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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
TEDxSanJoseCA - Salman Khan - (Sequel to talk at TED)
Salman Khan talks about Khan Academy’s approach to education and how it started.
Copenhagen Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: Jean Nouvel, 2009
(Source: bebravebeforeitstoolate)
TU Delft Library - South Holland, Netherlands by Namijano
TheyRule.net is an amazing Flash player that makes the connections between major corporations with global influence. It’s simple, just choose a corporation from the list and see which board members from that corporation are also board members of other corporations. Updated as of 2011. There are links to verify the legitimacy of the data. Spend a couple of minutes on it to get an idea of how powerful influence and money can be.
Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
A major challenge faced, was to link the Forth and Clyde Canal, which lay 35m (115ft) below the level of the Union Canal. Historically, the two canals had been joined at Falkirk by a flight of 11 locks that stepped down across a distance of 1.5km, but these has been dismantled in 1933, breaking the link.
GIF of the Falkirk Wheel in action: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FalkirkWheel.gif
Check out this week’s featured pencil, Harriete Estel Berman. The scale of this sculpture is AMAZING.
Top Five iPad Note Taking Apps for Students
By Henry Furman
As the iPad continues to trickle into every little niche of productivity you never thought it would, more and more students, from grade school to grad school, are finding it conducive to learning. Whether it’s Apple’s launching of iBooks Textbooks or the countless number of flashcard apps that make Spanish vocabulary a little less painless, iPads have asserted themselves at the forefront of educational technology. But what makes iPads most attractive to students is note taking. Organization, simplicity and security make the iPad hard to compete with. Here’s five of our favorite apps for those of us who will never buy another Moleskine.
Hatch Recital Hall is the latest jewel among Eastman’s concert venues. Opened in December 2010 in Eastman’s East Wing, it quickly became a popular concert stage for faculty and student musicians. With 222 seats, Hatch Hall is an ideal size for solo instrumental, chamber and vocal music – a modern complement to Eastman’s historic Kilbourn Hall. Along with its elegant appearance and outstanding acoustics, the hall boasts state-of-the-art acoustical and multimedia technology – Internet, audio, and video.
Acoustically and aesthetically, this beautiful facility is also a visual symbol of Eastman’s values as an institution devoted to the training of musical artists of the highest caliber. Funding for the Hatch Recital Hall project came from the Davenport-Hatch Foundation.
(Source: esm.rochester.edu)
The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis (animation).
(Source: jonathanjarvis.com.)
What Do High School Seniors Think about Literature?
In my district, 12th grade Academic (General) English is split into two separate semesters: advanced composition and world literature. We just started the literature semester last week, so I showed my kids a video clip about the ways literacy is changing in our society and had them answer a survey…
25 Things I Learned From Opening a Bookstore
Hilarious list by Open Salon for anyone who has ever thought about owning their own bookstore (eg. ALL of Bookshelf Porn’s readers).
(Source: skillshare.com)
