Useful places to visit when planning the next school year. Literature Map provides a web of authors you might like
Category: Research
Students use OneNote in class
It is the end of the semester and the students have all evaluated using OneNote in class. The final tests
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
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
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
Challenge 5 – teachers only
This challenge is found at technology in the classroom. In response to challenge nr. 5 – for the topic ‘Blogging
Teaching through technology
Some useful thoughts on how to teach students the skills of the 21. century. Pay attention from T4- Pay attention.
Outsiders
Objectives To learn more about different societies and groups of people who fall outside the accepted norm. Options: Chose either
You never know! Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent
Objectives: Teaching about the underdog (a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict.) Teaching methods: Watch
The White House is Open for Questions
Watch the video. This is another way for the President to use social media. The trial run of Open for
Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com
Watch this video and write a comment on your blog. Do you agree –Â disagree with the statement? How does
Teaching the power of the media; Obama on The Tonight Show
Watch this extract of the interview with Jay Leno. Look at this link and add these topics to your blog:
So you want to teach?
Teaching using the web is so much more fun than using the old textbook! And the fun part is that
Teaching African-American history
Image by wallyg via Flickr Objectives: To learn about the history of the African-Americans and to understand how it was
Working to solve the economic crisis
Image via Wikipedia Objectives: To learn more about what measures are taken to solve the economic crisis in the US
