Posts filed under ‘pedagogy’
Sink your teeth into a juicy Mango
Mango Languages launched recently and is a free online language school. first impressions are very good and easy to follow…even the Mandarin! http://www.trymango.com/
Embed with a Google book
Google book search has recently added a new feature which allows you embed sections of your chosen book into your blog etc. Here is an embeded graphic from Oliver Twist.
And here is the same thing as embeded text from the book:
The Adventures of Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens, Chapman and Hall
OLIVER TWIST CHAPTER I TREATS OF THE PLACE WHERE OLIVER TWIST WAS BORN AND OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING HIS BIRTH
This has lots of applications in the language and literature classes, as well as teacher blogs for students, where critical analysis can occur.
Are you an open educator?
We talk so much about living in a open society, open source software etc etc, what about being an open educator, prepared to share your knowledge and creations for the betterment of the wider educational community and more importantly the students.
Graham over at Teaching Generation Z has developed this great badge system to add to your blog, site, etc to proclaim your open status!
Tony Buzan – Teaching HOW TO learn – eSnips, share anything
A great lecture from a brain specialist on the need to ‘nurture nature”, the need to foster and promote creativity in education. We aren’t doing enough.
Add some zen to your next presentation
Need to present at a conference or in your classroom and hate having dodgy power point shows? Then Presentation Zen is for you! Regular updates on how to create stunning presentations!
Social Networking goes primary
The Social networking phenomenon went to primary school this week when the Disney Corporation bought the newly successful Club Penguin for a few hundred million dollars.
From the Club Penguin site:
“Chatting and gaming are the two most popular online activities for kids, yet most virtual worlds are focused on an older audience. We wanted to create a fun, online world that we’d be comfortable letting our own kids visit.”
So where will social networking end, or rather, when will it enter your classroom as a viable way?
Connected Learning Professional Learning
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