“South Sudan referendum: 99% vote for independence” South Sudan referendum: 99% vote for independence is an article and interactive graphic from the BBC. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Vote In Southern Sudan.
“50 Best iPhone Apps 2011″ 50 Best iPhone Apps 2011 comes from TIME Magazine. I’m adding the link to The Best Sites For Beginning iPhone Users Like Me.
January’s Best Tweets — Part Two Every month I make a short list highlighting my choices of the best resources I shared through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. Now and then, in order to make it a bit easier for me, I may try ..
More Good Resources On Egypt Protests I’ve already made a number of additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Protests In Egypt, including multiple news media sites that have created special pages that are continually updating developments. Those features include numerous ...
“Failed Drug War: U.S. And Mexico Losing Battle Against Cartels” “Failed Drug War: U.S. And Mexico Losing Battle Against Cartels” is an interactive from The Associated Press. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Mexico’s Drug War.
“Catch Some Zzz’s to Lose Some Pounds” I’ve written a fair amount about the lessons I use in class to help students understand the importance of getting enough sleep (see The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep). The lessons, and the resources I use, ...
“Tech The Plunge” Is A Blog Worth Reading Tech The Plunge is an excellent resource-sharing blog written by Jeff Thomas. I’ve added it to The Best Blogs For Sharing Resources/Links.
I Hope Secretary Duncan Reads Monday’s Edition Of The New York Times Teacher, My Dad Lost His Job. Do We Have to Move? is the title of a NY Times article today. Here’s an excerpt: *While Washington measures a school’s worth by test scores, here, on Northland Street, there’s more to it. A few weeks before Christmas, a ...
“It Makes No Sense….” “It makes no sense”: Puzzling over Obama’s State of the Union Speech is the title of an excellent new post by scholar Yong Zhao. His perceptive analysis touches on many points, including demagoguery around U.S. international rankings. Because of ...
The Best Tools For Creating Fake “Stuff” For Learning The fake “stuff” I’m referring to in the headline includes newspaper articles, sports “trading cards,” iPhone conversations, Facebook pages etc. These can be used for conversation practice, to create reports on historical figures (or on natural ...
