The Wright Brothers Flew 110 Years Ago Today….
The Wright brothers took their historic flights 110 years ago today. #planes #flight http://t.co/ED37kuXxY1 — OCRegister Graphics (@ocrgraphics) December 17, 2013 You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About Flight.
Infographic: “The History of Education”
I think this infographic does a good job on the “past” part of the history of education, but clearly has an idyllic view of role of technology in the present and the future. But it certainly could be used to provoke a discussion: Courtesy of: Boundless Free Textbooks
Great Ideas For End-Of-Calendar-Year Lessons
Looking Back at 2013 | Ideas for Reflecting On and Teaching About the Year That Was is a terrific post from The New York Times Learning Network. It’s full of great lesson ideas in the final days before Winter Break, and has lots of great links to different “year in review” features around the Web. And, if you need even more ideas, you can see my own Learning Network post from last May. It’s fille
Online Video Editor Stupeflix Launches iPhone “Animoto-Like” App
Stupeflix, which is on Not The “Best,” But A List… Of Online Video Editors list, has just launched a free iPhone app called Replay that — at least to me — looks very, very Animoto-like. It lets you easily turn your photos into music videos. I’m assuming there are lots of differences between the two, but I could only find two in my admittedly quick try-out of Replay, and both came out in Replay’s
‘Educators Are Suffering From Innovation Fatigue’
‘Educators Are Suffering From Innovation Fatigue’ is the title of my latest Education Week Teacher post. Today’s post includes commentaries by Scott McLeod, Sally Zepeda, and Tony Frontier.
What Was The Best Education-Related Book You Read This Year?
As I’ve done every December for the past several years, I’m inviting readers of this blog to share the best education-related book that you read over the past twelve months. Leave a your choice in the comments section with no more than a sentence or two description/explanation. As usual, I’ll publish a full list on January 1st. December 29th is the deadline to get your choice in if you want me to
“Google Zeitgeist 2013″ — Not To Be Missed!
Google has come out with their annual multimedia Google Zeitgeist filled with charts, trends and videos documenting the past year. I’m adding it to The Best Year In Review Features — 2013. Here’s just a sample:
Another Study Shows That Self-Affirmation Activities Help People Think More Clearly
I’ve previously posted here on the blog and also written in my books about research that shows the benefits of having students do simple self-affirmation activities. In Giving Students “Reflection Cards,” I describe its effect on developing self-control and how I apply it in the classroom. In Useful Writing Exercise For Helping Students Develop Self-Esteem and in Simple Writing Exercise Said To “
12-16-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Using Current Events As A Language-Learning ActivityStudents watch videos on current events, answer questions, and create their own in my latest NY Times post for English Language Learners. Includes a student interactive and teaching ideas. You can see all my previous NY Times posts here.3 by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h hide //