Black Friday Four 11/25

 

Friday Four – November 25, 2011

In honor of Black Friday, the single largest shopping day of the year, I present you with my “specials” for the week. You do not even have to sleep out on the sidewalk to get them. Enjoy!

  1. Here is a recent post on one of my favorite blogs “Free Technology for Teachers” that shows you how to tag documents with QR codes. A neat way to allow kids to get documents onto their smart phones or tablets so that they will always have the resources they need for your class.
  2. Another post from the Free Technology blog titled “Ten Search Tools and Tactics Teachers and Students Need to Know.” Beyond the simple Google search!
  3. Have you heard about the concept of the “flipped classroom” but are still not sure what it is? Here is a nice link to a sample lesson using a flipped model. I am a big fan and user of the flipped model and would love to connect with others who use a flipped model in their classrooms.
  4. Post on the Innovative Educator blog (another one of my favorites!) titled “Is Your School Preparing Learners for Success?” that is worth thinking about as we continue to explore and discuss the relevance of a private school education.