World History
Tomorrow, assuming we do not have a ice storm that is forecast, I have a local affiliate of NBC coming to film my freshmen using their e-books. Here is what I have prepared. It is a combination of our e-book as well as a number of different sites on the Internet, several of which you might recognize if you have been following this website recently. I use Google Docs for all my assignments and have the students open their accounts first, then my assignment and then go to "file + make a copy." They put their names in the title and since it is digital they can do things like upload pictures as I have asked and write answers as long or short as needed. We will then go over it and I will grade it before the next class at which point they will be allowed to use it for a short quiz. Using the e-book as just one of several sites is fairly standard fair for me. Using Google Docs, by the way, has tremendously helped all my students with their organization (and yes I do have some kids without the Internet at home and have had to do some fancy differentiation to accomodate them).
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This is a short video that defines "the cloud" and looks at the uses for it. The best part is that the reporter, near the end, asks what will we be using the access the cloud in a few years - a laptop or something else. One of the reasons...
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- China Powerpoint
I started this blog (and the US and government ones) to be able to share with teachers everywhere which is why I so appreciate all the e-mails I get for items to put on the website. I can't claim that I made all of this PowerPoint as I inherited...
- Powerpoint
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World History
Interactive Assignments + Greek Government
- Catching Cheating Using Technology
I like to think that when I teach I am embarking on an adventure with my students, but kids are kids and there are lots of pressures they feel from trying to impress their friends, pleasing their parents and, in some cases, not even being aware of cheating...
- Cloud Computing
This is a short video that defines "the cloud" and looks at the uses for it. The best part is that the reporter, near the end, asks what will we be using the access the cloud in a few years - a laptop or something else. One of the reasons...
- New Google Changes
Google has been making a lot of changes recently to streamline all of its offerings into one area (part of CEO Larry Page's design) and in turn get people to join Google+. I've read that it is up to 100 million, but my sense (and it is...
- China Powerpoint
I started this blog (and the US and government ones) to be able to share with teachers everywhere which is why I so appreciate all the e-mails I get for items to put on the website. I can't claim that I made all of this PowerPoint as I inherited...
- Powerpoint
I get asked a lot about what I am doing, so here is one example. This is a PowerPoint that was created by a bunch of people in my department over a bunch of years. I have now taken it to the Internet in Google Docs and if you return over this unit,...