Thing 3

http://www.ted.com/ I found this to be a fascinating site. It presents approximately 18 minute talks (speeches, presentations) of provacative people from many walks of life. TED (Ideas Worth Spreading) is actually a venue that gives these speakers an opportunity to present their ideas, causes, platforms, knowledge, etc. at a common site. I recognized people like Al Gore and Jane Goodall and saw many others whose names were unfamiliar to me. There are notables in fields like music, business, brain structure. I was hoping to find some talks that might be informative for my students, but most of the offerings appear much too advanced for most K-5 students.

However, I had several thoughts "rush" through my head as I learned about and explored this site. Although the talks I visited were not suitable for my students, what a great idea this whole thing is! What if we did TEDs for students' show and tells? How about as a means for teachers to share professional learning experiences? What about as a book sharing medium? Some things to think about.