Blogs

Google Earth is a great tool to use in the classroom.  Take a look at this quick list of 10 things you can do with Google Earth to enhance learning and engage your students.  Simple step-by-step instructions are spelled out.

http://www.google.com/educators/start_earth.html

I'm about to start a short world poverty unit.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  I'm always looking for games or simulations because the students enjoy/learn more than from my lectures.  Thanks!

This new whitepaper on social networking in education has some great information and tools to use.  Read the report and discuss its application in your classroom.

• Legislation is pending before congress with regards to Haiti.  The following initiatives can be tracked, advocated for and engaged on the local level.
  • Haiti Action Initiative and Tax Incentive Act of 2010 - Bill status
  • Haiti Reforestation Act of 2009 - Bill status

You may like to start a class blog to….
· To have students respond to ideas or content raised in class
· To create a portfolio of their thinking over time
· To post prompts for critical thinking or journaling
· To post examples of good student work and encourage and motivate students
· To provide links to online news items or articles to have students read, think, , engage, write and react.
· To gather and organize internet resources for a specific topic