This week Steven W. Anderson was a guest writer on “Free technology for teachers“. Steven W. Aderson is an educator, blogger, speaker and social media user.
Month: February 2011
Ricky Gervais – making fun of celebrities; okay or not?
During the Golden Globe awards 2011 the host Ricky Gervais might have gone too far in making jokes about the stars. Watch the 2 parts
Connecting students
I use the net to connect my students to other students in different parts of the word, via Twitter or most recently; Skype in the classroom.I
Education is broken
I was fortunate to be able to see Chris Lehman speak at the ISTE 2010 in Denver last summer. He is the principal of the
Teaching social studies
I have mentioned it before, but if you teach social studies, American history or American government, I would truly recommend HippoCampus “Teaching with the power
Guns: The Law as Selling Tool”
QUESTIONS FROM NEW YORK TIMES LEARNING What does the case of Bill Dollar say about current gun laws? What are the so-called “loopholes” in
Valedictorian speaks out againt schooling
This video is not the best quality, bu if you liten carfully there is an important message here. Classroom aitivity Listen to her speech and
Digital literacy
Share this presentation from the university of Venezuela with you staff and discuss the following. Can you define digital literacy? How many of the UNESCO
The King’s Speech – film education
Film Education is a charity funded by the UK film industry. It promotes the use of film within the UK national curriculum and is applicable
The media’s role in the international society
This year one of our curriculum goals is to analyze and evaluate English speaking medias, and their role in the international society. One important part
TED talks for use in class
In the “history teacher’s attic” I found a great list of Ted talks where the material has been sorted out making it easier for educators to discover something
Reading in class
Reading just got easier after the December announcement from Amazon that they now allow lending of ebooks between Kindle users making it possible for more people
How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
Can a theory that explains why successful organizations fail and newcomers prevail help turn around America’s public schools? Michael B. Horn describes how the idea
The difference between United Kingdom, Great Britain and England explained
Thanks to my colleague Liv Kristin for this informative video about a problem we have in understanding the countries in the United Kingdom! Use in
Changing education paradigms
In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools’ dwindling stake in the