five.
Some of the most entertaining, informative and mind-blowing science videos on the web come from TED – the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference. Challenged to give the “talk of their lives,” the world’s top scientists and science communicators have been dazzling audiences – many of whom are thought leaders, trend-setters and entertainers – for years now. Most of the best talks are now freely available on the internet, but sifting through hundreds of video clips to find the real gems can be hard going.
TEDTalks as of 09.02.09
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pjGlYH-8AK8ffDa6o2bYlXg&gid=0
Thought of opml as I saw this spreadsheet.
Interesting talks about interesting things by interesting people
Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man | Video on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_an_ad_man.html
great talk about value of perception...
Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what we consider “real” value -- and his conclusion has interesting consequences for how we look at life.
Free Technology for Teachers: 15 TED Talks for Teachers to Watch Before 2010
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/12/10-ted-talks-for-teachers-to-watch.html
Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids | Video on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.html
TED Talks Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.
Being childish...being normal. --- Irresponsibility and irrational thinking Ann Frank, Ruby, Charley Simpson 100,000 lbs on a bike. World needs kids thinking. Why not to do things....everything were free and Eutopia. You must dream first Kids push the boundaries of possibilities Kids don't think about limitations. Kids do a lot of learning from adults - students should teach the teachers. If you don't trust them you place restrictions on them. Regimes becomes oppressive when they become fearful of keeping control Adults underestimates kids abilities Wrote 300 short stories To show you truly care you listen. Imperative to create opportunities for children to blow you away. "You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow."
Video I can use for DEP; What adults can learn from kids
TED Talks Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.
Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! | Video on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html
TED Talks In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.
Bring on the learning revolution! Ken Robinsons latest short video on TED.com. Should be seen by everyone in education.