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This somewhat silly interpretation of the story of Macbeth actually provides an easy way to show student who are having difficulty with the play's language the basics of the plot in a fun and engaging way.

This link is a fairly lengthy video of Obama's speech explaining his program R2T, and can help all teachers become more literate as to the new federal policies regarding education.

The video explains why its important to use digital tools when teaching poetry to students. Its also gives examples of poetry that would hold a greater interest for the students and gives ideas on how to get students writing poetry on their own.

Shows students and teachers how to use digital storytelling. Gives resources to both groups on how to create and evaluate digital works.

Gates gives an interesting take on what it means to be a highly qualified teacher. He even suggests a few controversial ideas on how to help teachers and hold them accountable.

We've all heard of blogs, but this site has twisted blogs to make them a little more creative and fun and coined them glogs. They are basically kind of like an online bulletin board where you can upload videos, images, text, etc. It is a great alternative teaching method for teachers and can be a new way for kids to learn/post information, too.

This video explores bullying and the detrimental affects that it causes. As future teachers, it is something that we must be fully aware of, and know how to respond.

In high school, I read the book The Great Gatsby and loved it. I also enjoyed when teachers offered different alternatives to interpreting the text, and I think this is an interesting way to compare and contrast the novel and the ballet. Students have the chance to think outside the typical mode of interpreting the text. Here they can link the text to the dance.