Our friends at Schoolhouse Earth insisted that we should share this new music video from Alastair and Elsa Moock. Being the long-time fans of Alastair’s music career, we could hardly resist. It didn’t hurt that we agree with Elsa completely.
Category Archives: Education/Teaching
Who Better to Read the Children a Story
…if you could have Morgan Freeman read a story to the children, would you do it. Really, are you sure? Okay, you’re right, we DO think it’s a good idea.
Cinema and Frame Rates
John Hess and the folks at Filmmaker IQ do a great job of unraveling the mystery (and the folklore) of technical issues that affect filmmakers. You don’t have to be a budding John Cameron to find this fascinating. The math is elementary and the history is rich in this story about Frame Rate and the […]
What You Didn’t Know About Marsupials
How often do you get to learn True Facts about nature in a video that is almost certainly NSFW? Here’s your chance now! We have to confess that we’re binge-watching the whole series now. What we love most about this series is that it’s not afraid to offend any species. We particularly enjoyed the segments […]
Good Sense, and Good Haircuts
We came across this piece on YouTube recently and realized that there is an awful lot of good advice on the video sharing platform. It’s hard to know where to look for the best of it, but that’s why you have us! Even if you don’t need a good haircut, or even if you know […]
The Answer Lies Within
A lot of us think that TED talks are just about science and technology. Here’s counter-evidence. (It runs a little longer than many of our offerings here, but it’s worth the ride.) We’ll never think about professional wrestlers or poets in quite the same way.
You Knew This, Right?
The folks at Khan Academy have a magnificent vision for the future of learning. They just want you to know this one thing… Everywhere you look now. There are ways to learn the things you need. Often just for the asking.
ArtShots: Touching Lives with Her Feet
The hope behind ArtShots is that the clips would highlight artists, arts organizations, and teachers who have touched people’s lives in their community. This entry from Margaret Ma fulfilled on that hope completely. It profiles dance instructor Gayle Greenbrook. Here’s a peek.
The Actors’ Sandbox: Be an Actor
Held every Wednesday in Second Life, The Actors’ Sandbox is a tuition-free open enrollment workshop for voice and machinima actors. Producers of machinima and other forms of animation are welcome to attend and observe. It’s an excellent opportunity to evaluate talent in a context free from the anticipation and tension of an audition. More information about […]
Boys Cannot Resist…
We’re told that there are some things that boys naturally cannot resist. Trying to fix something that no one asked them to fix. Trying to find a route through the mountains using only dead-reckoning. (Maybe using a map in a pinch.) And stomping in a puddle if it’s close enough to reach with their feet. […]