With more and more great educational podcasts out there, it’s getting hard to choose which to use in the classroom. One thing that sets some podcasts apart are those that provide teacher’s guide and lesson plans for the classroom. Here
ccLearn
Creative Commons today announced the formation of a new division, ccLearn. This group is “dedicated to realizing the full potential of the Internet to support open learning and open educational resources” and has a stated mission “to minimize barriers to
Animal Alphabet
As a part of the fun I’m having contributing to Wikijunior (part of Wikibooks, offering free, open content textbooks), I’ve taken an animal alphabet book there and made video and ebook versions of it. They’re available for viewing and download
Edubloggercon – Classroom 2.0 session
Some quick thoughts from a session on Classroom 2.0 … – With wikis, some people are hesitant to add because they think they might be “wrong.” – School 2.o was too radical of an idea for many. [My note: I
Differentiating instruction: a big idea?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenge of differentiating instruction in the current educational environment and about the potential of applying RSS technology to curriculum and learning. Imagine a system in which a variety of student data is fed
FREE poetry resources
As promised, we’re making available several poetry curriculum resources for mobile devices (or desktops or laptops) available. You can download them here. Enjoy!
More Open Source Curriculum resources
There are two more new free, Open Source curriculum content resources coming on line: Schools Without Limts OER Commons As these repositories get fleshed out, look for an upcoming review in my blog. In the meantime, if you have a
African American History Month Resources
In celebration of February as African American History Month, K12 Handhelds presents a FREE handheld curriculum unit on African American history. This unit includes an ebook with historic photos, profiles, a timeline, a linked glossary, and more; a virtual field
Curriki
Open Source content is all the rage and provides a great resource for educators worldwide. I’ve been thinking recently that there is a real opportunity for some kind of curriculum wiki — a place to gather all the great curriculum
MLK Day Resources
Martin Luther King Day is Jan. 15 this year. Here are some resources related to this great American hero. Ebooks: “I Have a Dream” speech “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech Letters from the Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr.