A collection of things I have read this week, and some tools for tech and/or learning new stuff, especially languages. Your first comment is checked, after that you are free to comment.
Back from almost a flawless trip with the students to the beach, where the other teachers decided the only time students could escape the compound was to clean the beach for 2 hours one morning. No sunsets, no sunrises, no
A collection of 50 drawings that demonstrate differences between Japan and the US (and Singapore or other countries). (BoredPanda)
Canada outlaws captive dolphins and killer whales. I struggle each year to avoid our local SeaWorld on the way to our study trip. This year we replaced it with “German Village”.
Police. We didn’t really need them until cars were in common use. An unintended consequence.
An update on using AR (Augmented Reality) in schools.
Here is one for chuckles. American news media complaining about the “tyranny of the metric system.” People really are that stupid.
Umair Haque on Why the US is the first poor rich country in the world.
You can’t get any more standardized than this. Genre fiction. Novels
Why regulating Big Tech will not work. Competition is the solution.
Painting with light. Making a movie, the Gaffer is the person who sets up the lights, and it has to fit the story. Great 9-minute video.
This one is for Ted. He is a member, and maybe even a priest in the Church of the SubGenius. Now they have a Salvation Pack. (BoingBoing)
Spotify is now gauging what moods people are in and selling the data. What gets sold to depressed people?
ESL Video is a good tool for
Storytelling is more important than grammar. I couldn’t agree more. (The Guardian)