UWCSEA Teachers

Great blog by Dana Watts about going 1to1 with iPads

Interesting article on the dark side of Wikipedia. Not an entirely balanced article, but certainly pointing out why critical evaluation of information found in Wikipedia is essential.

How to use Google Reader - for educators

"Meeting with several teachers recently calls to mind a couple of instances that serve as a useful reminder why scaffolding not only applies to teaching content, but is also imperative to employ when introducing new technology into the classroom. I want to share experiences from two teachers that I work with and demonstrate how scaffolding would apply to each situation."

Science, being one of the more notable inquiries into anything and everything, thrives here. Anyone tasked with teaching kids (or even adults) of all ages might want to mosey over to some of the following examples - which cover a wide range of fields as well as general education - and check out the great resources and talks they have to offer the scientific classroom.

Great Tech Expectations: What Should Elementary Students be Able to do and When?

I like the Colour Theory one for our kids...

Beautifully designed palette search. Awesome. Great for website design.

built-in feature in IOS 6 - lock in an app with a password

How to Make Better Teachers Why blog?

"Want to create better teachers? I know how. One word. Blogging."

"From personal experience blogging is one of the most beneficial professional development activities I have ever engaged with. I learn more from blogging than I do from almost any other activity I participate in."

"Here are five benefits that I would consider you would have in starting up your own teacher blog this year to assist you in your professional development as a teacher:"

" Welcome to StoryWeb! - Digital Stories from the Elementary Classroom This site is dedicated to highlighting digital stories as told by elementary students around the globe. Please feel free to leave us a comment and let us know your thoughts. This site is maintained by Mike McKillip, international educator currently working at the International School of Tanganyika in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania."

This website is in Beta at the moment, and has games based on fractions, angles & symmetry etc. Geared for upper elementary & middle school

<< Smarthistory.org is a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional art history textbook. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker began smARThistory in 2005 by creating a blog featuring free audio guides in the form of podcasts for use in The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Soon after, we embedded the audio files in our online survey courses. The response from our students was so positive that we decided to create a multi-media survey of art history web-book. We created audios and videos about works of art found in standard art history survey texts, organized the files stylistically and chronologically, and added text and still images. >>

From a small private middle school in California.... Robert Greco is the teacher...

on the Inquiry Schools website

This link is where you can connect with other teachers who use twitter with their students or parents.