“Trapit” Opens To The Public
I posted about Trapit in June, and it has just opened to the public. I would characterize it as a way to create your own online personalized newspaper, which is why it’s on The Best Sites For Creating Personalized “Newspapers” … Continue reading →
“Graph Words”
Graph Words is a new very simple visual thesaurus. It’s not as fancy as some of the other similar applications out there, but I think some of them are actually pretty confusing to English Language Learners. I’m adding it to … Continue reading →
“Parent Trigger R.I.P.”
Parent Trigger R.I.P. is the title of a new post at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. You might find it interesting…
Another Amazing Video Taken From The International Space Station
Here’s another amazing video taken from The International Space Station. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2011
It’s that time of year again when I start posting year-end “The Best….” lists. Coincidentally, this one is also the eight-hundredth “The Best…” list I’ve published! You can see them all here. I figured it was appropriate to make number … Continue reading →
Nominations For Edublog Awards Now Open!
Nominations for this year’s Edublog Awards are now being accepted! You can learn all about deadlines, the nominating process, and categories at Nominations Open – The 2011 Edublog Awards are on!
Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various field and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies … Continue reading →
“Jim Crow Is Dead, But His Cousins Are Still Alive”
The New York Times editorial writers might not have any idea about what they’re talking about when they write on education issues, but they’ve certainly nailed things on the Alabama immigration law. Their recent editorial, On the Rise in Alabama, … Continue reading →
More Google+ Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About: Google+ recently launched “Google Pages,” which allow organizations and businesses to participate in the social network. Richard Byrne has a good post describing them. … Continue reading →
“WingClips” Could Be Very Useful — With Important Caveats
WingClips has organized a huge number of short clips from movies thematically — perseverance, responsibility — and then lets you show them from the site or embed them elsewhere. The important caveats are that it clearly comes from a religious, … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good School Reform Articles & Posts
Here are some recent good school reform-related posts and articles: Struggling Schools and the Problem with the “Shut It Down” Mentality is by Robert Slavin at Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Four … Continue reading →
“The Best Resources On ‘Becoming What We Read’”
Because of an increasing number of studies on the topic, I’ve just converted an older post on the impact reading has on empathy into The Best Resources On “Becoming What We Read.” You might want to check it out and … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a … Continue reading →
“How Does Our Brain Learn New Information?”
How Does Our Brain Learn New Information? from Scientific American is a fantastic short explanation of what happens to our brain when we learn something new. It’s probably the most accessible description I’ve read anywhere, and I’ll definitely be adding … Continue reading →
More Veterans Day Resources
Here are the latest additions to The Best Websites To Learn About Veterans Day: Veterans Day Observed is a Wall Street Journal slideshow. Armistice Day is an historical slideshow from The Los Angeles Times. Through The Lens: Seeing Veterans Up … Continue reading →
Even More On Wealth & Income Inequality
Here are the latest additions to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality: Public Opinion and the Occupy Movement is a fascinating interactive infographic from The New York Times. I’m also adding it to The Best Resources To Help … Continue reading →
Ask A Question, Any Question, About Education…
Many readers already know that I write a fairly popular weekly teacher advice column for Education Week Teacher. Readers send in questions, and typically I’ll respond, one or two invited guests will write a short answer, and other readers will … Continue reading →
The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research
This week’s “Question Of The Week” at my Education Week Teacher blog relates to how we can tell the difference between good and bad education research. As a supplement to next week’s response on that issue, I wanted to bring … Continue reading →
This Week In Web 2.0
In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth sharing, I’ve recently begin a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” It’ll be a short compilation of new decent sites that are worth … Continue reading →
“Call Me Hope”
“Call Me Hope” is a fun music video of Paul Simon’s “Call Me Al” song. It’s sponsored by a development organization called “Mama Hope.” I plan on using it in my Beginning ELL class, and have them sing along with … Continue reading →