Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts
Innovative teacher Vicki Davis leverages wikis, blogs, digital storytelling, podcasts, virtual worlds, and other digital tools to connect students in rural Georgia to the world. (4:25)
WSU Zipcar Program
Washington State University has contracted with Zipcar, Inc., the world's leading car-sharing network, to offer a car-sharing program on its main Pullman campus. The transportation option is now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all university students, faculty and staff members who are licensed drivers aged 18 and older.
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Patchy the Pirate's Reading Strategy
This video features a pirate stating his strategy for reading comprehension: P-preview , I- identify, R- read, reread, remember, A- attack, T-tell why each answer is correct, E- examine each question. The pirate is speaking to third graders, but this strategy would be effective for other ages as well. ( 2:22)
Wall Street tumbles for fourth week
Aug 19 - Business summary: Crisis of confidence sends Wall Street down for the fourth straight week, PIMCO says Treasury yields indicate recession is likely, HP biggest drag on Dow; Gold reaches record $1881 an ounce. Carmen Roberts reports.
Share with Care: Internet Safety Tips
This one minute video reviews the important things to remember before posting anything online. What you post online could have an impact on people in the real world. A good start for a class discussion.
Hospitals under pressure near Tripoli
Aug 21 - As the front line moves closer to the Libyan capital, field hospitals are short of resources and the government blames the West for the casualties. Lily Grimes reports.
Social Enterprise: Bibliography
Bibliography to support module on social enterprise.
Trojan Safety 101
The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) offers this video featuring crime-prevention tips related to theft, alcohol and bicycles.
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How to Improve Reading Speed
Improving reading speed requires changing the way you scan the page, memorizing certain words by site and grouping common phrases together. Continue reading consistently with this technique is the main ingredient of this two minute video. It does not give visual examples, but is a lecture.
Teacher Tipster-Bunny Ball-(Skip Counting by 2's)
Mr. Smith shares a fun game to help you teach skip counting by 2's. It's called Bunny Ball! Students shoot puffy balls (bunny tails) into an Easter basket. Each winning basket is a score of 2. Students add their scores by 2's. (3:15)
Reflecting on Professional Practice - Personal Development Planning
These slides support a module Reflecting on Professional Development and look at personal development planning. The resource has been developed through the Learning from WOeRK project and seeks to support learning in the work place. For an overview of all related modules and resources please visit http://cpdoer.net/collections/
Author(s): The GunniWolf
A Tale From Africa. The Audio is from Drew's Famous Party Music Kids Halloween CD. The images from the book are shown on the screen while a female narrates the story. (10:17)
Glosario de Conceptos de las Américas del OAAP
Lorena Gauthereau-Bryson
Esto es un glosario de los Conceptos de las Américas, creados para el archivo digital, el Our Americas Archive Partnership (OAAP) (http://oaap.rice.edu). Estas palabras claves permiten búsquedas […]
Learn about The History of the Korean War
This 3:19 is an overview of the war and the most important aspects of the war. It does not provide much insights into the events, but does explain how China entered the war and how the war never ended. It does explain how the original war ended with a truce. A good video, but the graphics are weak.
Curated collection of Enzymology resources
This is an evaluated collection of links to resources for learning and teaching subjects relating to Enzymology. This forms part of the UK Centre for Bioscience OeRBITAL project.
Construction, crise et renouveau de la morale laïque en France face à l'Europe / Jean Baubérot
Construction, crise et renouveau de la morale laïque en France face à l'Europe / Jean Baubérot. Conférence donnée en mars 1995 dans le cadre de l'Institut d'Études Doctorales (IED) de l'Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail (France). Présentation de la conférence par le sociologue Jean-Michel Berthelot, directeur de l'IED.
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Primary Care Physicians' Roles in Improving Adolescent Asthma Control
Dr. Barbara Yawn, Family Physician and Director of Research at the Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, MN, discusses her article appearing in the September 2011 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings on ways physicians can enhance patient education for asthma control by not missing opportunities. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/3m7bodd
Go Next Door (Subtraction with Regrouping)
Educational Rock Song by Josh Fritts the EDRocker that deals with regrouping. The sound level and content should be reviewed carefully by teachers to see if it meets the standards of the students. It could be used to motivate students to create their own learning songs.
