Monthly Archives: April 2012

Historically Speaking

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

I just ran across impressive history videos by former mental_floss writer John Green, who is making relatively frequent YouTube videos on world history.  Visit the Site Here.  I’d consider these to be a cross between Bill Nye and Infographics (two … Continue reading →

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8 Great Sites for Reluctant Writers

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Reblogged from Ed Tech Ideas: 1. Storyjumper Storyjumper allows you to create online books using a plethora of characters, scenes, and props. Teachers can, for free, create classes to register students so they each have their own account. As of this writing, … Continue reading →

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Breaking a Stereotype (without help from Hollywood)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

I ran across this video on Redditt this evening.  It perfectly deconstructs the perception is reality theme.  Featuring African men that aren’t playing warlords, this video by mamahope.org does a stand-up job breaking down a the sad-visual that’s presented too often. … Continue reading →

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Apps!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Reblogged from Tech Tools for Teachers: You want apps? Well have I got a resource for you! This spreadsheet, maintained by the Texas Computer Education Association, contains a wealth of information about apps for iPad, organized by subject area. It … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of Curation

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

When we talk about technology or integration  one of the toughest (or most confusing) aspects of it is how and where to store all the information we get.  How do we access everything that we find?  Where do I put … Continue reading →

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Second Grade Science is Simple

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

  Related articles Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson calls it like he sees it, ‘unlike the biologists or the chemists’ (theverge.com) The Neil DeGrasse Tyson Book You Should Give To All Your Friends [Book Review] (io9.com) Neil deGrasse Tyson defending science … Continue reading →

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Personalized Professional Development

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Reblogged from Mr. Weld 2.0: When I think of how I can make our school ‘bold’, I want to be able to transform something that is already in place, or introduce something we need. FACT: We need Professional Development.  FACT: … Continue reading →

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Calvin’s Educational Take

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

All comic strips/photos by Bill Watterson       Related articles ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Mashups with Everything from ‘Watchmen’ to ‘Walking Dead’ [art] (comicsalliance.com) Calvin and Hobbes Print Sells for $107K (newser.com) Life was richer then… (jessture.com) Calvin and Hobbes … Continue reading →

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Technology is a Bear

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Technology vs. Nature.  From ktla.com and Buzzfeed comes a short video of what happens when texting while walking.  Sometime you can get eaten by a bear (or at least come close). Here is the official site for the video from KTLA. I just … Continue reading →

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Use it in a Sentence (Tester’s Response)

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

The photo below is a response from a reading test.  And it is great.  I’d much rather have students answer a question like this than not answer it at all. If it was me I’d probably given them credit just … Continue reading →

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