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Delivering a dynamic presentation

 
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jan2008/sb20080125_269732.htm 
This is another interesting article and its well worth considering not only for delivering a presentation but also for teaching a class.
The article is titled “Deliver a presentation like Steve Jobs” and it outlines the steps you should take to create a captivating, motivating and dynamic presentation.
1. Set the theme.
2. Demonstrate enthusiasm.
3. Provide an outline.
4. [...]

Blog entry – Connecting teachers to policy makers in 10 steps

I found this interesting blog article while I was cruising around in the blogosphere.
http://eduspaces.net/csessums/weblog/255963.html
Connecting teachers to policy makers in 10 steps
I like this its a good article and make sense.
It also relates very well to another paper I like on Managing complex change by Thousand and Vila. This is a brilliant paper. The integration of [...]

Vancover Holocaust Education Centre

 
http://www.vhec.org/multimedia.html 
this is an excellent resource site with a wide variety of material on the holocaust and also looking at events after the war.

http://www.vhec.org/upcomingexhibits.html
Resources for teachers – http://www.vhec.org/teaching.html 
Testimonies from holocaust survivors -http://www.vhec.org/testimonies.html
Well worth a visit and browse

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What makes a good teacher?

 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7209096.stm 
This is a very interesting article in the BBC.
What does make a good teacher? Here is an extract of their article
“So, for Professor Broadfoot, the key ingredients of good teaching included: creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and fairness in the classroom, providing opportunities for “active learning” and humour to encourage pupil engagement, making learning [...]

Open Clip Art Library

 
http://www.openclipart.org/
Clipart is often an issues for teachers. Where can students ethically obtain clipart? what site can they go to and be able to access clipart and not have to pay for it?
Well the answer is the open Clip art library.
Here is what they say about themselves ….. “This project aims to create an archive of [...]

Moving Worlds

 
http://www.open.ac.uk/crete/movingwords/index3.html 
Moving worlds is an online resource and professional development opportunity run by the UK’s open university and is part of the schools on line project at the centre for research and developmentin teahcer education(CRETE). It has 6 online activities .
here is a little video that is worth watching and was recommended by one of the [...]

Another commoncraft video – Google maps with mobile

My Location – a google maps feature
This is posted to youtube. Its another good one from the team at commoncraft. These are excellent videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6gqipmbcok 

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Commoncraft – photosharing in plain english

http://www.commoncraft.com/show
Commoncraft has produced another excellent resource for professional development. This one is looking at photo sharing, tags, flickr and sharing.
Excellent work and well worth a look

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Hyperheart

 
http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/~johnson/teaching/transport/animations/HyperHeart.swf 
This is a neat animation that will be useful in any science, health or PE class. Would work really well on a IWB too.

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Geodata Portal – Kings College london

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/geography/research/emm/geodata 
This is an excellent Portal to geography sites and data. This should be a essential for all geographers, humanitarians and life scientists.

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