2/15/2010 Podcast #9 “LiveBinderIt and the Olympics” (click here)
Wow! What an opportunity for the classroom…The Olympics!
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION NEWS:
Experts Say Schools Need to Screen for Cheating February 12, 2010, The New York Times, by Shaila Dewan
Outlook Grim for Cash Strapped Schools February 15, 2010, Boston Globe, by Associated Press
Failure Rate for AP Tests Climbing February 4, 2010, USA Today, by Jack Gillum and Greg Toppo
THIS WEEK’S LINKS:
LIVEBINDERIT-I absolutely LOVE this site and can’t say enough nice things about it! This free online tool allows you to create virtual three-ring binders (complete with dividers) containing links to website over any subject you desire. The fantastic customer support just blew me away!!
WEB 2.0 IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM LIVEBINDER-websites collected here are for almost every area of study in the secondary classroom
OLYMPIC GAME LIVEBINDER-websites collected here include lesson plan sites for use during Olympic games of the past and present, sites over the history of the Olympics, and sites over the current 2010 Vancouver Olympics
THE AWAKENING by KATE CHOPIN LIVEBINDER-websites collected here cover the author, scholarly articles surrounding the work, free online versions, and common student study guides
THE GREAT GATSBY-websites collected here cover the author, scholarly articles surrounding the work, free online editions, activities available on the web, and common student study guides
*I’ve also added a link to my video page on Vimeo.
