Edutopia

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*Project Based Learning
media type="youtube" key="dFySmS9_y_0" width="394" height="313" align="right" Edutopia is dedicated to transforming the learning process by helping educators implement the strategies below:

Empowering students to think critically, access and analyze information, creatively problem solve, work collaboratively, and communicate with clarity and impact. Thinking.

To find out more about **//Edutopia//** and The George Lucas Educational Foundation, visit the [|"About Us"] section.

** SWOT Analysis: **
__ Strengths __
 * Free Membership (Easy to Join)
 * Many educational professional web blogs
 * Educational Videos
 * Research Materials
 * Good mechanism for connecting with other educational professionals

__ Weaknesses __
 * Does not allow you to start your own blog page
 * Not a tool for students (Teacher/Researcher tool)
 * It is hard to navigate around on the website because of the vast amount of information and links placed on one page

__ Opportunities __
 * Provides for free educational games, videos, and resources
 * Join existing blogs from a variety of Edutopia themes
 * Provides free classroom guides that include useful tips for teachers, parents, and school administrators
 * Provides a free e-newsletter that delivers some of the newest content and resources from Edutopia.org directly to your email address.

__ Threats __
 * No threats found

__ Ideas for the classroom __
 * Use videos for professional development or classroom instruction
 * Use project-based videos for ideas

Edutopia - Quinn, J This interactive site is a wealth of information on state of the art instructional practices. I was looking for information on Project Based Learning (PBL) practices because I feel that this approach will provide the scaffolding my students from low socioeconomic families need to find success. The site has not only articles about the advantages of this teaching method but also video examples, links to the benefits that several studies have found there are in this method of instruction and the most advantageous aspect I found is the ability to post a question and have it answered by experts in the field; collaboration across the country, how exciting! I particularly liked this article that links the practice of PBL with the need to build 21st century skills in our students. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/21st-century-skills-pbl-suzie-boss