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[|Trombone Player Wanted] In the new short-film series, Trombone Player Wanted, Marcus Buckingham teaches you how to discover your strengths and put them to work. The bite-sized short films, six in the series, and each one approximately 15 minutes in length, communicate to you in a way will drive your personal and team performance. Trombone Player Wanted is a powerful tool that helps you discover and put your strengths to work. It is more than a short film series – it is a stirring new medium.

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=[|Earth Hour]=

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Corporations In The Classroom - Part 1 of 5 (other 4 parts are linked below)
Marketing to school age students is now a 2 billion dollar industry. The way corporate sponsors are stepping up to the plate, offering promotions, sponsorships and even free curriculum there is no stopping the flow of advertising in covert forms. Or is there? The problem is there are few or no regulations in place to protect our children from corporate marketing campaigns that look just like classroom lessons. And schools need playgrounds and gym equipment that taxes do not seem to pay for any longer. Enter new corporate champions. First come sponsorships, then come naming rights and next come learning materials in the classrooms! Watch as donations become classroom resources and product placement opportunities. The good news is some school districts are fighting back and succeeding in keeping the classrooms a safe haven from the marketing hype.


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=The History of a Sign= With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez


 * could promote a good discussion about words, language and communication

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=The latest Shift Happens video= Should the information in this clip change the way we teach the students in our classes? Something to ponder!

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=U @ 50= This video was submitted in a contest by a 20 year old. It won second place. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it - The Lost Generation! media type="youtube" key="42E2fAWM6rA" height="344" width="425"

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