The internet has masses of resources that we can use for education. Increasing there are sites dedicated to educationally focused videos. Here are six that I come across:
1. Teachertube – http://www.teachertube.com/ This is a great sharing site for teacher developed content and some professional material.
2. Teacher TV – http://www.teacher.tv This is a brilliant British [...]
1. The power of Nazi Propoganda – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204271104574290581271478134.html
This is a brilliant slideshow in the Wall Street Journal of the poster the Nazis used in their anti-semitism campaign and the strengthening of the Nazi Power base.
2. State of deception – http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/ – this is the source of the Nazi propoganda posters and much more – this [...]
I have to say that Lee LeFever continues to impress. I regularly visit his site, the commoncraft show, and love it when I find a new video. This time the video was on insurance.
This is part of a set of four videos he has produced about – Videos about MONEY in Plain English. These [...]
1. Graphic Organisers – http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_go.html
This is an excellent resource for Graphic organisers prepared by Tracey Hall & Nicole Strangman – good examples and explanantions
Also useful is – http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/blooms%2C+learning+styles+and+thinking+organisers
2. The mathEbook – http://www.mathebook.net/
An online mathematics resource – nice.
3. APA Bibliographies? This harvard site explains the APA bibliography – a must for senior students
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=apa_exposed
4. Plagarism Checkers – [...]
Here are some interesting websites I have come across in the last couple of days.
1. ScratchEd http://scratched.media.mit.edu/
This is a cool site for educators using Scratch – the programming language.
2. Nutrition Toolbox – http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/nutritiontoolbox
This website looks at the nutitional content of over 40,000 foods. Select the food and it will tell you the number of calories [...]
The Wall street Journal has published an interesting article with a slide show and interactive resource on North Korea.
The article, dated 22 May 2009, has a broad perspective of recent events from North Korea and the interactive and slideshow elements look at the secretive nation from Google Earth Images.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124295017403345489.html#articleTabs=article
Source: Wall Street Journal
This is a great [...]
The Iranian Election debarcle continues as the world id shocked and appalled by the curruption of the electral system and the brutality of what is now essentially a dictatorship.
The new York Times has produced an excellent interactive timeline with media clips, photo shows and commentry of the elections. This is an excellent resource for [...]
The specter of nuclear conflict seemed to have lessened for a while when the enmity between East and West receded. Now we are not haunted by MAD – Mutual assured destruction that prevailed with the immense arsenals of the super powers, rather by the threat of terrorist action.
With Hiroshima and Nagasaki fading into the depths [...]
These are some of the more interesting websites I have some across this week.
1. Science World – URL http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/
Science resources from Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Astronomy
2. 12 essentials for technology integration – URL http://content.yudu.com/Library/A18dcc/TwelveEssentialsforT/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yudu.com%2Fitem%2Fdetails%2F59772%2FTwelve-Essentials-for-Technology-Integration
This is a very interesting article in the form of a e-book. Well laid out and excellent reading
3. Teaching with Smartboard -URL [...]
While twitter can be a distraction, an irritation or for some a waste of time; it has huge potential. As we watch the process of democracy in Iran being apparently corrupted Twitter is coming into its own. Twitter and other social networks are providing an outlet for news, a mode for communication and a pathway [...]
