Tons of experiments that would be cool to try in groups around a classroom. Especially the Science experiments in a middle school classroom are super creative and fun!
We discussed this in our CMLA group friday. We can't use this yet, but when we become teachers this is an organization that gives away FREE school supplies to teachers!
Can be used to break the monotny of class to get the kids up and moving. Helps them to learn more about one another to see that they are actually more alike than they are different. Builds cohesive class and support for classmates.
Project Zero is an educational research group at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.
this goes into detail about how you can use facebook and twitter effectively inside the classroom and even gives you a way to create a facebook page for your specific class to get information from