TED Talks

In class, I was surprised to learn that some of you have never seen a TED talk. This week your assignment is to watch one and report back. In a TED talk, a major innovator in science, education, art, health, or anything creative is asked to talk. TED stands for Technology, Education and Design. It started out in 1984 as a conference in California and has grown to include projects, prizes, and the speaker series.

This is one is a good TED intro. It draws on several other recent TED talks.




http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future.html

My son's favorite:
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_blaine_how_i_held_my_breath_for_17_min.html

Here are some of my other favorites:

Bill Gates on malaria:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/bill_gates_unplugged.html

Sugata Mitra on a education
http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html

Salman Khan on online learning
http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

To find your own favorite TED talk, go here: http://www.ted.com/talks