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Falling Skies Media Guide is now Available
We don’t usually do series because they can rarely be viewed in their entirety in the classroom but the whole Falling Skies/War of the Worlds alignment was just too much fun to pass up. So without further ado here is … Continue reading
A Teachable Moment: Turning News from Egypt into Classroom Lessons | Edutopia
Edutopia has a great article on using the current events in Egypt in your classroom lessons. Check it out! A Teachable Moment: Turning News from Egypt into Classroom Lessons | Edutopia
Posted in Outside Source
Tagged current events, edutopia, lesson plans, pop culture in the classroom
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James Cameron’s Avatar
On November 16, 2010, the 3-Disc Extended Collectors Edition Blue-ray of James Cameron’s AVATAR will be available to the public. It is a tool that can support learning in middle and high school classrooms for educators willing to embrace pop … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, blue-ray, curriculum, lesson plans, media guide, review, teacher guide
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Translating a Contest into a Classroom Activity
Toyota is challenging its customers to come up with ways technology invented for their vehicles can be used outside the auto industry. While the actual contest is for individuals 18 or older, the challenge is a real world creativity and … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Engagement, Outside Source
Tagged Classroom Ideas, lesson plans, teacher guides, Toyota Ideas for Good
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Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies
Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies Gretchen E. Schwarz One day after German class, a young man came up to me with a book in hand. He was a bright high school student with good grades, but he usually clowned around … Continue reading
10-10-10
Today started like any other day but its not. It’s 10-10-10. It’s the last binary day of the month – until tomorrow that is. It’s significant to some because of its numerical repetition. It is significant to others because of … Continue reading
Posted in Filmmaking
Tagged curriculum, filmmaking, lesson plans, one day on earth, worldwide film
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Sherlock Holmes Reinvented
Like Frankenstein and Dracula, Sherlock Holmes is a character so fundamental to his genre that although he was not the first fictional detective, he is widely considered the best. And like is counterparts in horror and suspense he is also … Continue reading
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Tagged blue-ray, curriculum, DVD, lesson plans, media guide, review, Sherlock Holmes, teacher guide
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