Presented at the University of Manitoba June 17th 2008. Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist and media ecologist exploring the
Fun places to visit!
Want to watch tv? Look at Invision. Looking for fun places? Killerstartups. Image via Wikipedia Time for some fun places
Teaching British history
Be sure to read background material First settlement to Queen Elisabeth Celtic inhabitants – the celtic invasion – the Romans
The 2008 US election
Look at these places for ideas on teaching and engaging students. Look here for radio programmes. You have to sign
I recommend!
For ideas in the classroom I recommend this web page! Take a look. A collaborative blog for practical and innovative
Hole in the wall
Image via Wikipedia A billion people live in India — one of every six on the planet. Half of them
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.
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
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
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
Teaching the American system of government
Objectives: To examine the political system of the Untied States and gain a better understanding of America. Teaching methods: Look
The life and works of William B. Yeates
William Butler Yeats was born at 10.40pm on Tuesday 13 June 1865 at 1 George’s Ville, Sandymount Avenue, Dublin. He
Teaching the skills of the 21. century
Has the way we teach today changed? Does it need to? Questions that are asked these days are: Who are
Electing a president is a long and….
Image by comicbase via Flickr The American system of voting for the party’s candidate can be difficult to understand. What
Using Zementa in WordPress
Image via Wikipedia All right, here is another gadget for you to try out. As referred to from Ingunn Wiig’s