Why comics?

(You may want to look at the previous post)

Why comics?  Take a look at this argument for why.

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/How-to-Play/Educators/

Saw something amazing...

We should always be learning from our students....yesterday I ran into some of my former students up at the high school.  I noticed they were giggling and working on something on the computer.  As soon as I walked over they wanted to tell me all about what they were doing....

I learned something from some of the greatest resources and teachers around me, OUR STUDENTS.

Check this out.

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com

Quote from article

Thanks to Brooke for pointing this article out and for Cassie Erkens for publishing this. 

This is a huge a-ha moment for me!

"During the learning process, learners need more information than grades can provide:  they require ongoing, clear, quality information regarding their progress toward the learning expectations. At all points along the way, teachers and learners need to be able to “see” the learners’ progress so that they can intervene, enrich, and ultimately celebrate as necessary."

From:  http://www.allthingsplc.info/wordpress/?p=2989

21st Century Teacher...are you?

Here are just a few of these...

1. You require your students to use a variety of sources for their research projects...and they cite blogs, podcasts, and interviews they've conducted via Skype.

2. Your students work on collaborative projects...with students in Australia.

3. You give weekly class updates to parents...via your blog.

4. Your students participate in class...by tweeting their questions and comments.

Click on the link below to see the rest!

Thanks again to Simple K12

http://blog.simplek12.com/education/21-signs-youre-a-21st-century-teacher/

iPhone Apps for the Classroom

Try these iPhone apps for your classroom.  Brought to you by my SimpleK12 Friends (From the ISTE Conference 2012).

1. WordPress for Iphone - Teachers can use this app to send 

out assignments to their students and stay connected in 

general

2. iFlashCards - flashcards that can be carried around in a 

convenient digital format!

3. Fluent News Reader - Help your students stay aware of 

what's going on in the world

4. Dropbox 1.2.5 - Store, View and Share files from anywhere!

5. Dragon Dictation 2.0.0 - dictate a long series of notes and 

then e-mail or text them

Media Catalogs

So I know that you are wondering, where is that media catalog?  You know that big three inch binder that you got at the beginning of the year?  Well have no fear those are not coming back to you but if you are looking for a movie (dvd or vcr) you can access all of the catalog through http://home.site.esu9.org/  Go to the left hand side and under Media Catalog and click on Media Catalog.  You can search a lot of different ways.  If you would like to order come to the library and I will give you a form.  Any questions?  Come on down to the library or give me a ring.

Quick Reads for your students

Check out these places for good articles about various different subjects.

Quick Reads for Teens (Web Articles)

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html

http://tweentribune.com/teen

http://teenink.com/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/

http://www.timeforkids.com/news

http://www.dogonews.com/

http://www.headlinespot.com/for/kids/

Helpful hint for all iPhone users

Trying to figure out how to sync all of the your calendars from google to your iPhone?
Go to Safari on your phone and go to this address...google.com/calendar/iphoneselect

Follow the directions and you are set!

Thanks to Diane for challenging me with this!

A place for articles of any subject

Thanks Deanna for this suggestion. Try this place for online articles -

http://kellygallagher.org/resources/articles.html