Flash Cards and Quizlet

I had a student ask me about making flashcards digitally.  I pointed out Quizlet  that I blogged about this a few years ago.  The site has some ready made flash cards or you can make your own.  Click here to see the post.  There are other flashcard sites I have blogged about.  See Flippity  by clicking here  and Memrise by clicking here.   After looking at Quizlet again I noticed you can do other ways of quizzing yourself instead of just flash cards.  For example you can do matching by  having your flash cards all on one screen and match the fronts and the backs.  See an example of this by clicking here.  You can see all the cards at the bottom and then select MATCH.  This is the last post for 2018.  Have a great holiday and I will post more in the 2019.  Be safe.

Citation Machine

I know I have discussed using bibme, mybib, easybib, University of Alberta's Centre for Writers and purdue owl before.  Here is another one that you might want to use for your citations.  It is called Citation Machine.  To see it click here.

The Historical Thinking Project

This is a site put together by the Canadian government.  Give it a look by clicking here.

Popsicle Activity in your Spanish / French Class

Last week I posted a Spanish teaching post using Jenga.  To see that post click here.  Today I am posting about a nice idea that could be used in your Spanish or French class.  Instead of using flash cards Ms Tarantino suggests using Popsicle sticks as the media she uses for an opposite adjective activity.  To see the website click here. 

Quick Feedback or Brainstorm

If you would like to have your students give you quick feedback on a lesson or maybe a question to brainstorm to begin a topic or solicit a quick answer from them digitally try AnswerGarden.  Click here to see a demo.  If you want to make up your own question click here.  Then just share the URL with your students.  

Scratchboard in the Art class

I saw a students scratchboard art in the library the other day so I looked for some online resources for you.  Here are a few links to some lesson plans on scratchboard:

1) from virtual instructor click here.  (note above picture is from this site)

2) from study.com click here.

3) from artist network click here.

4) from incredible @rt department click here. (note below picture is from this site)

5) if you go to December 4 2018 tweet on @awhsart you will see some student selfies.  Click here.

Persuasive Cartography

This collection of maps hosted by Cornell University is called The PJ Mode collection. These persuasive maps have  been described as “suggestive cartography,” “rhetorical cartography” and “propaganda maps”    From their website, "This is a collection of “persuasive” cartography: ​more than 800 ​ maps intended primarily to influence opinions or beliefs - to send a message - rather than to communicate geographic information. The collection reflects a variety of persuasive tools ​, including​ allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion; unusual use of projections, color, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social."    To see this searchable collection click here.

Conversation Jenga for Language Classes

Click here for a link to site about using Jenga to help students work on their conversational Spanish but it could easily be used in your French class.   As promised the explanation for the problem on Friday is that 2581 has two circles in it and therefore the answer is two.

composition of functions

When I was in grade 9 English class, it was in the same room of the senior math teacher.  I remember seeing on the board the title "The Washer and Dryer Theory".  This is what the teacher (Mrs P) called it.  I remember a few years later when I had her for math and she taught us this "composition of  functions" that I was so disappointed.  Dry dirty clothes are the input into the washing machine.  Wet clean clothes are the output from the washing machine which become the input into the dryer.  The output of the dryer are the dry clean clothes.  Ugh.   Oh well.  I saw this on twitter and thought it was perfect.

Oh by the way the solution to the problem from Friday is 2.  Why?  I will tell you tomorrow. 

Something to Ponder

Something different for a Friday.  Here is something for your students to ponder.  The key is that a pre-school student can solve this.

Have a nice weekend.  I will post the solution on Monday.

Indigenous Perspectives

If you are teaching History and/or any of the Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit Voices  (NBE) courses you might want to look at the guide pictured above by clicking here.

Maps That Explain The World

Last Wednesday I posted about Common Geographic Misconceptions.   To see that post please click here. Keeping with "Maps" here are a couple articles about that you might find useful in your classes.  Both articles are over 5 years old but I think still are very good.   The first article is by Business Insider and is called "36 Maps That Explain The Entire World".  To see it click here.  The second by the Washington Post is called "40 more maps that explain the world".  To see that article click here.

Teaching Tolerance in High School English Class: Lesson Plan

 

Stephanie Jankowski said in her article, "History repeats itself, but sometimes it shouldn’t. That’s why it’s important to be teaching tolerance."  Most people think of the Holocaust or being of Ukranian decent I think of the Holodomor as events that should not repeat themselves.  From her article, "The R.I.G.H.T.S. Project is an extensive multifaceted program that requires students to research, write, collaborate, present, and utilize available technology. Nonfiction, historical pieces familiarize students with various atrocities that have victimized individuals or groups of people, and the overall objective is to encourage activism to prevent future instances of intolerance."

To see the article for English teachers click here.

S.T.E.M. Scholarship

Are you female?  Do you plan on attending a US university next year?  Are you entering a S.T.E.M. program?  If you said "YES" to all three then you might want to hurry and apply for this "full tuition scholarship" in S.T.E.M.  You have until December 11.  To get more information click here.