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August 2011 - Posts
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As regular readers know, I write a lot about using online learning games with students. In fact, if you go to my page listing all 760 “The Best…” lists you’ll see many under “Games.” But Canadian secondary Social Studies teacher Mike Farley has gone far Read More...
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Knowble Articles is a free site for people learning a number of languages, including English. First, you take a relatively quick forty question test to let them evaluate your present level in the language you want to learn. Next, you’re provided a variety Read More...
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Eva Buyuksimkesyan has just published a fabulous 24th Edition of EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival chock full of “Warmers, Fillers and 1st Week Activities.” This is a Blog Carnival that teachers will be referring to for years to come! I’m certainly adding it Read More...
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Response: Several Ways To Help Students Become Better Listeners is the title of my newest weekly column at Education Week Teacher. Check-out the responses and share your own experiences! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F31%2Fseveral-ways-to-help-students-become-better-listeners%2F'; 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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This month’s issues of ASCD Educational Leadership has just been published, and in it Robert Marzano reports on a study that may be the most important one that’s come out this year. Here is a very simple summary of his study, which was a “meta-analysis” Read More...
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I write many posts about recent research studies and how they can relate practically to the classroom. In fact, I post a regular feature called Research Studies of the Week. In addition, I write individual posts about studies I feel are particularly relevant Read More...
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Every month I make a short list highlighting my choices of the best resources I shared through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. Now and then, in order to make it a bit easier for me, I may try to Read More...
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Find The Future is a fascinating online game from The New York Public Library. I haven’t quite figured it all out yet, but I played long enough to be able to say it is indeed fascinating. After a quick registration process, you pick an “artifact” from Read More...
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I’ve just revised and updated The Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism. Additional suggestions are always welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F29%2Fplagiarism-resources%2F'; addthis_title = 'Plagiarism+Resources'; Read More...
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The New York Times Learning Network has begun a week-long posting of exceptional 9/11 teaching ideas. You’ll be able to find them all here. I’m adding the link to The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F29%2Fexceptional-911-lesson-ideas-from-new-york-times%2F'; Read More...
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I don’t really use automatic countdown timers that display how many minutes and seconds are left until the end of a class activity. I find that just telling students what time an activity will end (we have a clock on the wall) and then demonstrating some Read More...
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I had originally thought I wasn’t going to create a “The Best…” list of book reviews on Steve Brill’s new book, Class Warfare. However, there have been several excellent ones that — in addition to reviewing the book — make larger points on the whole school Read More...
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What’s really wrong with ‘parent trigger’ laws is the title of my newest piece in The Washington Post. It’s a revised version of a post from my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F29%2Fmy-newest-piece-in-the-washington-post%2F'; Read More...
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“How To Kick Butt On A Panel” is a great piece Guy Kawasaki shared at Google+. I’m adding it to The Best Sources Of Advice For Making Good Presentations. He’s also written tips on how to be a good moderator of a panel discussion. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F29%2Fhow-to-kick-butt-on-a-panel%2F'; Read More...
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In a story this week about the recently unveiled Martin Luther King Memorial (see The Best Sites For Learning About The Martin Luther King Memorial), an NPR reporter interviewed a colleague of King’s. He said: “Dr. King was a man who never, to my knowledge, Read More...
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As regular readers know, I post a list of my choices for the best posts from this blog at the end of each month. Up until a year ago, in addition to making a separate post about them, I manually added them to a page on my blog called Websites Of The Month. Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About Hurricanes: East Coast Hurricanes in a Wall Street Journal interactive. Interactive: Hurricane Irene’s storm surge is from The Los Angeles Times. Irene weakens, soaks Northeast is an Associated Read More...
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Book Club It is a new web tool that lets you easily create and participate in online book discussion groups. After registering, you can quickly find a thumbnail image of pretty much any book out there and set privacy options (you can make it public, or Read More...
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Diversity Learning K12 is a partnership between a number of respected researchers and practitioners in the ESL/EFL field, including Stephen Krashen and James Crawford. Here are some direct links to particularly useful pages on their website: Presentations Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list on this topic and on 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 Read More...
