International Year of Potato... some ideas generated

Source: http://www.potato2008.org/en/index.html (embedded on 2008, April 26)




First heard about the "International Year of Potato" while reading Mind & Body earlier this year. Till today went to the UN website and take a look... Wah! A website solely devoted to this.

Thought the video gives a good and a easy-to-understand overview. Ideas generated for lessons. The commentary touches on several aspects:

• Migration to all over the years and its economic value
• Potential in alleviating the world poverty and hunger
• It's role in agriculture sector and impact on the economic growth
• Farming - science and technology use to become widespread
• Conservation efforts
• Science and Research

A look at the website... There are lots more to offer... that subjects like Science, Humanities, and Food & Nutrition can tap on... of course, not forgetting English! Also, there's a photography competition, which can be a by-the-way submission by pupils as they attempt the related task/project.

An Attempt: Online Whiteboard - Scriblink

Here's another one... slightly different from the previous one...
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Attempt 1

Thanks for using Scriblink. To access your saved board click on the link below. If you need a hard copy, Scriblink allows users to print the board under the file button.

http://www.scriblink.com/index.jsp?act=phome&ld=1&rid=448&cid=544

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Attempt 2

Thanks for using Scriblink. To access your saved board click on the link below. If you need a hard copy, Scriblink allows users to print the board under the file button.

http://www.scriblink.com/index.jsp?act=phome&ld=1&rid=448&cid=544

An attempt: Online Interactive Whiteboard - Imagination Cubed

1st attempt
Have just tried this online 'interactive whiteboard'... looks interesting... it allows one to draw easily with the mouse (well, the entire web browser turns into a drawing area).

The only disadvantage is, it could not be 'saved online'. Each time a piece of work is completed, one will be prompted to save and email to the user.

Below is a sample of 'sent' work - it comes in the form of hyperlink.
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lohky (sent via imaginationcubed.com) has sent you a drawing from Imagination Cubed with this message:

Click this link to see a drawing come to life at Imagination Cubed

This message was sent to you by a user of the Imagination Cubed website operated by General Electric Company (GE), but may be considered an advertisement or solicitation under US law. The names and addresses that the sender entered for themselves and for you were accepted as is and have not been validated by GE. They were also free to enter content into the message above, which GE does not control. You cannot respond directly to the sender. However, you can:
(a) click on the link in the message above to join the sender in a Drawing and use the e-mail tools there to communicate; or
(b) simply delete the message if you do not want to participate; or
(c) if you want to opt out of receiving further invitations to draw from the imaginationcubed.com site, click here to opt out, or write to GE Global Advertising at 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06431.

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2nd attempt:
Have made this attempt after retrieving the file and scribbling on it. Notice that a new URL is emailed over.

It comes with the 'animation' on the sequence the object is drawn... then allows the user to continue to draw. So, it serves like a recorder of the event (from beginning till where it stops), while the old drawing still remain in the server. The original piece of work will not be overwritten.

KY (sent via imaginationcubed.com) has sent you a drawing from Imagination Cubed with this message:

Click this link to see a drawing come to life at Imagination Cubed



This message was sent to you by a user of the Imagination Cubed website operated by General Electric Company (GE), but may be considered an advertisement or solicitation under US law. The names and addresses that the sender entered for themselves and for you were accepted as is and have not been validated by GE. They were also free to enter content into the message above, which GE does not control. You cannot respond directly to the sender. However, you can:
(a) click on the link in the message above to join the sender in a Drawing and use the e-mail tools there to communicate; or
(b) simply delete the message if you do not want to participate; or
(c) if you want to opt out of receiving further invitations to draw from the imaginationcubed.com site, click here to opt out, or write to GE Global Advertising at 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06431.

21st Century Skills

Recently, there's this talk about the 21st century skills in the section/branch... esp after the mp2 IPR... yes, but to-date, there's no "concrete" on what 21st century skills we are talking about - so many versions - each has their own merits and focus.

Here are some...

• Ideas from Daniel Pink: A Whole New Mind
• Leading with a Whole New Mind: Daniel Pink's Memo for Tomorrow's Leaders

more to be added along the way...