Friday, March 23, 2012

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Teaching is Not a Four Letter Word & Ten Cheap Lessons Paperbacks Now Under $10

I've cut the prices on both paperback versions of my books (the first edition of Ten Cheap Lessons and Teaching is Not a Four Letter Word) so that they're under $10 each when you get them direct from Lulu.com.  This is most likely a permanent price cut.  There are also various e-book versions you can find through my author spotlight that are an even better deal.

Looking for coupons to save even more?  Follow me on Twitter and Facebook, where I share coupons for free shipping and more from Lulu regularly.

*Note that the prices on Amazon and B&N are higher because I'm required to mark them up so that those companies can get their cut of the sales.  The best deal was and is through Lulu.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Weekend Reader on Homework

Nashville Schools' Homework Assignments Will Now Include Country, Rock And Rap [Huffington Post]

Friday's Five: Reasons You Shouldn't Grade Homework [A Teacher's Life for Me]

Homework in the 21st century [End the Race to Nowhere]

Top 5 reasons I don't assign homework [ROLE Reversal]

The Homework Debate [Finding Common Ground]

Friday, March 2, 2012

5 New Apps for Tablets/iPads in the Classroom

Do Students Understand the Material? A New App Helps Teachers Know For Sure [GOOD] - Free and accessible from any computer, including iPads, smartphones, etc. More about this app from Mashable: New App Tells Teachers When Students Are Confused.

10 Apps for Finding Apps [Mashable]

5 Essential Classroom Management Tools for Teachers [Mashable] - A really great list featuring a mix of familiar and not-so-familiar tools.

3 Free iPhone Apps for Creating Your Own Stop-Motion Videos [Mashable] - You should give your students as many tools to create content as possible on tablets and related devices.

5 Free Homework Management Tools for the Digital Student [Mashable]

Obvious side note: If your classroom is full of one-to-one technology, Mashable should be a daily read for you.  They cover new apps and uses of tablets, smartphones, social media, etc perhaps better than anybody.