For the summer, I have decided to use my Tuesday and Thursday posts to reblog some of my favorite posts that some of my readers may have missed the first time around. I think that you can find some of the best resources for differentiation at http://www.byrdseed.com. For more of my posts about tools and … Read more
“108 Ways to Use Word Clouds in the Classroom” is a fabulous post from 21st Century Educational Technology and Learning. Word cloud generators, such as Wordle or Tagxedo, have become quite popular amongst teachers. However, they are often used for the same few activities. This post, from Michael Gorman, gives so many more options, and breaks … Read more
77 Web Resources for Teachers to Try this Summer is a web booklet created by Richard Byrne of Free Tech 4 Teachers. If you have not had time to check out his blog during the school year, this is a nice sampling of some of the great resources that he offers daily. You may have … Read more
Here is another summer recommendation for parents: How about choosing one or two “Sick Science” videos each week to watch, and then supervise your child performing the experiment? These videos, produced by Steve Spangler Science, are short how-to videos for all kinds of science projects that can be done at home. One of my personal … Read more
A couple of posts ago, I linked to an interesting post by Heather Wolpert-Gawron in which her eighth graders give suggestions for engaging students in class. Mrs. Cunningham, a first grade teacher at my school, decided to find out what her group felt about ways to stay engaged, and videotaped their responses. The video is … Read more
Kelly Tenkely from iLearn Technology just posted a link to her Pinterest board of classroom inspirations, and I think I just found my entire curriculum for next year on it! One of the ideas on her board was this great end-of-the-year activity that was pinned from http://befickle.blogspot.com/2010/03/secret-service-activity-days-activity.html This is a fabulous way to encourage students to perform … Read more