Texas Teachers To Carry Guns (CBSNews.com)
The Harrold, Texas school district calls for teachers to carry guns to prevent a future Columbine school incident. Harry Smith talks to the superintendent and a teacher's federation representative
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100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers | Smart Teaching
With the increasing use of technology in classrooms, it’s no wonder that teachers have a growing interest in using YouTube and other online media sharing sites to bring information into their classrooms. Here are 100 YouTube videos that can provide supplementary information for the class, give inspiration, help you keep control of class and even provide a few laughs here and there.
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New resource helps teach 21st-century skills
Social studies teachers now have a new resource to help them integrate 21st-century skills into their lessons: a free online document that maps various social studies projects, tasks, and outcomes to corresponding skills--such as problem solving and critical thinking--that are becoming increasingly important for 21st-century success.
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Welcome to Uskoob.com
Uskoob is a site committed to Teachers, Join the social network, Upload and share resources. Have fun with others in your profession from across the world.
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Google Knol - Yup, it’s a Wikipedia killer (ZDNet)
Google Knol, Mountain View’s answer to Wikipedia, launched last week and, while it can’t yet match the volume of articles on Wikipedia, its focus on accountability and ownership makes it a better choice for students and teachers.
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School District Restricts Teacher-Student Online Social Networking
Teachers and students in Lamar County can''t be Internet friends this year after the School Board revamped rules prohibiting them from being friends through online social networks. The Lamar County School Board approved the staff policy against online communication and text messaging between teachers and students at its July 7 meeting.
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50 Useful Blogging Tools for Teachers | Teaching Tips
Blogging is becoming more and more popular in the classroom. Teachers can blog to stay in touch with parents and students or they can incorporate blogs from all of the students as a learning tool. The beauty of the student blog is that children from Kindergarten to high school can blog. No matter how you use blogs in your classroom, these tools will help you get started, enhance your experience, or bring the students into the fun.
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Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers and Teacher-Librarians (Stephen's Lighthouse)
This wiki was created for school library media specialists by Dr. Donna Baumbach and Dr. Judy Lee, University of Central Florida. The purpose is to provide information about some of the new web-based tools (Web 2.0) and how they can be used and are being used by school library media specialists and their students and teachers. Much of the information--including identifying a need for this kind of information--is the result of a survey conducted in 2008 of over 600 school library media specialists about their knowledge and use of web-based tools in library media programs.
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Teachers Teaching Teachers #93 - Open Curriculum Planning - 02.27.08 | EdTechTalk
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Teachers & Technology: Eric Brewer
Teachers & Technology is a regular column featuring teachers who share specific technologies or strategies that have made positive differences in their students.
Connecting with students--and students' parents--is important to Eric Brewer. He's found that using course management systems to let students and their parents know what's going on in his classroom is of multiple benefits: It enhances communication, it gives quicker feedback, and it even motivates students to finish assignments quicker!
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Techlearning > > Podcasting—A Tool to Motivate Teachers > July 1, 2008
In my second grade classroom, we will occasionally read articles from Ranger Rick during guided reading lessons, and during this particular week we just happened to be learning about an African mammal on the brink of extinction. One group of students had an assignment to write a letter to the world telling why this animal should be saved. As a teacher who routinely integrates technology into the classroom, my students are often curious about ways to share the knowledge that they gain. One particular student was especially curious about sending the letters to someone through email, so I decided to look up some information on the web. Within minutes, I had found a website with information about the animal and efforts being made to save it. For the following week, instead of taking part in indoor recess, this group of students chose to spend time learning more about this endangered animal on the computer. Watching them, I could see how much they were enjoying learning. I didn't think it could get much better, but I was wrong.
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Our School and Technology (TAGLIT)
Taking a Good Look at Instructional Technology (TAGLIT) is a set of assessments and reports designed to help school personnel understand the current status of technology use in their schools. TAGLIT includes surveys for school technology leaders, teachers and students.
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Podcasting in the classroom
Teachers will explore the use of audio and video tools that support student learning, collaboration, and communication that extend beyond classroom walls. Audio and video content can be accessed online, created by individuals or groups and used for collaborative conversations. The first step of the course is acquiring and organizing existing content available from online. Next, is learning to use podcasting tools to create content. Participants can then expand from podcasting to screencasting and video to make use of the distributed, collaborative potential of these tools. The ability to easily publish content online will encourage teachers to rethink the way they communicate with students, and the way curriculum is delivered. Educators will become knowledgeable about 21st Century Literacy skills as they fit into the classroom.
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Why are public schools so bad at hiring good teachers? - By Ray Fisman - Slate Magazine
WHY ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SO BAD AT HIRING GOOD INSTRUCTORS?
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Top News - ISTE unveils new tech standards for teachers
ISTE's unveils revised National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) at NECC
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Classroom Technology 'Woefully Inadequate,' Study Finds : June 2008 : THE Journal
Educators are, in large part, bullish on the role technology can play in improving student outcomes. But too large a percentage of them aren't receiving adequate training in the areas that matter most: instructional software, technology integration, learning outcomes management, and designing individual lesson plans.
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Using Wiki in Education by Stewart Mader (Book) in Education & Language
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