Links to Interesting Things

Articles

• Mural Depicts Malala as Rosie the Riveter  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/17/malala-rosie-riveter-mural_n_5596654.html?&ir=Education&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000023

Sites

• Designs to Color  http://www.coloringcastle.com/mandala_coloring_pages.html
• iWitness (great Holocaust resource)  http://iwitness.usc.edu/SFI/
• A Google a Day http://www.agoogleaday.com/#game=started  Google provides a question to research each day.
• Video Interviews of Authors of Young Adult Literature http://www.adlit.org/authors/

Podcasts

• Stuff You Missed In History Class  http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/
• Podcast about LeBron James and his salary  http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/01/04/168627825/episode-427-lebron-james-is-underpaid
• Podcast on Phineas Gage  http://player.fm/series/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/phineas-gage
• The Guardian’s Podcasts by Children’s Authors  http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/series/childrens-books-podcast
• What Makes a Word Real by Anne Curzan http://download.ted.com/talks/AnneCurzan_2014X.mp3?apikey=172BB350-0207
• Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking http://www.ted.com/talks/megan_washington_why_i_live_in_mortal_dread_of_public_speaking#t-202852
• Text Messages: Recommendations for Adolescent Readers https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/readwritethink-text-messages/id390465390

Short Videos

• The Power of Words-short video–http://www.wimp.com/powerwords/
• Evolution of a Model–http://www.wimp.com/advertisingcover/ 
• Kid President-Pep Talk–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o
• Tim Tebow reading Green Eggs and Ham—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejfpWYlCR0
• Goose Befriends a Man–http://www.wimp.com/gooseman/
• Living in a 90-square foot apartment–http://www.wimp.com/livingapartment/ 
• Just Cute–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V–bSOOF0xA
• Cultural Differences–http://www.wimp.com/culturaldifferences/ 
• TED Videos for Kids–http://www.ted.com/playlists/86/for_kids.html
• “Word Crimes” by Weird Al–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc&feature=kp
• Creativity– http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/b359dbe3-0ed2-4aee-a30a-b33049031434/how-to-be-creative-off-book/?utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=mktg_2014
• Marshmallow Test on Delayed Gratification– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ
• How Great Leaders Inspire Action–http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action
• John Wooden on the Difference Between Winning and Success  http://www.ted.com/talks/john_wooden_on_the_difference_between_winning_and_success
• Cows are Fans of Lordes –trombone player in a cow field http://www.avclub.com/article/cows-are-also-fans-lordes-royals-207786
• Wonderful Mini-Bios https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mini+bio
• Kindness http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com/
• 10 Life Lessons from a Navy Seal http://www.lifebuzz.com/10-lessons-from-navy-seal/#!SnwMs

 

Caine’s Arcade

• Caine’s Arcade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U
• Caine’s TED Talk  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRCrAT1YcTo