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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Flip Videos, Pirates, Museum of Play & More

Tags: five for friday
Flip Your Instruction with Flip Video Cameras [The Innovative Educator]

Can A Pirate Ship Game Teach Kids About Money? [The Consumerist]

What Should the School Day Look Like? [GOOD]


A Visit to the Strong National Museum of Play [Wired: GeekDad]

19 Top Ideas for Education in Drive by Daniel Pink [Connected Principals]
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