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July 2011 - Posts
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I’ve just updated The Best Sites For Learning How To Tell Time and made these additions. They are collections of multiple interactives related to telling time: Telling Time Telling The Time Telling Time addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F31%2Ftelling-time%2F'; Read More...
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The Save Our Schools March took place earlier today in Washington, D.C., with other actions throughout the country. I’m on a previously-scheduled train trip with twenty family members, but thought I’d put together a quick “The Best…” list. This is not Read More...
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Here are some recent good school reform-related posts and articles: Of course, I have to lead off with an article about the Save Our Schools March, which is happening later today in Washington, D.C. CNN interviews Anthony Cody about it in Teachers take Read More...
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Twenty family members — including me — are taking the famous California Zephyr train this weekend, so I’ll probably be off-line for a few days. I’ve got a few posts scheduled, but since there is no WiFi on the train, and who knows what kind of ATT coverage Read More...
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I often write about research studies from various field and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that Read More...
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When you, or your students, are making a videocast, having a script or notes appear on your screen could come in handy. Here’s a quick list of free and easy online teleprompter-like tools that let you paste your words into them and then scroll up on the Read More...
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Thanks to Julie Niles Petersen, I realized that the reason I couldn’t find research for The Best Posts On Students Reading Aloud Individually In ESL Class — But I Need Your Help Finding Research On The Topic list was because it’s generally called “round Read More...
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I’m not a big fan of having English Language Learners read aloud individually in class, though I do have students doing it when it’s part of a small group (reader’s theater or when they’ve practiced reading a short passage and “perform” in front of the Read More...
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One of the chapters in my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves, talks about strategies and lessons to use with students about learning from mistakes and failures. I thought I’d put together a “The Best…” list that shares some additional related Read More...
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Many teachers of English Language Learners have used “jazz chants” (originally developed by Carolyn Graham) in the classroom, and I thought I’d put together a quick list of useful related resources: Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto has written an excellent blog Read More...
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As regular readers know, I place links to all my “The Best…” lists in two different places — they’re listed chronologically at “Websites of The Year,” and they’re categorized by subject at “My Best Of Series.” Those pages are up-to-date until July 1st. Read More...
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Yesterday, I put out a request on Google+ for assistance in finding good research on how subtitles can help in language learning — if they do. I received some great responses, which you can see here. If you have any additional suggestions, please leave Read More...
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“Emergency Team Of 8th-Grade Civics Teachers Dispatched To Washington” is the headline of a hilarious “news” report from The Onion: At press time, an unruly House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) had noisily stormed out of a lecture on bipartisan cooperation, Read More...
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Many ESL/EFL teachers use music with their students, and I’ve shared many related resources and ideas at The Best Music Websites For Learning English. I’m making some new additions to that list focused on research that supports using music in the classroom: Read More...
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This week is the one hundredth anniversary of the “rediscovery” of Machu Picchu (the issue of “discovery” or “rediscovery” in itself can make for a great classroom discussion). This week’s date, combined with Machu Picchu being number one on my “bucket Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list on this topic and many others, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m going to start publishing Read More...
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Minority Rules: Scientists Discover Tipping Point for the Spread of Ideas is today’s headline at Science Daily. It’s about a new study where researchers claim they’ve discovered that once ten percent of a population develop a strong belief in something, Read More...
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Between the United States’ debt ceiling crisis and some Republican’s unwillingness to compromise, and a similar feeling on the part of a number of so-called “school reformers” (and a little of that from a few people I consider to be allies in the fight Read More...
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New Sites Offer Circle Recommendations for Google Plus is a Read Write Web post sharing sites that…offer Circle recommendations for Google+. It could be very useful….for people who know what Circles on Google+ are… I’m adding it to The Best Resources Read More...
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I guess I’ve been living under a rock, since, until last week, I had never heard of the late 70′s British situation comedy show called “Mind Your Language,” which is about an ESL teacher and his class. There are tons of clips on YouTube, and I’ve watched Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list of The Best Science Sites and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list of The Best Social Studies Sites and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers Read More...
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This new catchy tune with a great message was composed by Linda Gower for the Save our Schools March in Washington, D.C. next week (thanks to Leonie Haimson for the tip).
You can read more about the March at an Interview Of The Month I did with organizers, Read More...
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I’ve just revised and updated The Best Places To Learn About Education Grants.