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More and more accessible tools are being created to research and analyze Census data from the recently completed U.S. Census. I thought I’d bring a few of them together in a “The Best…” list. You might also be interested in The Best Resources To Learn 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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I’ve just revised and updated The Best Sites For Learning About Hurricanes, and added Irene-related resources. Suggestions, as always, are welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F25%2Fjust-revised-updated-hurricane-resources%2F'; Read More...
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A little while ago I published a post inviting readers to contribute an answer to my Ed Week Teacher blog’s question of the week. However, I forgot to include a link to that blog — that’s where I’d like people to leave their responses! Sorry… Let’s try Read More...
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Oh boy, here we go again. A New York court ruled today that teacher ratings based on the value-added model can be released to the media with teacher names attached. The teacher’s union is filing an appeal. This is wrong on so many levels. The L.A. Times Read More...
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This week’s “question of the week” at my Education Week Teacher blog is: “How do you teach people to LISTEN better? Everyone seems to want very individualized instructions. They don’t listen to any of the instructions and then the minute they have a problem Read More...
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I usually just do year-end lists many 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 to start publishing mid-year Read More...
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I’ve written often about the importance of being “data-informed” and not “data-driven” (see The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”). I learned about the difference from our school’s exceptional principal, Ted 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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Response: Several Ways To ‘Motivate’ The Unmotivated To Learn is my new post at Education Week Teacher. It includes guest responses from authors Daniel Pink, Dan Ariely, teacher-leader Renee Moore and many others to the question “How Do We ‘Motivate’ 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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Up until very recently, Holt, Rinehart and Winston had incredible multilingual chapter summaries online for all their Social Studies textbooks. However, now they’ve taken them off-line. Their website has always been temperamental, and I’ve been trying Read More...
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Over the past several months, I’ve done eleven of what I’m calling “hot spot interviews” with English teachers in different parts of the world — places where there are natural disasters, political upheavals, etc. They’ve been pretty popular with readers, Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list on this topic and on 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 Read More...
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The Martin Luther King Memorial was unveiled today on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In addition to the resources on this list, you might also be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Martin Luther King. Here are my choices for The Read More...
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Shoutomatic is a new site that lets you quickly and easily (after a very fast registration) record a thirty-second “shout” — an audio message — that you can embed or link to… In addition, you have the option of uploading a photo to attach to your audio Read More...
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YouTube has compiled a playlist of nine videos highlighting what’s been happening in Libya over the past day. Here’s one: I’ll add these resources to The Best Resources For Learning About What’s Happening In Libya. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F22%2Famazing-videos-from-libya%2F'; Read More...
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“Bridge” is a short and delightful animation that is perfect to show English Language Learners (in fact, to any students) and then have them write and discuss it. It’s a great opportunity for them to literally describe what they see, plus incorporating Read More...
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Here are new additions I’ve just made to A Beginning List Of The Best Folklore & Myth Sites, which I posted yesterday: Croatian Tales of Long Ago (animation) A Europe of Tales (animation) BBC World Stories (animation) Bunyips — go to “Aboriginal Stories” Read More...
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Dump Your Printer to Escape the Madness is the headline of a New York Times column that contains a lot of simple and good ideas related to printer use. A lot of people more technologically proficient than me probably know all the info in the article, Read More...
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(Note: I very seldom have guest posts at this blog, but I thought I’d share this piece by Bob Sickles, the President of Publisher of Eye on Education (Bob also writes his own blog). EOE publishes a wide range of books on teaching and learning, including Read More...
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I’m teaching two classes of United States History this year — one to Intermediate English Language Learners and the other to Beginning ELL’s. The first week of the school year is going to be a bit hectic as I try to figure out if any of the Beginners Read More...
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This is less of a “The Best..” list and more of a retelling of my personal technology saga today. Many, if not most, readers of this blog probably know all of this already. I thought some might find it useful to hear. And I hope others can contribute Read More...
