An exploration of why and how to bring beauty into the classroom.Tumblr (3.0; @creativekids)http://creativekids.tumblr.com/<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="320" height="305" id="embeddedplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-kusa-316-pub01-live/1.100/immersive20080129/immersive/client/embedded/embedded.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="LT" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerId=fullpageplayer&referralObject=1066481496&referralPlaylistId=8df7c58e0445b1bffd68c0a9c41a97bcae4c7c81&adServerBasePath=http://gannett.gcion.com/adrawdata/.0/5111.1/506907/0/0/header=yes;cc=2;cookie=info;alias=&adPositionId=video_prestream&adSiteId=video.9news.com/&gpaperCode=gntbcstkusa&marketName=Denver, CO&division=broadcast&pageContentCategory=video&pageContentSubcategory=fullpageplayer" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-kusa-316-pub01-live/1.100/immersive20080129/immersive/client/embedded/embedded.swf" id="embeddedplayer" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" menu="false" quality="high" play="false" name="fullpageplayer" height="305" width="320" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" scale="noscale" salign="LT" bgcolor="#000000" wmode="window" flashvars="playerId=fullpageplayer&referralObject=1066481496&referralPlaylistId=8df7c58e0445b1bffd68c0a9c41a97bcae4c7c81&adServerBasePath=http://gannett.gcion.com/adrawdata/.0/5111.1/506907/0/0/header=yes;cc=2;cookie=info;alias=&adPositionId=video_prestream&adSiteId=video.9news.com/&gpaperCode=gntbcstkusa&marketName=Denver, CO&division=broadcast&pageContentCategory=video&pageContentSubcategory=fullpageplayer"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I think this is an intriguing idea. </p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/88241730http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/88241730Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:59:05 -0400<a href="http://www.periodictable.com/">AWESOME!</a>: <p><img src="http://www.boingboing.net/images/x_2008/theeementsposter.jpg"/></p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/62910139http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/62910139Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:35:00 -0500<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/Hhnhmf0gggv2xfrkxAmW4m3ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><b>A Lesson In Spelling by Ed Rondthaler</b></blockquote> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"> <b>    </b><b><i> (click to watch)</i><br/></b> </blockquote> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><br/></blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><u><br/></u></blockquote> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"> <br/> </blockquote></p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/62048435http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/62048435Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:38:00 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/fSymsOGXOg0njcwlmGZWALW9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/">garfieldminusgarfield</a>)</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/61248251http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/61248251Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:45:31 -0500<a href="http://fun.themangoblog.com/2008/11/letter-to-god.html">Letters to God - FUnlimited</a>: <p>If I taught in a religious school, I think having children write letters like these would be uber fun. </p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/61199242http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/61199242Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:20:00 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y0UKqwUd8Ec&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y0UKqwUd8Ec&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>A fun intro to teaching plate tectonics.</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/47988269http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/47988269Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:39:13 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xpcUxwpOQ_A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xpcUxwpOQ_A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ode To Joy (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/meepmeepmeepow">meepmeepmeepow</a>)</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/46302988http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/46302988Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:49:31 -0400<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/Hhnhmf0ggca2nnc7LT1vNLs7_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/bmx-mounted-soundsystems-made-in-queens/">CR Blog  » Blog Archive  » BMX mounted soundsystems: Made In Queens</a></p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/44798359http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/44798359Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:08:30 -0400<a href="http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/11978-patterns-and-beauty-the-mathematics-of-music-video.htm">HowStuffWorks Videos "Patterns and Beauty: The Mathematics of Music"</a>: <p>click link to see math music video</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/44748567http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/44748567Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:40:06 -0400<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/photogalleries/solar-eclipse-photos/index.html">National Geographic News Photo Gallery: PHOTOS: Solar Eclipse Seen Around the World August 1</a>: <p>Great to share if you are studying space this year.</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/44748241http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/44748241Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:36:52 -0400<a href="http://www.heartrobot.org.uk/">Heart Robot</a>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/44747794http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/44747794Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:33:17 -0400<a href="http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/homepage.html">The Edible Schoolyard</a>: <p><img src="http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/images/con_images/alice.jpg"/></p> <p>Have you heard of the slow food movement?</p> <p>Alice Waters, the chef who started this program in California is one of the best chefs in the country. <i>You have to call a month in advance to book a meal at her restaurant.</i></p> <p>The Edible Schoolyard program she is a part of sounds amazing. The website even has information on how to start your own edible schoolyard along with a list of reasons to do so. Check it out!</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43891013http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43891013Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:06:00 -0400<a href="http://illuminations.nctm.org/">Illuminations</a>: <p><img height="200" width="600" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Pascals_triangle_30_lines.png"/>For students and teachers who find beauty in numbers</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43889095http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43889095Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:49:00 -0400<a href="http://www.coolfreebielinks.com/Teachers_Freebies/">Free Stuff For Teachers</a>: <p>Not much else to say about this</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43888807http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43888807Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:45:54 -0400<a href="http://www.avam.org/">American Visionary Art Museum</a>: <p><img src="http://www.avam.org/exhibitions/images/Clyde%20Jones%20BW%20web.jpg"/></p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43029169http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43029169Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:38:00 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zlfKdbWwruY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zlfKdbWwruY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/mattharding2718">mattharding2718</a>)</p> <p>A joyful look at the world!</p> <p>How can you incorporate dance into your classroom?</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43009324http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/43009324Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:45:00 -0400<a href="http://www.nga.gov/kids/">National Gallery of Art</a>: <p>Best interactive art website for children. Fun for adults too.</p> <p><img src="http://www.nga.gov/kids/tissot/tissot400.jpg"/></p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/42959992http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/42959992Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:58:00 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ji5_MqicxSo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ji5_MqicxSo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/carnegiemellonu">carnegiemellonu</a>)</p> <p>This is a really inspiration lecture. It is an hour long, but worth every minute. Randy Pausch is an amazing teacher.</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/42959705http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/42959705Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:55:40 -0400<a href="http://www.brickartist.com/gallery.html">Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick | Gallery</a>: <p><img height="480" width="320" src="http://www.brickartist.com/lego-art/thumbs/hand3.jpg"/></p> <p>Every class should have a set of legos. They are sort of like crayons that way.</p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/42957886http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/42957886Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:18:00 -0400<a href="http://pingmag.jp/2008/07/18/japanese-design-7-how-to-reduce-packaging/">PingMag: Beauty in Packaging</a>: <p>Who would have thought there would be a website dedicated to this? Be sure to scroll to the bottom for more interesting packaging articles. This website would compliment a unit on economics nicely.</p> <p><img src="http://images.pingmag.jp/images/article/iced-candy03.jpg" width="470" height="352"/></p> <p><i>Where can you get these? It looks so fun, I just want to eat it.</i></p>http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/42952556http://creativekids.tumblr.com/post/42952556Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:05:00 -0400