THE TIME MAGAZINE AND ITS EYE- OPENER COVER

 Good morning, everyone!

Have you seen the cover of the TIME magazine for its April issue? it is a picture of a sculpture made of 50.000 green- tipped matchsticks that represent the world.

Once this sculpture was made, the artist Red Hong Yi and her team set the whole thing on fire, in an attempt to show how the global climate crisis touches all of us, regardless of where we live.

Check out this article for more info on this cover (click on the image below): 

DIGITAL LIFE

 Hi everyone!

Here's a video that shows how the way we do things has changed in the digital world we live in. Amazing!

Hope you like it! 

Cheers

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

 Hi!

Are you ready for exponential change? Here's a video that will make you think about our life in the present and future. Quite inspiring!

And in case you are interested in this topic, here is yet another short but clever video on the topic.

Hope you enjoy watching it:

FLIGHT ON MARS?

 PHOTO: @ Nicolás Lobos

Speaking of technology, today marked the first flight on another planet! Read about it (and see a short video) here:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/04/19/world/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-first-flight-scn-trnd/index.html

What are your thoughts on space exploration? Life on Mars?

BEST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAY

Each day, The Guardian's picture editors bring you the best in news photography from around the world. 

Every photo includes information about the location, a caption and the name of the photographer. They're both interesting to look at and great material for warm-up activities or conversation classes with more advanced students.

Hope you enjoy them!

 

I FORGOT MY PHONE, A SHORT FILM BY CHARLENE DE GUZMÁN

 This short about our addition to screens is an "oldie but goodie". I love watching it with students because it's just images, so it's adaptable to almost any level. And it packs up punch!

The New York Times also published a list of discussion questions related to the film:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/learning/does-technology-make-us-more-alone.html

SMART CITIES: SOLVING URBAN PROBLEMS USING TECHNOLOGY

 Here's an interesting video about how to solve urban problems via the use of technology. I hope you'll enjoy it:

HOUSES OF THE FUTURE

 Have you ever thought about what our houses might look like in the future, taking into account new technologies, health and environmental concerns? Here are two TED talks on the topic which could serve as an excellent introduction to a chool project about green living, imagining the future of design. 

TED is an amazing resource for class because of the short duration, variety of topics and accents, and transcript and subtitle functions.