Cover of Charlie Wilson’s War (Widescreen) Who was Charles Nesbitt Wilson? Objectives: Understand what is meant by: “Charles Wilson’s efforts and exploits helped repel an
Month: February 2010
Living faster, digital natives
Food for thought Take a look at these videos on how the digital revolution is changing our lives. At home and in schools. Many teachers
Changing Britain’s “first past the post” voting system.
Objectives: Investigating and learning more about the British electoral system The first past the post system is often called unfair. Is it because it makes
Super Bowl Commercials 2017
Super Bowl Commercials Feature Political Undertones and Celebrity Cameos – The New York Times I wrote a lesson plan for my students in 2010, but
Sarah Palin: Tea Party Convention Speech
Watch 3 parts of Sarah Palin’s speech to the Tea Party Convention in Nashville, (you have to see part 1 and 5) TN and write
Presenting at ICT teacher conference
Image via CrunchBase On February 3rd. I was fortunate to be able to both attend and participate at a large ICT conference for teachers in
Collaborating and learning
Teaching methods: The whole class collaborating and working together as a group. The students reflections can be found on links below. Goals: Learning the material,
Derek Sivers: Weird, or just different?
TED Talks “There’s a flip side to everything,” the saying goes, and in 2 minutes, Derek Sivers shows this is true in a few ways