Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 08/27/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://teach.com">Teachers Make a Difference | Teach.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">A new website about teaching and how to become a teacher.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://maps.playingwithmedia.com">Mapping Media to the Curriculum » What do you want to CREATE today?</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Wes Fryer has created an excellent resource mapping media to the curriculum that starts off with what you want to create today. This is a fantastic resource to share.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/evernote">evernote</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2012/08/21/crowdsourcing-fifty-or-so-ways-to-leave-your-paper/">Crowdsourcing Fifty (or so) ways to leave your paper: « NeverEndingSearch</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Excellent post on 50 ways to leave paper in the classroom from Joyce Valenza.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href="http://www.diigo.com">Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 08/27/2012

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guest post - living savvy

<div style="text-align: center;">Hello I am Tiffany from <a href="http://www.savvydesignwest.com/" target="_blank">Living Savvy</a> and I am excited to be here today kicking off Elizabeth's vacation!  I am a little jealous that she is having some fun in the sun because currently I am in the middle of packing up my house and moving!  Both exciting and frustrating... I will be moving my house into storage and living at my parents summer house {it only sounds fancy... they live here in Nor Cal in the summer and winter in Hawaii} till our new home is ready.  But since I have packed all of my belonging it makes me think about how my style has evolved over the last 3 years that I have lived here.  And even now as I make plans for my new house, I still have not quite decided what direction I want to go... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I thought it would be fun to share the evolution of my house over the last 3 years, maybe a road down memory lane will shoot me in the right direction for my new house!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYhCrKPSc1eLZmxZnlkMg-XlpC4RznCjeNAJ5Mk4LfgRF9deT1gupBOuVZx1X4X5Luj3vG7BB_5cPX15BjoFzd6rKn5c7b978Ys3Nu3_MEXvUv83BnXp1XZWpC7Jp2wr5Pn0qy5TT74GD/s1600/4.24+IMG_5379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYhCrKPSc1eLZmxZnlkMg-XlpC4RznCjeNAJ5Mk4LfgRF9deT1gupBOuVZx1X4X5Luj3vG7BB_5cPX15BjoFzd6rKn5c7b978Ys3Nu3_MEXvUv83BnXp1XZWpC7Jp2wr5Pn0qy5TT74GD/s400/4.24+IMG_5379.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqBFsbCYF49XtT7BHk6nGt5r-w2nX_T6wH1xCNz84S9j2NLt2dP_j6YvEwLv5tX4ODqnAAPGlw0nblPQbHSP_qaDIKT0MGAHlieYYmzPxbyg11ge8IWsBi6Z2p7nAf3spSWQ17rrdSY2_/s1600/4.24+IMG_5373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqBFsbCYF49XtT7BHk6nGt5r-w2nX_T6wH1xCNz84S9j2NLt2dP_j6YvEwLv5tX4ODqnAAPGlw0nblPQbHSP_qaDIKT0MGAHlieYYmzPxbyg11ge8IWsBi6Z2p7nAf3spSWQ17rrdSY2_/s400/4.24+IMG_5373.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I wanted to bring some blue into my house, a color I have never had in my house before, but I wanted it to be soft and still work with my red.  So in the Spring of 2011 I changed out my color scheme to bring navy and reds together.  It was a good change, but not my favorite combo...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF5vbtwRzSIOUEjG5cVVw91J-x6IKbDJAvcXSKfA0KB3eXlGJr0ii9e5-fuykz4nnY4Be-d2ef5kUJGQz8EmyDd5KNNRnH-AOzmPNGydzTsrFhnlZgH1mS3w7_cK1jxMmhCdtRFeqfsZA/s1600/8.15+IMG_6613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF5vbtwRzSIOUEjG5cVVw91J-x6IKbDJAvcXSKfA0KB3eXlGJr0ii9e5-fuykz4nnY4Be-d2ef5kUJGQz8EmyDd5KNNRnH-AOzmPNGydzTsrFhnlZgH1mS3w7_cK1jxMmhCdtRFeqfsZA/s400/8.15+IMG_6613.