Saturday, November 1, 2014

MzTeachuh: Google, Google, Google--Omnipresent And Now In The...

MzTeachuh: Google, Google, Google--Omnipresent And Now In The...: Awesome Helper or Big Brother? More teaching, Less tech-ing: Google Classroom Launches http://googleenterprise.blogspot.co...

Google, Google, Google--Omnipresent And Now In The Classroom

Awesome Helper or Big Brother?

More teaching, Less tech-ing: Google Classroom Launches

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2014/08/more-teaching-less-tech-ing-google.html

One of the first schools to use Classroom was Fontbonne Hall Academy in Brooklyn, New York. Sister Rosemarie DeLoro, who has been teaching for more than 60 years, had never used computers with her students before Classroom was introduced at her school. Classroom made it easy for her to assign digital worksheets to students in her Italian class and provide direct feedback to help them learn. In fact, after just a few weeks, Sister Rosemarie was showing the other teachers how to use it. “You can’t stay in teaching and keep going to the old ways,” she said.

I say, "Go, Sister Rosemarie, go!" Everyone has a learning curve here, and it is grand to know Google isn't too tricky to implement.

Google's Classroom tool open to teachers worldwide

http://www.cnet.com/news/googles-classroom-tool-open-to-teachers-worldwide/

The goal is to help teachers "spend more time teaching and less time shuffling papers.

The communication potential is mind-boggling, and the writing apps are pretty good, too.

Google Apps for Education - Common Questions

https://support.google.com/a/answer/139019?hl=en

Google Apps for Education is free. We plan to keep the core offering of Google Apps for Education free. This includes user accounts for future incoming students. As you may know, Google was founded by a research project at Stanford University, and this is just one way we can give back to the educational community.

It's all free. That is a great selling point.

Google Apps for your iPad

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/a-list-of-great-google-apps-for-your.html

So you are looking for Google best apps for iOS ? Well you landed in the right place. I have just finished compiling and reviewing a bunch of Google apps that you can use on your iPad. All of these apps work perfectly well and can have some educational value as well.

Apple devotees can join the conversation. Google is negotiating a truce between the PCers and the Apple enthusiasts. Goggle isthe Henry Kissinger of tech.

10 apps that make Chromebooks feel like a real desktop

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-apps-that-make-chromebooks-feel-like-a-real-desktop/

While critics initially wrote off the Google Chromebook as a curiosity, Chromebooks are gaining traction with consumers, in education, and in the enterprise.

And we get to check it out.

Teachers Are Worried Google Will Data-Mine the Classroom

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/teachers-are-worried-google-will-data-mine-the-classroom

A Canadian teacher’s union is worried that Classroom will allow for the progressive ideas that proliferate in academia to be tracked and mined for data, potentially causing professors worried about becoming targets of government surveillance to self-censor. In other words, they claim Classroom is a limit on academic freedom.

Ah, there's the rub. I've been reading that all classrooms, including Special Education classes, are going toward Google Classroom. How much confidential data will be spilled--who knows? How much thought policing? We should be vigilant.

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other: 1. How to make friends and influence people - a teacher's guide http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/sep/04/teachers...

Teaching Is Teachers Talking To Each Other

1. How to make friends and influence people - a teacher's guide

http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/sep/04/teachers-guide-making-friends-influencing-people

2. 5 Tips for Bonding with New Teaching Colleagues

http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/8975-5-tips-for-bonding-with-new-teaching-colleagues

3. 25 Ways Teachers Can Connect More With Their Colleagues

http://edudemic.com/2012/06/25-ways-teachers-can-connect-more-with-their-colleagues/

4. Good teachers make colleagues better

http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/09/good-teachers-make-colleagues-better/

5. Check out the comments

How much do your colleagues influence your teaching?

http://www.edutopia.org/poll-teacher-influence-school-performance

6. 101 Ways to Cope with Teaching Stress

Getting the Support You Need

Numbers 51 through 60.

http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/101-ways-to-cope-with-teaching-stress/

7. How Can Teachers Be Stressed?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/julian-stanley/teachers-how-can-they-be-stressed_b_1864160.html?just_reloaded=1

It's a little stressful to take this test.

8. Teacher Stress Test

http://www.pedagonet.com/brain/teacherstresstest.html

MzTeachuh: Ten Books for Thanksgiving from Reading Rockets

MzTeachuh: Ten Books for Thanksgiving from Reading Rockets: Thanksgiving is about more than the turkey! He...

