Ali Carr-Chellman spells out three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: bringing their culture into the classroom, with new rules that let boys be boys, and video games that teach as well as entertain.
A good k12online preso on copyright & education - Worth a viewing if you are concerned/confused about what is permissible re: copyright in the classroom.
Some fantastic tips on what to blog about, also touches on classroom management of student blogs (re: posting, comments etc) in the comments section...some schools starting as early as year 1 with services such as kidblog
An amazing resource/website tracing Jesus' footsteps, as well as those of Paul (his first, second and third journey). Interactive google maps embedded into the linked website include bible references to the said locations and what happened there. Worth a look.
This American ESL Teacher has created a list of re best sites for learning about the Australian floods. The list will be updated as he finds new resources and articles, and may be useful for your class?
With so much of the Northeastern Australian floods dominating the news at present- this site would be great for you to share with students when you begin the school year- some fantastic images to generating discussions around such a hot topic,
All of the United Nations education projects and initiatives. Games, quizzes, resources and projects, this could be a core site in engaging students our global society