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• Facing History Offers Free Workshop on the International Criminal Court

  
  Humane Connection — Authority: 129
  What recourse do victims of war, genocide and other mass crimes have when their own countries cant -- or wont -- help them? They can hope for justice from the International Criminal Court, an entity that was established in 2002 in order to prosecute mass atrocities. But the ICC, though given an important and necessary ...
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• Say It, Rhyme It, Spell It

  
  Special Education and Learning Differences — Authority: 108
  Emergent Readers and Struggling Readers Have Fun Learning and Discover Reading SuccessSay It, Rhyme It, Spell It is an engaging game, made in two levels, that helps emerging readers and struggling readers become familiar with words that follow a consonant-vowel-consonant (c-v-c) pattern. The reproducible worksheets ...
  3 days ago

• How To Use Twitter And Facebook To Get Class Participation

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 120
  Heres an interesting article  on how Purdue University is adding Twitter and Facebook to get more class participation in case you were wondering how that could be done. Got this via @mashable on Twitter.
  3 days ago

• We Need Our Earth

  
  Online Business Primer — Authority: 116
  A group of fourth graders from Thomas Fleming Elementary School have been busy rounding up signatures for their petition. The petition was not about getting to wear hats in school or extending recess time (all very worthwhile pursuits). This petition which includes a cover page of a hand drawn earth with a handwritten ...
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• Search Like an Expert: New Google Search Lessons Unveiled at NECC 2009

  
  Online Business Primer — Authority: 116
  Released at NECC 2009 are a new series of education friendly lessons . Looking for something? First stop might be the Google search box. Becoming a skillful searcher is an essential skill for teachers and students in our media rich environments. The search box provides abundant amounts of information quickly at our ...
  1 week ago

• Road Trip To Georgia

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 120
  Im off to Savannah, Georgia, to teach a faculty development workshop at Savannah State University   on Friday. The universitys website states its goal is "a value added education, resulting from classroom interactions, co-curricular activities, quality instruction, internships, practicum, research, and the ...
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• The Teaching Professor Has A Blog

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 120
  Check this out: The Teaching Professor has a blog with lots of free information on teaching and learning here .
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• Why Every Scrapbooker Needs a Cricut Expression Machine

  
  gothinking.net — Authority: 150
  While this organisation is more pricey than some another individualized expire selection machines that are acquirable for scrapbooking, the Cricut Expression organisation is a beatific assets not exclusive for scrapbookers, but also for parents, teachers, and expert leaders.  If your hunting for added cheap ...
  2 weeks ago

• Teachers Without Borders off to Africa

  
  Online Business Primer — Authority: 116
  While many educators use Web 2.0 tools to make global connections, some educators are actually making these connections by traveling directly to countries where resources are scarce equipped with XO laptops, digital cameras, Flip Cameras, and incredible commitment to bridging the digital divide. I’ve invited Sharon ...
  2 weeks ago

• Practicality and Prudence

  
  Quiddity — Authority: 468
  I do a lot of teacher training and one thing I have to do is meet the request by teachers for practical help. People want practical instruction from me. They tend to show great confidence in me, as though nothing could be easier than giving sound practical counsel. They don’t realize how frightful a thing it is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Humane Educators Toolbox: Artist Uses Photography to Connect People and Animals

  
  Humane Connection — Authority: 129
  We know that images are incredibly powerful. Photographer Jo-Anne McArthur is using the power of visual media to document how we treat and interact with animals in the "human environment" in order to "break down the barriers that humans have built which allow us to treat non-human animals as objects and not as ...
  2 weeks ago

• Creative Student Projects

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 120
  Digital Storytelling is a method educators could use to give students a creative way to express themselves. One way to do that is to have students digitally tell about a movie or book in one minute, using music, costumes, sound effects, etc. Check out this one minute video done by students on Forrest Gump ...
  2 weeks ago

• Steve Glinberg releases KidCalc 1.6 for iPhone and iPod touch

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 144
  Independent software developer Steve Glinberg today announces KidCalc 1.6, an update to his popular animated math flash cards and learning game for iPhone and iPod touch. Designed specifically to leverage the iPhones peerless interface, KidCalc helps teach math to children, ages 3-8 years, using Halloween themed ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dennis Littky Talks About Big Picture Schools

  
  Online Business Primer — Authority: 116
  (Cross-posted from SteveHargadon.com, as part of my FutureofEducation.com interview series.)Date: Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Time: 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day) (international times here)Duration: 1 hourLocation: In Elluminate. Log in at http://tinyurl.com/futureofed. The Elluminate room will be open ...
  3 weeks ago

• On Naming Animals

  
  Quiddity — Authority: 468
  In the Biblical account of Creation, God placed Adam in a garden and told him to steward it and tend it. Then He looked at Adam and determined that it was not good for Him to be alone. So He formed all the animals of the dust of the earth and brought them to Adam so that Adam could name them. Can you imagine what ...
  3 weeks ago

• Free Art History Web-book

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 120
  Heres a free multi-media source for art teachers "designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional art history textbook" by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.   Its an interesting site for anyone interested in Art.
  3 weeks ago

• Useful Links (weekly)

  
  Rhondda's Reflections - wandering around the Web — Authority: 118
  #howitworks  Interesting web 2 application. Online presentation creation and sharing tool. Add video and audio to your uploaded presentation, share your PowerPoint (PPT), OpenOffice (ODP), and Keynote presentations! Essay Map  This site provides information for students to write essays. There are templates that ...
  3 weeks ago

• Humane Education Activities: Becoming Humane Beings

  
  Humane Connection — Authority: 129
  Right at the start of the school year is a great time to spark students thinking about the world they live in, the choices they make, what a humane world looks like, and the power they have to help bring such a world to reality. Here are a few of our free, downloadable activities (pdf) to help you do that: What ...
  8 weeks ago

• 50 Awesome Ways (Plus One More) To Use Skype In The Classroom

  
  Ask-Dr-Kirk — Authority: 120
  I had hoped to get Mike Wagner , CEO of White Rabbit Group , to come to Florida and talk to my MBA class on personal branding. The logistics didnt work out so instead were doing the workshop by Skype. Skype is a free video phone service that requires a computer, webcam, and internet access. The great thing about ...
  8 weeks ago

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