From the zefrank blog, this entry showcases a voice activated drawing tool, which allows the user to draw different shapes/images using different pitches and inflections in your voice. There is a video demonstration of the tool as well.
A website based in vermont dedicated to educators. This link has some great info and advice for new teachers. Topics range from starting the year off right to building a teaching portfolio and what documents to keep in it.
A blog created by teachers for teachers. Find teaching tips and resources for Pre-K to 8th grade teachers. Topics include classroom management, free lesson plans, educational techniques, and more.
A blog created by teachers for teachers. Find teaching tips and resources for Pre-K to 8th grade teachers. Topics include classroom management, free lesson plans, educational techniques, and more.
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2008, marks BBW's 27th anniversary (September 27 through October 4).
In correspondence with the New York Times, this website provides recent news relevant to education issues, lesson plan archives and daily lesson plan updates. The website has three categories; teacher connections, student connections, and parent connections.
This video is part of a presentation by Ken Robinson on how schools might be stifling personal creativity and the true human capacity of its students. He uses some great examples as well as personal anecdotes to make his point, and is very interesting to listen to.