As part of Jen Wagner’s Everyone Counts , several teachers used their data to create a Voicethread. Special thanks to (by grade level) April Magistro, Meredith Scully, Lynn Popora, and Melissa Perez. It’s interesting to compare the data. I had a chance to work with several of the classes- listen to the last page to [...]
Entries from February 28th, 2010
The census speaks via Voicethread
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies, Voicethread
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Not C.S.I., but H.S.I.
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies
Primary sources are a excellent learning tool to encourage creative problem solving and critical thinking skills. Sometimes I had trouble finding the right material as well as providing scaffolding to ensure student learning. HSI: Historical Scene Investigation is the perfect solution. Students are able to investigate several case files loaded with primary documents along with [...]
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Space science in your everyday life
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Science, Video/movies
Here is a site with free video clips. NASA’s eclips are grouped by grade level and allow your students to see how the work of NASA scientists can be related to everyday activities. These video clips can be streamed or downloaded.
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A new way to examine stats
February 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies, SmartBoard
You say statistics and I think, well, I don’t get excited. But Stat Planet changed my view. This site uses data from UNESCO and displays it graphicall. Pick the theme (i.e., economic, education, environment) and get information at a macro and micro view. This would be a great tool to compare data (and would work [...]
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