Odd and Ends from Around the (Edu) Web

1. I'm sure it's been around for a while, but I just came across YouTube for Schools. The link below will take you to a blog that discusses it in more detail:

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2011/12/opening-up-world-of-educational-content.html

Perhaps this is a middle of the road solution that will allow school district IT administrators to open access to YouTube and the wealth of educational material that is out there for teachers to use?

2. From the twitter universe came this link from Karl Fisch referencing a blog by Anne Smith on the use of QR codes linking filmed book reviews (in the form of movie trailers) to specific library books. A great 21st Century way to authentically engage students in summarizing and synthesizing information.

http://learningandlaptops.blogspot.com/2011/10/banned-book-movie-trailers-and-qr-codes.html