As his website states, ‘Steve Spangler is nationally known as a teacher’s teacher who shares his passion for learning in the classroom, on the platform, and through the airwaves. Over the last 15 years, Steve has made over 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning. …
Posted on May 18, 2009 by Brad .
It’s a Computational Knowledge Engine. A what?! It’s Wolfram Alpha.
This thing is crazy! I don’t remember ever before being so excited about a search engine. Probably because Wolfram is so much more than that.
Still in it’s infancy, testing stage even, this new engine will still return the occasional error but …
Posted on March 3, 2009 by Beyond Chalk Blog .
If you know of any fellow teachers who are not quite sure what a blog is or how they can empower their students, then this video is ideal. Share it around!
Posted on September 22, 2008 by Brad .
In case your class is monitoring the Presidential Election in the U.S., you may be interested in visiting You Choose ‘08 on YouTube. It’s one of many campaign channels currently running on YouTube.
Posted on September 18, 2008 by Brad .
Have you heard of Sketchup? It’s Google’s free 3-D modeling program although they now have a Pro version which you can pay for. It’s gaining popularity as a tool to create & teach environmentally friendly design and architecture… and a whole lot more.
Posted on August 13, 2008 by Callie .
We love to be inspired by samples of what other teachers are doing, yet we never have enough time in our presentations to show you all the wonderful podcasts teachers are already creating with (and for) their students. Follow the links to these great examples of podcasts (some with video) …
Posted on August 12, 2008 by Callie .
When I asked my Year 9 students to write their goals for English at the start of the semester, one student wrote that they would like to finish a novel (as in, their first novel ever!). I went and spoke to his English teacher from the previous year and they …
Posted on August 4, 2008 by Callie .
As I ponder the exciting prospect of traveling to France in the upcoming school holidays, I momentarily freak out about my lack of a knowledge of the French Language. I reassure myself that I am a successful learner, and I can download loads of free podcasts over the next couple …
Posted on August 1, 2008 by Callie .
It always feels like a small twist of fate when you are covering a concept in class and something profoundly relevant comes on the TV that evening that you would like to share with your students….