When our students turn in their school papers teachers automatically see if the students have plagiarized. This is done in
Category: Lesson plans
Charles Nesbitt Wilson died last week
Cover of Charlie Wilson’s War (Widescreen) Who was Charles Nesbitt Wilson? Objectives: Understand what is meant by: “Charles Wilson’s efforts
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.
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
Collaborating and learning
Teaching methods: The whole class collaborating and working together as a group. The students reflections can be found on links
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
Present Like Steve Jobs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is well known for his electrifying presentations. Communications coach Carmine Gallo discusses the various techniques Jobs
Tutorials on Youtube, the new way to learn!
When I want to have a quick overview of what Glogster is, I search on youtube. And that is where
Facts of Congress – The House of Representatives
Let’s look at the House of Representatives, and more facts about Congress. The three branches of government Electing a Us
Senate election in Massachusetts
Teaching why special Senate election in Massachusetts marks a critical turning point in the year-long debate about health-care reform. And
Europeans love Obama – but do all Americans?
This video shows the reactions and views of Republicans leading up to the 2008 election. It is an HBO documentary
Four important facts about presenting in class!
Be a great presenter, find inspiration and wisdoom from other great presenters. Teach your students! This is an important skill.
What did you Twitter (learn) in school today?
Another blogpost about Twitter! To twitter or not to twitter, is not the question! You should try it if you
The Nobel Peace Prize 2009, Oslo Norway
Image by Joaaso via Flickr President Obama’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway 10.12.09 Watch the of
President Obama’s visit to Norway!
Image by koolb via Flickr Letter to Sandvika high school, Norway We would like to thank you for your thoughtful
