Posted in Google Earth, Google Maps, election, geography, google tools, government, lesson plans, tip of the week on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »
I love Google Earth and Google Maps! I am convinced that all teachers should be using these free tools as part of their instructional tool kit. And the nice thing is that there are so many resources and materials available to help.
One of the places I try to visit once a week or so is [...]
Posted in cool, economics, election, government, history, lesson plans, video games on May 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Want to be a hero?
American Public Media, the group running many of the our public radio programs, has just created a very cool budget simulation that lets you solve America’s financial difficulties.
Budget Hero is an engaging and journalistically sound game that encourages players to think through the complexities and challenges of the federal budget and [...]
Posted in election, lesson plans, media literacy, social studies, teaching, technology integration, video games on February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Okay . . . I know that other issues may seem more important. You know, the trillions being spent in Iraq, the economy here in the US, rising health care costs and steroids in baseball. But according to GamePolitics.com, what we really should be concerned with is Barack Obama’s view of video games.
“His speeches, however, [...]
Posted in election, government, lesson plans, social studies, teaching, tip of the week on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
This week’s tip is not actually a tip but I hope you’ll find some useful information anyway! With the presidential primary races just heating up and possibly going on into the summer, you may be in need of some useful hints and resources.
1. Not sure which candidate supports your values? Try out one of the [...]
Posted in election, government, social studies on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Spent much of yesterday watching football and eating way more than I should. But I also had the chance to spend some time with my middle school daughter reviewing for a Greek history quiz she’ll take today. Some useful stuff; Socrates, Plato, forms of government, medicine, etc. You know . . . the good stuff!
Of [...]
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