Additional suggestions are welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F23%2Fupdated-the-best-list-on-sources-of-ed-grants%2F'; addthis_title Read More...
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I’ve written a lot about how people new to tech in the classroom can start getting comfortable using it (see My Best Posts For Tech Novices (Plus A Few From Other People) )
I’m also aware that many people teach in situations where they do not have tech Read More...
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Edublogs is conducting maintenance on Sunday and Monday as they prepare for adding a ton of upgrades.
This means there may be times during these two days when this blog, and the million other Edublogs-hosted blogs, might be unavailable.
Thanks for your Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list of The Best Infographics and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m Read More...
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I periodically post “most popular” lists of websites (and books) that I think educators might find useful. Of course, there are a number of ways to gauge “popularity.” I just view these lists as opportunities to check-out some new sites, and find it interesting Read More...
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Here’s a video explaining Google+. It’s obviously a sales pitch, but it does provide a useful explanation. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fwhat-is-google-google-plus-and-do-i-need-it%2F'; Read More...
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A few hours ago, I posted The Best Videos Illustrating Qualities Of A Successful Language Learner.
One of those qualities is wanting to help and teach others.
Here’s a great scene from the movie “The Color Purple” illustrating that concept, which I’m Read More...
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I’ve just revised and updated The Best Resources For Learning About The Atomic Bombings Of Japan.
Additional suggestions are welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fhiroshima-nagasaki-resources%2F'; addthis_title Read More...
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In my book, English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work, I talk about what researchers have identified as some of the key qualities of a successful language learner: intrinsically motivated, a sense of self-efficacy, willingness to take risks, Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list on The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little Read More...
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Edublogs has been having some technical difficulties today making access to this blog, and a million others they host, a little “iffy” at times.
I’m sure they’ll have it all fixed soon — it’s an impressive organization.
Sorry for the inconvenience. addthis_url Read More...
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel stormed out of an interview today because he was angry about being asked about why he enrolled his kids in a private school.
I respect his right, and the rights of other public officials and non-elected school reformers, to Read More...
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I’ve just updated one of my favorite “The Best…” lists, The Best “When I Say Jump” Online Sites For Practicing English.
These sites have figures — Santa Claus, a dog, a hunter, etc. — that will obey commands you type into the keyboard. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F21%2Fwhen-i-say-jump-websites%2F'; Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list on parent engagement posts and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m Read More...
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Kathryn was kind enough to suggest that this scene from “I Love Lucy” would be useful to encourage students to become bilingual. It sure would have come in handy for Lucy! I’m adding it to The Best Funny Videos Showing The Importance Of Being Bilingual Read More...
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The Daily Mail has published a series of pretty amazing photos of the damage caused during the London Blitz in World War II. They are a “must see.”
I’m adding them to The Best Online Resources For Teaching & Learning About World War II (Part Two). addthis_url Read More...
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Go Animate is a really neat site to create animations. When it first came out awhile ago, though, I was concerned about some of the content from other people’s animations (which are all accessible to users) so, instead of putting it on my “The Best…” Read More...
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Here’s a cute scene of Dory speaking “Whale” in the movie, Finding Nemo. I’m adding it to The Best Funny Videos Showing The Importance Of Being Bilingual — Part One. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F20%2Fdory-speaking-whale%2F'; Read More...
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Today’s the 42nd anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon.
I’ve revised and updated The Best Sites To Learn About The Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
Fee free to offer additional suggestions. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F20%2Fapollo-11-resources%2F'; Read More...
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I’ve previously posted about various ways I have students do what the rest of us do — talk with others about what we’re reading (see Getting Students To Talk About What They’re Reading &”Book Talks”). I’ve also posted about a neat feature in The San Francisco Read More...
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There have been some excellent posts on school reform and education policy issues over the past few days. They include:
The Wrath Against Khan: Why Some Educators Are Questioning Khan Academy is clearly the best piece I’ve seen written about the Khan Read More...
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The Business Information Factory has an annual conference where they invite creative thinkers and, like TED Talks, they put the videos online for viewing. They look pretty interesting. For example, here’s one from Daniel Pink, author of “Drive”: I’m adding Read More...
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As regular readers know, each month I interview people in the education world about whom I want to learn more. You can see read those past interviews here.
Today, I’m publishing August’s “Interview Of The Month” a few days early. Bill Ferriter, teacher, Read More...
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Community organizers — and I was one for nineteen years — constantly emphasize the art and value of compromise. The focus of organizing is to get to the negotiating table and come away with a deal that’s “half a loaf, not half a baby.”
