The 50 Let Pobedy is 159 meters long (524 ft) and weighs 23,439 metric tons (25,837 tons). That's peanuts next to the massive tankers and container ships it clears a path for, but it makes it the largest icebreaker in the world.
Born to Learn is the first animation in a fascinating series aimed to provide easy-access to the exciting new discoveries constantly being made about how humans learn! The first animation gives a grand view of the problem, and the beginnings of an insight into how it might be overcame.
http://www.ted.com In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, "Sleep," with a video choir of 2,052. The full piece premieres April 7 (yes, on YouTube!).
In the spring of 2011, Hoonah School District, a remote village in Southeast Alaska, put together a process to plan technology for their community for the next three years. This video outlines the process:
- Gathering all stakeholders for input
- Celebrating unique aspects of village
- Visioning the future
- Designing a tech plan to support these things
- Submitting the tech plan to the State Department of Education & Early Development for feedback, approval, and E-Rate funding.
You’re invited to spend less than 10 minutes of your time to view the future of learning, This is a film produced by Lur Films to show Carpe Diem School in action and it will forever change the way you think about education.
The Head of Computing and IT at Cedars, Fraser Speirs, has been named an Apple Distinguished Educator in the Class of 2011. This is a video he produced as part of his application.
In this edition, Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, explains how the new Startup America program will help entrepreneurs overcome what’s often called the “valley of death” on the way to success.
Born and raised in juneau, Alaska, I have had the opportunity to travel around the world, hosted by incredible people, and always glad to be home where nature is everywhere.
