Day 9 Podcast Reflection from iTunes: The Experts Speak – An Educational...
The first podcast that I was interested in was episode 22 titled: Why People Bully from The Experts Speak – An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society. The author was Abbey Strauss and...
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Teacher Development By Edutopia, The George Lucas Educational Foundation Episode 4: How to Engage Underperforming Students. I loved this podcast! For about 8 or 9 years, Cochrane Collegiate Academy...
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Teacher Development By Edutopia, The George Lucas Educational Foundation Episode 31: Tricks of the Trade: Tips for Classroom Management Classroom Management. Two of the most essential words to have a...
View ArticleUsing Photos in the classroom Compare/Contrast Challenge
Using photos in the classroom is a great way to spark some creativity in your students. Photos can be used for several different writing activities. A student will offer so much more when they can...
View ArticleScoop-it
Scoop it allows you to create a page and “curate” information about any topic they want. What on earth does curate even mean? A content curator is a person who continually find, groups, organizes, and...
View ArticleCool Math 4 Kids
Cool Math 4 Kids is a a site that explains math concepts in a simplified, step by step process. It is very easy to use and read. The bright colors and silly creatures are engaging. I would use this in...
View ArticleFindHow
FindHow is a research tool that is really fun to use. It is a very organized site with how tos on information from relationships to automotive. The information is grouped under subjects. You can just...
View ArticleGrammar Girl
Grammar Girl is a site full of dos and donts when it comes to grammar (I bet typing dos and donts would be on the list ) The site’s motto is “quick and dirty tips, helping you do things better”. Not...
View ArticleWhy A Website?
I am a pre-service teacher, scheduled to graduate in December of 2013. I hear over and over again that if I keep my website active, I will be more hire-able. What is it about a website that makes a...
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