Create Online Tools. Engaging the Reluctant Learner Through Making. I am a teacher.
If you had walked into my classroom a few weeks ago, you may have thought you were witnessing some sort of student uprising. Students were dashing around the room, furniture was overturned, trash was littering the tables and floor, and paper wads were being launched from a large slingshot with surprising speed and accuracy. However, with further observation you would have noticed smiles of happiness on the faces of the students, and a look of loving pride on the face of the teacher.
Again, that’s me, the teacher. Let me explain. So what was happening the day I let my students make a slingshot and turn the classroom into a scene of chaos? My class’ slingshot started with a student who was avoiding doing his work. Making and playing happened for the next hour as we constructed two more chair slingshots, and in case you don’t already know, beautiful things can happen as you engage in a making adventure.
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Make a URL “Pretty” When working with students I like to use Google Spreadsheets because my entire class can be on the same document at the same time.
Because a spreadsheet is divided up into boxes (cells) each student can have their own spot without “stepping” on other students inputting information. If students create digital projects and you want them to view other students projects, try having students put their link into a collaborative Google Spreadsheet. This will allow the other students to quickly and easily access the other students projects. Many URL’s are long and ugly. Pasting them into a spreadsheet makes it challenging for other students to know exactly what they are clicking on.
Use the formula =hyperlink(“URL”,”TEXT”) If my URL is I would instead enter =hyperlink(“ Here for Alice Keeler’s Drawing”) Notice the quotations marks around both the URL and around the text that will be displayed instead of the URL. It is probably unreasonable to have a student write that formula. Television New Zealand. Meet the Locals: A classroom resource for teachers Mike Tapp Nic Vallance Meet the Locals 1 A classroom resource for teachers Meet the Locals 1 is a series of four-minute mini-documentaries filmed in partnership with TVNZ and the Department of Conservation.
As teaching resources they match the vision for our young people as in the New Zealand Curriculum. The videos highlight the inspiring work of local communities, individuals and DOC staff as they strive to protect and enhance New Zealand's natural heritage. You'll find science units with a focus on our unique reptiles, insects, birds and sand dune environment. The units were written for Years 7 to 9 but teachers of younger or older students can easily adapt them and find them useful. Science Media Centre. UPD8 - Antibiotic cockroaches - Type: Activity Learning Strategy: Data work Topic: Drugs Superbugs like MRSA are on the rampage, killing vulnerable hospital patients.
What are scientists doing to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens? This activity teaches new content from the 2011 GCSE specification. At the same time it develops the assessed skill of explaining how strongly evidence supports a hypothesis. Antibiotic Cockroaches is a sample from our new Crucial pack, building skills for better GCSE results. Note: this is a beta version, before final testing, and not the finished publication Published: 4th July 2011Reviews & Comments: 2 Learning objectives • Find out how harmful bacteria form antibiotic-resistant strains. • Discover why resistant strains spread rapidly. • Draw conclusions from evidence about new ways of treating infections.
Try the activity You will need Acrobat Reader installed to open the activity sheets. This lesson addresses in particular, new content from AQA A Core GCSE, statement: B1.1.2j Oct 28th, 2013. Project Based Learning Co-Laboratory. Project Based Learning Co-Laboratory. Worksheet and Rubric Makers.