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A good entry point to the study of pseudoscience.

Wikipedia entry point on pseudoscience

"Now that we're aware ChaCha exists, I can assure you that we will begin discussion of a formal policy to prohibit cell phone use in classes," said Gerard O'Sullivan, vice president for academic affairs at Neumann College in Delaware County, Pa. He said most professors already prohibited cell phone use in class.

This is cool

Using cell phones in class but some students don't have unlimited texting? No problem. Google simulator allows them to use the SMS feature to do simple queries and research.

I used this site when I taught English in Ramsey to provide students with sound basis for arguments in class. At the very least it can provide you with a host of topics for students to write about and discuss.

William Cole's rationale on why laptops are not allowed in his law classes.

This one might make for a good discussion.

This site shows some great ways to get started writing in math classes.

What do you think of this? For the best part of the article, be sure to read the comments.

Interesting article and comments but it all just makes me mad. I work to hard everyday and spend to much time away from my baby to hear constant criticisms about teaching, especially when I go above and beyond to put everything online yet no one ever looks at it. Great now I"m annoyed Thanks Pat :) LOL not your fault.

Danielle, Sorry about that; the intent was not to upset you, but rather to let everyone see that there is a balancing act that is going on all over the country. One of the commentors stated that "this is here to stay, so everyone get used to it," and while I didn't appreciate his or her closed tone, he or she has a point: it's here. Finding a balance between what is communicated, how it is communicated, and how to best maximize the time we spend doing the communicating in addition to the lives that we lead outside of school is now a huge issue. It is now a major discussion point in many of the meetings I attend, and I think the answer will come out after we muddle through it for a little while. There are so many new changes this year regarding openness and transparency, I think we will find that balance after a bit of trial and error with it.

Will Farren's very interesting project whereby students can lead him to travel to new places and interact with various people.

I really like the piece she infuses here about the limits on student writing--there shouldn't be. Too often we only allow students to write that which we can grade. Why?

Short example of how students can use Diigo.

Frank Baker's Media LIteracy site. Full of amazing links and resources for teachers and students. I plan to use this for a couple of classes at both the middle and high schools.

I thought some of you might want to let students play around with these next year. Also, there is a section on the page called "Publishing Tools" that shows you how to create class online magazines.

Easy way to create RAFTS

Simple way to create RAFT's.

Tomlinson article detailing the emotional needs of learners in the classroom.

Mr. Mayo's student podcasts. Why aren't more people providing audiences for their students like George?

This one is a no-brainer--meaning that not only should we be reading it, we should also be creating our schools in its likeness.

I'd like to think that we are doing this through the Connections class.

Here is a rubric that can be used for students in classroom discussions

Classroom specific blogs that are password protected. Great tool for those who want to be a part of it.