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The Flipped Classroom: Answering Obama’s Call For Creativity In Education

At Michigan’s Clintondale High School, resources are scarce and failure rates are high. But a new initiative–watch videos of lectures at home, work on problems in class–has achieved jaw-dropping results. It’s the kind of educational innovation that could truly reshape how our children learn.

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The Amazing Aerial Photos Of Sandy’s Destruction That Are Helping Rebuild The Region

Flying planes high above the hurricane-damaged communities in New York and New Jersey, aerial photo company Pictometry is using these photos to give valuable information to first responders, repair crews, and homeowners.

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How To Email Your Family After You Die

Canadian entrepreneur Tom Jackson’s new service, NowSayIt, helps you prepare for an unexpected, accidental death by recording and storing messages, videos, and more for loved ones left behind.

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Clothing That Fights Homelessness Also Fights The One-For-One Model

Kno makes stylish clothes and wants to help the homeless, but its model is a little more complicated than simply donating every time you buy.

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Hummingbird: An Educational Robotics Kit Designed To Get Girls Into Engineering

Though it turns out the kit–which shows that engineering can be a creative and artistic endeavor–helps teach and inspire anyone who didn’t think they wanted to make robots or learn about programming.

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Strategies To Help Women Thrive In STEM Careers

Is there something about STEM in particular that makes it more challenging to women than other fields? Fast Company talks to Karen Purcell, author of “Unlocking Your Brilliance: Smart Strategies for Women to Thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.”

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Hey Shopaholics, This Little Birdy Will Keep An Eye On What You Are Spending

The busy personal finance tracking space has yet more company. The Birdy, a cutesy, emoticon-happy service, aims to stop you from busting your budget. But The Birdy’s emailed chirps don’t mean you must always be cheap.

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Getting Hitched? Hosting A Conference? This DIY App For Your Big Events Takes 15 Minutes To Make

Technically it’s a yapp (get it, your app?), but it still might change your life. “People want to express themselves with this new medium,” cofounder Maria Seidman says. “We’re democratizing app technology.” Kleiner Perkins, North Bridge, and other backers like what they see.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Is Dead, Long Live Encyclopaedia Britannica

That’s not just a gratuitous Ides of March headline. This week the 244-year-old company announced it is ceasing print publication, but here Encyclopaedia Britannica president Jorge Cauz discusses the business’ digital innovations and why its future may be more vibrant than its storied past.

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How $1.25 Billion Gets Spent In A Day: “Austerity Fatigue” And High Tech

Checking in with IBM, comScore, Mercent, and Envirosell to play Cyber Monday quarterback. Or, as IBM’s John Squire calls it: “The best day ever.”

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