PBS Teachers® and Classroom 2.0, with support from Elluminate, are partnering on a series of free monthly webinars designed to help preK-12 educators learn new ways to integrate online instructional resources in the classroom and engage students in curriculum lessons. On Tuesday, November 17th we shared information about a currently airing episode of Sid the Science Kid that helps children better understand the science behind germs, viruses and vaccines, and learn good prevention techniques such as as sneezing into an elbow, effective hand washing, and disinfecting common household surfaces to prevent germs from spreading. During the webinar, health and early childhood education experts shared ideas on how educators can help kids better understand viruses and vaccinations and support healthy habits in school. The recording links are available here.What does everyone think about the fact that Spanish language instruction is slowly taking over as sometimes the only language offered for students to learn in high schools and middle schools? How ...
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Please introduce yourself, let us know a little bit about you, and where you are from.
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For a Level-2 High School Spanish course, how would you teach students the irregular preterite verbs using a form of technology?
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Hello, I am very much interested in a a framework called "TPACK." Technology Pedagogy Content Knowledge (Image from http://www.tpack.org/, updated 3/16/09) The intersection of these three domai...
Tagged: technology, tpack, tpck, knowledge, pre-service
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Recently I was showing a school on how to build a comunity with a Ning. When I poped up one in a lecture a huge banner ad for Match.com (You know their line "Its OK to Look") in bright colors overs...
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I recently developed a course, Web 2.0 for the K12 Classroom, which I teach online through Lake Erie College. I teach blogging, podcasting, social networking, social bookmarking and video sharing. ...
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Started by Mark Barnes in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Earnest Shinault, Sr. 2 hours ago.
Thought I would share this beginner's guide to Animoto. Feel free to share it with anyone. http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/r my spare time (hah!) I write for Bright Hub. It brings in a bit...
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Started by Jonathan Wylie in Reviews of Software Tools and Services. Last reply by Charl 3 hours ago.
We are looking to purchase some math software that would be useful for the middle school level. There seems to be a lot of free math practice online for K-5 but the quality of the resources drops s...
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Started by Michelle Phares in Reviews of Software Tools and Services. Last reply by Ila Panik 3 hours ago.
Dear Parents, Teachers & Principals A new piece titled ‘DIFFICULT NEPHEW ’ has just been posted on Inspired Parenting. www.inspiredparenting.co.za Comment on this topic on the forum as well a...
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OK, I'm sure someone here can enlighten me. Twitter. Not sure I get it. My questions about Twitter: 1. When I Twitter (is that the right terminology, or should i say "Twit"), who sees it? 2. Exac...
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Started by Jeff Branzburg in Off-Topic or Just for Fun. Last reply by Jay Trevorrow 5 hours ago.
Groenhorst College in Barneveld, the Netherlands, is a vocational college which offers students courses in Animal Care, Veterinary Nursing, Horse Care, Animal Husbandry and Contract Work. We would...
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Started by Rein Bijlsma in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Mel J. Janousek 6 hours ago.
HSI:Historical Scene Invesigation looks like it has a lot to offer and also has potential to grow into a really usuable site. Check it out! From the site: The Historical Scene Investigation Projec...
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I'm a sixth grade reading teacher and I have been doing an "article of the week" with my classes. They summarize and respond to the article each week. I typically post the article and the students ...
Started by Shawn Storm in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Nancy Bosch 6 hours ago.
you know I do business of the pandora jewelry......so I want to know the different between pandora jewelry and pandora style jewelry
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Started by hibeads in Introductions. Last reply by Nancy Bosch 6 hours ago.
Well, I am sure that term papers must not be a new thing for you so you already know how painful and irritating it is to write a Term Paper Sample and most importantly submit the term paper right o...
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I just got my Google Wave invite and don't have anyone else at our school to wave with yet. Would anyone be willing to add me to their contacts so that I can do something besides look at all the re...
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Started by Kevin Murphy in Conferences and Workshops 18 hours ago.
Hello all and pardon the shamless plug but we need votes. My name is Doug Valentine and I am the librarian at McKillop elementary in Melissa Texas. My wife and I collaborated with her third grade ...
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Started by Doug Valentine in Success Stories 19 hours ago.
There are a number of posts from individuals interested in using iPod Touches for teaching and Learning. At Culbreth Middle in Chapel Hill, NC we began a pilot this past August to place the iPod To...
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Hi all, i would like to have a go at collaborating with another class around the world sharing history and geography activities through a wiki or shared blog. I am new to this and would like to net...
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