Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Last night I was going through a stack of Educational Technology textbooks at a friend's house when I found a reprint of a teacher contract that had us rolling on the floor!
Included in the contract were the following:
Miss ___ agrees:
• Not to get married. This contract becomes null and void ...
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Teachers Pay Teachers is a website begun by a former New York City public school teacher in 2006. His idea was to create an open marketplace similar to eBay in which educators could offer other educators resources that worked for them in the classroom.
And has the site ever grown! There ...
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
While the words "community service" tend to bring up warm feelings of goodwill towards our neighbors, it's sometimes difficult to know where to begin, especially when the goal is to get children to think beyond themselves. However, there are simple things that you can do to encourage students to begin ...
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
If you have an extra bulletin board in your room, consider putting up an About Me Board. It’s a good way to get to know your students and for them to get to know each other.
Each Friday, choose one or two students by a random drawing for the About Me ...
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
I just came across this cool video by Russell Stannard in London via twitter, about Bookr, a free photobook maker.
It's a low effort high impact way to create a photobook that's perfect for celebrating an event, a special place or even something as specific as Dalmatians using pictures from flickr. ...
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Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Just in time for back-to-school, Microsoft Office Online has announced a "School Rules" Award Certificate Competition for all you aspiring designers out there looking for a little publicity. The winners will be promoted online via the Microsoft template website. Deadline is September 7th. You can find more details here.
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
I'm big on visual tools that help both children and adults 'think'. My father introduced me to mindmaps eons ago and they helped me get through the dreaded A/Levels, then college and then finally my master's degree. Today I use them for all kinds of things - organizing a trip ...
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Came across a cool site today while searching for data visualization tools. 3Dlicio.us by Alberto Tellez allows you to view delicious bookmarks on a 3D globe. Just put in a keyword and watch the tags appear on the globe. It takes a few seconds but you just need to be ...
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
It doesn't matter how many times I watch this, I don't seem to get tired of it. I showed this once to a classroom of education majors and got some interesting responses. Some seemed to be excited. Others seemed too overwhelmed to speak. One told me it made her depressed. ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
I just heard from two of my good friends that they've created a site to share free Spanish lessons and activities online. They are brilliant Flash programmers and I was blown away by their work. The graphics are charming, the animations are engaging without being distracting and there is also ...
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