Posted January 27th, 2012 by randy mamyu
You probably remember May Day on May 1 but did you know that Law
Day is celebrated on that same date?! Here are some suggestions
for celebrating:
1. Invite a local congressperson to visit your school, grade
group, or classroom. Have your class write down questions
beforehand, vote on the best, choose an interviewer, and conduct
the visit like an interview. This procedure will review
thinking, writing, democratic responsibility, and speaking.
HINT: If you videotape the visit, your class can view ...Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 26th, 2012 by randy mamyu
Top o' the mornin' to ye! Do you have your green ready to wear?
Whether or not you are Irish, this holiday is fun for all and
presents the opportunity for a multi-cultural lesson. Here are
some ideas for you to try.
1. Speak to your children using an Irish brogue. This will
captivate their interest!
2. Who was St. Patrick? Why is there a holiday named for him?
Are Irish children in school on this day? Let children do
research to find out.
3. Discuss some of the symbols for St. Patrick's Day ...Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 24th, 2012 by randy mamyu
During the winter, when colds are plentiful and the absentee
rate is high, reinforce appropriate healthy habits.
1. Have children use their dictionary skills to look up the word
'contagious.' Then use a thesaurus to locate synonyms and
antonyms.
2. Brainstorm a list of contagious diseases and write them down.
3. Divide the class into groups for them to come up with
suggestions to avoid getting sick or lessen the effects if they
do. Each group will need a leader to make sure ...Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 23rd, 2012 by randy mamyu
Advocates of total online training solutions point to the
following sorts of advantages for the learner: -Learn anywhere
at any time -Fit learning around personal commitments -Access a
wide range of resources
And for the producer of learning materials, it means:
-Potentially lower delivery costs -Access to wider groups of
learners -Organisation-wide delivery of training -Integration
with organisational goals such as knowledge management and
organisational change
Totally valid reasons and ...Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by randy mamyu
What makes for good online learning?
Perhaps one of the strongest temptations when approaching online
solutions is to start by converting existing training resources
into web resources. Since much face-to-face delivery is backed
up by print materials, putting print documents online is often a
popular starting point. If learners are academic, highly
motivated and good at organising their study, they'll probably
cope with large volumes of text. They'll print it out, read it,
file it logically and ...Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 21st, 2012 by randy mamyu
Copyright 2005 Stephen Wright
Some people say that advertising is everything! Regardless if
you have a product, a service, a hobby website or just want to
share pictures of your wedding, you have to advertise somehow to
get the traffic to your site or blog.
But not all traffic is equal. There are services that can help
you drive tons and tons of traffic to your site and it won't do
you any good at all because it's not targeted traffic.
Take for example all of the many different 'surf for ...Read the rest of this entry »