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Laura Devaney, Managing Editor writes, "In today’s story, we highlight a new resource that educators and students should find very helpful: TED-Ed, which makes enlightening videos and lessons available to classrooms across the globe. The videos aim to spark student interest and boost engagement. Teachers are invited to submit their lessons for inclusion – check out our story for more details."

In the vast realm of dogs hugging baby deer and toddlers laughing hysterically, it’s not always easy finding online videos that have a deeply profound impact—that is, until Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) entered the market, providing “ideas worth spreading.” Now, TED is venturing into education with TED-Ed.

TED, a global set of conferences owned by the private nonprofit Sapling Foundation, usually gives speakers 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, and Malcolm Gladwell are just a few notable speakers who have presented at TED.

In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED launched TED-Ed on March 12 with the intent of making available the “mind-altering lessons that happen in classrooms every day” to everyone in the world.

In this interesting video, this one part of the Inventions that Shaped History series, the origins of globalization—a key concept every student should understand (especially for future job markets)—are explained through containerization.

How Containerization Shaped the Modern World


Source: eSchool News and TED-Ed Channel (YouTube).