Often teachers ban students from using Wikipedia which may not be the best practice. Take a look at Edudemic's article, A Teacher's Guide to Wikipedia. It discusses pros and cons, situations when using Wikipedia is helpful, and more.
Monday, January 18, 2016
A Teacher's Guide to Wikipedia
Often teachers ban students from using Wikipedia which may not be the best practice. Take a look at Edudemic's article, A Teacher's Guide to Wikipedia. It discusses pros and cons, situations when using Wikipedia is helpful, and more.
7 Skills Students will Always Need
This is a good article about 7 Skills Students will Always Need. It gives a short summary of the skill and why it's important for our students success as they get older. It's important for us, as teachers, to keep these skills in mind and include them in lessons whenever possible.
Monday, January 11, 2016
Math Video Resources
This year our math department has new curriculum. These videos do not match the new curriculum's way of teaching concepts but they may be helpful for struggling students. Feel free to use and share these!
WOWmath.org’s Playlists
covers Algebra II, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus AB Practice Problems
Math Doctor Bob
covers Algebra I & II, Calculus, Statistics, Geometry and more
Numberphile
fun math facts
YayMath includes Algebra I & II, Geometry, Statistics
5 Mistakes I Made with Educational Technology
This is an excellent article from Adam Schoenbart titled 5 Mistakes I Made with Educational Technology.
If you ever have questions about when or what type of technology may be the best fit for your classroom, please contact Penney Matos!
How Hashtags Can Empower You in 2016
Take a minute to look over Tech & Learning's How Hashtags Can Empower You in 2016 article. It includes links to several lists of helpful educational hashtags.
Monday, January 4, 2016
Exit Ticket Emojis
This is such a super cute idea! Click on this link to get your copy of an emoji based exit ticket. You can customize to include the emojis that you want then send to me to print in color. Laminate them and have students use a white board marker to fill in their exit ticket each class.
When the Internet Goes Down: 4 Non-Tech Strategies for Student Engagement & Learning
For those times the network goes down, check out Adam Schoenbart's article "When the Internet Fails: 4 Noon-Tech Strategies for Student Engagement & Learning".
When Tech Teaches, What Do Teachers Do?
With technology taking a more prominent role in the classroom, some people question why we need teachers. Lisa Nielson's article "When Tech Teaches, What Do Teachers Do?" addresses this issue with suggestions of what the teacher can be doing while students are learning from technology in class. It's short and worth a read.
ConnectEd's Day in the Life series
ConnectEd's YouTube channel has a Day in the Life series that highlights several different careers. It's a great playlist to share with students!
Explore more career videos at http://connectedstudios.org/life_videos
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