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10 Uses of Google Earth That Have Made Positive Impacts on the World Mashable shares a video of 10 ways Google earth has been used to have a positive impact on the world. Although not as "life changing" as Water for People or International Rivers, we've seen many benefits in the classroom from this app including Google lit trips and also one of the best geography tools ever created. tags: education news geography Grammar lesson - news - TES In the UK, a very large selective authority admits that grammar school pupils favors wealthier children. The test has now caused schools to be warned against using the test because affluence plays a role in the results. Additionally, they imply that because of the influence of affluence that ethnicity is also a factor. Because coaching can have such...

Shakespeare resources by grade level Shakespeare's birthday (and his day of death) is on April 23. Shakespeare was born on 23 April 1564 and he died on the same day in 1616.  tags: education Shakespeare teaching lessonplans 6 Q's About the News | Teenage Drivers and A.D.H.D. - NYTimes.com This is a fascinating lesson and student opinion question about teenagers with ADHD and their driving. I think this is one that all drivers ed teachers should read but also that should be part of discussions with students of driving age. (You could combine with a mock trial idea.) tags: education learning teaching lessonplans adhd Lesso...

6 Q's About the News | Teenage Drivers and A.D.H.D. - NYTimes.com This is a fascinating lesson and student opinion question about teenagers with ADHD and their driving. I think this is one that all drivers ed teachers should read but also that should be part of discussions with students of driving age. (You could combine with a mock trial idea.) tags: education learning teaching lessonplans adhd Teaching Resources, Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans - TES Resources Here is an interesting point as I research inquiry based learning and move to look in a database that is largely built from overseas. Many places called "inquiry" "enquiry" so in this set of lessons across the curriculum, I have to search using the term "enquiry" to turn up wha...

When You Are the Only Person in the Room - Holt Think: Ed, Creativity, Tech, Administration Great questions by Tim Holt questioning the anecdotes used by many speakers. here was my response, but these are questions needing to be asked. ". I think those that know how to build a PLN , relationships, and use hashtags have an advantage for sure, but I don't think ou have to have an incredibly large network. I have a student doing a great project @Apps_for_Autism with almost 300 followers since January and she is building momentum. The point is that the successful are connectors and we want students to be successful, so connection literacies are part of communication skills we should cover just like public speaking." tags: education news conmection pln Apps in Education: Monster List of iB...

Animoto - My Animoto Video Love watching this classroom make applesauce for the K-2 flatclassroom project. They are showing others about food in their region. tags: Flatclass globaled Educational Blog Recommendations | Sine of the Times Love this post by Karen Greenhaus about building her own PLN. buildimg and sharing your pln are both part of modern teaching and pofessional development. tags: education flatclass pln connection Facts about St George's Day 2010 - England's National Day St. George is the patron saint of Britain. This website says ,however, that most people in England celebrate St. George's day as just another day. Others know...

Bolide (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Been reading about the Lyrid meteor shower which is to peak tonight (Saturday, April 21) and tomorrow (Sunday, April 22). Saturday is supposed to be the Scientists say: "Typically, about 10 to 15 meteors or meteorites are visible per hour," said Renner. "However, this year, we have a 'new' moon, which means dark skies and conditions favorable for seeing more meteors. Incidentally, the peak of the Lyrid shower is actually Saturday evening/early Sunday morning. That's when I plan to look for some." io9 has a great guide for how to catch the meteor shower and there the Meteor Counter App from NASA for those of you who want to be citizen scientists and help count meteors. I highly recommend the app StarWalk to find the constellations (my friend Steve Dembo showed this one to me in Canada a few weeks a go - it works wherever you are and is amazing.) If you want to talk about the planets before it gets dark...

US Department of Energy Lesson Plans A set of US department of energy lesson plans about energy, and many science topics. (72 lesson plans). There are many activities you can use organized by age. tags: education teaching lessonplans stem science Thermodynamics Teacher and Student Guides - Resources - TES This is a hands-on laboratory unit from the U.S. Department of Energy exploring the concepts of heat and movement. Teachers set up six laboratory stations that will introduce students to the basic concepts of thermodynamics, including atomic structure, atomic and molecular motion, states of matter, heat transfer, thermal expansion, specific heat, and heats of fusion and vaporization. It also includes a unit exam and teacher demonstrations. tags: ...