This perspective Read More...
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Based on the fact this video has over nine million views on YouTube, I may be the last person who has seen it, but it’s still a great video to get students to think more carefully about their writing: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F19%2Fwhat-a-great-video-to-get-students-to-think-more-carefully-about-their-writing%2F'; Read More...
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“Teachers Cheating And Incentives” is a very important commentary from professor, author, and researcher Dan Ariely. It’s a must-read.
I’ve added it to The Best Posts & Articles About The Atlanta Testing Scandal.
I’ve also added The Atlanta Scandal: Teaching Read More...
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I’ve just updated The Best Sites For Making Crossword Puzzles & Hangman Games.
Feel free to make other suggestions… addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F19%2Fmaking-crossword-puzzles-hangman-games%2F'; addthis_title = 'Making+Crossword+Puzzles+%26%23038%3B+Hangman+Games'; Read More...
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I’ve just made several updates to two useful “The Best…” lists:
The Best Ways For English Language Learners To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly
The Best Ways For Advanced ELL’s & Non-ELL’s To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly (For Their Classmates Read More...
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Edublogs has announced that all their blogs are now free of advertisements. In the past, you had a pay a few extra bucks for that feature. I think it’s still worth paying a few extra dollars for the other extra features you can get, but at least now — Read More...
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The New York City Department of Education today abandoned a three year teacher performance bonus program that cost $56 million. The New York Times reports:
The decision was made in light of a study that found the bonuses had no positive effect on either Read More...
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Today is Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday.
I’ve just revised and updated The Best Sites For Learning About Nelson Mandela. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F18%2Ftoday-is-nelson-mandelas-93rd-birthday%2F'; addthis_title Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About:
Google Plus Search is a…search engine for Google+
Create RSS Feeds for Google+ Profiles is from Lifehacker. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F18%2Fmore-useful-google-resources%2F'; Read More...
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A couple of days I ago I asked readers to help me out by suggesting video clips from movies and television that would demonstrate the importance of being bilingual. I’m creating a lesson plan (which I’ll share in this blog sometime in the future) where Read More...
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Here are the latest additions to The Best Posts & Articles About The Atlanta Testing Scandal:
Yong Zhao has written: Ditch Testing (Part 4): Test Security Measures in China
Ditch Testing (Part 5): Testing Has Not Improved Education Despite all the Costs Read More...
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Inspector Kloo 5 is a fun online video game that offers a great opportunity for English language learning. You can find its walkthrough (instructions on how to win) here.
I’ve explained how I use these kinds of games with my students at Pointing and Clicking Read More...
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I finally got around to updating My Best Posts On “School Reform.”
You might want to take a look… addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F17%2Fupdated-list-of-my-best-school-reform-posts%2F'; addthis_title = 'Updated+List+Of+My+Best+School+Reform+Posts'; Read More...
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The United Nations has declared August 9th to be The International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People.
I’ve recently updated The Best Sites For International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People.
Additional suggestions would be appreciated. addthis_url Read More...
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I am amazed, touched, and very grateful for all the helpful suggestions readers made to my request yesterday, Can You Think Of A Funny Movie/TV Scene Where A Bilingual Character Uses Two Languages To Get Out of Trouble?
People generously shared their Read More...
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I haven’t been wildly impressed by much of what has been written about the Atlanta testing scandal. But there have been a few that I thought were particularly thoughtful, and so another “The Best…” list is born…
Let me know if you think I’m missing any. Read More...
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I’ve written a fair amount about the importance of being “Data-Informed” and not “Data-Driven.” In fact, I’ve posted The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven.”
The newest addition to that list is a short article, Read More...
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You can get a cool shortened Google+ profile url address at http://gplus.to/. For example, mine is http://gplus.to/larryferlazzo. It’s pretty easy to use but, if you need a simple tutorial, you can get it here. You only insert a portion of the long address Read More...
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Here are some recent good school reform-related posts from around the Web:
The Teacher and the American Dream by Esther Wojcicki appeared in The Huffington Post, and is a good read.
Some Charters finally admit attrition — then rationalize it is by Gary Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Research:
AccELLerate! is the free quarterly newsletter of National Clearinghouse For English Language Acquisition. That link leads you to the issue archive.
David Read More...
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I know this is a long shot, but I’m wondering: Can you think of a funny movie or television scene where a bilingual character uses his/her two languages to get out of trouble?
