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Debra Gottsleben

Gooru - 0 views

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    An Open Educational Resources site OER; in beta now. "Gooru is a search engine for learning that allows you to explore and study over 2,600 standards-aligned and personalized study guides. Study guides cover 5th-12th grade math and science topics, and resources include digital textbooks, animations, instructor videos and more. All resources are vetted and organized by teachers or Gooru's content experts, so you don't have to sort through the mess of subpar educational resources available online yourself. Gooru also makes it easy for you to connect with your worldwide peers to make learning a social experience. Post questions to an active community of students, teachers and experts, or find friends and peers to study with. Best of all, Gooru adapts to you. Based on the topics you study and your performance on self-assessments, Gooru suggests resources and study guides that will help you master the concepts. You can track your study habits and monitor your performance on any of the topics you study."
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    Not sure what resources are here for social studies but still looks like a very interesting site. Think you should check it out for resources and to share with students.
scott klepesch

Free Technology for Teachers: Most Popular Posts of the Year - #12, 11 Social Studies R... - 0 views

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    "All week I've started each day with a list of eleven good resources to try in different content areas. On Monday I shared mathematics resources. On Tuesday I shared science resources. On Wednesday I shared language arts resources. And today I bring you eleven good social studies resources to try in 2011. "
Debra Gottsleben

Welcome · Digital Public Library of America - 0 views

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    The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America's heritage, to the efforts and data of science. The DPLA aims to expand this crucial realm of openly available materials, and make those riches more easily discovered and more widely usable and used. "
scott klepesch

Journalist Nicholas Kristof | Facing History and Ourselves - 0 views

  • In your opinion, what is the most effective way to teach compassion? Or is it even teachable? I would agree the first step is to expose people to the truth which they otherwise would not know. However, is it enough? How do we get people to go beyond sentiments? And when they do act, how can they realize that they should not only help victims, but also look into the cause of that injustice, and try to eliminate that cause? What should be the core elements of a humane education? What can end the sufferings and atrocities of this world? Coming from a nation that was troubled by civil wars and foreign invasions for thousands of years, these are the questions I constantly ask myself. I would appreciate it if you could shed light on them with your insight.
  • I also think that the best way to build compassion is to get students to encounter suffering directly in ways that make it real. That means getting students out of the classroom to prisons or poor neighborhoods, or at least into encounters with real people who put a human face on various problems. This is one reason why I’m a huge fan of getting students to travel abroad
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    "From March 21 through April 1, 2011, over 500 educators from around the world are participating in an online workshop hosted by Facing History and Ourselves, entitled "Teaching Reporter in the Classroom." The workshop explores the themes and stories from the documentary Reporter, which follows New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof on a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the film, we learn how Kristof works to get his readers to "care about what happens on the other side of the hill." We see how Kristof uses social science research and the tools of journalism to try to expand his readers' universe of responsibility - the people whom they feel obligated to care for and protect."
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    worth your time, questions we can pose to our students
Debra Gottsleben

digitalresearchtools / FrontPage - 0 views

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    "This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for."
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    Great list of resources
Debra Gottsleben

Free Technology for Teachers: Test Your Geography Smarts on Smarty Pins - 0 views

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    "a new Google Maps game develop by Google. Smarty Pins presents players with a trivia question that they have to answer by placing a pin on a map. Players earn "miles" for correctly placing a pin on the map. Players can lose miles for answering incorrectly and or taking too long to answer. Games are available in five categories; arts & culture, science & geography, sports & games, entertainment, and history & current events."
Debra Gottsleben

Internal Time: The Science of Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired | Br... - 0 views

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    Excellent article on sleep.
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    This article is about sleeping in general but does talk about teens and sleep pattterns and now detrimental early start times in high school are for teens and their ability to learn. Mentions that in Denmark school start times are fluid.
scott klepesch

How Can We Get Students to Think Like Experts? « The Core Knowledge Blog - 0 views

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    Moving students to think and act like experts
Debra Gottsleben

Free Technology for Teachers: Ideas and Directions for Using Google Maps & Earth Across... - 0 views

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    Everything you wanted to learn about Google Earth and maps including maps engines lite.
Debra Gottsleben

DocsTeach - 0 views

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    Each activity-creation tool helps students develop historical thinking skills and gets them thinking like historians. Choose one of the tools below to begin. Then find and insert primary sources and customize the activity to fit your unique students.
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    This site looks fantastic!
Debra Gottsleben

Resources for Teaching and Learning about World Explorers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    There is so much here on explorers from the Vikings to Columbus to Lewis and Clark and more!
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    This site really has lots to explore and discover (no puns intended!)
Debra Gottsleben

Year-End Roundup | Language Arts, Journalism, Culture and Academic Skills - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    lesson plans on many different topics and subjects
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    lots of resources here
Debra Gottsleben

HippoCampus - 0 views

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    HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.
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    Might be a useful resource for students esp. if they need additional background info. Links to Khan Academy also
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