TED.com

Lesson 5 – TED

Today we will look at a great resource for listening and learning about new ideas. This site has videos of many different lectures that are given during TED conferences.

1.     Go to this site and read just the introduction.

2.     Next go to this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_%28conference%29

3.     You will need to register.  On the main page in the in the upper right hand corner click on Register. Follow the instructions.

4.     Then on the left side of the page, you can choose what type of lecture you want to listen to. Choose a couple and listen to them. Post comments under the video about each one you watched. Email me the link to the pages where you posted your comments.

5.     Next go to TED Conversations in the upper right hand corner.  Explore Ideas, Questions and Debates. There will be a video from which the Ideas, Questions and Debates are created. Chose a topic under each one. Post a comment after watching the video associated with it.

6.     In your blog create a post titled: TED.com and answer these questions.

a.     Post links to each video you watched and summarize the main ideas.

b.     Post a link to the discussions you choose and explain why you choose it.