Ten Books for Thanksgiving from Reading Rockets

Thanksgiving is about more than the turkey! Here are ten recommended books for kids ages 0-9 that celebrate sharing, community, and family. Read these stories to the children in your life to help them see what the spirit of Thanksgiving is really all about. http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c359

1, 2, 3 Thanksgiving

By: W. Nikola-Lisa, Robin Kramer

Illustrated by: Robin Kramer

A Turkey for Thanksgiving

By: Eve Bunting, Diane De Groat

Illustrated by: Diane De Groat, Eve Bunting

Fat Chance Thanksgiving

By: Patricia Lakin, Stacey Schuett

Illustrated by: Stacey Schuett

Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey

By: Joy Cowley, Joe Cepeda

Illustrated by: Joe Cepeda

How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story

By: Eve Bunting, Beth Peck

Illustrated by: Beth Peck, Eve Bunting

It's Thanksgiving

By: Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner

Illustrated by: Marylin Hafner

Molly's Pilgrim

By: Barbara Cohen, Daniel M. Duffy

Illustrated by: Daniel M. Duffy

Thanksgiving at the Tappleton's

By: Eileen Spinelli, Judith Stuller Hannant

Illustrated by: Judith Stuller Hannant, Eileen Spinelli

The Squirrel's Thanksgiving

By: Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett

Illustrated by: Jeni Bassett

The Story of Thanksgiving

By: Nancy Skarmeas, Stacy Venturi-Pickett

Illustrated by: Stacy Venturi-Pickett

MzTeachuh: Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts About Thanksgivi...

MzTeachuh: Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts About Thanksgivi...: This is probably my favorite cheesy joke of all time. Why did the Pilgrims eat turkey on Thanksgiving? The couldn't fit the moo...

Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts About Thanksgiving

This is probably my favorite cheesy joke of all time.
Why did the Pilgrims eat turkey on Thanksgiving? The couldn't fit the moose in the oven.
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims.
What's the best way to stuff a turkey? Take him out for pizza and ice cream.
What did the turkey say to the hunter? Quack! Quack! Quack!
Teacher: Where did the Pilgrims come from? Student: Their parents, of course.

Time for a little serious talk about the Pilgrims. Let's delineate: they were not the Puritans. It was the Puritans and Henry VIII-inspired later purges that began the 'off with their head' programs that sent the Pilgrims, and groups like them, to the Netherlands, and later, to Virginia (woops, Plymouth Rock.) The Pilgrims were in search of religious freedom, and not only accepted help from the Wampanoag tribe--local Native Americans--but intermarried with them over the next few generations because so many of the Pilgrim group died the first year after they arrived in 1620. Many members of the Pilgrims left Massuchusetts during the Puritan's religious purges, like the Salem Witch Trials, and went to Rhode Island. The English have a dynamic history of religious freedom, for example, William Tyndale who translated the Bible into the English language and was martyred as a rebel. We have religious freedom now due to this legacy. Thousands of Americans have genetic ties to the Pilgrims (DNA evidence now shows) and that information is something to treasure. Now we live the liberty for ourselves and offer it to others.

What kind of music did the Pilgrims play?
Plymouth Rock and Roll.

Q: Why did they let the turkey join the band?
A: Because he had the drumsticks.

What do you call the dirt on a Pilgrim's hands?
Pilgrime.

What would you get if you crossed a turkey with a spooky spirit?
A poultrygeist.

What's brown and white and flies all over?
A turkey when you carve it with a chainsaw.

How many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey?
One, but you really have to squeeze him in.

Q: What smells the best at a Thanksgiving dinner?
A: Your nose.

Why did the glutton get a traffic ticket on Thanksgiving?
He was exceeding the feed limit.

Grandma: What would you like for dessert, Joey?
Joey: Pumpkin pie!
Grandma: Pumpkin pie, what, dear? Say the magic word.
Joey: I'm sorry, Grandma. Pumpkin pie, abracadabra!

What is Math teachers favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner?
Pumpkin Pi.

Knock, knock, who's there?
Arthur.
Arthur who?
Arthur any leftovers?

What would you get if you crossed Easter and Thanksgiving?
Feaster Sunday.

What's the key to a great Thanksgiving?
A tur-key, of course.

This is my second favorite cheesy joke of all time.

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 11/1/14

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 11/1/14: The Month in Review - The Most Popular Posts http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/10/the-month-in-review-most-popular-posts.html?ut...

Educational Links 11/1/14

The Month in Review - The Most Popular Posts

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/10/the-month-in-review-most-popular-posts.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29#.VFUKD8mMTBY

To Teach Facts, Start with Feelings

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teach-facts-start-with-feelings-hunter-maats-katie-obrien?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

National Novel Writing Month
November 1-30 The World Needs Your Novel
http://nanowrimo.org/

Lessons From Finland: What Educators Can Learn About Leadership

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/09/lessons-from-finland-what-educators-can-learn-about-leadership/

What Is Executive Function Coaching?

http://www.nesca-news.com/2014/11/what-is-executive-function-coaching.html

Why ADHDers Can’t Sleep—and What You Can Do About It

http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/29/11033.html

The 12 Things You Should Never, Ever Say To Teachers

http://www.upworthy.com/the-12-things-you-should-never-ever-say-to-teachers?c=ufb2

Civil Rights at School

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/opinion/secretary-arne-duncan-offers-states-guidance-on-equality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=1

Engage Students With the Power of Public Radio!

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/1588-engage-students-with-the-power-of-public-radio

Friday, October 31, 2014

MzTeachuh: The Owl and the Moondance and the Sky

MzTeachuh: The Owl and the Moondance and the Sky: Judy Moon, artist Barred Owl http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/judy-moon.html EarthSky News--Creepy Astronomy in the Sky Tonight h...

