To conclude my series of cool websites with an emphasis on global connections, I end with one that encourages students to put their knowledge to use and take action on an issue. New Global Citizens. http://www.newglobalcitizens.org/ New Global Citizens is a United States based non-profit that aims to give middle school and high school students […]
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Cool Website Spotlight — Skype in the Classroom
Skype in the Classroom is an extension of the popular mainstream internet based communication tool. Currently nearly 50,000 teachers and 2,400 lessons are available on Skype and with a little something for all content areas. Collaborations can connect a classroom from St. Louis to Hong Kong with little effort. A testimonial of third grade teacher […]
Cool Website Spotlight — ePals Global Community
To continue with the theme of globally connected learning opportunities, today I highlight another interesting site, ePals Global Community. http://www.epals.com/ ePals Global Community is a site to help build connections across the globe. Teachers are able to post ads for the type of partnership they are interested in and what age-level they serve. While most […]
Cool Website Spotlight — Flat Stanley Project
In a previous entry, I highlighted iEARN as a useful tool to connect your students to the world. Online collaboration networks are not just for high school students, but many sites exist for elementary aged student collaboration. Although the type of collaboration does look different than the high school, students are able to interact in […]
Cool Website Spotlight — iEARN
With the click of a mouse students can interact with a classroom on the other side of the world. With a simple Facebook friend search, anyone can connect with people from every country on the planet. We live in an era of ubiquitous opportunities to collaborate globally — the challenge is actually doing it. Schools […]
Silence the Violence — International Take Action Project — FREE DOWNLOAD
Empower young people to use their voice and not let policymakers forget. Lord bless the 26 new angels Name: Silence the Violence Suggested Grade Level: 6-12 (Pre-Algebra, Statistics skills) Math Concepts: Correlations (calculations or scatterplots) Interdisciplinary Connections: Law, Policy, Peace Teaching Duration: 2-3 Days (can be modified) Cost: A Free 20 Page PDF Interactive & Customizable Version: Silence the Violence @ […]
Wiffleball — Sports-Based Statistics Project
Take your class out to the ball game Theoretical and Experimental Probability gets a facelift in this interactive game-based 21st Century Math Project. Tired of flipping coins and spinning spinners? Students play the role of team managers and with only player statistics they must build a team capable of winning the championship. Name: Wiffleball Suggested Grade […]
OpenClipart.com — Cool Website Spotlight
Need awesome, cool, free clipart that makes you say boomdiggy? Want to tweak it for your own liking for your own high school math project? Want to put your school’s logo on every picture you ever put on an assignment? If you read the blog on Inkscape, downloaded it and learned a little bit about node editing, […]
The Cast of Characters
Fortunately, I do not plan on writing this blog alone. I have brought on board… well a Dream Team if you will to review these Middle & High School Math Projects. They are experts at what they do and they are in pretty much every high school. So without further ado, the Math Project Super […]
Hello Internet
It might be odd that a teacher whose entire focus is on 21st century learning has not yet entered the world of the blog. Perhaps it’s because I work in a school district that’s blocks blogs, wikis, Facebooks, Prezis, Google Docs and seemingly any site that can play a video. This is the only post […]
