Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

What Makes Good Teaching? In its new Education White Paper, the government says the key to improving standards in England’s schools is ‘good teaching’. Teaching For America. This article on The New York Times talks about Duncan’s views on teaching and the various initiatives he has started to nurture the teaching talent.

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Kapp Notes

APRIL 10, 2008

We discussed games and how they can be used in the classroom. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing. Other users must pay for a license.

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eFront

MARCH 24, 2016

Videos are excellent teaching tools. Several freeware programs are available for video recording, such as HyperCam. Also, movie clips have made their way in the traditional classroom environment. A human voice and face with emotions and empathy goes a long way in creating an environment akin to the traditional one.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

The Geo-Images Project attempts to make images (mostly photographs) that are useful in teaching geography more widely available. UVic's Language Teaching Library consists of about 3000 images useful in the teaching of basic vocabulary in a variety of languages. Love the one on transport! and community is cool too!

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