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This day in history…

0 Comments Published by Ben July 1st, 2006 in Educational Technology, Educational Technology, Websites, Virtual Field Trips, Social Studies

I have yet to make it through a school year without finding at least one or more teachers that do a “this day in history” lesson in their classroom. Usually most of these “lessons” are a simple 5 minutes at the beginning of the day as a student, or the teacher, reads from one of […]

Want to lose weight? - Visit Mars!

0 Comments Published by Ben May 10th, 2006 in Educational Technology, Educational Technology, Science, Websites, Virtual Field Trips

I tried to save what would possibly be the most engaging science unit until May in hopes that it would be enough to distract my students from the increasingly good weather and help keep them focused on their learning. Thus we are studying the effects of gravity and friction, complete with science investigations about the […]

Simple Tips for Improving your Videoconference Experience

0 Comments Published by Ben May 3rd, 2006 in Educational Technology, Educational Technology, Virtual Field Trips

I did a couple of videoconferences today with my two Social Studies section. They were both from the same provider, and since it was my first experience doing a videoconference I thought I’d take notes. I decided that a purely tongue-in-cheek experience might not be terribly useful, while a strict guideline would be too much, […]