Don’t let Ian’s slight misspelling in the title of his post mislead you. This concept of creating visual representations for novel and movie characters – or even historical figures – is a fun one that is bound to lead to a lot of interesting discussions in your class. There are so many ways to extend … Read more
I stumbled across KBears when I was in the middle of hunting down some not-so-intimidating sites for geography research for my younger students. I have not investigated all of KBears, but I was immediately attracted to the geography portion as a potential resource for my 1st and 2nd grade Gifted and Talented students. The site … Read more
The Academy of Achievement aims to “to bring aspiring young people together with real-life heroes.” One way they are accomplishing this is by posting audio and video of interviews with leaders in different fields. The videos include such eminent people as Steve Jobs and Maya Angelou, and many more. In addition to the videos, the … Read more
The History for Music Lovers channel on YouTube has a lot of videos of historical figures and moments set to popular songs. The one I use with my students is “Gutenberg“, the lyrics of which are sung to the tune of “Sunday Girl” by Blondie. For those students who don’t really care to read … Read more
7 Hat Challenge is a game hosted by Scholastic News that allows the player to choose the difficulty level, and then try to earn 7 different presidential “hats” of responsibility. This is a good interactive that allows the player to learn more about some of the Presidents of the United States and their many roles. … Read more
I was really intrigued by the Flags by Colours infographic in a presentation given by Kathy Schrock on “Using Infographics as a Creative Assessment” at T.C.E.A. last week. Although her presentation was about having students create infographics, this particular example struck me as one that could be useful in the classroom. For starters, you could ask … Read more