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As I’m writing, Libyan rebels have entered Tripoli and developments are moving rapidly. Here are the best sites that are providing up-to-date coverage with accessible media. I’m adding them to The Best Resources For Learning About What’s Happening In Read More...
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Learning The Language, the crucially important Education Week blog on English Language Learners begun by Mary Ann Zehr several years ago, will continue — for now — and be written by Alexandra Rice. It’s still unclear what will be happening in the long-run. Read More...
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I’m a big believer in using technology with language learners, and believe that it is a huge teaching and learning asset. My own experience, and a lot of research, bears that out and I’ve compiled it in The Best Places To Find Research On Technology & Read More...
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Teacher Home Visits Are Important, But The Post’s Jay Mathews Misses The Point is the title of a new post I’ve written at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. It’s a reaction to a recent column on teacher home visits by The Washington Post’s Jay 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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This music video comes via Tom Whitby and The Educator’s PLN. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On How To Prepare For Standardized Tests (And Why They’re Bad): addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Faccurate-though-sad-music-video-on-standardized-tests%2F'; Read More...
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Here are some recent good school reform related posts and articles: The corporate lobby and public education is by Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Explaining Why Schools Should Not Be Run Like Businesses. Read More...
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I’ve written quite a bit about the Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) as a wildly effective instructional strategy. You can see some of what I’ve written about it at The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons and in my book on teaching English Language Learners. Read More...
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Spellzone is a new interactive site to learn and practice…spelling. It has practice activities, games, and I especially like that the words are grouped based on spelling patterns — plus, they have audio, too! The only negative, and it’s a big one, is Read More...
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How Can We “Motivate” The Unmotivated To Learn? is the first question at my teacher advice blog/column at Education Week Teacher. Please go there and leave a comment with your best responses to that question. Next Wednesday, I’ll post my thoughts, answers Read More...
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Twijector displays tweets using a particular hashtag on an attractive screen that can be displayed at conferences. It can also be used by people who just want to view tweets using a hashtag, like in one of the many educational chats. I’m adding it to Read More...
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I’ve just updated The Best Ways To Shorten URL Addresses, and I think people might find it surprisingly useful. Feedback is always welcome. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Furl-shorterners%2F'; addthis_title = Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list on practical advice 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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In the classroom lessons on self-control I’ve written about here and in my book, I’ve cited and had students read research on the topic by Professor Roy F. Baumeister. He’s now co-written a new book titled Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, Read More...
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Mary Ann Zehr, who has covered ELL issues for years at Education Week, has announced her departure to become a high school ESL teacher. It’s a real loss to all of us, but a huge gain to her future students. Mary Ann has reported on crucial information Read More...
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Education Week Teacher has just published an introductory post at my new blog there, Classroom Q & A With Larry Ferlazzo. Check it out. Subscribe. It should be useful, and a lot of fun! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fmy-new-blogcolumn-has-begun-at-ed-week-teacher%2F'; Read More...
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Earlier this morning, the results of the latest Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup Poll On Education issues were released. I thought I’d pull together some good analyses and reports on it, and will continue to add to this list. Here are my choices for The Best Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list of The Best Videos For Educators 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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Every year since 1969 Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup have done a poll on education issues. I’ve previously posted on the results from the last two years. They just released this year’s results and, instead of reinventing the wheel, I’m just going to suggest Read More...
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I’ve been trying to identify the best articles/posts that describe alternative ways to assess student learning other than high-stakes testing, and would love suggestions from readers for others. I’ll put them all together in a “The Best…” list. Here’s Read More...
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Thanks to Jason Flom on Google+, I learned about a new article titled Closing The Teaching Gap. In it, the authors describe their research and observation of mathematics teachers from around the world and compare what they saw in “high achieving” countries Read More...
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Five Questions That Will Improve Your Teaching is my newest article in Education Week Teacher. Feedback — positive or critical — is welcome… addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F16%2Ffive-questions-that-will-improve-your-teaching%2F'; Read More...
