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S. Downes. EDUCAUSE Review, Vol. 39, No. 5. (September 2004), pp. 14-26. "I think it's the most beautiful tool of the world and it allows us the most magic thing."-Florence Dassylva-Simard, fifth-grade studentThe bell rings, and the halls of Institut St-Joseph in Quebec City echo the clatter of the fifth- and sixth-graders. Some take their chairs in the more traditional classroom on the lower floor. Others attend to their projects in the large, open activity room upstairs, pausing perhaps to study one of the chess games hanging on the wall before meeting in groups to plan the current project. A third group steps up a half flight of stairs into the small narrow room at the front of the building, one wall lined with pictures and plastercine models of imagined aliens, the other with a bank of Apple computers. blogging education internet lit-review weblog

S. Downes. EDUCAUSE Review, Vol. 39, No. 5. (September 2004), pp. 14-26. "I think it's the most beautiful tool of the world and it allows us the most magic thing."-Florence Dassylva-Simard, fifth-grade studentThe bell rings, and the halls of Institut St-Joseph in Quebec City echo the clatter of the fifth- and sixth-graders. Some take their chairs in the more traditional classroom on the lower floor. Others attend to their projects in the large, open activity room upstairs, pausing perhaps to study one of the chess games hanging on the wall before meeting in groups to plan the current project. A third group steps up a half flight of stairs into the small narrow room at the front of the building, one wall lined with pictures and plastercine models of imagined aliens, the other with a bank of Apple computers. blogging education internet lit-review weblog

Good fake Facebook platform for creating or reading about historical and literary figures. Good source for digital storytelling.

Several tips from John Van de Walle about teaching measurement. I have his book from one of my undergraduate methods courses for teaching math, and I LOVE it! He's got some stuff for teaching math hands on and recognizing patterns!

Looking for a way to incorporate Facebook into the classroom but can't because of your filter? This website offers a way for students to create their own Facebook accounts not for themselves, but for historical figures. Take a look at some of the pages created for Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and many others! Students can browse or create their own! What a great way to get their imaginations going on an historical topic!

This web site offers a variety of video segments for teachers to see math, reading, classroom management and more ideas in action. The hardest thing for teachers is to be a fly on the wall in another classroom in order to gain new ideas. Check out this web site to find an area for you!