The Owl and the Moondance and the Sky

Judy Moon, artist Barred Owl http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/judy-moon.html

Halloween's full moon will be first since 1955

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/news/2001/2001-10-31-halloweenfullmoon.htm

Van Morrison - Moondance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU

MzTeachuh: Today's Educational Trends

MzTeachuh: Today's Educational Trends: The Value of Connecting the Dots to Create “Real Learning” http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/the-value-of-connecting-the-dots-to-...

Today's Educational Trends

The Value of Connecting the Dots to Create “Real Learning”

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/the-value-of-connecting-the-dots-to-create-real-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Special Education Etiquette
http://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/special-education-etiquette/#sthash.P6HSC4Y7.dpbs

Social-Emotional Learning and Spirituality

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-emotional-learning-and-spirituality-maurice-elias?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

ADHD: A Parent's Dilemma - Does Your Child Need Stimulants?

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/10/adhd-parents-dilemma-does-your-child.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

A Single Set Of National Standards Is Just Creepy

http://www.teachthought.com/common-core-2/common-core-standards-just-creepy/

More Than 100 Genes Tied To Autism

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/10/30/more-genes-autism/19802/

Cognitive assessment leaps into the digital age

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/10/31/cognitive-assessment-digital-429/

Against tenure? Here’s why you might want to make an exception for your child’s teacher

http://hechingerreport.org/content/tenure-heres-might-want-make-exception-childs-teacher_17845/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/31/14

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/31/14: Educational Links--Major Website Resources http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/educational-links-major-website.html Let's Re...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/31/14

Educational Links--Major Website Resources

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/educational-links-major-website.html

Let's Read, Read, Read!

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/lets-read-read-read.html

Educational Links 10/30/14

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/educational-links-103014.html

Autumn Activity: Planting It Forward

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/autumn-activity-planting-it-forward_30.html

Fun in the Fall for Everyone

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/fun-in-fall-for-everyone_30.html

Halloween Edition: Lighten Up, Teach

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween-edition-lighten-up-teach.html

When GenEd and SpecEd Collaboration Really Works: Differentiating Instruction

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/when-gened-and-speced-collaboration.html

Silly Music For Halloween #4 ...you hear the door slam...

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/mzteachuh-silly-music-for-halloween-4.html?spref=bl

Learning Theory News

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/learning-theory-news.html

Much appreciation to our international audience. It is a privilege to serve you. USA, France, Turkey, Ukraine, Germany, Canada, China, Poland, UK, Russia.

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Learning With The Learners

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Learning With The Learners: Love the smile on the instructor's face, and the lack of one on everyone else. 1. 7 Professional Development Tips For Online Teac...

Teaching Is Learning With The Learners

Love the smile on the instructor's face, and the lack of one on everyone else.

1. 7 Professional Development Tips For Online Teachers

http://edudemic.com/2012/12/7-professional-development-tips-for-online-teachers/

2. 20 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have

http://thejournal.com/articles/2005/06/01/20-technology-skills-every-educator-should-have.aspx

3. The 21st Century Skills Teachers Should Have

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2011/01/21st-century-skills-teachers-should.html

4. 30 skills a teacher should have

http://ianinsheffield.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/30-skills-a-teacher-should-have/

5. What Teachers Need to Know About Action Research

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/09/05/tln_pillars_actionresearch.html

6. What Teachers Need to Know about 21st Century Literacy

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/what-teachers-need-to-know-about-21st.html

7. Preparing All Teachers to Meet the
Needs of English Language Learners

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM

Bart The Raven

https://vimeo.com/29733360

Thursday, October 30, 2014

MzTeachuh: Halloween Edition: Lighten Up, Teach

MzTeachuh: Halloween Edition: Lighten Up, Teach: We know teachers are superheroes--why not dress like one? The kids could make a joke book. Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts fo...

Halloween Edition: Lighten Up, Teach

We know teachers are superheroes--why not dress like one?

The kids could make a joke book.

Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for Halloween

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/cheesy-jokes-and-serious-thoughts-for.html

Silly Music For Halloween #1 uh wella...saw the thing acomin' outta da sky...

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/silly-music-for-halloween-1-uh-wellasaw.html

Silly Music For Halloween #2...I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/silly-music-for-halloween-2i-aint.html

Silly Music For Halloween #3...they're creepy and they're kooky...

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/silly-music-for-halloween-3theyre.html?spref=bl

Silly Music For Halloween #4 ...you hear the door slam...

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/mzteachuh-silly-music-for-halloween-4.html?spref=bl

Silly Music For Halloween #5: ...I was working in my lab late one night...

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/silly-music-for-halloween-5-i-was.html

Trick or Tweet, indeed.

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 10/30/14

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 10/30/14: 30 Techniques to Quiet a Noisy Class http://www.edutopia.org/blog/30-techniques-quiet-noisy-class-todd-finley?utm_source=facebook&amp...