Friday, July 26, 2013
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
I Am Education: Kids Tell All - Sammy
Sammy is a compassionate and friendly 12-year-old who, in fifth grade, was reading at only a first-grade level.
Students like Sammy with low literacy skills are often the ones who drop out of school. Knowing this, Sammy's teachers and reading coaches worked to get him reading at grade level—and succeeded.
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Produced and Directed by
Keith Fulton and Lou Pepe
Low Key Pictures
Camera: Lou Pepe
Editors: Jacob Bricca and Keith Fulton
Sound Recording & Mixing: Sean Oakley
Music: Miriam Cutler
Production Assistance: Kyle Maack
Monday, July 15, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
THE PARENT RAP - Funny parenting song from Bluefish TV
Parenting rap from Bluefish TV's parenting series: It Starts at Home with Matt Chandler & Gary Thomas available exclusively at http://www.rightnowmedia.org
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Toward a new understanding of mental illness - Thomas Insel
Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for depression and schizophrenia? The first step in this new avenue of research, he says, is a crucial reframing. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)
Friday, July 5, 2013
Duct Tape Surfing
18 years ago a slight lapse in concentration crushed Pascale's dreams of surfing. With the help of a family friend and a roll of duct tape; she can now call herself a surfer.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
An Easter Egg in Google Docs
Google engineers have added an easter egg inside Google Docs in honor of Gay Pride.
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