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What Makes a Great Teacher? - Magazine - The Atlantic - 12 views

www.theatlantic.com/...1 The Atlantic Great Teachers Video Collections
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  • Tom March on 20 Jun 10
     
    "For years, the secrets to great teaching have seemed more like alchemy than science, a mix of motivational mumbo jumbo and misty-eyed tales of inspiration and dedication. But for more than a decade, one organization has been tracking hundreds of thousands of kids, and looking at why some teachers can move them three grade levels ahead in a year and others can't. Now, as the Obama administration offers states more than $4 billion to identify and cultivate effective teachers, Teach for America is ready to release its data."

Favourite Prompts? - 12 views

started by Tom March on 18 Apr 09 no follow-up yet
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Great Wall of China - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 12 views

simple.wikipedia.org/...Great_Wall_of_China
shared by tmps tmps on 19 Apr 10 - Cached
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 19 Apr 10
       
      Add questions
    • Vince McCafferty
      Vince McCafferty on 19 Apr 10
       
      I bet it took lots of cement to put it together
  • The first was built in the 5th century BC
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 19 Apr 10
       
      I wonder what that looked like
    • Sue McDonald
      Sue McDonald on 19 Apr 10
       
      where was it built?
  • The first was built in the 5th century BC.
    • btwopae
      btwopae on 19 Apr 10
       
      not much left eh?
    • raniferns
      raniferns on 19 Apr 10
       
      Massive
    • btwopae
      btwopae on 19 Apr 10
       
      ok
  • ...28 more annotations...
  • didn't see it.[4]
    • Multivac 11
      Multivac 11 on 19 Apr 10
       
      So you can't see it from space!
    • joel_aarons
      joel_aarons on 19 Apr 10
       
      So he says!
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Apr 10
       
      This certainly suggests it is a great urban myth!
    • btwopae
      btwopae on 19 Apr 10
       
      Of course you can't see it,imagine how relatively thin it would look from space.
  • The Great Wall stands 5 people wide and 20 people high
  • The current wall was built during the Ming Dynasty
    • purple lephant
      purple lephant on 19 Apr 10
       
      How long was the Ming Dynasty?
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Apr 10
       
      Was it named after someone? When was it in relation to other eras? eg middle ages
    • Sue McDonald
      Sue McDonald on 19 Apr 10
       
      Ming dynasty was 1368- 1644
    • Multivac 11
      Multivac 11 on 19 Apr 10
  • he first was built in the 5th century BC
    • John Obuch
      John Obuch on 19 Apr 10
       
      I wonder what it looked like?
  • The first was built in the 5th century BC.
    • Vicki Dunn
      Vicki Dunn on 19 Apr 10
       
      How long ago was that?
    • btwopae
      btwopae on 19 Apr 10
       
      a long time
  • Neil Armstrong
  • enemy attacks
  • The First Emperor of China started the Qin Dynasty
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Apr 10
       
      What year was this? How many dynasties were there?
  • Little of this wall remains
    • sheryl ecker
      sheryl ecker on 19 Apr 10
       
      Why is so little left?
    • Sue McDonald
      Sue McDonald on 19 Apr 10
       
      it was the rabbits.
  • Builders used materials nearby so some parts of the wall were made out of mud, straw, and twigs
    • John Obuch
      John Obuch on 19 Apr 10
       
      How did they do it?
    • corinne mcgaffin
      corinne mcgaffin on 19 Apr 10
       
      maybe it was created by the same aliens that built the pyramids!?!
    • corinne mcgaffin
      corinne mcgaffin on 19 Apr 10
       
      Does anyone have a picture or link to pictures of the Chinese emperors?
  • The First Emperor of China started the Qin Dynasty
  • Qin Dynasty
    • joel_aarons
      joel_aarons on 19 Apr 10
       
      Pronounced "Chin"
    • btwopae
      btwopae on 19 Apr 10
       
      But is it Die nasty or Din asty
  • Thousands of workers lost their lives from giant falling stones, exhaustion, disease, animal attacks, and starvation.
    • Vicki Dunn
      Vicki Dunn on 19 Apr 10
       
      Which animals?
    • sheryl ecker
      sheryl ecker on 19 Apr 10
       
      probably the rabbits!
  • The wall begins at Shanhai Pass and ends in Lop Nur.
    • Jessica Patti
      Jessica Patti on 19 Apr 10
       
