new wikispaces for the UWCSEA IT dept

"Watch YouTube videos without comments, suggestions, or the 'other' things."

EARCOS 2011 presentation -- a Google Doc

good list of resources/links

blog post re developing a unit of inquiry on light and sound in the PYP - for grade 3 - see also their wikispaces wiki

"Timely, relevant news articles for kids, educators in the classroom and parents at home."

"Children who are taught how to think and act like scientists develop a clearer understanding of the subject, a study has shown. The research project led by The University of Nottingham and The Open University has shown that school children who took the lead in investigating science topics of interest to them gained an understanding of good scientific practice. The study shows that this method of 'personal inquiry' could be used to help children develop the skills needed to weigh up misinformation in the media, understand the impact of science and technology on everyday life and help them to make better personal decisions on issues including diet, health and their own effect on the environment. The three-year project involved providing pupils aged 11 to 14 at Hadden Park High School in Bilborough, Nottingham, and Oakgrove School in Milton Keynes with a new computer toolkit named nQuire, now available as a free download for teachers and schools. Running on both desktop PCs and handheld notebook-style devices, the software is a high-tech twist on the traditional lesson plan - guiding the pupils through devising and planning scientific experiments, collecting and analysing data and discussing the results."  Software is free to download

shows examples of free verse, haiku, cinquain, and limerick - and lets kids choose words to complete their own.... 

A blog post/review of:  "Once Upon a Wartime, an exhibition which opened earlier this month at London's Imperial War Museum, takes five children's novels about war and conflict and uses them as a starting point to explore what war can mean for children."  Carrie's War, War Horse, The Machine Gunners, The Silver Sword, and Little Soldier.  Shows photos of what is in the exhibit.... Useful if you teach any of the books....

"This is part 1 of 3 of a 23 min short documentary on the last rural village, or 'kampong', in Singapore - Kampong Lorong Buangkok. This documentary is a product of love, sweat, and mosquito bites, created by a group of final-year students from NTU's School of Communication & Information. All rights reserved by Retrospect Pictures. Feel free to drop us a message for inquiries on usage!"

Watch the video.... Amazing photography project.... "INSIDE OUT is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work. Upload a portrait. Receive a poster. Paste it for the world to see."