Yesterday, the TED-Ed YouTube channel was launched. Here’s the scoop.
Not only can you consume TED content, you can create it. TED-Ed is an invitation to educators, including you!
The biannual TED conference was held a few weeks ago in Long Beach, CA. TED was created in 1984 as a place for “Ideas Worth Spreading” in the areas of Technology, Entertainment, and Design. It has since broadened its scope to include science, education, innovation, creativity, culture, and more.
Speakers are invited to give “the talk of their lives” in 18 minutes or less. There are over 900 TEDtalks available for free and include speakers from Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Al Gore to 12-year-old app developer Thomas Suarez and 10-year-old Adora Svitak talking about what adults can learn from kids. Ken Robinson’s legendary talk about creativity in schools has been viewed 11 million times, with 10,000 views added each day.
TED Wish: Each year, $1,000,000 is granted to someone with “a wish to change the world” Watch Jamie Oliver and Dave Eggers’ talks about their wishes for kids.
It goes without saying, there’s a few TED apps out there as well.
- TED Air: an Android favorite
- TED for iPhone and iPod Touch
- TED with Subtitles for iPad
Why not share some of these fascinating talks with students? What sort of discussion might they have about these big ideas?
Why not share some of these fascinating talks with colleagues? Add a comment here with a favorite TED talk of your own. It’ll also enter you in this week’s prize drawing… you know the drill. 🙂
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