Third week of November edition!
Have you ever come across a tweet that you really wanted to discuss and share with others? Here are the ones that grabbed my attention this week. Check out the rest of this weekly series, What Did They Tweet? to discover some valuable resources and links! Go to the original mindmap!
Kids Videos to Help the Environment
Getting children involved in solving world problems is always a fantastic idea! Therefore, I really enjoyed these infomercials by first graders who list ways to help the environment. I discovered these videos through Stacy Bodin, a wonderful sharer of resources. Below is one video, but I recommend you watch the rest of the videos by visiting @grade1’s website.
10 Ways to be an Inspirational Teacher
In this brilliant post, Terry Freedman, delineates 10 ways to be inspirational. These are what Terry suggests, please read his post for an explanation of each!
- Throw out the syllabus, at least one lesson a week
- If throwing out the syllabus for a day is too risky, then throw it out for 10 minutes
- Use the pupils
- Use a photo
- Turn the tables
- Work with other teachers
- Invest time in reading
- Definitely visit other schools to see what they’re up to
- Go to conferences
- Join a club
Spoken Word Podcasts
Giselda dos Santos shared this link to Spoken Word podcasts. I am a proponent of podcast resources for learning, because a majority of students have Ipods. This makes this technology very accessible to a majority of our learners. Moreover, there are several free podcast resources available for education. Spoken Word is one of these databases that has a variety of podcasts, vodcasts (videos), and slidecasts available on various topics. I urge you to explore this website!
Video Games & Learning
Carl Dowse tweeted this slide show presentation, Video Games The Learning Revolution Tesol France, by Paul Maglione. One of the reasons I enjoyed this tweet so much was because I wasn’t able to make the presentation. I think gaming is growing as an accepted tool for learning. I have read various stances on the issue and think debate is warranted on the topic. Do you believe video games are useful learning tools? Look at Paul’s slide show and see if you feel any differently!
Stephen Fry’s Take on Social Media
Sue Lyon-Jones tweeted this post on Stephen Fry’s take on social media. Although Stephen Fry is an actor, I think he has a lot of insight on the new generation of students who will grow up with social media. Read the rest of the article to find out more and watch part two of the interview!
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stacybodin, terryfreedman, carldowse, paulmaglione, giseldasantos, esolcourses, larryferlazzo, kalinagoenglish
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If you enjoyed this post, you may also want to check out these posts with a more extensive list of favorite tweets:
- Monthly Best Tweets by Larry Ferlazzo.
- Monthly Tweets by Karenne Sylvester, Kalinagoenglish.
Challenge:
Share the list of 10 ways to be inspirational with fellow teachers or have your students create their own infomercials to improve the environment!
Do you believe video games are useful educational tools? Leave a comment below!