      Does anyone know a good map where a could locate these places?
    • Multivac 11
      Multivac 11 on 19 Apr 10
       
      Google earth
  • Great Wall of China
    • Dale McInerney
      Dale McInerney on 19 Apr 10
       
      Can you see it from space?
  • 6400 kilometres
    • alvina Lim
      alvina Lim on 19 Apr 10
       
      That's incredible. Imagine the hard work put into it...
    • btwopae
      btwopae on 19 Apr 10
       
      same for the pyramids
  • Thousands of workers lost their lives from giant falling stones, exhaustion, disease, animal attacks, and starvation.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Apr 10
       
      I wonder if these were paid workers, volunteers, slaves??
  • of China started the Qin Dynasty
    • julie jellis
      julie jellis on 19 Apr 10
       
      cool
  • The workers who lost their lives were buried in the Great Wall.
  • stretching approximately 6400 kilometres long
  • China
  • China
  • During the Ming Dynasty, major reconstruction work took place, where sections of the Wall were built with bricks and stone instead of earth.
  • most famous wal
  • During the Ming Dynasty, major reconstruction work took place, where sections of the Wall were built with bricks and stone instead of earth.
  • The First Emperor
  • farther north than th
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YouTube - The Longest Way 1.0 - one year walk/beard grow time lapse - 11 views

www.youtube.com/watch Geography Video Perspectives
shared by Tom March on 22 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 22 Apr 10
     
    Fantastic video on many levels
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89 Videos that will make you go Huh, Whoa, Wow, Ahhh, and Ha-Ha | Blogush - 10 views

blogush.edublogs.org/...go-huh-whoa-wow-ahhh-and-ha-ha Collections Video
shared by Tom March on 15 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 15 Jan 10
     
    Worth looking at for rich media examples. I suggest having students skim these and see what rises to the top.
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Iran-I-am - Magazine - The Atlantic - 9 views

www.theatlantic.com/...7573 Political Cartoons
shared by Tom March on 06 May 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 06 May 10
     
    Dr Seuss meets the techno political scene in Iran.
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WWF Footprint Calculator - 7 views

footprint.wwf.org.uk calculator carbon footprint
shared by Tom March on 06 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 06 Jun 10
     
    "Worried about your impact on the environment? The way we use the planet's resources makes up our ecological footprint. Measuring yours takes less than 5 minutes and could set you on a life-changing journey..."

Best Links for Vision of the Future Post Sixth Sense? - 6 views

started by Tom March on 28 Jun 09 no follow-up yet
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Home - Trove - 4 views

trove.nla.gov.au collection library searchengine trove libraries research australia
shared by Mark Hennessy on 17 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 17 Jan 10
     
    Extensive collection of digitised newspaper and books. A fantastic resource.
  • Mark Hennessy on 07 Nov 11
     
    Find and get over 250,260,023 Australian and online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more
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TIME Pictures of the Year 2011 - LightBox - 5 views

lightbox.time.com/time-pictures-of-the-year-2011 Current Events Collections Photograph Time Magazine
shared by Tom March on 05 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Tom March on 05 Mar 12
     
    good source for Look to Learn images
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World War II in Photos - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic - 3 views

www.theatlantic.com/...ww2.html Collections WWII
shared by Tom March on 06 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Tom March on 06 Nov 11
     
    A collection of photographs before during and after WWII - could be used to explore the many aspects of war.
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Oil Barrels, 2008 - 3 views

www.chrisjordan.com/...1228280038.jpg Oil Barrels Chris Jordan Photograph Middle Years
shared by Tom March on 18 Apr 09 - No Cached
  • Tom March on 18 Apr 09
     
    Depicts 28,000 42-gallon barrels, the amount of of oil consumed in the United States every two minutes (equal to the flow of a medium-sized river).
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Dear Photograph: 'Pictures of pictures from the past in the present' - TODAYParen - 3 views

today.msnbc.msn.com/...1247 Photograph Dear Photograph For Juxtapositions Senior Students
shared by Tom March on 31 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Tom March on 31 Aug 11
     
    Great for Reflection
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River Bridge - 3 views

media.koreus.com/...41-image-03.jpg Photograph
shared by Tom March on 29 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Tom March on 29 Jan 12
     
    What will we build in the future?
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One in 8 Million - New York Characters in Sound and Images - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...index.html Learning to Look Collections Photograph NY Times
shared by Tom March on 05 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 05 Jan 10
     
    The New York Times
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