I’m preparing a lesson on the value of bilingualism (which I’ll share in this Read More...
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A few days ago I wrote a post titled Emphasizing Pride, Not Shame, In Classroom Management. In it, among other things, I shared some of the things I say to students if I know they are going to have a sub the following day.
A friend saw the post on Facebook, Read More...
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Yesterday, an organization of educators and survivors’ families known as the 4 Action Initiative released a free 236-page guide to teaching September 11.
You can read a nice description about it here, and access the entire curriculum here.
I’m adding Read More...
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Why organizational misconduct happens: A look at the Atlanta cheating scandal by Aaron Pallas is clearly the best and most thoughtful piece I’ve seen on the Atlanta cheating scandal.
It’s a must-read.
Thanks to Robert Pondiscio for the tip. addthis_url Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list on learning games and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m going Read More...
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I’ve added a ton of useful Google+ resources to The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About since I originally posted it a few days ago.
You might want to check it out. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2Flots-more-google-resources%2F'; Read More...
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Free Voluntary Reading (also known as SSR, Extensive Reading, and a number of other terms) is a key element in the English curriculum at our school — and in many others. It’s basically the practice of having students read a book of their choice during Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list on Web 2.0 Applications For Education and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to Read More...
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State Of The Internet 2011 is a pretty darn impressive interactive infographic telling you everything you would want to know about the Internet in the world today.
I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About The Internet. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Freally-impressive-state-of-the-internet-2011-interactive-infographic%2F'; Read More...
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Visual.ly, the long-awaited site where you can see the best of the best infographics and make your own, launched today.
Unfortunately, they seem to be having a lot of technical problems on the site. Perhaps they didn’t anticipate so many people interested Read More...
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Rube Goldberg machines are incredibly complex machines designed to do one simple task. They’re a lot of fun to build and to watch, and offer engaging ways for students to learn about science. Designing (on paper or in real-life), building or just viewing Read More...
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has teamed-up with the University of Wisconsin to create a pretty impressive interactive infographic ranking every county in the United States of a variety of health factors.
You can also read more about it at the Wall Read More...
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It sounds like they had at least two great speeches at the American Federation of Teachers Conference today.
One was from Randi Weingarten, the AFT President. You can read her entire speech here, and The New York Times’ article about it here. This was Read More...
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As regular readers of this blog, and readers of my latest book (Helping Students Motivate Themselves), know, I have written a lot (see My Best Posts About Helping Students Develop Their Capacity For Self-Control) about helping students strengthen their Read More...
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Social Media Quickstarter is a very helpful series of videos from a group called Constant Contact. Some of the videos relate to business use of social media, but most provide the basics to everybody about Twitter, Linked In, YouTube, Blogging, Facebook, Read More...
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I’ve revised and updated The Best Online Tools For Real-Time Collaboration.
The newest additions to the list are:
Join.me lets you share your screen with up to 250 people and provides text chat.
Any Meeting is an online meeting tool that also records Read More...
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The Good Guide is sort of a user-created geographical, social, cultural guide to the world. You can ask and answer questions about places and, more importantly, can create your own “infoguides” to places of your choice.
I’m adding it to The Best Places Read More...
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Against my better judgment , I took advantage of Lee Kolbert’s generous offer today of providing Google+ invites to her Twitter followers. I’m still trying to figure out how, and if, I’m going to find the time for another network (for those of you who Read More...
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As regular readers know, I regularly have students in my various classes complete anonymous evaluations which I tabulate and share on this blog and with my colleagues. You can find previous posts about this at My Best Posts On Students Evaluating Classes Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About South Sudan’s Independence:
South Sudan Prepares for Independence is a New York Times slideshow.
Independence For South Sudan is a slideshow from The Los Angeles Times.
The World’s Newest Read More...
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I’ve just updated The Best Sites Where Students Can Plan Virtual Trips.
As always, let me know if I’ve missed any other tools out there…. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F09%2Fstudents-planning-virtual-trips%2F'; addthis_title Read More...
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I’ve just revised and updated Best Applications For Annotating Websites.
Feedback is welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F09%2Fannotating-webpages%2F'; addthis_title = 'Annotating+Webpages'; addthis_pub = ''; Read More...
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This “Gibbon Taunts Tigers” video is amazing. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Animals. Thanks to David Dobbs for the tip. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F08%2Famazing-video-gibbon-taunts-tigers%2F'; Read More...
