TED is actually something I know quite a bit about. We used TED all the time back home, and even had our own TEDx at my high school. TED is a series of talks about a variety of topics, that get posted online afterwards for those who are unable to attend the actual talks. I used TED talks in most of my high school classes, from studying for my Honors Geometry test to finding evidence for my English 11 research paper. TED was used by most of my teachers, as well as administrators for assemblies. TED videos can be fascinating, some can be inspiring, and others can just be informative. TED is a great way to spread ideas and innovations.
I can remember how excited I was to be able to use TED because it was familiar, in a place where everything was unfamiliar. It turned out that it was nothing like what I had done before. In the past, I had analyzed what the speakers were talking about, not how they were talking about it. It was something new that ended up being very exciting, but not for the reasons I thought it would be.