I find this English Teacher’s blog is very interesting to follow on a regular basis. Today’s post talks about a book on digital writing. I will look into buying the book for our professional library. I think I might have a few dollars left in my book budget.
If you have a lot of sites that you follow regularly – you might want to consider setting up a Google Reader Account. This will allow you to “subscribe” to your favorite sites. Then, you will not need to go visit several different sites. Instead – you just go to Google Reader and skim through the newest posts or articles from one web page – Google Reader.
If you have a few minutes to stop in the library, I can help you set up an account and get started.
The Teacher Resource Center is offering a Professional Development Project Grant. The application is due February 26. I apologize for the late notice. I just received the materials myself. There seems to be some confusion there over who to send things to =)
More information will appear in your mailboxes shortly.
More information will appear in your mailboxes shortly.
Anyway – the grant will provide a laptop computer, a video camera, a digitizing tablet, plus Adobe Elements and Premier Elements software. The objective of each project will be “to gain digital photography and video/audio expertise. The goal will be to provide teachers with materials and skills to be able to develop instructional materials and promote 21st Century Skills in their lessons.”
The application can be found at:
The TRC Home Page (click on “Professional Development Project”)
TRC News will also appear here on our Latest Links blog, which is available on the Ruben A. Cirillo High School Library Page.
I found an interesting slideshow on a program called Slideshare. If it were not for our ever-vigilant barking bess, you could actually look at it here:
21st Century Teaching
My biggest take-away from it right now is one simple slide (slide 29). It is basically a graphic organizer that I think would be an excellent tool to help students focus their research.
The organizer asks three basic questions:
WHAT?
SO WHAT?
NOW WHAT?
Training kids to always ask themselves those questions as they research might result in papers and presentations that are both engaging and thought provoking, rather than a simple recitation of facts.
I have recreated the organizer in this word document if you would like to make use of it.
I can put you in contact with a Nigerian prince, so you can send him your bank account number.
A new “service” for students. A high tech solution to the old “my dog ate my homework” excuse.
I figured out it was a hoax by clicking on the “contact us” button.
Enjoy!
CorruptedFiles.com
UPDATE. Sadly – this apparently is NOT a hoax. Sigh…..
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