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The History Channel has a great website to support their great United States History mini-series, The Story of Us. Their collection of forty-two short video clips is particularly impressive.
I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Teaching & Learning About Read More...
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As most readers know, there’s a concentrated campaign going on to get rid of teacher tenure and to claim that years of teacher experience aren’t that important.
You can read more about those efforts, and why I and others oppose them, at The Best Articles Read More...
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Five thousand people from Grand Rapids, Michigan came together to create what Roger Ebert has called “the greatest music video ever made.” And it is, indeed, pretty amazing. It was shot in one take.
I thought it might be particularly timely, given the Read More...
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Every so often I’ll have a student who says they’re not very interested in learning English because they’re going back to Mexico as soon as possible. My usual response, which has been pretty effective, is that the student is likely to get a better-paying Read More...
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South Sudan is set to become an independent country on July 9th despite ongoing military tensions with north Sudan.
You might also be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About The Vote In Southern Sudan and The Best Web Resources On Darfur.
Here Read More...
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I’ve just revised and updated The Best Health Sites For English Language Learners.
As always, feedback is welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F08%2Fhealth-sites-for-ells%2F'; addthis_title = 'Health+Sites+For+ELL%26%238217%3Bs'; Read More...
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I’ve just revised and updated The Best Ways To Create Online Tests.
Feedback and additional suggestions are welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F08%2Ftools-for-creating-tests%2F'; addthis_title = 'Tools+For+Creating+Tests'; Read More...
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I periodically post “most popular” lists of websites (and books) that I think educators might find useful. Of course, there are a number of ways to gauge “popularity.” I just view these lists as opportunities to check-out some new sites, and find it interesting Read More...
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I’ve just updated The Best Sites For Creating Online Polls & Surveys.
Feedback and additional suggestions are welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F07%2Ftools-for-polls-surveys%2F'; addthis_title = 'Tools+For+Polls+%26%23038%3B+Surveys'; Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The Space Shuttle:
Around the World (About 20,000 Times) is a pretty darn impressive interactive from The Wall Street Journal.
Space Shuttle, Thirty Years of Spaceflight is a series Read More...
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Though I do a lot of what I consider “teacher action research,” I’m sure many readers know more about it than me. My simple understanding of it is that it means teachers take on small-scale “action research” projects in their classroom. For example, I Read More...
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Yesterday’s dust storm in Phoenix just seems amazing! Since we start off our ninth-grade English classes with a unit on Natural Disasters, and since I had never heard of such a major dust storm, I thought a short “The Best…” list on it would be useful Read More...
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Slidestaxx is a new tool for creating online slideshows. The nice feature about it is that it’s designed to easily grab videos, images, and websites (among other things) off the web to incorporate in the presentations. In fact, I may be wrong, but it Read More...
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Mike Petrilli has just published a list of the most popular twitterers (tweeters?) on Twitter (see All A-Twitter about Education). He uses the ranking system called Klout to make his determination.
And, if that’s not enough education popularity news for Read More...
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I’ve just revised and updated The Best Ways For Students To Create Online Videos (Using Someone Else’s Content).
Additional suggestions are welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F06%2Fcreating-videos-with-other-peoples-content%2F'; Read More...
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Here are a few recent good school reform-related posts from around the Web:
Marzano’s “Causal” Evaluation System by Justin Baeder at Education Week makes a great point about “research-based practices” not holding all the answers.
KIPP’s Atrocious Attrition Read More...
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The Aspen Institute is a think tank that brings many well-known authors, thinkers, and entrepreneurs together for their annual “Ideas Festival.”
Many of the videos from the 2011 festival have now been posted on their site (thanks to Alexander Russo for Read More...
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As you may or may not know, one piece of big news at the National Education Association convention this past weekend was the adoption of a new policy statement on Teacher Evaluation and Accountability.
You might also be interested in The Best Resources Read More...
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With the Space Shuttle preparing to launch on its final mission this week, I thought I’d bring together a few useful related resources.
I’ll be adding this list to A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Space.
Here are my choices for The Best Resources Read More...
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I doubt that there are many of us out there who have not been tempted, and sometimes given into the temptation, to use punishment as a classroom management tool at times. I’ve been guilty of it before and I’ll be guilty of it again, I’m sure.
Whenever Read More...
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I written quite a few posts about the importance of teen sleep (see The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep) and have written in my latest book how I use that research in classroom lessons.
