This document provides information about various online resources teachers can use to connect their classroom to the outside world and promote discussion. It lists education blogs on the New York Times and Harlan Institute websites where students can respond to prompts, fantasy Supreme Court competitions, backchannel chat sites, and tools for discovery, writing and sharing like WordPress, Glog and StumbleUpon. The overall message is that there are many ways for students to transcend time and connect to ideas, each other and the global community through technology.
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1. Classroom Connections:
Places to Connect, Discover, Share...
Sioux Central Community School
Erin Olson Stacy Brown
@eolsonteacher @iateachr
eolson@sioux-central.k12.ia.us sbrown@sioux-central.k12.ia.us
2. Connect to Concepts,
Connect to World
Transcends time
Big ideas
Allows for personal
connection
Promotes
discussion, debate
3. Entering the World
Hello, my name is...
Digital Footprint conversation is essential
Conversation does not end
5. NYTimes Learning Network
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
Lessons, blogs, math problems,
news, and more!
Follow on Twitter: @KSchulten
@NYTimesLearning
7. NY Times Blog
Daily
prompts
Timely
topics
Responses
posted
Students
are
published
8. Harlan Institute
Fantasy Supreme Court League
http://harlaninstitute.org
Lesson plans, writing prompts,
Skype connections, blog support
Follow on Twitter: @HarlanInstitute
9. Pending cases
Background
information
Past cases
relevant to
current
case
Justice
record
Lawyer
support