Graphic Novels - 0 views
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Elizabeth Porter on 22 Sep 10This site is a starting point if a teacher wished to use graphic novels in the classroom, providing ratings, journal reviews, and ideas for classroom use.
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Schools Kill Creativity - 0 views
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We all want to be teachers, but I think this helps us look at what kind of teachers we want to be. I know I don't want to be another bland, boring teacher who just goes by the books. Ken Robinson helps us see what schools do stop stop us reaching our full potential and why we need more creativity and arts - things that students will be passionate about in class - in the classroom.
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A TED talk (because that's more or less all I'll be posting) about the status of creativity in early education, and the implications for all levels of education (and beyond). -
Ken Robinson describes how schools are killing creativity and most importantly highlights why it is so important in our futures. He urges us to maintain creativity in our curriculum so English teachers, please do your part to keep it.
Using Film, Video, and TV in the Classroom. ERIC Digest - 0 views
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This article outlines the basic uses of film in the classroom and its benefits.
Smartboard Resources « Classroom201X - 0 views
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Classroom201X is a blog that has amazing resources for smartboards. So often smart boards go to waste because teachers don't know how to use them or don't know what to use them for. This blog is a great resource.
YouTube - Mercutio & Tybalt's death - Romeo & Juliet (1996) - 1 views
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I found this clip of Mercutio's death scene from the 1996 Romeo and Juliet. I think it would be useful for the students to see what they are reading be preformed in a way they could relate to more. This clip can also be used in a discussion of whether this play is a tragedy or a comedy.
Dots and Dashes Video - 0 views
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This is a YouTube video that was a project for a high school public speaking class. It's a good example of how we can use technology to allow our students to use a little creativity and have a little fun with their assignments. Also, many of us may be asked to teach a speech class at the school where we are hired!
50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Education - 1 views
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This blog gives educators 50 different ideas on using Twitter in the classroom. I thought it was extremely interesting, seeing as how students are more and more on twitter, they might be able to relate to an assignment better this way.
Glogster - 1 views
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This is an interactive online "poster" that teachers can use to make their lessons more fun and interactive. It can be used for a wide range of subjects, and is easy to use.
Sporcle - 1 views
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Yes, I know you've probably used sporcle as a distraction FROM homework, but I'm posting it because I think it can also be a great resource FOR teachers to use with kids to get them to learn in a fun way. The site is filled with quizzes on pretty much every subject possible. I think the sections on geography, literature, and language could be useful. For example, there are timed country and capital quizzes that are great study tools.
Using Movies in the Classroom - 0 views
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This webpage gives some very valuable tips on how teachers should approach using film that is incorporated into their lesson.
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz - 2 views
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This is proof that high quality prose and poetry can pop up in the most unlikely places. Thousands of people have used Amazon's page selling a peculiar product to demonstrate their writing skills. The web allows for interesting forms of Internet graffiti.
Political News, Analysis and Opinion from CNN.com - 0 views
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The main politics page for CNN. Useful for finding out what's new in the world of politics.
Apple Education Website - 0 views
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Useful examples of people using apple products in their classrooms.
Dictionary of Shakespeare - 0 views
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This site provides definitions and context to difficult Shakespearean language, a useful tool for teaching students Shakespeare.
Teachers Use Photo Prompts to Spark Writing - 0 views
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The National Writing Project investigates more innovative ways to instill creativity in students' writing, one of which is detailed here in this article. A combination of art, writing and tactile sensory is used as students are encouraged to "write what they see."
How to use a semicolon - 2 views
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Pretty funny, illustrated explanation of when to actually use semicolons.
Stroke of Insight - 0 views
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I think this Ted talk really helps us rethink the way our minds work. It also helps reconstruct our ideas about people whose minds work completely differently, like kids that may struggle in school. It pushes us to think about right brain thinkers vs left brain thinkers, and why we need a better balance for both.
World of Warcraft as a Teaching Tool | LiveScience - 1 views
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This article describes the use one teacher made of World of Warcraft as an outside the classroom teaching tool for reading and writing.
Resources for Teachers - 0 views
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This is an excellent resource page that teachers can use to get links to information about literature, grammar, poetry, tests, standardized tests, writing, reading, and this is just the beginning.
Goddess a Day - 0 views
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References to Greek mythology are all over English literature, and this is a good resources to get the stories/references about goddesses from many different cultures, not just Grecian. It has an easy to use alphabetical list so it's a one stop shop for goddess information and those ever elusive allusions.