World History
So this year two great things have already happened. 1) I decided to improve my teaching by taking on a co-ESOL teacher and taking 10 very new to the US kids in addition to my load of 20. Secondly my AP and I hired several very tech savvy people for the department including Caitlin Kimak who found Lingro which lets you click on any word on a page and trnaslate it with several examples, lets you hear the word and tells you what part of speech it is. So yes, while Google Translate lets you look at more at once, Lingro gives you a different angle. Above you can see what it did for a running site that I like.
- Rewordify To Simplify Student Readings
In my World History I ESOL classes I have usually have 25 kids who have been in the US less than four years and half who have been here just two years of fewer. So one thing I use is Google Translate when I am trying to get them to learn to write...
- Fakebook And Greek Gods
I have used Fakebook for a few years with my WHI kids to have them make comments between the gods. Fakebook lets students create comments and posts, upload pictures (or have them chosen from the Internet) and even add in video. If you watch...
- Fakebook & Greek Gods
I have used Fakebook for a few years with my WHI kids to have them make comments between the gods. Fakebook lets students create comments and posts, upload pictures (or have them chosen from the Internet) and even add in video. If you watch...
- How To Determine The Reading Level Of A Document
I am thinking ahead to next year and how I will use the reading tests I give my students at the beginning of the year. Since I have technology for them all my next goal is going to differentiate for them. I see differentiation as going two...
- Note Taking - What Is The Best Way?
While I have a lot of less traditional ways of teaching (in case you haven't figured it out from my blogs), I still do have the kids do some note taking. Here I have struggled in asking whether or not even this part of my teaching is up with...
World History
Lingro to Translate, Define and Give Part of Speech
- Rewordify To Simplify Student Readings
In my World History I ESOL classes I have usually have 25 kids who have been in the US less than four years and half who have been here just two years of fewer. So one thing I use is Google Translate when I am trying to get them to learn to write...
- Fakebook And Greek Gods
I have used Fakebook for a few years with my WHI kids to have them make comments between the gods. Fakebook lets students create comments and posts, upload pictures (or have them chosen from the Internet) and even add in video. If you watch...
- Fakebook & Greek Gods
I have used Fakebook for a few years with my WHI kids to have them make comments between the gods. Fakebook lets students create comments and posts, upload pictures (or have them chosen from the Internet) and even add in video. If you watch...
- How To Determine The Reading Level Of A Document
I am thinking ahead to next year and how I will use the reading tests I give my students at the beginning of the year. Since I have technology for them all my next goal is going to differentiate for them. I see differentiation as going two...
- Note Taking - What Is The Best Way?
While I have a lot of less traditional ways of teaching (in case you haven't figured it out from my blogs), I still do have the kids do some note taking. Here I have struggled in asking whether or not even this part of my teaching is up with...