Monday, February 8, 2010

… We woke with the birds into soft-spoken words
That will lead you right into my arms
The perfect equation like mx + b
Equals why we are probably apart…

Break Up to Make Up by Jeremih

Nice use of slope-intercept form in an R&B jam, Jeremih.

Record Tripping
A turntablist-inspired puzzle game that samples Alice in Wonderland and music by Gorillaz, Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, and Spoon. Requires a mouse with a scroll wheel. [via]

Record Tripping

A turntablist-inspired puzzle game that samples Alice in Wonderland and music by Gorillaz, Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, and Spoon. Requires a mouse with a scroll wheel. [via]

Thursday, February 4, 2010

jacob:

BallDroppings (via travors). Seriously awesome, and make sure your sound is on.

Students might enjoy playing the physics (and sound) with this one.

jacob:

BallDroppings (via travors). Seriously awesome, and make sure your sound is on.

Students might enjoy playing the physics (and sound) with this one.

Cite Arrow reblogged from jacob

Friday, January 29, 2010

Our weekly website traffic patterns are pretty consistent. I’d love to see similar data on foot traffic for different types of retail stores.
(The lowest weekly point is Saturday, and the big dip is during holiday break, when, apparently, no one searches the Web for educational stuff.)

Our weekly website traffic patterns are pretty consistent. I’d love to see similar data on foot traffic for different types of retail stores.

(The lowest weekly point is Saturday, and the big dip is during holiday break, when, apparently, no one searches the Web for educational stuff.)

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Believing you can be smarter can actually make you smarter.

ohyeahfacts:

SCIENCE!

(source)

Cite Arrow reblogged from ohyeahfacts

Monday, January 25, 2010

DJ Econ - “Demand and Supply” [HD]

A student wrote to use a few months ago requesting an instrumental version of our song “Demand, Supply” so he could make this project for school.  Nice work, Darren!

Life and Music

Alan Watts presents an animated video explaining that education should be a process, not a destination.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

At night, I can text or watch something on YouTube until I fall asleep,” Francisco Sepulveda, 14, said of his smart phone.

If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online - NYTimes.com

Slowly but surely, schools will understand that they need to engage with students on their terms—especially with music, videos, and games.