How do today’s tech-savvy teachers keep their teaching resources fresh and relevant with a minimum of effort?
What are RSS feeds, how do they deliver information right to your desktop, and how can they enrich teaching and learning?
RSS Feeds: Making Your Favorite Websites Come to You
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2006/09/rss_feeds_making_your_favorite.html
Andy Carvin provides a brief history of RSS feeds and describes [...]
Differentiating Instruction and Assessment
* How does differentiated instruction work?
* Why should an educator consider a variety of assessment methods in a classroom of mixed abilities?
* What are some techniques for differentiating assessment?
* Should students be able to choose the forms of assessment used to demonstrate their knowledge and skills?
Differentiating Instruction: Meeting Students Where They Are
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/di_meeting.phtml
Jennipher [...]
• How can we inspire our students to become enthusiastic readers?
• What are the most effective strategies to turn struggling readers into successful readers?
• Why do many students choose to avoid reading, even if they have good reading skills?
Using Non-Fiction to Motivate Reluctant Readers
http://teachers.net/gazette/FEB02/jgscott.html
J. G. Scott describes how non-fiction books can be highly effective [...]
Room 34 at Tovashal Elementary School
http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/tovashal/bcoley/parents.htm
Mr. Coley’s students take turns writing a daily news log http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/tovashal/bcoley/dailylog/dailylog.htm which is posted to the Web site for parents to view. The site also includes good examples of information to share with parents.
Mrs. Renz’s Homework Backpack
http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/patrick/renz/homework.htm
Class Homepage Builder: Tips For Your Homepage
http://teacher.scholastic.com/homepagebuilder/monthly_tips.htm
Scholastic provides video clips of two teachers [...]
Many Ways to Reach Parents
http://tinyurl.com/8c23q
Linda Shalaway provides concise descriptions of the best methods of parent communication. Her class newsletter content suggestions are applicable for both written and electronic formats.
Parents and Teachers Working Together
http://www.nea.org/teachexperience/ifc051011.html
Linda Starr shares strategies for using technology to increase parent involvement; including Web sites, email, and voice mail.
Parents Expect E-Mail Accessibility
http://tinyurl.com/c6qkj
Nora Carr takes [...]
The Mettle of a Mentor
http://tinyurl.com/c8lsu
Vicki Denmark and India Podsen describe seven competencies needed for a successful mentoring relationship.
The Importance of Mentors, Or What I Learned From Harold
http://tinyurl.com/byhu8
Drawing from personal experience, veteran teacher Max Fischer describes the mutual benefits of mentoring for both experienced and new teachers.
The Mentoring Leadership and Resource Network
http://www.mentors.net/03library/collab_pc.html
This site describes the characteristics [...]
Benefits to Learners
http://tinyurl.com/9lr6e
Staff members at SMART Technologies explain the positive impact of interactive whiteboards, including student engagement, learner motivation, and knowledge retention.
Speaking of Electronic Whiteboards…
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech206.shtml
Lorrie Jackson explains how K-12 teachers are using whiteboards in almost every subject area, and explains what to consider before purchasing one. Includes links to lesson plans, tips for use with [...]
To quickly put a Web site on your Internet Explorer
Favorites list, simply press CTRL+D (Windows) or Command+D
(Mac) while on the page you want to add. The site is added
at the bottom of your Favorites list.
addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fdcnavis.edublogs.org%2F2007%2F12%2F12%2F50-quickly-add-web-pages-to-your-favorites-list%2F’;
addthis_title = ‘%2350%3A+QUICKLY+ADD+WEB+PAGES+TO+YOUR+FAVORITES+LIST’;
addthis_pub = ”;
Here’s a quick way to make a Web page shortcut appear on
your desktop:
Just right-click anywhere in the page and then click Create
Shortcut.
addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fdcnavis.edublogs.org%2F2007%2F12%2F12%2F49-make-quick-web-page-shortcuts-in-internet-explorer%2F’;
addthis_title = ‘%2349%3A+MAKE+QUICK+WEB+PAGE+SHORTCUTS+IN+INTERNET+EXPLORER’;
addthis_pub = ”;
Mac OS X makes it easy to jump between programs. Use any of these methods to jump from open application to application:
* Press Command+Tab.
* Click anywhere in the desired application window to make it the active window.
* Click the application icon in the Dock, all open applications have an icon in the Dock, with an [...]
