Robin Young on September 3rd, 2010

With the addition of document cameras and ceiling mounted projectors in the classroom, the challenge is learning to use this new technology to it’s fullest.   This is the first in a series to offer teachers ideas: Idea #1:  Teach Students How to Read the Textbook Students do not automatically know how to read any [...]

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Robin Young on April 28th, 2010

Here are a few video tools for YouTube  all teachers should know about: YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/ TubeChop – http://www.tubechop.com/ – Ever had a video on Youtube that you only wanted to show part of?  This website helps with that. Find a YouTube Video you want to clip Copy the URL – and go to http://www.tubechop.com/ [...]

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Robin Young on March 11th, 2010

How do you get your student’s attention? We used to call this the anticipatory set, the hook or now the popular term is the engagement piece. Consider showing this video to introduce a unit on Sharecropping and Cotton Production in Texas: Set the stage by asking students to describe the images and the faces.  How [...]

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Robin Young on January 21st, 2010

It’s almost Super Bowl time! Appointment television at it’s best with the thrill of the game and the fun of the commercials!   Why not use this important social event in American culture to pull students into learning?  What has caught my attention the most right now is the use of commercials in the classroom.  Several websites [...]

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Robin Young on October 22nd, 2009

Using Google Earth in classrooms sometimes mean making your own trips to guide students through valuable resources and avoiding the distractions.  It can also mean that the students create the tours and learn the process of designing a trip for their classmates.  Our 7th Grade students are going to teach the class about the Texas Revolution by [...]

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Robin Young on April 3rd, 2009

I think if you have taught for any amount of time you can relate to these clips.  Happy Friday all! addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robinstechtips.com%2F%3Fp%3D327′; addthis_title = ‘Teacher+Comedy+%26%238211%3B+Can+You+Relate%3F’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Robin Young on March 3rd, 2009

I ran across http://www.befunky.com/ through my PLN (Personal Learning Network) and have been playing with the possibilities.   It requires no fees and no sign in or account to be created.  Of course the first place I start when playing with photos is my kids. The process of uploading pictures is very simple: Navigate to the [...]

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Robin Young on February 27th, 2009

This Youtube Video was sent around a few weeks ago and just made me smile.  I thought I would pass it on for all of those who need a good ending for a long week: The power of random acts of kindness. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robinstechtips.com%2F%3Fp%3D228′; addthis_title = ‘And+Now+for+Something+Completely+Different%26%238230%3B’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Robin Young on May 7th, 2008

Math Web Sites: Math Tips - They have taken the most missed TAKS questions from last year’s 8th grade test and created teaching videos to show how to work those type of problems. Decatur Intermediate Math Videos - Decatur teachers took the 5th and 6th grade released math TAKS and posted short videos on how to complete [...]

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Robin Young on April 16th, 2008

Need Pictures: Comp Flight – http://compfight.com/ What is it?  Searches Flickr for photos for the term you give it.  The results are returned on one page in thumbnail form instead of a list of images that you have to page through in Flickr.  Hold your mouse over an image and you can see the image [...]

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