Hello there!

Below are six simple things we think you might be interested in checking out.

1. One of our favorite bloggers welcomes educators back, eloquently and honestly, to the “hands-on, make-a-mess, clean-it-up, learn-and-do-better work of helping young people make a life."
2. Both classic drum machine enthusiasts and curious tinkerers can enjoy this free, browser-based version of the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer.
3. “Nothing, except perhaps the beauty of imagination, is sacred here.” (via @winbassett)
4. With a move that supports our push for agility in the age of accelerated obsolescence, Google is moving its “On-Air” video broadcasting feature from Google Hangouts to YouTube Live.
5. Here is a story about how design thinking was used unintentionally during the creation of the Explain Everything app.
6. On the 50th episode of the Wired Educator podcast with Kelly Croy, we spoke about how and why we made Blending Leadership, our collaborative practices, Unsplash, and an efficiency hack to try right now.