Friday, January 28, 2011

Why '30 Rock' is Worth Your Time

Words cannot express my gratitude for all of this hard work from Eric Voss, but this graphic can help:

And why not close with one of the best tongue-in-cheek outros I've seen on network television as of late?

Most Articulate Student Petition Ever Conceived

I love students like this; we've taught them how to think for themselves!

Amazing:

Take a Break from the Interwebs...

..Ironic how I posted this on a blog...

Mini Golf Shot of the Year

If you've ever been mini golfing with me, you'll know I like to attempt unnecessarily ridiculous shots:



This, however, is the best shot I've ever seen:

A Case for Testing...

So, anyone think we're testing our students too much?

Me too.

This research, however, seems to suggest that testing (when correctly implemented and not overused) might actually be a powerful method to help students retain information.

Check this out:

Un Tour de Manege

Thanks to Walbridge for this one. Brilliant, beautiful, and captivating. I'm no artist, nor am I any type of art critic, but I'm going to go with Jesus Diaz on this one:

"In a world where every film studio is striving to make the most realistic 3D animation, I love to see that somebody is actually playing with texture and color and shape, getting closer to traditional media instead of chasing the absolute perfection of hyperrealism."

Enjoy:

UN TOUR DE MANEGE from alexis liddell on Vimeo.

Coming out of hibernation...

I think I may try to resurrect this blog.

More things to post!

Here we go...