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6KjgDT0uu0s_Va6k6G1_EHZx_5XZdOABQsBFdZQWwbuGvTdO9D54qWhvFT95tLt9OeaGC5NLYVnHNS0LASLeLI9EDpqlTx9a8puRcFfOHUI2PEN_VUdNGyWXPHeA-r8tUVOJBa5E6MRz/s1600/8.15+IMG_6615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6KjgDT0uu0s_Va6k6G1_EHZx_5XZdOABQsBFdZQWwbuGvTdO9D54qWhvFT95tLt9OeaGC5NLYVnHNS0LASLeLI9EDpqlTx9a8puRcFfOHUI2PEN_VUdNGyWXPHeA-r8tUVOJBa5E6MRz/s400/8.15+IMG_6615.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonEYcOjetx5MGpJODbNNmJQNd134BC2jByZQ93bmh-Bdblq3Lnbdw3t1lBRM-tzLj2Bs-C2UBv-5IuO8J_0GYR4Fd2PJmQyaDaFQP6Kh8nia0CAqObtARraoAPfd3p8npzr5B9vBCNijf/s1600/8.15+IMG_6631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonEYcOjetx5MGpJODbNNmJQNd134BC2jByZQ93bmh-Bdblq3Lnbdw3t1lBRM-tzLj2Bs-C2UBv-5IuO8J_0GYR4Fd2PJmQyaDaFQP6Kh8nia0CAqObtARraoAPfd3p8npzr5B9vBCNijf/s400/8.15+IMG_6631.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was my family room redo after a design domino effect in Late summer of 2011. {<a href="http://www.savvydesignwest.com/2011/08/weekend-recap-domino-effect-complete.html" target="_blank">see post</a>} I wanted to tone down the bossy navy with a softer blue.  And I was really lusting over the Covinton fabric!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ngTa0QEknDZmR9UoGN12btU82yGmN7twg4dOL6vegJ67SoKtmitqOWHhldr_w2bUdRgqGxHkG_zrP0oY5R4IpM8FPMTvFXSx-7mOirW4PPdiHaM8wWDfCZ_Pd4ggvZ-FNKNvX_nmIC6W/s1600/IMG_5587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ngTa0QEknDZmR9UoGN12btU82yGmN7twg4dOL6vegJ67SoKtmitqOWHhldr_w2bUdRgqGxHkG_zrP0oY5R4IpM8FPMTvFXSx-7mOirW4PPdiHaM8wWDfCZ_Pd4ggvZ-FNKNvX_nmIC6W/s400/IMG_5587.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_T_kRm-r91HLaJhjdjAQWlN9Q0EHHjhVu_6cBeB31J9o-oDZA7Bs67AoArv1y0euM0JNpgimxVdVKCFPpE9S6fq6hkZZu5mkNpjEoURq3rELrZN6Hu6dAKtuvYu7QhRmVtBcSnA42tnw/s1600/8.17+IMG_6694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_T_kRm-r91HLaJhjdjAQWlN9Q0EHHjhVu_6cBeB31J9o-oDZA7Bs67AoArv1y0euM0JNpgimxVdVKCFPpE9S6fq6hkZZu5mkNpjEoURq3rELrZN6Hu6dAKtuvYu7QhRmVtBcSnA42tnw/s640/8.17+IMG_6694.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took my moms old wingback chairs from chintz floral to bold floral! {<a href="http://www.savvydesignwest.com/2011/08/how-to-reupholster-wingback-chair.html" target="_blank">see post</a>}  I loved the fabric then </div><div style="text-align: center;">{summer 2011} but now I am over it and plan on changing them again for the new house!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbuQda1xROoiQOcB_E823EooIfzX1_lboOuHDpVC2LhTq6Dp_YUArKvjTxtif6R9nRyrFsKMyvGI4bVXVwSBPA6OpMe_51wq7HxqMif1on5DGhkFHngpZBdCnIn_IiitJBEstBhTP7kOb/s1600/1.15+Dragon+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbuQda1xROoiQOcB_E823EooIfzX1_lboOuHDpVC2LhTq6Dp_YUArKvjTxtif6R9nRyrFsKMyvGI4bVXVwSBPA6OpMe_51wq7HxqMif1on5DGhkFHngpZBdCnIn_IiitJBEstBhTP7kOb/s400/1.15+Dragon+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In January of this year I splurged and added some <a href="http://www.savvydesignwest.com/2012/01/year-of-dragon-chiang-mai-dragon.html" target="_blank">Chiang Mia Dragon</a> to my space!  I am in love and plan on using the endless color pallet to create my new family.  I think this has to be my favorite of all the pillow combinations.  But I think I can tweak it a little bit more for the new space!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to join me as I take my new suburban home and make it amazing {as soon as I get the keys}!  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will have loads of DIY's and projects to share with you all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for having me!  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><img align="center" src="http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd408/lizzygal18/Living%20Savvy%20Install/signature.jpg" style="border: 0;" />

