Comments on: Show and Tell: The Rube Goldberg Edition

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:44:53 +0000

I've had a lot of luck finding stuff like this with popurls

By: Christian Long

Christian Long — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:23:24 +0000

The ClusterRack before and after vids will be excellent re-thinking mechanisms for my English students as we talk about the ‘process’ of writing, both creatively and analytically.

The Cadberry Egg routine will be fun for the sake of fun, and also to point out that sometimes simpler is far more engaging when all is said and done.

Much thanks, Dan.

Echo on Ben’s Q. Where are you hunting? The original Sky Bridge link helps find one treasure trove, but curious what other sites you have up your sleeve.

By: dan

dan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:33:41 +0000

And holding a coffee thermos. And looking suspiciously alike Hillary Clinton.

By: jose

jose — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:02:15 +0000

From what I read, the creators of GTA4 compacted NYC into the major elements of it. Most of it is pretty damn impressive, and even some of the representations are improvements. I just want to know why The Statue of Happiness (Statue of Liberty) is facing the other way.

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“Fun Facts” | Sustainably Digital — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:12:21 +0000

[…] taken to adding in “fun facts” to my class. I’m not sure if I got this idea from Dan Meyer in the first place, or if I stumbled upon it independently and then had my habit reinforced by his […]

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:13:43 +0000

Interesting…as I was browsing my list of “fun facts” (as my students call them) left to show my classes this school year, I find that I have all these on my list except for the Liberty City/NYC comparison photos.

What sites do you generally use to find your fun bits?