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Periodic Elements and Social Media?

Oct. 6, 2009

With a melting point of 3915° F (or 2430 K), unless you work with materials that hot to begin with, chances are you’ve never run across element 43.

Initially observed to be missing from his Periodic Table, Dmitri Mendeleev predicted in 1871 the future discovery of element 43, located between molybdenum and ruthenium. Numerous scientists and [...]

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Embracing 5770 with Humor, Heritage, Social Media, and Birthright Israel

Sep. 27, 2009

As we usher in the Jewish new year of 5770, I remember this silly presidential L’Shana Tova greeting Obama and gang shared with you last year.
If you watch the embedded video in that link, it went viral with over a million views courtesy of an educational program enabling Jewish young adults to visit Israel for [...]

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Why Graham Murkett is the – uhh – Man

Aug. 24, 2009

I referred to Graham Murkett nearly six months ago in a blog post about the value of being online–when 76% of over 4,300 Americans opted to be online than shopping and playing games. I imagine the economic indicators are similar today.
Graham, at the time, created a YouTube video about how he uses Facebook as a [...]

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How a YouTube Video Goes Viral: Baaaa!

Mar. 19, 2009

If nearly 321,000 views of a YouTube video in 48 hours isn’t indicative of a virus, can you provide a better example?
See what happens when Samsung uses herds of sheep on a Welsh mountainside to create an advertisement for its LED technology:

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5 Videos on the Pending Death of Education

Mar. 16, 2009

Through a series of videos, I want to show you how the system failed you. I want to show you how the educational system failed all of us–and continues to fail, to be slowly replaced by a new way of digital learning.
While watching what you are about to see, I challenge you to think!
You may [...]

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Rewrite the Rules

Feb. 21, 2009

Where is it written that the status quo can’t be changed?
I don’t watch a lot of TV, so I’m not up to date on the latest commercials. Imagine my shock watching a 60-second ad spot about Kaplan University rewriting the rules of education and challenging your mind:

Launched last month, the Talent Campaign is about experiential [...]

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