“SoundCloud” & “Takes Questions” SoundCloud lets you very easily record an audio message — the first 120 minutes are free — and then you can post the link or embed it where you like. They’ve also just begun a new site called Take Questions, which TechCrunch calls a “Quora for ...
“The Hook, Curiosity, and the Brain” The Hook, Curiosity, and the Brain is the title of a post over at Eide Neurolearning Blog. It describes the results of a study on what curiosity and questioning does to the brain. Here’s an excerpt: *When study subjects were interested in a question, ...
Good Short Interview With Daniel Pink “The American School Board Journal” has published a nice short interview with Daniel Pink, author of the book, “Drive.” For people familiar with his work, there’s probably nothing new in it. But it’s a nice introduction to the problems of rewards and ...
The Best Sites For Learning About The International Day For Street Children The first International Day for Street Children is being launched on April 12, 2011, by the Consortium for Street Children. Here are my choices for The Best Sites For Learning About The International Day For Street Children: The best place to start ...
Vocabulary.com Vocabulary.com is a new free site from the creators of the “Visual Thesaurus.” It’s a vocabulary game that has lots of bells and whistles, including the ability to evaluate how you’re doing and use that information to determine the difficulty of ...
Today’s Collection Of Good School Reform Posts & Articles Here are a few more good school reform-related articles and posts that have caught my eye over the past couple of days: Business and Education Don’t Mix is by Walt Gardner at Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Explaining Why Schools ...
