Archive for the 'General' Category
Knoword is a game site for testing vocabulary. When playing Knoword, you are given the first letter of a word, its part of speech, and the definition of the word. If you type in the correct word (spelled correctly), you lose points. The words presented to me when I was playing the game were most […]
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RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us is a video that I heard about through an e-mail from Teddie Torney. As someone who can’t draw, I am amazed at the RSA Animate videos in general. Drive is an animated visual video of Daniel Pink talking about what motivates people. Drive has […]
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RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms is a video that was first introduced to me by Deyana Matt. I also received a link to this video from Pam Gruzynski, who found out about it from former student Steven Schmuldt. The video is a visual summary of a talk given by Sir Ken Robinson (55:20), who […]
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Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education is a TED video that I believe every teacher should watch. Sugata Mitra is an education scientist who is famous for his “Hole in the Wall” experiment in which he placed a computer in a slum in New Delhi, India, then watched children teach themselves how to use the computer. […]
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Problem Based Learning: Explained is a video created by Common Craft for the Buck Institute of Education. If you are familiar with Common Craft videos, you know they do a nice job of making complex concepts easy to understand. Problem Based Learning: Explained is a short (Time: 3:50 video that explains the basic concepts of […]
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Culture Crossing is a site designed to promote cultural awareness. In addition to providing demographic information about each country, it provides information about basic, business and school etiquette. In addition, there are weekly cultural quizzes, interviews of famous people, and travel information. It’s database is kept current by its community of users from around the […]
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Braingle is a site that boasts having the largest collection of brain teasers, trivia, puzzles, riddles, etc. on the Internet. While some of the activities require a free registration, there are plenty of activities available without needing to sign up. The site is easy to navigate and is updated regularly.
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10 Incredibly Inspirational Moments on YouTube is a listing of links to videos of 10 inspirational historic events. These videos are related to political, sport and scientific achievements (i.e. The Fall of the Berlin Wall, Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics, The Moon Walk) and all contain a strong message of inspiration.
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Idiom Dictionary is an online idiom translator. Students, especially ELL students, often have a difficult time understanding the meaning of commonly-used idioms. Idiom Dictionary is a place where they can go to enter the idiom and receive its definition. An example of how the idiom is used in a sentence is also provided.
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A Treasure Chest of Differentiation Strategies looks like a handout from a workshop presented by the AIMS Network Institute. The 22-page document begins with a general overview of differentiation, then describes and gives examples of a variety of differentiation strategies. While not specifically geared towards differentiating for gifted students, the ideas in the handout can […]
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