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Comment on Technology Use in the Classroom by mshallberg

mshallberg — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:37:29 +0000

Great post! I agree that we are preparing students for jobs that have yet to be created. It is exciting to think about the possibilities for our students. I wonder if the current economic crisis will lead to frustration for the next decade of college graduate; as they have been learning these skills but will be entering in the workforce at low-income, low-skill jobs. It seems like we should also be preparing students for patience and failure.

Comment on AUTHENTIC WEBSITES FOR TEACHING by cclark16

cclark16 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:07:13 +0000

Have you found anything useful from discoverystreaming yet? One other site that comes to mind would be the BBC, or other national news agencies for that matter–have kids compare coverage on similar issues, e.g., Gaza/Israel/Hamas.

Comment on AUTHENTIC WEBSITES FOR TEACHING by cclark16

cclark16 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:44:14 +0000

I found archive.org to be awesome last year when we hit the 1950s in US History. I found footage of pro-American/anti-communist cartoons and “informational” videos. I am looking forward to finding more stuff for T3. How frequently do you use Google Earth and do you ever use overlays?

Comment on AUTHENTIC WEBSITES FOR TEACHING by Theresa Holland

Theresa Holland — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:56:36 +0000

What I find interesting about you “young’ teachers is that you are so current with your technology. It seems to come very easy to you and I wish that I had more time to search these things out. Social studies seems to have a ton of websites that you can use and I am sure that Science does also but I just don’t have the time to find the good ones. Your lessons must be awesome.

Comment on AUTHENTIC WEBSITES FOR TEACHING by Scott McLeod

Scott McLeod — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:23:36 +0000

Thanks so much for including me on your list. I’m deeply flattered. Glad you’re enjoying Dangerously Irrelevant. Suggestions are always welcome!

Comment on Technology: Hands on learning by studio132

studio132 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:33:05 +0000

When I teach “Lord of the Rings” I use an online interactive map. It’s cool but I also have a large, bulletin board sized map that we use to chart the progress through the story.

I like the idea of using Google Maps to teach setting. I think I’ll check it out!

Comment on Hello world! by mshallberg

mshallberg — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:59:08 +0000

Cool! I’m inspired. Have you shared this with your students?

Comment on Technology: Hands on learning by cschla

cschla — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:43:24 +0000

The kids love that kind of stuff. I used Google Maps to talk about different ways that an author might reveal the setting of a story. The kids were unsure of the difference between determining the setting of the entire story and determining the setting of part of the story. We used the map to zoom in and out and to decide if the map would represent all of the story or just a place in which part of the story took place. It was great to have something concrete for them to see and manipulate.

Comment on Hello world! by Mr WordPress

Mr WordPress — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:02:47 +0000

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