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From U.S. Department of Education: The Department of Education announced today that Secretary Arne Duncan will participate in the first-ever #AskArne Twitter Town Hall on August 24, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Veteran education journalist John Merrow will Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Beginning iPhone Users Like Me: 50 Best iPhone Apps 2011 comes from TIME Magazine. Lifehacker Pack for iPhone: Our List of the Best iPhone Apps Add Pictures to Your Audio Recordings with Snoozerr is Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list of The Best Comic Strips 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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Eye On Education, the publisher of my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves and its sequel next year, has just announced its sponsoring a series of free webcasts with its authors. You can see the line-up and schedule here. I’ll be on December 13th. Read More...
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(NOTE: Apologies to the fine Shanker Blog for “stealing” most of this blog’s title from them Be sure to read their post and subscribe to them, too!) The issue of attracting the “best candidates” to teaching gets a lot of use by some school “reformers” Read More...
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I’ve written a whole lot in this blog and in my book about the dangers of contingent (if you do that, you will get this) and how they don’t work for promoting anything that requires higher-order thinking. However, in a new article by Dan Ariely, he finds Read More...
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Here are some good recent online resources on motivation and rewards. I’ll be adding this post to My Best Posts On “Motivating” Students: My Issue With Rewards by Chris Wejr. Rewards: 2 Parent Perspectives by Chris Wejr. Why progress matters: 6 questions Read More...
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Chris Brogan is in the midst of writing a series of posts offering book-writing advice. I think his pieces on finding time and discipline are very good, while I’m less enthusiastic about what he wrote under Structure. I’m adding them to So, You Want To Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About: How to Migrate Your Facebook Account and Data to Google+ is from Lifehacker. Finding and Following People on Google+ has a ton of useful resources. Google Adds Read More...
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The tragedy going on in Somalia and parts of nearby countries is finally hitting the media in a big way. I thought I’d bring together accessible resources on what is going on there. Here are my choices for The Best Web Resources About Somalia’s Famine: Read More...
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I’ve just revised and updated A Beginning “The Best…” List Of Free & Decent Online Practice Sites For State Tests — Help Me Add More! I hope you can make additional suggestions. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F13%2Fonline-practice-for-state-tests%2F'; Read More...
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Interrogation Room is a “choose your own adventure” interactive where you are questioning a suspect in a police station. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Finterrogation-room%2F'; Read More...
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Channel.me is a new application that lets multiple people view the same webpage and chat about it. I guess that could be useful for students who are researching topic together, but what really has be excited is the ability to easily annotate websites Read More...
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With Twtrland, all you have to do is type in a Twitter username and you get back a pretty neat profile of the person, their tweets, how many times they’ve been retweeted, and a bunch of other info attractively displayed. I’m adding it to The Best Third-Party Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Next Generation” Of State Testing: Consortia Flesh Out Visions for Common Tests comes from Ed Week. Making ‘Common Core’ Tests Accessible to All Students is by Mary Ann Zehr at Read More...
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The Los Angeles Times writes about a new program that includes a mobile computer lab and center designed to help Latinos gain more access, and become more familiar with, the Web. The organization sponsoring the effort, Club Digital, offers some nice and Read More...
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Earlier this year, I posted about a new very easy tool that let you create embeddable slideshows and let you grab images off the web. It’s called Slidebomb. I wrote that I wasn’t thrilled with the name or the picture of the bomb within it, but that my Read More...
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I Think These Critiques Of Parent Trigger Laws Are Missing The Point… is the title of my latest post at Engaging Parents in School, my other blog. It’s a response to recent objections that parent trigger laws are bad because parents don’t know enough Read More...
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Here are some recent good school reform posts and articles: Cheating report confirms teacher’s suspicions is from CNN. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About The Atlanta Testing Scandal. Why I’m Against For-Profit Schools is by Chris Lehmann. Read More...
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Here are two newer publications — free and downloadable — on teaching English Language Learners that readers might find helpful: English Language Learners with Disabilties comes Mobility International USA. STEM For English Learners comes from the National Read More...
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Gangaroo lets your search for pretty much any product on Amazon and other sites, click on it, write a review of it, and then the image, your description and your review will show up on a public list. You can make separate lists of books, DVD’s, music Read More...
