Nine years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2020 – PART ONE , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this w
Lessons for Teachers From George Floyd’s Death & Black Lives Matter is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators share changes they are making in their teaching as a result of the violent death of George Floyd and subsequent protests, such as trying to leave a deficit framework behind and looking at more systemic causes of racism. Here are some excerpts:
hitesh0141 / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Why Does My Kid’s Online School Still Start at 7:50 in the Freaking Morning? is from Slate. How 3 Countries Are Educating Their Kids During The Pandemic is from NPR.
stux / Pixabay Dysfunction in our district is beyond belief. Tchers were told we didn’t need invite stdnts 2 Google Classroom & dist would do it 1st day of class. It didn’t work. Now we have to send out invites manually. But dist won’t cancel PD we’re in. Schl starts in hour. — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 3, 2020 So, everyone has cameras off, turned off volume and sending out invite
AnnaliseArt / Pixabay Here are three new additions to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION : The Battleground States Biden and Trump Need to Win 270 is a cool interactive from The NY Times. The True Colors of America’s Political Spectrum Are Gray and Green is also from The NY Times. Election 2020 is from Scholastic.
The new TED-Ed lesson and video is on “Why people fall for misinformation.” I’m adding it to The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More .