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Virginia Beach Recap

Sadly, we are back from VA beach.  We drove back Saturday afternoon, and what should have been a 3.5 hour trip ended up taking us 6 hours!  It poured down rain the entire drive home and <i>that</i> is why it took us so long to get back to northern VA.  There was even a tornado warning as we were leaving the Virginia Beach area - scary!  I've never been in a situation where a tornado has been spotted while driving. <br /><br />It was raining so hard that we had to take a diversion to the local Target just to take a break (and seek shelter - as the NWS was warning us to do.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXzV-lnk9ZDleeHjSXIruCKGEBx84YD8OKv6440ZzvV36vpGmtctPnfFPcXH4oMZ79aZvM8BwdExysVqUARqt4Dvwr4rXFo27AdDR5geMB1frctxKSj1sEkyjjo27sTN278d2leGws7o/s1600/Beach+Busbee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXzV-lnk9ZDleeHjSXIruCKGEBx84YD8OKv6440ZzvV36vpGmtctPnfFPcXH4oMZ79aZvM8BwdExysVqUARqt4Dvwr4rXFo27AdDR5geMB1frctxKSj1sEkyjjo27sTN278d2leGws7o/s400/Beach+Busbee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The weather, unfortunately, was not ideal on this trip.  It was in the high 70s/low 80s the entire time with a strong breeze along the ocean.  I was actually covered up with my towel most of the time it was so chilly.  The surf was so rough they issued rip current warnings.  I still managed to get some sun, however, so I'll take that as a plus :).  I love trying to maintain a tan for the summer. <br /><br />On Friday morning, after Joel came back from surf fishing, we headed out to rent some beach cruisers (bicycles) to ride along the amazing boardwalk.  I have to admit, as much as I love OC, they have nothing on VA Beach's boardwalk.  VAB's is cemented with a separate, paved path running parallel to the boardwalk that is just for biking.  This way, you can bike all day long!  OC's boardwalk is wooden, splinter ridden and only allows biking at certain hours.  We biked for 45 minutes and had a great time.  Joel relived his childhood by popping wheelies and thus, popping the chain off of his bike :). <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU-nWpxtIAhEAQMS8fRO-HEzbS0J4-RPDQ1z6d04wX9N70mD5ues274dy1p5Ru-yJP-Bj4HyrHMepjizJ5QjwdG8Ze3BxF1yVOM-x09JAYxxz3ZAyGr7U7NkTkuIM9S_XaDmlJ2uyQpU/s1600/beach+feet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU-nWpxtIAhEAQMS8fRO-HEzbS0J4-RPDQ1z6d04wX9N70mD5ues274dy1p5Ru-yJP-Bj4HyrHMepjizJ5QjwdG8Ze3BxF1yVOM-x09JAYxxz3ZAyGr7U7NkTkuIM9S_XaDmlJ2uyQpU/s400/beach+feet.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />On Friday, we enjoyed a "homemade" lunch in our hotel room.  I had a turkey/hard salami sandwich on Sara Lee Delightfuls bread with pepperjack cheese and a swipe of pesto.  Later I snacked on Rold Gold Pretzels.  I'm very happy we packed our own lunch for the trip.  Not only did it save us money, but it saved me on Points!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">Do you have a last minute beach trip planned before summer is over?</span></strong>  <br /><br />It's hard to believe we're approaching fall.  It seems like just yesterday that we were planning our wedding to the Carribbean..... *sigh*...

