Turn your gaming system into an educational tool!

A pretty cool hack of the Wii Remote. What other tools have the potential to be appropriated and reimagined for education?

Chicago Artist Illustrator Eric Garcia

a couple links

http://www.curatormagazine.com/lauratokie/arts-education-and-technology-rock-our-world/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inderpal-grewal/steve-jobs-arts-education_b_1007221.html
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx
http://dowser.org/nuvana-brings-social-technology-and-arts-education-together-to-inspire-youth-creativity/

What's this 3D printing thing?

We've been talking about 3D printing as a potential project for our Museum Education collaboration, so I thought this video was appropriate to share.

http://video.pbs.org/video/2339671486/

Cleveland's Interactive Exhibits

Looks a bit different from what we saw today.

Thursday Salute to Originals: A Touchscreen Museum Visit

i forgot my phone

Just saw this video for the first time yesterday, while one sided I think it is very relevant and something that near everyone today is witness to. How do we cope with having so much information, entertainment, or social networks at our fingertips? What kind of effect does it have on the people around us that we care about? How do we begin to manage this new behavioral phenomena?

-brendan

Changing Educational Paradigms

If you haven't heard of Ken Robinson or seen this video yet (or any of his TED talks) this is a must-see! The content is fantastic, and the illustrations are fun. Enjoy!