Feel free to share your favorite finds of the week using the comment link found at the bottom of this post. In no particular order, I have listed my favorite top 10 sites, blog posts, and videos of the week below…

1. Third World Farmer – a simulation designed to make you (and your students) think as it simulates the real-world mechanisms that cause and sustain poverty in 3rd World countries. Information from the site… “In the game, the player gets to manage an African farm, and is soon confronted with the often difficult choices that poverty and conflict necessitate. We find this kind of experience efficient at making the issues relevant to people, because players tend to invests their hopes in a game character whose fate depends on him. We aim at making the player ‘experience’ the injustices, rather than being told about them, so as to stimulate a deeper and more personal reflection on the topics.”
2. Dove Evolution – the visual evolution of a model photo shoot…
   dove evolution
3. 8 of World’s Most Inspirational People – a blog post written by Gracie Murano on the Oddee.com website…powerful.
4. Fotki – “mainly a photo-sharing, photo-printing, photo-selling and blogging site, Fotki also provides its users with what seems to interest people on the Internet most – connection, much in the spirit of the Internet’s very idea – the Web connecting people all over the world.” A free account comes with limited storage. A premium account comes with UNLIMITED storage and advanced features and tools at a cost of approximately $20 a year. I have not recommended the site in a blog posting because content is not monitored and I generally try to stay away from commercial sites in my regular blog articles (however, photo print pricing looked very competitive when I compared it to other online photo services).
5. 10 Quick Tips for Powerful Proofreading – I know I should practice these proofreading tips posted on the Ghostwriter Dad blog. I hate to admit this, but I post when I write because I can’t seem to write far enough ahead. You might want to share some of these great tips with your students.
6. Sound of Music | Central Station Antwerp (Belgium) – More than 200 dancers performed their version of “Do Re Mi”, in the Central Station of Antwerp. I wish I had been there!
   Sound of Music | Central Station Antwerp (Belgium)
7. Don’t like reading? Read on… – don’t throw those ol’ text books away! This fantastic blog post features some marvelous ideas that use books in new and innovative ways…you really need to link to this blog post to appreciate the fascinating book art. Here is a sample photo from the post….
   
8. 40 Ways to Let Go and Feel Less Pain – I subscribe to enjoy the Seeing Good Blog written by Lori Deschene. This is one of my favorite posts.
9. Well, whadya know? – I also subscribe to the Indexed blog and especially enjoyed this particular post (if you are not familiar with this blog…all posts are visual in nature)
   
10. BBC One Minute Wonders – these short video clips are educational, fun, and short..just right for young students who need a one-minute break!

I recently added a number of videos to my VodPod account. You can watch them using the widget in the left column of this blog. There are a number of videos featuring 21st Century Skills. As a reminder…all my VodPod videos are videos I would consider appropriate for professional development purposes. Let me know if you agree!