Vacation Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Recap

Sadly, we are back from VA beach.  We drove back Saturday afternoon, and what should have been a 3.5 hour trip ended up taking us 6 hours!  ...

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This week's SchoolNet webinar programme

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAil-C1i5cXpCQZbQjTx4k2NLKaYAE_Y2MYT-IqRNft3i3k3DTqccZ7QQgqc9FXk7vQZKUUUZjeAIWN0-CUVxzRV76YCq1AlYcZcDA7NhIy2QC9NGSGPEYxbfgnoQs54b2u9MtvHVctc/s1600/webinars1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAil-C1i5cXpCQZbQjTx4k2NLKaYAE_Y2MYT-IqRNft3i3k3DTqccZ7QQgqc9FXk7vQZKUUUZjeAIWN0-CUVxzRV76YCq1AlYcZcDA7NhIy2QC9NGSGPEYxbfgnoQs54b2u9MtvHVctc/s320/webinars1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Please consider joining Schoolnet's webinar programme this week! These webinars are short 30 minute demonstrations and you can leave any time! <br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">a) Fiona Beal will do the first one on Tuesday which is on creating a <i>Mybrainshar</i>k. This is <b>such</b> an exciting tool for adding voice to a PowerPoint, document or video online. <br /><br />b) In the second webinar on Thursday we are pleased to announce that Lisa Gair from The Rock Academy will tell us how she uses a lovely vocabulary tool called <i>Flashcard Stash</i> at School. Fiona Beal will be presenting on an amazing free tool called <i>Mentormob</i> where you can create a playlist on a topic consisting of videos, articles or websites. </span><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mybrainshark webinar details</span></b><br /><u>Meeting Name</u>:  Learn to use <i>Mybrainshark</i><br /><u>Summary</u>: This is an exciting tool for adding voice to a PowerPoint,<br />document or video online - presented by Fiona Beal<br /><u>When</u>:  Tuesday 08/28/2012 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM<br /><u>Length:</u> 15-20 mins<br /><u>Time Zone: </u> (GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria<br /><u>To join the meeting</u>:<br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/mybrainshark/">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/mybrainshark/</a> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Flashcard Stash & Mentormob details</span></b><br /><u>Meeting Name</u>: Two webtools - <i>Flashcard Stash</i> and <i>Mentor Mob</i><br /><u>Summary</u>: Lisa Gair will show how she uses a lovely<br />vocabulary tool called <i>Flashcard Stash</i> at school. <br />Fiona Beal will be presenting on an amazing free tool called <i>Mentormob </i>where you can create a playlist for your class consisting of videos, <br />articles, or websites. <br /><u>Length</u>: 30 mins in total<br /><u>When</u>: Thursday 08/30/2012 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM<br /><u>To join the meeting:</u>  <br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/flashcardstash-mentormob">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/flashcardstash-mentormob</a><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Test your system</span></b><br />All you really need to do for an Adobe webinar is test your connection before the time <br />if you have never tuned in before, as you might need to add an add-in: <br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm</a><br />Then on the evening just click on the link, log in as a guest and write your name.<br />Think about joining us!</span></div>

webinars This week's SchoolNet webinar programme

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30 Days of webtools: #22 Use Edmodo or Obami as free interactive classroom management tools

