December 2008 - Posts
You just have to grab a cup of coffee and check out Larry Ferlazzo's post about free websites that can creatively be adapted for education. The first one featuring optical illusions had these poor old eyes going crazy, but I'm sure kids will love
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Students love to ham it up for the camera. Learning SAT vocabulary words can be difficult. Combining the two activities? It might just be better than chocolate and peanut butter. Check out a contest put together by a group of MIT alums
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When my children were younger, a lovely neighbor lady invited us over with the promise of teaching me to make homemade pizza. I purchased the required ingredients and looked forward to a special learning experience. Imagine my dismay when
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Sometimes it's hard to find the time to just relax, especially with so much to do. Start off by reading Joel's post and discovering F oodista . Next, you'll want to travel on over to Pass the Torch for a wonderful recipe for Chai Tea .
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We all want students to come to school when they are well. Of course some kids really push the envelope and stay home any chance they get. My beef is with those perfect attendance awards that become so important to some kids and parents.
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I've had a few laughs about others and their cell phone experiences, and I've managed to put my phone back together a few times after dropping it and watching it explode as it hit the ground. My niece had the misfortune of seeing her phone float
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If a student just needs a little review on a math concept, help is available on YouTube by searching for Khan Academy videos. There's not a lot of flair, but the basic instruction is there. Mr. Khan covers everything from fractions to calculus
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Life has become so stressful and media based. Some kids are probably missing experiences that just came naturally to their parents and grandparents. That's why I love to slither like a snake with my grandsons and hop on a scooter and let the
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I can't believe that I have been nominated in two Edublog categories. Thank you so much to fellow bloggers out there who took the time to nominate me. I have never won anything, so it's such an honor and surprise to be included with such awesome
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Some of my students this week really enjoyed stories projected on the screen and read by actors. Storyline Online is free and gives kids the opportunity to hear and see a book being read in a voice they might recognize. I would have loved
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For some reason, I have thrown all caution to the wind and have eaten whatever I happen to fancy for about three months now. Okay, call it stress eating, but I'm not going to give in anymore! From now on, I'm back to the basics. Okay, I know that during
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