Sunday, May 15, 2011

New Resource for Deal or No Deal Probability Game

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Mr. Faris, a reader from the Federated States of Micronesia (shout out to all of my readers around the world!) took my Deal or No Deal prob...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Five More Educational iPhone/iPad Resources

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Have Math Formulas on Hand (on Your iPhone or iPad) for Quick Reference [Wired:GeekDad] - $2 formula chart apps Play With Polynomials Wit...
Monday, April 25, 2011

A Micro-reminder About Using Microcredit in the Classroom

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A couple of weeks ago, I got an email update from Kiva letting me know that I had enough money in my account to reloan it ($25).  I chose to...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Video: Put Down The Box!

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Season 2, Episode 2: Mr. D TV is my (allegedly) weekly teacher advice video series.  I cover just about any topic related to education ...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Book Giveaway: Ten Cheap Lessons!

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I just received an shipment of my books last week, which I ordered mainly so I could find ways to get them in the hands of teachers who woul...
Friday, March 25, 2011

5 Financial Ed Resources for Teachers & Parents

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Adding Personal Finance to the Curriculum: Can Your Students Balance a Checkbook? [CheckingAccount.org] Spent Challenges You to Prove Tha...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

It's Time to Stop Using the Half Dollar to Teach Math

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When are we going to stop teaching students about the half dollar? This was my thought as I observed an excellent Kinder math lesson at on...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Join the Circle of Respect to Fight Teen Bullying

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Trying to find ways to impact the problem of teen bullying?  Here's a new program that can help: When we reach for the remote control a...
Monday, March 21, 2011

5 Things Students Never Seem to Realize About Their Teachers

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Teachers typically experience a strange relationship with students. Our students are simultaneously very familiar with us because of daily c...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

New Option for Building Your Classroom Library

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Swap.com , an online network for trading all kinds of media, has just launched a subsite for their users to donate items to schools instead ...
Friday, March 18, 2011

The Cost of Education, Games for the Remainder of Spring Break & more

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What does an education cost? [via Building Tomorrow ] - " Building Tomorrow's calculator enables anyone who went to school in the ...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Your Students/Children Can Help the Homeless Through Kids' Design Contest

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Just heard about a great contest opportunity for your kids/students age 12 and younger: The Company Store ( www.thecompanystore.com ) has ...