Monthly Archives: February 2010
Shmoop: Learning Guides and Teacher Resources
Shmoop is an online resource that provides learning guides and academic resources to help teachers make learning relevant. Shmoop provides free learning guides in seven subjects: literature, poetry, bestsellers, US History, civics, biography, and music. The learning guides are written … Continue reading
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New Social Networking Site Helps Teachers Create and Share Lessons
This past week I finally had a chance to mess around with the curriculum sharing platform BetterLesson, and I thought I’d share my thoughts. The new social networking site is designed to help teachers create, organize and share lesson plans. … Continue reading
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ISTE’S Top Ten Edtech Priorities for 2010
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) recently released the organization’s top ten Edtech priorities for 2010. The overarching priority, so to speak, is a definite commitment to improving student achievement through the effective use of technology. According to … Continue reading
A Few of My Favorite TEDTalks for Educators
TED is a nonprofit firm designed with the purpose of sharing “ideas worth spreading.” Each year TED hosts important conferences that include world renowned speakers from different academic areas– science, math, business, education, etc. Through their program TEDTalks, the nonprofit … Continue reading
Should Schools Block Social Networking Sites?
Over the past five years, the response of most school administrators to social networking sites– YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, etc.– is simply to restrict access on campus. In a recent piece in Slate, Nicholas Bramble argues it’s time to open access … Continue reading