Rating 4.33 out of 5 I had the pleasure of meeting Ken Bautista, a creative and social entrepreneur, last evening. A pet project of Ken’s is Seek Your Own Proof. The site was created for kids to investigate history and science in a fun and exciting way. As members of the Central Institute for Exploration [...]
Filed under: Middle Grades, Science, Senior Grades, Social Studies by Pete
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Rating 3.00 out of 5 How many times do teachers field questions that begin with, “What’s the difference between…?” Well, have a look at this site recommended to me by List member, Fred Moody. Differencebetween.net not only facilitates your understanding of a topic, but it also enables you to differentiate two similar subjects. – The [...]
Filed under: All Grades, Language Arts, Professional, Science, Social Studies by Pete
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Rating 3.00 out of 5 Annie Leonard from The Story of Stuff, released a new 8 minute video this week to observe International Water Day. The Story of Bottled Water discusses ‘manufactured demand’ and presents some stunning facts about how pervasive our desire to drink from a bottle is. I have tried to find some [...]
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Rating 3.00 out of 5 My web students are building Flash animations based on Rube Goldberg’s work this week. One of my students showed me this video that was released by the band, OK Go, of their song, This Too Shall Pass. It’s hosted on YT, so you may need to watch it at home [...]
Filed under: Middle Grades, Science, Senior Grades by Pete
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Rating 3.00 out of 5 My friend, Ann Blakely, reminded me that the 2010 Winter Paralympics are taking place this week in Vancouver. The official site contains several educational resources that may be of interest – and there is still plenty of time to continue with the Olympic fever that gripped the country recently! – [...]
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