Library: Faculty
Great blog about 21st century learners, special focus on Bloom's taxonomy & teaching
New Books in the REF & Professional Collection
Online Databases 2011 (this one is geared to US. Ask for MS or LS)
- You can now LOG IN to the library catalog & create your own RESOURCE LISTS using your MPH ID and PW. See me for help if you need it.
- Did you know you can search our video collection? (DVD, VHS)
Univ of Toronto has teacher tips for deterring plagiarism & read Liza's tips for students
Staff at Edutopia created a Best of 2011 favorite articles, blogs, videos and discussions
A Few Cool Tools
- WolframAlpha simply amazing
- StumbleUpon finds sites you'd like based on your ratings of sites
- Learn via video to use Flip Cameras (or see me for a handout)
- Type your subject into AWESOME STORIES for lots of different types of results
- Great rubric creator, lots of good examples for assessing multimedia, writing, etc.
Locate video clips, audio, and other multimedia for classroom use:
- Britannica ImageQuest
- LIFE magazine archive of amazing photos
- National Geographic resources for science, geography, photography and more
- Copyright Friendly resources for media
- Teacher site from PBS
Read About School Issues Related to Social Media
- GREAT cyberbullying resource
- This NY Times article explores the legalities of cyberbullying inside and outside of school.
- This NY Times article looks at students' legal and social ramifications of sexting
Find out more about getting copyright, how some online content is open via Creative Commons licensing and why this is so important
5 Key Concepts of Media Literacy
More Tech Resources:
- Use GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH, never use basic Google again!
- The KEY to using Powerpoint in your classroom (DOs and DON'Ts)
- Teach your student to use SAFE SEARCH in GOOGLE and YOUTUBE (scroll to bottom of page and turn SAFETY MODE off or on)
Looking for resources related to Native American culture and history?
- Authentic Native American voices and video at www.oyate.com.
- More from the blog American Indians in Children's Literature
