Screen Junkies. (2008). “YouTube Channel Heading”. Screenshot. Available online at: http://www.youtube.com/user/screenjunkies Have you ever heard of “Honest Trailers”? I hadn’t heard of them until today but I am very excited about the role that they could play in the classroom. “Honest Trailers” are put out on YouTube by ScreenJunkies and provide humorous, straight-forward analysis of recent movies by revamping their movie trailers. Here is how they describe their channel: Where guys go to get honest and authoritative advice on what movies and TV shows they should watch and which ones aren’t worth the time. … Read More
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Happy Spring Break everyone, as of Friday the 22nd we have officially been on holidays and won’t be back in the classroom until April 1st. The weather is almost feeling like spring time (it is around -10 C) but we still have well over two feet of snow that can begin melting anytime (seriously… anytime now). We don’t have a lot of plans for the holidays as we are calving on our farm so I’ve ended up having lots of time to prep for school and spend time with our new puppy, Kevin! I’ve been spending some extra… Read More
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Today I am writing this post from school because there are almost no students here due to a bad snow storm. I only had three students in my class this morning and two of them left to meet with another teacher to complete work that they owed her before report cards come out. As such, it has been a very long lonely day at “S-School” today. The good thing, however, is that there is a lot of prep time to make sure I am more prepared once spring break is over. Some of my prep time was used… Read More
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Guess what!? This is my first Resources To Start Off Your Week post since I’ve been back in the classroom student teaching. As such, I’ve been finding resources that I can be using in the classroom right now. Luckily, I was able to find two this week that I can’t wait to utilize in the upcoming weeks. As always, I will be posting these in my lists of resources under the Fav Websites page. 1 ) Jeremy Norman’s From Cave Paintings to the Internet– This database, “is designed to help you follow the development of information and media,… Read More
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The time has finally come and I am officially in my last full week of classes at university! All that is left now are some final projects and presentations and then it is off to student teaching again! I am so excited to be back in the classroom and start applying for teaching jobs once they are posted. To help prepare for student teaching I found a great new Resource To Start Off The Week. As always, I will be adding this to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. Knowmia– Knowmia is a great resource… Read More
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Happy Louis Riel Day! In Manitoba we are celebrating a long weekend and I am really enjoying the extra time to work on homework and spend time with family. Coincidentally it is also storming a lot so I’m think that I would be at home even if it wasn’t a holiday! This past week has been a busy one for resources as I summarized over twenty resources for my post on Infographics and Videos in the Classroom. As I do with all of these resources, I will be adding them to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading.… Read More
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This week I have two great YouTube Channels that I just found as well as a LiveBinders compilation about QR Codes in the classroom! As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) VSauce YouTube Channel– This YouTube Channel features some great videos that could be used as activating strategies in the classroom such as “Is the 5 Second Rule True?” and “What if Everyone Jumped At Once?”. These videos are very engaging and I can see students getting really excited by the off-beat and interesting information.– These… Read More
Infographics in the Classroom
I’m going to start this post by admitting that I absolutely love infographics! I find them more engaging than paragraphs of text and I love seeing the information visually displayed in an aesthetic manner, which is interesting because I don’t consider myself a visual learner. If you aren’t familiar with infographics here is an explanatory image: Image Credit: Infographics. (2013). CC-BY-SA. http://infographicsineducation.wikispaces.com/ I believe that, likes memes and trending YouTube videos, infographics can be a great way of presenting information through a platform that students are familiar with. One only needs to type in the word, “Infographic” into Google… Read More
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This week I was inspired by some of the speakers I heard during my Internet for Educators class and #etmooc conversations. There are so many amazing resources available online but it is important to be teaching our students to “Not Steal From the Internet” and to use information appropriately. These resources can help teachers and students to use resources appropriately within the framework of schools and providing proper attribution when applicable. As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) Terms of Service; Didn’t Read– Are you like… Read More
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I’ve officially broken the 50th edition mark and am excited to be posting my Resources To Start Off Your Week post for the 51st time! This past week has been very busy as I began #ETMOOC, tuned into EduCon2.5, and began #edcmooc. This means that I have some new followers to my blog, hooray! As always, I will be adding these resources to my ongoing lists under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) Seriously Amazing– This website, hosted by the Smithsonian, is an interactive and engaging way to explore various questions about interesting topics. For example, “Was Dr. … Read More