open thinking

This is a great example of a teacher using technology to have some fun with his students in his pre-Halloween class. It was made for a Nature of Math class at Biola University by Matthew Weathers, October 28, 2009.

Great job, Matthew.

Update December 3/09: There has been much interest in this list so I have transferred this resource to a wiki. This post will remain, but I would be happy if others contributed to the wiki version found here. Thanks for your interest in media education.
Over the past few years, I have been collecting interesting Internet [...]

Are kids influenced by popular culture?

There is no doubt.
I wonder if all of the adults in this case knew where the phrase “that’s what she said” recently came from. Anyone remember it here?

Dancing Matt has a new video that takes to 42 countries over 14 months.

This is a thing of beauty. Turn on the volume, and watch this in full-screen high quality.

Beau Bergeron, a graphic designer, created this presentation which was then projected onto his shirt. This is a great example of a digital story, and demonstrates and points to important elements of design.