Interactive WhiteBoards – Be Smart Savvy!
Interactive WhiteBoards, like the SmartBoard, have become commonplace in many schools over the past decade. IWB’s afford access to a variety of learning styles and can support inclusion according to Universal Design for Learning theory (Pellerin, 2013). They promise the ability to increase student engagement by providing a focal point for instruction, interactivity, gaming and […]
Skype in the Classroom
Have you heard of the online educational community being offered through Skype? Visit the Connected Classroom page here in the sandbox for more in depth info! Skype in the Classroom helps to match classrooms with experts in their fields on Skype to support classroom units. You can sign up and search for lesson plans and […]
Stockvault: Free Stock Photos and Graphics
Looking for free stock photos to enhance your classroom lectures, presentations, and student projects? Stockvault is an online collection of user submitted material available for use in non-commercial purposes. Featured images range from photos and pencil sketches to computer generated graphics such as textures and illustrations. With over 50,000 categorized and tagged images in their […]
Using Google Earth in the Classroom
Here are a few articles to give you some ideas on how Google Earth might impact your history classroom. History Today Teaching History – A Digital Classroom Using Google Earth in History https://sites.google.com/site/googclass/
Resources for Language Learning and early literacy
Early literacy typically begins in a child’s first three years. According to this source from OISE, Toronto, literacy development follows several stages (https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Stages_of_Literacy_Development.html): Foundations for Literacy Beginning Literacy Consolidation/Fluency Literacy for Growth Below are a few online resources to support early literacy: Unite for Literacy is a free open educational, multilingual non-fiction ebook website. Students […]
