Tough Choices: The future of education. Subject like history (actually all humanities) will gain in importance with this approach. The focus on critical thinking and creativity are paramount.

How Multitasking Affects Human Learning
Research News www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7700581
Weekend Edition Saturday, March 3, 2007 · Multitasking is part of daily life. But humans remember and learn differently when their attention is divided. Russel Poldrack, a UCLA psychology professor, speaks with Lynn Neary about what occurs in the brain during multitasking.

"Did You Know" or "Shift Happens" an eye-opening, mind blowing 5 minute slide show in various formats:

·  QuickTime movie file (.mov)

·  Windows Media streaming media file (.wmv) <---I just play this one

·  streaming Flash movie (online)

·  downloadable Flash movie file (.swf)

·  AVI video file (.avi)

·  YouTube movie (online)

·  PowerPoint (.ppt) and accompanying audio file (.mp3) [put these in the same folder on your hard drive]

Real World Objects http://www.ciese.org/pathways/rwlo/search.php, Good stuff out of Stevens