As the Beginning Teacher conferences get started this month, here is an Edutopia article that offers new teachers 5 tips to become a Connected Educator.
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The URL: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/new-teachers-becoming-connected-educators-lisa-dabbs
I found this little treasure collection while looking for some inspiration to create my own poster. There are 304 no-cost, downloadable posters in this busyteacher.org site. There is a prominent ad to purchase product on the pages but if you click on the poster you like, it will present you with a .jpg that can be saved or printed.
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The URL: http://busyteacher.org/teaching_ideas_and_techniques/classroom-posters/
Canberra teacher, Brian Shaw, sent along this Goodwill Community Foundation project. Says Brian, “It has a huge range of resources and how to guides on MS Office products, technology, Social issues, etc.
Great videos for the students to use at home. It is free but you can sign up if you want your progress to be tracked etc.”
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The URL: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/
I heard from Gayle Glass from Iris The Dragon, a mental health wellness education and advocacy group the other day. She wanted to let me know that their series of illustrated books, featuring Iris, will be made available at no cost for a short time. To get your complimentary downloads among other mental health resources and supports, visit the site today.
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The URL: http://www.iristhedragon.com/
Well, it’s time to get started on year 17 of The Teacher List! Thanks for coming back and if you signed up over the summer, I hope you’ll enjoy the coming year of one-a-day useful, free sites. The first one of this season is a no-brainer. Last week, Google finally announced the ability to create and customize themes for your Google Forms. Now, in addition to the high-end function of your form, you get to make it look — spiffy!
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The URL: http://googledrive.blogspot.nl/2014/09/custom-forms-themes.html
This one comes from my pal, Des King. From the site: “If your growing weariness of being constantly tethered to the internet has become overwhelming, it might be time to scrub yourself from the social media sphere altogether. Here’s how you can become a ghost on the Internet, by tracking down and eliminating your digital past.”
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The URL: http://gizmodo.com/how-to-erase-yourself-from-the-internet-1456270634
And with that, I wrap up year #16 of TheTeacherList.ca! Thanks for coming along on the ride – I’ll start up again after Labour Day. I’ve reached another closure as well – my time on secondment with 2Learn.ca has come to an end. I’m returning to my district to a CTS department head role and will be teaching in my old favorite area – CommTech and Design Studies. I had a great time and learned a lot with 2Learn.ca and look forward now to putting into play all the fantastic tools and practices I’ve been working with. Have a great summer and we’ll chat again in a couple of months!
-Pete