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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Fake Text Conversations

Previously I have blogged about Fake Facebooks and Tweets (see December 18 2012 by clicking here).

Our friends at are up to it again.   You could have students have a fake text conversations between two historical figures or characters from different novels or from mythology fairly easy.  Below is an example from Star Wars from their site.



It is very easy to use. Just click on the left button  and enter the text.  When you want to enter text from the other user, click on the right button .  The template for this can be found by clicking here.

Monday, April 8, 2013

New Books

These books are all from the grant we received.  This batch of books are all Graphic Novels.



News in Review

The March edition is now on our shelves.


Idle No More: A Protest for Aboriginal Rights
What began as an online conversation about native rights quickly put Canada into the international spotlight as a movement called Idle No More popped up across the country. It was prompted by the federal government introducing Bill C-45 which would have a significant impact on the lives of indigenous peoples. (Length: 18:49)


Flu Season: Winter’s Nasty Blow
Along with cold, ice and snow the arrival of winter also ushers in flu season. People across the country and around the world are hit every year by the flu bug. But how bad was it this year and what can be done about it? (Length: 14:02)


The Human Brain: Unravelling the Mysteries
This two-part story looks at recent advancements in brain research. Canadian scientists are at the forefront of developments that focus on understanding what motivates human behaviour. (Length: 16:51)


Super Rich: Decline of the U.S. Middle Class
It’s called The American Dream — a long held belief that if you work hard enough and long enough you can be successful. But that dream is no longer possible for many Americans and Keith Boag explains why. (Length: 12:39)



Self Check Practice Activity

This is like "I have, Who has" activity.  The following is from Mrs. H. from Math Tales From The Spring.  Even though this example is from math it could be used in French for translation or English for key literary terms or many other things.

"This activity is called a Star Chain. When you are tired of doing boring book work or worksheets, but your students still need a little extra practice, try a Star Chain!

Each student will get 12 problems of anything you'd like to practice. For me, it was solving linear equations."


""Next, have students cut the problem cards apart.  After the cards are cut apart, students will pick any card they want to begin with. I usually tell them to pick the one that looks easiest to them. They work the problem and then find their answer at the top of another card. They tape the cards together. Continue the process until a chain is formed. If they do all the problems correctly, the last problem will match the answer at the beginning of the chain."
"The next day, we connected all the chains and strung them up on the ceiling. I'll probably leave them there until the fire marshall gets me!"
If you would like to use this in your class, just click here and change the questions to what pertains to your subject matter.

Here is an example from MathCathy using quadratics functions and translations.  
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If you would like a copy of the handout sheets in pdf, click here.  

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Choose What Happens Next

On January 23 I posted "Protecting Your Online Reputation", click here.  Today's post is a series of Youtube videos that are short 15 second clips that are all linked together by asking you a "Yes" or "No" question.  Based on your answer, it brings you to another video.   The first video is about a boyfriend asking his girlfriend for an inappropriate picture of herself.   It is all about making good choices.  This video should actually be seen by parents of high school age students.  Here is the first video.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Eduzone

Educational Resources Eduzone
From the Governor General, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, "I am delighted to invite you to discover Eduzone, a new online educational tool designed for you and your students.  Launched on October 1, 2012, Eduzone provides educational and multimedia resources that help in learning more about the role of governor general and the history of the position."  If you are interested click here.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

New Books

These books are part of our multicultural grant and are both graphic novels.  The Photographer weaves photographs with the cartoon part.
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We also picked up the following
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