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Videos Clips to Enhance Professional Development This page is to assist school leaders with a selection of videos that can be used for professional development for staff. It was prepared by Rowland Baker, founder of the TICAL (Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership).

Warm ups:

• Funny, father Guido's 5 minute University.(Puts all of our college work in perspective)
• Sometimes bringing everyone together can be like herding cats... Cat Herder
• Two versions of the same story, this short video drives home the point in a fun way Different Perspectives
• Feel like we are always behind our students in their "new" technologies? We're not alone... Chasing young people

Inspirational:

• Funny but inspirational piece on building airplanes while flying them.
• This video is about teamwork, but making sure you are all working for the same solution.
• What we can learn from Geese on Teamwork
• Right work, wrong target
• A good piece on hidden talents our students may have. Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma.
• Great piece on perserverance and support.  J-Mac - A Hoop Dream.
• Great music video by Kevin Honeycutt on "getting your teachers to learn." I Need My Teachers to Learn

Powerful Messages for Educators:

• In this TED Talk, Sir Ken Robinson talks about bringing creativity forward in our schools, and why it's important.
• Author of The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman speaks at MIT about his book, and why he wrote it.
• These clips are another "Must See" for educators in looking at the world our students will be moving into:
• Did You Know 2.0 
• Did You Know III
• 24 Hours in the Life of a Digital Native is a great one to help us see school from our students' perspective.
• Pay Attention shows the shift to a digital learning enviornment.

TED Talks is a Great Resource for all Educators:

• Home page for TED Talks
• See what really cool technologies are coming soon in this presentation Jeff Han
• If Al Gore would have been this good earlier, he may not have lost the election. First 10 minutes are a must see in this video about Global Warming.
• Hans Rosling on data and third world countries.

Other:

• Great short on why we need Internet Security
• Interesting clip on how schools in CA are funded
• Tech support is nothing new. See how it was done in the Middle Ages.
• How to use Google Docs in plain English.
• How to use a Wiki in plain English.
• TICAL   This is a portal funded through the California Department of Education with hundreds of resources for school and district leaders.