Great teacher and student resources on writing

I found a blog by a fellw blogspot blogger who discovered some resources that teachers put together on tech websites as well as a whole list of ideas and projects for helping students with their writing. As my daughters get older, I really see the advantages of being a good writer. Everyone needs to learn how to communicate their opinions and ideas in writing!

Her blog post is here and worth taking a look at. Check out her blog at http://wemstech.blogspot.com/

Happy Paperless Earth Day 2010

Just recently learned about the paperless day drive on Earth Day. 1500 teachers from around the world are teaching students without the use of extra paper. I bet there have been some creative approaches to learning today. great job to all those teachers.

Here is a link provided by Dean Mantz of Mantz's Mission to a great resource of digital ideas and tools that teachers can adopt in the classroom. There is also a podcast from the founder of paperless day Steve Katz and by Elaine Plybon from Discovery Education Network about the challenges and rewards of going digital. The main take away I got was that both teachers and students are excited about learning. We need new models for teaching because students are wired so differently now.

http://dmantz7.edublogs.org/2010/04/22/earth-day-pln-style/

Enjoy!