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What is your Media Diet?

The Atlantic Wire is the latest (and greatest?) news aggregator to hit this web. Following in the tradition of the Daily Beast, The Browser, and the Huffington Post; the Atlantic Wire provides one stop shopping for opinion writing across the web. The site provides the usual breaking news, as well as clips of the latest … Continue reading What is your Media Diet?

Only a 5,103 Sumerian Nipur Cubit Commute to the Office

Yesterday, I was poking around on Google Maps and noticed the Labs tab on the top right corner, so I clicked.  What I found was a treasure trove for the social studies classroom.  The first item on the list “Distance Measurement Tool” is probably my favorite. First and foremost the tool lets you measure from … Continue reading Only a 5,103 Sumerian Nipur Cubit Commute to the Office

A Pre-School Election?

Working with my theme, started with the last post,  of the pre-school set I was reminded of this funny YouTube video.  I have used this in the classroom teach about campaign advertising. The video (above) is a classic election “attack ad” for a pre-school class presidential race. Before you go forwarding this around to your … Continue reading A Pre-School Election?

Sid the Inquiry Kid

On weekend mornings when we wake up, Miles and I sit and watch some TV and eat our breakfast. Besides the big name shows: Sesame Street, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Thomas the Tank Engine, Miles has become a big fan of Sid the Science Kid. The daily program on PBS (locally on WHYY) is a … Continue reading Sid the Inquiry Kid