Daily Education & Technology News for Schools 11/25/2010

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  • From Paths of Glory to The Wire – Penguin Classics On Air – Penguin Group (USA)

    From Penguin:

    “Penguin Classics On Air online radio broadcast covering BANNED and CHALLENGED books, which you can listen to here: http://penguin.com/pconair. This 20 minute broadcast is broken up into easily digestible 6 minute sections and covers banned or challenged classics old (Huckleberry Finn) and new (Harry Potter). The show also features interviews from librarian extraordinaire and BOOK CRUSH author Nancy Pearl as well as author Rick Wartzman and would surely make an excellent multimedia supplement to any lesson plan on banned books or freedom of speech. “

    tags: education literature_teacher literature

  • Interrobang

    Cool new Learning Game from Microsoft that Kicks off TODAY!

    “During the first Thanksgiving NFL game, over 300 students will be playing the newly launched game InterroBANG, which you can follow live at www.interrobang.com. This educational game is now available for teachers/students through June 2011. Teams can play and compete for great prizes, including Xbox Kinect.”

    It is great to see organizations support educational gaming. Let’s make learning fun!

    tags: education gaming

  • Cool Cat Teacher, Vicki Davis, Offers Advice to New Teachers

    Some advice to new teachers that I shared over on success in the classroom’s blog.

    tags: education teaching

  • Ford Focus Contest can help you earn $10,000 for your charity

    It is tough to raise money these days as I know from working to find scholarships for students to the Flat Classroom Conference. This is from Ford Focus and I wanted to share with those who are also raising money for their organization.

    “What’s in it for those Submitting Videos?

    Selected participants, along with a friend, will get a free trip to Madrid, Spain on February 18-20th to test drive the all-new Ford Focus. Additionally, Ford will make a $10,000 contribution to the qualified charity of the participant’s choice.

    What Should the Video Include?

    It’s important to note that contributing to this effort is not about fancy video production. Winning video submissions will include the following basics:

    * Details about the charitable cause you are supporting (select from Ford’s list or choose one of your own as long as it falls into the category of Education, Environment, or Hunger)
    * How you would help your chosen charity start something more with a $10k contribution
    * Why you are excited to drive the all-new Ford Focus

    I am happy to help answers questions you may have about the program dymanics and look forward to speaking with you. All the details can be found by clicking here (you’ll be prompted to like the page in order to learn about the campaign, see the video explaining it, review current entries, etc.)”

    tags: education learning

  • Smartboard Math Games, Interactive Whiteboard, Workbooks, eBooks, Worksheets

    Lots of math games for your interactive whiteboard.

    tags: education learning iwb

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Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis has been an educator and IT director in Georgia since 2002. Today, she also works as an instructional technology coach, staying side-by-side with active teachers and students so her work stays grounded in real classrooms.

She's a mom of three, wife of one, and loves talking about the wise, transformational use of technology for teaching and doing good in the world.

She has blogged at the Cool Cat Teacher Blog since 2005 and hosts the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk (radio, public access TV, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms), interviewing remarkable educators around the world. Vicki focuses on what unites us — a quest for truly remarkable, life-changing teaching and learning. The goal of her work is to provide actionable, encouraging, relevant ideas for teachers, grounded in truth and shared with love.

If you talk to Vicki for long, she'll encourage you to "Relate to Educate," to "innovate like a turtle," or to be "a remarkable teacher." She loves homemade sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls and runs half marathons with her sisters. You can usually find her laughing with her students or digging into a book.

Thank you for reading, sharing, and telling your friends about the work we do here! - Vicki

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