A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

A VERY BUSY DAY

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

The latest news and resources in education since 2007

 

 

“Blended Learning in the Age of COVID-19”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

Blended Learning in the Age of COVID-19 is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Three educators share how they are adapting the principles of “blended learning” to the COVID-19 environment, including through involving community members and using a “flipped” classroom. Here are some excerpts:

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 22,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR PINS OF 2020 – PAR

Three Videos About Race & Racism

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

Alexandra_Koch / Pixabay I’m adding this first video to FANNIE LOU HAMER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917 – HERE ARE RELATED TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES : I’m adding this next video to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT RUBY BRIDGES : This final video is going to MAY 31ST & JUNE 1ST WERE THE DATES OF THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES:

Thursday’s Three “Must-Read” Articles About School Reopening This Fall

by Larry Ferlazzo / 13h

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : NYC Teacher Unions ‘Prepared To Strike’ If Safety Demands Are Not Met is from NPR. When Can Schools Safely Reopen? The Answer Is Part Science, Part Guesswork. is from Five Thirty Eight. ‘All In, All the Time’: Reopening Florida Schools Is Likened to Military Ope

My Most Popular Tweets Of The Month

by Larry Ferlazzo / 13h

PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS IN 2019 – PART TWO and NEW &

Labor Day Is On September 7th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

mohamed_hassan / Pixabay September 7th is Labor Day in The United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Labor Day .

A Good Reminder Of “The Progress Principle’s” Value During COVID-19

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

I’ve often written about the work of Teresa Amabile, who’s research developed “The Progress Principle.” Basically, she found that small wins each day are the key ingredient in people’s sense of well-being. It ties in nicely with one of the four key elements needed to create the conditions to support student intrinsic motivation – competence. In other words, students feeling like they can be succe

“Strategies for Online Instruction”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Strategies for Online Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Six educators share tips for teaching virtually, including making time to connect personally with each student and emphasizing collaborative work. Here are some excerpts:

Wednesday’s Seven “Must-Read” & “Must-Watch” Videos About School Reopening This Fall

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

MICHOFF / Pixabay Here are new additions to Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : The dystopian tech that companies are selling to help schools reopen sooner is from Recode. Millions return to schools lacking handwashing facilities: UN is from Al Jazeera. New coronavirus cases are emerging at schools. How much you know depends on where you l

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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

New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “Can the ocean run out of oxygen?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Claudia14 / Pixabay I’m adding this new TED-Ed video and lesson to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Oceans :

My Mind Was Blown Today After Learning How To Collaboratively Annotate PDFs On Google Drive

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay I’ve always had problems trying to figure out how to get Google Docs to play nice with PDFs. I had given up, and concluded that Actively Learn was going to be my “go-to” tool since it lets you upload sizable PDFs and allows students to answer questions within the document. Of course, if you only have the free plan, you’re limited to three uploads each month (Yes

The 19th Amendment Passed 100 Years Ago Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

The 19th Amendment passed one hundred years ago today and gave many – though not all – women the right to vote. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About Women’s Suffrage . 100 years ago today: US women gained the federal right to vote when the 19th Amendment was ratifie

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