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Curiosity is a website — and a new television series — from the Discovery Channel. People send in their questions — and there are some fascinating questions — and get accessible multimedia answers in return. You can also apply to become an expert to help Read More...
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Viewbix is a new free web tool that lets you bring a little interactivity to pretty much any online video. Here’s an example I created in about one minute — if you click on the button you’ll be taken to the Save Our Schools website: I’m having a hard Read More...
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My weekly Education Week Teacher advice column/blog will begin next week. It will be an advice column comprised of questions submitted by readers and answers contributed by me, readers and special guests. This blog’s readers have already submitted several Read More...
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I have an extended lesson plan in my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves, designed to help students develop a little more personal responsibility and not blame others as often times as many do — I suspect we’ve all heard the comments “He made me Read More...
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Sock Puppets is a simple iPhone app that lets you easily record a student and upload it to YouTube. It can be used to briefly record a student speaking or reading in class, or even to have two or three students record a simple play (the free app allows Read More...
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David Einstein writes an advice column on technology for the San Francisco Chronicle, and recently wrote one on apps for translating languages on smart phones. It’s short and worth reading. Here are the three he recommends: Google Translate Jibbigo Voice Read More...
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I’ve just updated and revised The Best Visually Engaging News Sites. Feel free to offer additional suggestions. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2Fvisually-engaging-news-sites-2%2F'; addthis_title = 'Visually+Engaging+News+Sites'; Read More...
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The summer always feels so long at the beginning and so short at the end…. It’s getting that time again — a new school year. I have an extensive chapter in my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves, on getting the school year off to a good start, Read More...
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One of the key qualities missing in the school reform debate (and, unfortunately, sometimes in our classrooms) is the quality of trust. I thought I’d bring together a few related resources I’ve seen or written over the years, and hope others will suggest Read More...
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A couple of years ago I posted The Best Basic Sites For K-12 Beginning English Language Learners. For every other “The Best…” list I’ve revised, I’ve just made changes to the original post. However, even though there are a number of changes in this revised Read More...
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In my classroom, and in my books, I often share short folktales to help communicate “life lessons” — perseverance, the importance of relationships, etc. Obviously, we teachers can and should use our own background knowledge and skills to find these stories Read More...
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CNN has produced this accessible video explaining Ramadan, and I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Teach & Learn About Ramadan: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F07%2Framadan-video%2F'; addthis_title = 'Ramadan+Video'; Read More...
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Russel Tarr, who has created a ton of great online learning activities, has just unveiled another one — an interactive simulation of the American Civil War. It seems quite engaging, and I’ll try using it in my U.S. History class this year. Russel has Read More...
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I’ve written several posts, and write extensively in my latest book, about strategies to help students develop self-control (see My Best Posts About Helping Students Develop Their Capacity For Self-Control). A new study reports that training people through Read More...
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Google+ now gives members a link that up to 150 people can use to join the network. So, if you want to check it out and you’re one of the first 150 people to click on this link, it will let you join. Also, here are some new additions to The Best Resources Read More...
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Smurf Yourself lets you choose and dress a Smurf, record it saying something, and then send or post it on blog or website. No registration is required. It’s a fun and simple way for students to practice their English. You might also be interested in learning Read More...
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“Educational Leadership,” the exceptional monthly journal published by ASCD, has just posted “The Best Of Educational Leadership” for 2010-11. The eight articles are pretty impressive, and I’m honored that one I wrote on parent engagement is included. Read More...
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A couple of days ago I posted Comcast Begins Program To Offer Inexpensive Internet Access & Computers To Low-Income Families. It looks impressive. Today, NPR ran piece about the program too — Comcast Announces $10 Web Access For Low-Income Families. It Read More...
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Star NBA player Steve Nash has a short video commercial called “You Gotta Practice” that shows him playing basketball, soccer, and skateboarding. It good be both a good language-development opportunity, and provide some encouragement, to English Language Read More...
