Attention: Parents, Don't Give Your Kids a Cell Phone Until You Read This
November 25, 2009 by PLB Registrar · Leave a Comment
You may have heard about “sexting,” a combination of the words “sex” and “texting”, an act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between cell phones. CBS reports, “The practice of sexting is shockingly common among teens.” And ABC says, “Sexting teens can go too far.”
Some children have committed suicide and […]
Online Continuing Education for Teachers
November 25, 2009 by PLB Registrar · Leave a Comment
“This is the most fun I’ve ever had in an online class…”
Spanish for Teachers is a primer for non-Spanish speaking teachers to communicate with students and their families who speak Spanish as a first language. Teachers will be introduced to general vocabulary and phrases that assist with understanding in the classroom as well […]
School Survey
September 18, 2009 by PLB Registrar · Leave a Comment
A novel and effective approach to school improvement is to provide parents and community members with a school survey throughout the school year. Following are question statements that can easily be asked as often as monthly beginning after the first weeks of school.
I’m pleased with _______________________________________________________________
I’m upset about _______________________________________________________________
I’ve heard a rumor that […]
Tech Training Apps
February 2, 2009 by PLB Registrar · Leave a Comment
Gotta love tools that make online training easier. Check out the following:
Live Audience Polling
www.PollEverywhere.com
Ask your audience a question and they respond via SMS Text messaging (phones!) or the web.
Online Screen Recorder
www.ScreenToaster.com
Make screencasts, tutorials, demos, etc.
Record your screen in one-click.
Share videos and embed them into your online classroom or send them via email.
The Sweet Security of a Classroom
January 25, 2009 by PLB Registrar · Leave a Comment
by Jill Hare
If it’s your first year teaching, you probably haven’t made your classroom your home away from home- yet. Those cinder block walls may not have seemed warm and fuzzy the first time you laid eyes on them, but soon just the smell of school will seem like home- at least it […]
Create Video & Edit Photos
January 19, 2009 by PLB Registrar · Leave a Comment
The newest additions to the Teacher Toolbar include:
StoryBlender
Blend Studio lets you make your own custom web videos! Use your photos, webcam video and audio, YouTube videos, custom animations, and more!
Make Me Talk lets you add your voice to photos of your family and friends, politicians, celebrities, animals… whatever!
E-card Creator but with your photos […]
Teaching a Love of Reading
October 20, 2008 by PLB Registrar · 1 Comment
By Ben Bleckley
“It looks as though school, no matter the age or nation, has had only one role. And that’s to teach the mastery of technique and critical commentary and to cut off spontaneous contract with books by discouraging the pleasure of reading. It’s written in stone in every land: pleasure has no […]
