More inspiration: ‘Here’s to the crazy ones–think different’

Submitted by Fiona Beal
I always enjoy these videos that have an inspirational message. This one is said to be narrated by Steve Jobs and it features Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon (with Yoko Ono), Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner, Maria Callas, Mahatma Gandhi, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, Martha Graham, Jim Henson (with Kermit the Frog), Frank Lloyd Wright and Pablo Picasso. The young girl at the end is Shaan Sahota

The message - don't be afraid to think differently

What seems obvious to you may be AMAZING to others! Keep sharing…

We live in the social networking age, the age of sharing information generously with others. But how often does it happen that we want to share something but we think it is too ordinary – that everyone knows about it. Everybody’s idea seems obvious to them. But maybe what’s obvious to you is amazing to others!

The thoughts expressed in this video by David Sivers are so inspirational that I thought it would be good to embed the whole video here.



Happy sharing! Just do it!

Great videos about 21st century teaching and learning

In one of our pre-assignments before attending PIL Institute in Redmond, we were asked to discuss our views on 21st century teaching and learning, and also add artefacts, and place all of this in our Partners in Learning community site. Many of the attendees added video links as their artefacts, so I have listed them here for quick access. These videos capture what, I believe, best describes teaching and learning in the 21st Century. These videos focus on the skills that students need or what teachers see as vital skills for both teachers and learners.

1. A vision of K-12 today



2. A vision of 21st century teachers



3. What teachers make by Taylor Mali



4. Three steps



5. Learning to change, changing to learn



And then there is my favourite which was shown to us at the Schoolnet conference in Joburg in July.
http://www.ted.com/talks/gel_gotta_share.html) .


Can you recommend any others?

A little bit of inspiration

Submitted by Fiona Beal

What do you think of the idea of now and again spending a few spare minutes in a lesson showing an inspirational video to your learners, followed by some pertinent questions? This one is just 2:47 minutes - "Born to succeed". If you have any suggestions of inspirational videos for this purpose, please share them with us.