Tuesday, August 26, 2008

A NEW TOOL FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR

Smart Teachings Blog is a great resource. One of the recent entries focuses on videos found on You Tube , which regrettably is blocked by many school disticts to protect students from questionable material. There are programs that you can use to convert "YouTube" videos to downloadable formats for use in the classroom, like "vixy.net" and Media Convereter.
Otherwise, the rest of the blog is packed with useful information:
100 Tips & Tutorials
100 Essential Tips and Resources for Student Teachers
100+ Motivational Techniques to Take Learning to the Next Level
100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques

Maukie - the virtual cat