1) Our Courts – 21st Century Civics for middle school students (a site envisioned by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor)
http://www.ourcourts.org/
2) Education World Templates (an oldie, but goodie website) - Assessments, Awards/Certificates, Classroom Organizers, Election/Government Templates, Graphic Organizers (Venn, KWL, Family Tree, Story Map, etc.), Classroom Coupons, Monthly Newsletters, Notepads, Posters/Signs, and MUCH MORE! Find your favorites and share with your team/department!
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml
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Ponderings
Short Reading
40 Interesting Ways* to use your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroom – Now that each building has at least ONE camera to use... Here are some ideas: http://www.slideshare.net/mbelinsky/forty-interesting-ways-to-use-your-pocket-video-camera-in-the-classroom
Or read an article from the March 2010 T/H/E Journal “Flippin’ Out” -- Students and teachers alike are enthralled by the Flip Video camcorder, an easy-to-use project tool that is charging up the classroom in a way not seen since the arrival of the iPod. - http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/03/01/flippin-out.aspx
Point to Ponder... What project/assignment can be redesigned to include digital video (at least as an option for students)?
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Learning Opportunities
FREE Ed-Tech magazines... Sign up for free issues or read them online (put on your calendar each week to spend some time w/ one of these):
- T.H.E. Journal - http://thejournal.com (online and print magazine versions... At least for now...)
- EDUTOPIA – http://www.edutopia.org/magazine – from the George Lucas Foundation (yes, that George Lucas) -- only in an online version (not print) as of recently
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Just for Fun! ;-) ... Next issue (as there’s nothing funny about the first week back after Spring Break!)
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