Two weeks worth of Poetry Lessons - 18 different styles to explore
I have put together a PowerPoint of what our students will be doing in writing for the next fortnight to explore poetry. This presentation contains explanations and examples of each of the 18 major styles of poetry and also Poetry assessment rubric for your stu
Conjugate.com - The Ultimate Verb Resource for Teachers and Students
Just like Jenny Eather's Writing Fun dome web sites are just really useful and do simple tasks really well. Conjugation.com is another cla
How to create a Photo Album in PowerPoint 2007 This video shows how to create and insert a photo album in PowerPoint. It also provides you with ideas on how to present your photos. You can view it below or download it here.
RMM Dakar 2010 - Planning Familial. (video)
Thème : Droit et Santé En Afrique.
Session : Colloque International Interdisciplinaire. Réduction de la mortalité maternelle en Afrique au Sud de Sahara : mieux comprendre pour mieux agir.
Modérateurs : Pierre JAUDOIN (démographe – Ministère Français des Affaires Etrangères) – Mamadou TRAORE (Professeur de gynécologie-obstétrique à l’Université de Bamako, secrétaire de la Société Africaine de Gynécologie-Obstétrique et Vice-Président de la Société Fran
Icky, Icky Insects Song
This is the Icky, Icky Insects Music Video by Silly Bus. The video uses music, humor, and wonderful close-up shots of various insects to teach small children about insects. Key vocabulary words and lyrics include: head, thorax, abdomen, exoskeleton, six legs, and hatch from eggs. Run time 03:54.
No Calling Name: A Video about Students
This video shows an example of how name calling works and how some people deal with it. No Name-Calling demonstrates the damage that can be done when kids are targeted by hurtful words vignettes that model name-calling scenarios which many viewers will recognize. This video is good for the start of a discussion as it is too short for most other uses.
The History of Bubble Gum
Who invented it and how it is made. Explains how it is now more artificial. Could be good for motivating to find out more about what they eat.
What Causes Static Electricity
A lecture on the causes of static electricity. Students need a word wall or hand out as there are many terms they might not be familiar with. A good explanation and introduction.
The Wowzies Introduces and Reviews Paper Money ($1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100)
In this video the Wowzies use a game show concept to introduce and review all values of paper money while singing a catchy tune (2:43).
Survive The Ride Child Seat Safety
Four steps to installing a child safety seat. The rules to follow and the law. It gives instruction for an older vehicle and baby seat installation and gives examples of what the seat fit should be.
Kenya fights new poaching wave
Wildlife rangers in Kenya track down $30,000 worth of poached ivory, as the country seeks to contain a new wave of poaching.
The Future is Gray, Small & Female: Disruptive Demographics and Transportation Tomorrow
If the prospect of aging and infirmity seems remote, you could use some time with AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System), a wearable apparatus that approximates “what it feels like to be a 75-year-old woman.” Joseph Coughlin’s MIT AgeLab designed the suit to promote better understanding of the challenges of aging --
Perceptron learning rule and Convergence theorem.
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Whole Brain Teaching: 3rd Grade: Classroom Management
Watch first year teacher, Andrea Schindler, demonstrate features of Whole Brain Teaching's classroom management system with her inner city third graders. (7:14)
A Look at Microsoft's Surface Computer V.2 Microsoft Surface General Manager Panos Panay showed us a preview of the next version of Surface at CES, called the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface. This matured device runs on Embedded Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and has a new technology in the screen that allows for 2 million sensors (rather than optical cameras) alongside the pixels in the display. This means more touchpoints than you have fingers or friends, no more box under the displ
Learn the English Alphabet 2 Another great song for learning the alphabet.
Pakistan blast kills teachers
Two roadside bombs detonate as a school bus passes, killing two teachers and injuring several students.
