Posted in vocabulary, world hunger on Nov 21st, 2007 9 Comments »
Looking for a fun way to learn new vocabulary and do a good deed at the same time? Visit Free Rice and see how. At this website you play a vocabulary game and for every right answer, the advertisers donate grains of rice to the United Nations to fight world hunger. It gauges your vocabulary [...]
Posted in wikis on Nov 14th, 2007 4 Comments »
If you are looking for more guidance on how to use wikis in the classroom, you might want to read Michelle R. Davis’s article “Wiki Wisdom: Lessons for Educators” posted on the edweek.org website. It lists some educational wikis along with discussing potential problems that you are going to want to avoid such as security [...]
Posted in wikis on Nov 12th, 2007 No Comments »
Using a wiki is a great way to collaborate and work with a group of people. It is a website that a group of people can use to add and edit information. You will find them being used in businesses, government, and schools. Wikis can be set up to allow anyone to view [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 7th, 2007 No Comments »
We know that students will take more care and use more creativity if their writing is made visible to others. Google Docs has teamed up with Weekly Reader to create lessons for your students using peer editing and revision writing. Google Docs is an online word processor that your students can use to collaborate with [...]
