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In a previous post about online video sources, I mentioned the Watch Know site, but it wasn’t ready for prime time at that point. Well, even though we use Discovery Education’s Streaming Video service, you may find some interesting content at Watch Know. Let me know if you find something worth sharing! How do your students compare to their peers around the world? The New Jersey State Department of Education is working with EdSteps to compile the world’s largest collection of student work. Right now the organization EdSteps is looking for teachers and students to submit writing samples and samples of what they call “Global Competency” which [...] How do you get to your frequently-used websites–especially your teacher web page? You may use netTrekker, First Class bookmarks, Diigo, or Delicious to store all of your bookmarks, but for the handful of websites you visit every day, you will love having one-click access to them every time you open your browser. The text directions [...] Your voices have been heard loud and clear! United Streaming–now called Discovery Education Streaming–has returned! Teachers in the School District of the Chathams may view the video about how to create a new account by CLICKING HERE and using your regular login credentials to see the video from either in school or at home. You may [...] We’re all experiencing a sense of loss with the departure of Discovery United Streaming this year, but there are alternatives! If you’re trying to find some video content for your lessons, take a look at the sources on my website. Additionally, we have our own NJN Digital Classroom Video Server Okay, so I have to admit that I cannot keep up with every website on the internet. Fortunately, Scholastic Instructor magazine has done a good job of listing 20 blogs worth reading. Try this link to see them! Scholastic Instructor Magazine: Top 20 Teacher Blogs, September 2009 http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752562 Digital storytelling is an easy way for your students to shine in a new way. Do you have a budding Ansel Adams photographer? How about a future Diane Sawyer reporter? Maybe digital storytelling is a way to allow your students to create a fun twist on a popular picture book like these first graders did [...] Did you notice those SMART Board tools floating on the left edge of your computer screen? Even though you can click the little tab to have them retract, the little tab still sticks out. Annoying. Hide those floating tools by going to the SMART Tools icon (looks like a Peppermint Lifesaver in a little blue box) [...] Parents love to meet the teacher on back-to-school night, but even more than that they love seeing their children on the big screen! Vinnie Palladino came up with a great way to involve his students in his back-t0-school night presentation: he had the students tell the parents about the classroom in a video. For [...] From maps to current events, Social Studies Online has dozens of links to websites and lesson plans you can use every day. You can browse by topic and grade level, so finding what you need is easy. The site was created for Jefferson County in Tennessee, so there are some references to when topics [...] |
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