homegrown countrygirl

Just a link to a blog created by the daughter of a friend. No tech content but some ideas for blogging in general and some interesting ideas and recipes.

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Blog Assignment

Scroll to the Web 2.0 tools of Kathy Schrock's web page to see some resources that you may find useful in your work. Blog a review of one of the tools you find there. Due next week.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Teaching Tools - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators:

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Beth Newingham's Third Grade

No pressure but here's a classroom website that may give you some ideas on what to add to the one you are building. You might contact the teacher to get ideas for using volunteers or helpers to maintain the site.

Beth Newingham's Third Grade:

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American Teacher: Dave Eggers and Matt Damon’s new documentary is almost as flawed as Waiting for Superman. - Slate Magazine

Interesting article on the movie "American Teacher". But even more interesting is the author's take on the impact of high-stakes testing. What do you think about testing, teacher pay, and the possible impact of technology on teaching and learning?

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Japanese Tsunami Viewed From A Car

Japanese Tsunami Viewed From A Car

Not sure how this fits in our course but this is an incredible video... perhaps showing the power of water or a first hand view of the damage done by a tsunami.

Worth watching, you build the lesson around it or pass it on to a teacher who can use it.

We Are Teachers

Here's a website that you might find helpful. Subscribe and get periodic emails that look good to me. Your mileage may vary (YMMV).

We Are Teachers:

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Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help — FactMonster.com

In working with a social studies methods class I got some good website recommendations from students. Take a look at this one and let me know what you think... I'll pass along some others as time goes by.

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