Digital Christmas ideas

Online advent or seasonal calendars are all the rage.

I did one last year - the Advent of Technology calendar for ELKS at
http://drillbit.omnium.net.au/elks/modules/showcase/gallery.php?id_galleries=7

Here are some ideas for any classroom as the end of term approaches
http://web.me.com/concetta.gotlieb/Site/Christmas.html

Goodbye textbooks: hello open-source

Since I found the Ken Robinson video, I've been looking around the "TED Ideas worth spreading" site. There are some great inspiring videos.

Here is Richard Baraniuk: Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning. Richard is founder of Connexions, a free, open-source, global clearinghouse of course materials allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world