Now a new study has been released Read More...
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Our high school, and others around the United States, are divided into Small Learning Communities (SLC’s). The idea of SLC’s is to create “schools within schools.” We have a total population of 2000 students that are divided into six Small Learning Communities Read More...
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I’ve just updated and made major revisions to The Best Search Engines For English Language Learners.
Feedback is welcome… addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F04%2Fsearch-engines-for-english-language-learners%2F'; addthis_title Read More...
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I’ve just made a number of major updates and revisions to The Best Places To Get Blog, Website, Book, Movie & Music Recommendations.
You might want to check it out. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F04%2Fgetting-recommendations-for-books-blogs-and-music%2F'; Read More...
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“Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip” is the title of a documentary on HBO tomorrow night. It looks interesting. Here’s how the HBO website (which has a lot of information on the film) describes it:
Acclaimed filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi sets out on a Read More...
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Check-out today’s New York Times article, A Failing School? Not to These Students.
It’s about one of the many schools that Mayor Bloomberg is trying to close in New York City this year in the face of enormous community opposition. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F03%2Fthis-is-such-a-good-article-on-so-many-levels-a-failing-school-not-to-these-students%2F'; Read More...
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The Math Problem is a very interesting post from author Jonah Lehrer on the dangers of being “data-driven.”
It’s focus is on sports statistics, which these days are called “sabermetrics,” but I think it can easily be applied to other areas, including Read More...
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I’ve just updated and made these additions to The Best Sites For Free ESL/EFL Hand-Outs & Worksheets (In that post, I explain how I use them in class):
ESL Galaxy
Using English
EL Civics
ESL PDF addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F03%2Feslefl-worksheets%2F'; Read More...
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I regularly share my picks for the most useful posts of each month. I also have tried publish a list of the month’s most popular posts, based on the number of times they are “clicked-on.” I’m very behind on that one, though.
I also share a list of Post Read More...
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Knovio might end up being one of the best Web 2.0 applications of the year. You upload a PowerPoint presentation, record a presentation with your microphone and webcam, and then it’s done! It’s free, and it is not open to the public yet, but I received Read More...
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Here are two recent useful school reform articles:
The rumors of our sucking at math have been greatly exaggerated comes from The Julia Group. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Getting Some Perspective On International Test Comparison Demagoguery.
Firing Read More...
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What do you get when you strap a tiny video recorder to firecrackers? This video: I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Learning About The Fourth Of July.
Thanks to Mashable for the tip. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F02%2Fbe-a-firecracker%2F'; Read More...
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addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F02%2Fheres-a-comic-strip-to-help-teach-the-concept-of-confirmation-bias%2F'; addthis_title = 'Here%26%238217%3Bs+A+Comic+Strip+To+Help+Teach+The+Concept+Of+%26%238220%3BConfirmation+Bias%26%238221%3B'; Read More...
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ProPublica has just unveiled an impressive new interactive where anyone can get school data. It’s called The Opportunity Gap: Is Your State Providing Equal Access to Education?
You can read more about it at ProPublica’s newest news app uses education Read More...
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The first part of this post is my usual introduction to this series. If you’re familiar with it already, just skip down to the listing of new sites…
Here’s the latest installment in my series on The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly. Read More...
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Can you help me out?
I’m looking for the best research out there showing the effectiveness of using games (classroom or online) in teaching English Language Learners.
If you have some suggestions, please leave them in the comments section of this post. Read More...
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Papyrs lets you create a free social network site that can be private or public.
It joins quite a few other sites on the Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Social Network Sites list.
Thanks to Go 2 Web 2.0 for the tip. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F07%2F01%2Fpapyrs-is-a-new-intriguing-social-network-site%2F'; Read More...
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I’ve said it before, and I suspect I’ll have to say it again, but something seems to happen to the ordinarily thoughtful and even-handed New York Times columnist David Brooks when he writes about education issues. Robert Pondiscio wrote about this awhile Read More...
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You may or may not know that our town, Sacramento, is now the most likely U.S. city to be hit by a catastrophic flood. That makes our unit on Natural Disasters much more real to our students. This “The Best….” list might have limited interest in readers Read More...
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As regular readers know, each month I interview people in the education world about whom I want to learn more. You can see read those past interviews here.
Today, educator, author, and blogger Alan Sitomer has agreed to answer a few questions.
Alan, you’ve Read More...
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