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How Teachers Would Reform Schools is the title of a nice CNN video on the Save Our Schools March. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On The Save Our Schools March: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Fhow-teachers-would-reform-schools%2F'; Read More...
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Here’s a fun video on editing/revision. I’m adding it to So, You Want To Write A Book? Here’s The Best Advice… Thanks to LeeAnn Moore for the tip. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Ffun-video-on-editingrevision%2F'; Read More...
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I’ve a lot here in this blog and in my books about how much I use teaching and learning inductively and how effectively I think it is — with both language learners (even Google Translate learns inductively!) and non-ELL’s. Now, researchers have found 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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Being intrinsically motivated, which I interpret to English Language Language Learners as “having an appetite for learning” and “perseverance,” are some of the qualities researches have found in successful language learners. Here’s a great video demonstrating Read More...
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Research has shown that perseverance is a critical characteristic of a successful language learner. I’m adding this fun video to The Best Videos Illustrating Qualities Of A Successful Language Learner as an example of that quality. Be like Gus! addthis_url Read More...
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Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted in June (you can see all 730 of them categorized here): The Best Sites For Showing Sacramento Destroyed By Floods — July, 2011 The Best Resources For Learning About The Phoenix Dust Storm — Read More...
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Over the years, I’ve always tried to find good interactive online resources to help my students practice completing forms and applications, and I’ve never had much luck. In fact, this “The Best…” list might be the shortest one I’ve ever published. I hope Read More...
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TwHistory let students reenact historical events in a pretty easy and neat way. You can send tweets from historical figures, but you can do it through the site without actually having to sing-up for Twitter (which is problematic for most schools). You Read More...
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Comcast has begun a nation-wide program to offer monthly $9.95 Internet access to the students who qualify for free school lunches. In addition, they will sell the family a computer for less than $200. They say the monthly fee comes “with a guarantee Read More...
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Here’s the latest batch of good school reform-related posts and articles: How to Mold Public Opinion Against Public Schools is by Walt Gardner at Ed Week. I’m mainly including it here because of a paragraph he writes about the PISA Test: The results of Read More...
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The “Food price volatility map” is an excellent interactive infographic from Oxfam. This is how it describes itself: Oxfam’s new interactive map shows how poor communities across the world are being hurt by high and volatile food prices. This ‘food price Read More...
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In June, I asked readers to contribute their responses to the question “What Are You Going To Do Differently Next Year?” I’m sorry to be a bit behind in compiling them all in a post, but better late than never . I did a similar feature last year, and Read More...
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“Conversations With The Earth” is a new site from the Smithsonian. Here’s how it describes itself: This exhibition—the first of its kind devoted to indigenous science—provides a Native perspective on global climate change. Through photographs, video, Read More...
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Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites To Teach & Learn About Ramadan: The Onset Of Ramadan is a Wall Street Journal slideshow. Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Ramadan Ramadan Starts For Quarter Of The World is a lesson for English Language Read More...
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I’ve previously written about my concern and skepticism related to Common Core Standards (see The Best Articles Sharing Concerns About Common Core Standards). Right now, there are no specific guidelines on applying Common Core English standards to English Read More...
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I usually just do a year-end list of The Best Art & Music 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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The Best Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress is a “The Best…” list that can come in very handy for teachers and for students. It lists free sites where teachers can register their students, and both can keep track Read More...
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AloofDoof is a useful drawing web app with a weird name. After registration, you can either upload an image, choose an image that someone has already uploaded, or start with a blank canvas — then draw away. I’m adding it to The Best Art Websites For Learning Read More...
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I’m recovering from taking the California Zephyr train from Denver. It was a fun adventure. You haven’t lived until you’ve spent thirty-size hours in the same railcar with twenty family members . Here are a few photos: addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2011%2F08%2F02%2Fback-from-my-train-trip-with-a-few-photos%2F'; Read More...
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I’ve used board games when teaching English Language Learners, and students have particularly enjoyed it when they’ve made their own. When I was cruising the Web recently, just by chance I found that there were sites that had lots of free downloadable Read More...
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