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What are Edmodo and Obami? </span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsFJbyFmKy38nPyAPUOan0q5imTchb2fZ6CK58AEBUEzjMsXT9gNqPe5P1nnOrjU5ggFuX9sGlwZDzOnNTOha7BbSZ4VuPuLaiBvj8MuT8po0ZF7hOzDNIFkBlp60i3QnKjPZHc58q2w/s1600/edmodo2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsFJbyFmKy38nPyAPUOan0q5imTchb2fZ6CK58AEBUEzjMsXT9gNqPe5P1nnOrjU5ggFuX9sGlwZDzOnNTOha7BbSZ4VuPuLaiBvj8MuT8po0ZF7hOzDNIFkBlp60i3QnKjPZHc58q2w/s320/edmodo2.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbcn195zuo0GR4PuwMzBFhvmo6E64ivb0-cwng9-C6Klmhe8DsyqOvEPj5M_J6CH-O5qw4a3t0_ySC47cgD_4ww6KFJu3F6ySiJMWQDQe3Xz8DdnC2UdxnQAScscPChn9_x3i6musVRc/s1600/obami.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbcn195zuo0GR4PuwMzBFhvmo6E64ivb0-cwng9-C6Klmhe8DsyqOvEPj5M_J6CH-O5qw4a3t0_ySC47cgD_4ww6KFJu3F6ySiJMWQDQe3Xz8DdnC2UdxnQAScscPChn9_x3i6musVRc/s320/obami.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both Edmodo and Obami are free classroom management tools that help you as a teacher make your classroom into a community. You would use either one or the other. They provide teachers and students with a secure place to post messages, discuss classroom topics, assign and grade classwork, connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications.</span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Classroom uses of Edmodu and Obami</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Both have a user-friendly interface which is easy and simple for all to use<br />*There are easy-to-use wizards for creating calendars, pages and managing documents<br />*Teachers can set up and manage small groups for students projects <br />*Students can post notes, files, links, and discuss.<br />*Teachers  can post spelling, maths, research and other homework on Edmodo so that  parents can access it <br />*Students can help each other with homework tasks through using Edmodo <br />*Reading groups could use Edmodo or Obami to role play characters in the book they are reading.<br />*Students can ask questions they may feel silly about voicing in the classroom. <br />*Students can contact the teacher and send messages about homework they might forget to ask during the day. <br />*Edmodo is useful for project-based learning (see Further Reading post below). This would also be the case for Obami.<br />*You could post a document, students could download it, complete it and send it back to you, then you could grade it right online. Students could get instant feedback on graded materials.</span><br /><b><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SchoolNet webinar on Edmodo and Obami</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the recording for the the webinar that took place on Tuesday August 14th at 6pm. Lisa Gair from The Rock Academy spoke about how she uses Edmodo in her classroom, and Siobhan Louw from Somerset House spoke on how she uses Obami in her classroom. NO: There might be  slight gap in Siobhan’s recording as my internet dropped and I had to log in again. Apologies for that.  Here is the link:<br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p78kokkty1y/">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p78kokkty1y/</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Slideshare on Edmodo</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lisa Gair has kindly allowed me to share the PowerPoint she used with you.</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/14008475" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/introduce-your-class-to-edmodo" target="_blank" title="Introduce your class to Edmodo">Introduce your class to Edmodo</a> </b>from <b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11" target="_blank">Schoolnet SA </a></b></div><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Further reading</span></b><br /><a href="http://blog.edmodo.com/2011/05/27/pbl-edmodo-awesome/">http://blog.edmodo.com/2011/05/27/pbl-edmodo-awesome/</a><br /><a href="http://edmodoteacherhub.wikispaces.com/Teaching+Strategies">http://edmodoteacherhub.wikispaces.com/Teaching+Strategies</a> </div>

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What are Edmodo and Obami?    Both Edmodo and Obami are free classroom management tools that help you as a teacher make your classroom into ...

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