Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week (Jan 14 – 21, 2012)
January 15, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Comic Master
Create comics with this website.
Nota Land
Mash ideas and media together in a dynamic whiteboard wiki.
Museum Box
Build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.
RESOURCES
Google for Teachers (Ebook)
Learn tips and tricks to help you use special features in Google more effectively.
Tie-Dye T […]
Facebook is Making Us Do It
January 10, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 1 Comment
Man is inherently social. A modern illustration of this fact is the exponential growth of Facebook over the recent years. We learn best by interacting with others. We create the most wonderful things when we are able to work as a team and build on each other’s work and talents. Collaborative work is […]
Treats for Teachers: 7th- 14th Jan 2012
January 8, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 1 Comment
TOOLS
Persuasion Map
Help students learn more about debating, presenting arguments, and even research.
RESOURCES
Using an Apostrophe
Reinforce punctuation with this visual aid.
Dobble
Students jump around the platform in this game collecting letters in the correct order to spell words.
The Skyscraper Page
A collection of information, designs and cool facts about skyscrapers all over the world.
Free Movie Tickets
Use this website to download […]
Looking Back, Looking Forward
January 7, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · Leave a Comment
Moving into a new year brings wonderful opportunity to look back, as well as look forward. As we look back over the previous year, we are grateful to see how we have grown as an organization. It’s exciting to see our professional learning community at LinkedIn soaring past 1000+ members and new teachers discovering that while online […]
Curiosity: A Strategy for Motivating Students in the Classroom
October 26, 2011 by PLB Administrator Assistant · Leave a Comment
Students are exposed to a lot of new information in school. This makes it essential for a teacher use a variety of strategies for motivating students in the classroom.
One tool that we can use is curiosity. This approach is something that is often taken for granted and we often hear: “Oh, kids are curious […]
Harnessing ‘Musical Intelligence’ in the Classroom
October 25, 2011 by PLB Administrator Assistant · Leave a Comment
Multiple Intelligence is a theory that recognizes the variety in intelligence and abilities in different people. Understanding how students demonstrate their intellectual capacity is an important factor in designing instruction that meets the specific learning needs of students.
Musical Intelligence is an under utilized intellectual ability that can be used to enhance learning in […]
Thoughts about Bullying
August 18, 2011 by PLB Administrator Assistant · Leave a Comment
All through my childhood, I was picked on. I was well, let’s just say a tad heavier for my height, and wasn’t “cool”. Hence I was ridiculed and even called names (or at least it felt that way). A lot of the humiliation that I felt made me act nervous and timid.
One of […]
