Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 10/02/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://1to1inpractice.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-i-gave-back-macbooks-and-asked-for.html">1:1 in Practice at Sinarmas World Academy: Why I Gave Back the MacBooks and Asked for iPads</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This teacher wanted ipads instead of MacBooks. Here's the rationale including that the teacher can better differentiate. Now, the teacher has been using iPads for 3 weeks and captures reflections. This is what a good implementation SHOULD look like. Sadly, the teachers who use them as epaper don't get to see these sorts of results because they are missing the point. Great read.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/teaching-with-the-presidential-debates/?partner=rss&emc=rss">Teaching With the Presidential Debates - NYTimes.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">The New York Times has some options to allow students to participate and learn from the US Presidential debates. If you're teaching and you are wanting to use this as a topic, this is a great lesson plan.</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> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/currentevents">currentevents</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/five-web-tools-blooms-taxonomy-weekly-news">In the News: Five Web Tools to Help Teach Bloom's Taxonomy</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Here are some great options from Edutopia for promoting higher order thinking in the classroom.</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> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/blooms_taxonomy">blooms_taxonomy</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 10/02/2012

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