Image by Litandmore via Flickr Glogster challenge! The last class ended with this challenge. Below I have the links to the posts made by the
Month: May 2009
What students say about Facebook and Msn!
Image via CrunchBase The last weeks of the semester. The students took time writing advice to next year’s students. Read their comments on what to
Police Beating Caught On Video – 5 Cops Fired In Alabama
CNN’s Rick Sanchez Reports: Five Birmingham police officers have been fired for a January 2008 beating of an already-unconscious suspect. Objective: To discuss a controversial
From Washington to Obama in Less Than 4 Minutes
Presidents of the United States morphed in sequence from George Washington to (President Elect) Barack Obama. The music is ‘Hooked on America’ performed by the
Cnn student news – Obama, US supreme court and Cuba
Objectives Listen to news and learn more about these topics! Be able to remember and understand! Teaching methods: Watch video underneath and answer these questions
Looking For An Edge – CBS News Video
Watch this video from CBC News and discuss: Is there too much pressure on students during exams? or Are they just taking an easy way
American history in 7 Minutes
Objective: To repeat American history before exam Teaching methods: Watch the video Divide the class in 7 groups, each take 1 minute of the video
Student news
CNN Student News provides news designed for students with updates each day. Each video has transcripts and questions. This segment includes: Music in schools in
Congratulations winners of the Edublogger’s Student Competition!
Here’s the news the students have been waiting patiently for! (I certainly have!) Announcing all the winners! The competition was for any class or student
Challenge 5 – teachers only
This challenge is found at technology in the classroom. In response to challenge nr. 5 – for the topic ‘Blogging safely in the big wide
Teaching through technology
Some useful thoughts on how to teach students the skills of the 21. century. Pay attention from T4- Pay attention. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2505272&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “Pay
Einstein the parrot!
If you feel it is difficult to teach your students you might consider animal training! Just for fun! [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2501471&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about “Einstein le perroquet“,
Fun stuff in the classroom
Objectives: Instead of students using PowerPoint to present projects, let them post on their blogs using these useful tools! To do list: Glogster – register
Teaching about the media’s coverage of the swine flue!
Objectives: What role should the media play in informing the public about dangerous diseases? Should they make us aware of all the potential dangers? Teaching
Learning about the different regions in the United States
Objectives: To learn about the geography of the United states To be able to explain the difference between the regions in the United States Teaching