Pre-study activities: Students should buy the book, see link here: Into The Wild novelist Jon Krakauer tells how he was inspired to write the story
Author: Ann S. Michaelsen
Author and school leader. Write about engaging students in learning with technology
Early American history
Image via Wikipedia Objectives: To go quickly through the US history To make good notes for exam using OneNote Teaching methods: In groups of 4
Teaching world conflicts
Competence aims: Analyze a regional or international conflict in which at least one English-speaking country is involved Elaborate on and discuss questions related to social and
Death by Power Point!
If using computers in class means hours of Power Point presentations both by teachers and students, then we are in for a big surprise! Extensive
Useful skills for students of English
Image via Wikipedia So you have a computer in class! But still do you have the skills needed to take your English exam? How about
A Portal to Media Literacy
Presented at the University of Manitoba June 17th 2008. Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist and media ecologist exploring the impacts of new media on
Fun places to visit!
Want to watch tv? Look at Invision. Looking for fun places? Killerstartups. Image via Wikipedia Time for some fun places to visit. For a screencast
Teaching British history
Be sure to read background material First settlement to Queen Elisabeth Celtic inhabitants – the celtic invasion – the Romans – the Anglo Saxons- the
The 2008 US election
Look at these places for ideas on teaching and engaging students. Look here for radio programmes. You have to sign up to be able to
I recommend!
For ideas in the classroom I recommend this web page! Take a look. A collaborative blog for practical and innovative teaching ideas. http://teacherhacks.blogspot.com/ If you
Hole in the wall
Image via Wikipedia A billion people live in India — one of every six on the planet. Half of them are illiterate. Only one in
Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen
According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn’t always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay
An easy start to the new year!
Image by Gabriel Weyer via Flickr Let’s find some fun ways to start the New Year. Let’s use some games to establish if the students
A true love story about a lion!
Just for fun take a look at this story from ABC now on Youtube! Perhaps nothing for the teaching, but then still we have always
The Falklands: Argentine anger as British oil rig moves in
Objectives: What is the conflict about? What happened in 1982? What has happened in 2010? Student activity: For background history I suggest watching the movie