Bic to vase: Cool idea

by | Tuesday, March 31, 2009


A vase for a daisy, made from a plastic bic pen. (Website here).

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Questioning Assumptions: Podcast episode

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Education by Design, 1 year progress report

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TPACK Newsletter #26, February 2016

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New ambigram logo for ideaplay.org

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