Update on TikTok Thoughts
Here is an update on the survey I did of teachers about their use of TikTok as a source of professional learning.
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Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
As some of you know, I have committed to publishing one post a week dedicated to anti-racism. I want to thank my friend, Callan, for bringing my attention to this week’s resource when she shared it on Facebook. Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices is produced by Netflix. The series of short videos (most of them less … Read more
BrainPop: Black Lives Matter Protests
BrainPop has created an excellent animated video that explains the protests for Black Lives Matter. It is accompanied by a blog post that offers tips for discussing related topics with young people, and a video discussion guide. This is a fairly recent addition to the BrainPop archives, as it refers to the death of George … Read more
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Cincinnati Zoo Facebook Lives
If you can’t go to the zoo, the zoo will come to you! Each weekday, at 11 am (EDT), the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is presenting a Virtual Classroom experience using Facebook Live. From what I can tell, a couple of the previous experiences (meeting alpacas and bathing an elephant) are archived on the Facebook page. … Read more
Class Hook
In yesterday’s post about a website that archives short video animations for kids I mentioned that I would be writing about another source for videos to use in the classroom. The site is called, “Class Hook,” and I have mentioned it before in a post about using video clips. That post gave information about some … Read more
What You Missed This Summer – Inspirational Videos
I know that my readership takes a dip June-August each year as many educators go on vacations or take breaks during those months. Although I did not post as regularly as I meant to this summer, I did share some resources that I believe are worth repeating in case you missed them. I am going … Read more