This is passion.
Raw, gritty, and real.
And thus, required viewing.
Category: RequiredViewing
Math
Every time I talk about Flipped classrooms, I always get asked a few questions- and it’s usually a math teacher that asks me.
1. How do we make sure students actually watch the video we assign as homework?
2. How do I make (fill-in-the-math-concept-here) interesting on video?
I’ve not had much in the way of good concrete answers to those. I usually talk about how if the content and delivery are really good, the kids are more likely to watch a video. And I talk about how applying math concepts to real-world situations is always more compelling for students.
But now, I’ve found a YouTube channel that is math based, amazing, and not Khan Academy (which, honestly, I’m not a huge fan of…). Witness this:
Required Viewing.
Adam Savage, of the Mythbusters, has done several talks in the last year or two that I’ve watched. This one, a keynote from the Maker Faire this year, has a great story about the power of learning and making. That’s why it’s required viewing.
Hexaflexagons
Invocation for Beginnings
Not entirely devoid of all naughty words. But worth hearing every single one. This is Required Viewing:
Required Viewing
Heart of Coppola from Brian Carroll on Vimeo.
Required Viewing
Exercise makes you smarter & other stuff…
Not a lot else for me to put here, but this needs to be seen & watched, which clearly makes it Required Viewing.
More Required Viewing.
This is not really the most impressive bit of video ever, but the content is compelling.
Required viewing.
Baloney Detection Kit
It’s been a bit, but this just came across my desk:
This is the sort of thing that provides students with the exact skill set that they need to be able to determine a reputable source compared to a fraudulent/biased one.
Totally Required Viewing.