Projecting the Net

The web is teaming with useful sites for educators to use in their lesson. Here are a few of the sites that you can use with your classroom projector. Many of these sites come with lesson plans and quizzes for classroom teachers. Here are a few to get you started.

Class Reunion Brings Old School Times Back

Class reunion is a time to remember the old good times and have fun. It is also a time where all the classmates get together and have time to share as to what is going on in their lives.

Create a Classroom Website

You don't have to be an expert web designer to create a class website. There are many free and low cost sites on the web that allow you to create a website for your class. If you want more control over your design, software such as Frontpage, Dreamweaver and IWeb are easy to learn programs that will help you to create a more dynamic website.

Asian and African Elephants

Asian and African Elephants are interesting animals. Check out our article packed with facts on both of them.

A Powerful Teaching Tip

One of the most effective classroom management strategies a teacher can use is also the strategy that teachers are most skeptical of. Why? I'm not sure. This simple teaching strategy has a positive impact on the student-teacher relationship and greatly reduces classroom management issues and behavior problems.

New Testing Requirements for Children with Disabilities a Plus for Virginia Schools

Previously, the Virginia schools were required to test, under the No Child Left Behind Act, many of its children with disabilities in reading, math and science, regardless of their ability to do so. Unless they were severely disabled, the children had to take state-required tests for their grade level — whether or not they had the skills and understanding. Thus, many of these special students failed the tests. Testing grades were third, eighth and 11th on an annual basis.

Classroom Games - Statues & Squiggles

Looking for a way to spice up your lessons or ideas to make transitions from one subject to another. Use your imagination and this game will help your class improve their drama skills and get their heart rates up.

Utilising the Global Positioning System For Accurate Time

This article describes how the Global Positioning System can be used to provide a precise timing reference and provides an overview of the equipment required.

Bush's Desk Eerie - Oval Office History

Odyssey of the White House oval office desk - from the ghost ship HMS Resolute to Queen Victoria to President George W. Bush - borders on the eerie. The strange tale begins in 1845 with Sir John Franklin, a veteran Arctic explorer. He set out from Britain, by command of the Admiralty, to find a northwest passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. At the time, there was no Panama Canal. The Ferdinand Magellan voyage of l521-2 had discovered a southwest passage around The Horn of South America. However, it was long and dangerous. The oceans mingled there in perpetual storms.

Home Schooling Option Over Traditional Public Schools - Not Gaining Acceptance Outside of America

Though many parents have opted to home school their children for religious reasons over the years, the alternative to traditional public schools gained momentum after the Columbine High School shootings in Colorado. Each year, the number of children being removed from public schools and schooled at home increases.

What's the Difference Between Training and Facilitation?

The difference between training and facilitation is often debated, since there are similarities. Are you clear about the differences though? Can you choose when to be one or the other? Discover the differences.

Learn To Speak German Pretty Easily

Some tips on learning to speak German more easily.