Aren't we all looking for engaging alternatives to the traditional book report? Here's a list of divergent activities from the boring stand at the front of the room retell and what was your favourite part! . . . → Read More: 150 Book Report Alternatives

This reading strategy is focused on technology and the Internet to engage boys in reading. Students are quite engaged in the learning when technology is involved in the learning. There are numerous tools to use in the classroom that are quite engaging. . . . → Read More: Boys’ Reading Strategy 9 – Get the Net

The 8th reading strategy contained in Me Read? And How! Ontario Ministry of Education document focuses on making the learning real, so students are engaged in a real-life learning situation. By having students engage in real projects that have a purpose in the world, they are engaged in the project and are reading without really even thinking ...

Me Read? And How! is a follow up document to the Me Read? No Way! that was produced by the Ontario Ministry of Education to present 13 strategies to teachers for the purpose of improving boys' literacy in the province. The new document that was released in 2009 outlines the comparable boys' literacy trends in Canada, Britain and Australia, and ...

After attending the O.S.S.T.F. Tools & Toys Technology Conference in Toronto, Ontario this week, I have reflected on what I have learned as a result of attending this conference. This list is a reflection of what I have learned from the keynote speakers and workshop presenters in regards to what I believe would be specifically beneficial to ...

My discovery of the Teachers Pay Teachers website a couple of years ago has been a very fortunate discovery. Although I create numerous lesson materials for my classes, I also use this website to find lesson materials that are useful for the novels, grammar, reading skills or writing skills that I am teaching. There's a large number of listings on ...

During the summer, I signed up for a free Glogster EDU account that I will be using this school year with three of my six classes as a pilot project within our school board. Since I have joined and played around with this Web 2.0 application, I believe that it is a great educational resource for teachers of English Literature and Language Arts. ...

Over the summer I have been making a number of lists of different Web 2.0 Tools that I would like to use in the classroom this year. I made the lists so that I would remember what tools were available whenever I am planning a lesson. I do have a Smartboard in my classroom, so there's great potential for demonstrating tools when teaching or using a ...

Using computers or the internet in the classroom doesn't mean you have created a 21st Century learning environment. If you are simply researching information and creating Powerpoint presentations, it's time to take your technology 'integration' to the next level and use technology with the primary focus of global learning, critical thinking, ...