Winter Ecology: Black Bear Hibernation – Untamed Science Video
- At March 12, 2013
- By OLE
This Week: Winter Ecology – Black Bear Hibernation Much of the country continues in a state of frozen winter. This winter slows many animals down. In fact, most animals survive by going into a state of hibernation. What does it mean to hibernate? You may be surprised to find out there isn’t just one right [...]
Read More»Free Webinar: 5 Easy Ways to Quickly Build Your Personal Learning Network with Jeff Bradbury
- At February 20, 2013
- By OLE
The OLE Community and Online Learning Exchange is all about connecting people, ideas, and best in class content for creating authentic learning experiences. We couldn’t think of a better candidate to host our webinar on building personal learning networks than Jeff Bradbury from TeacherCast.net. Jeff will share 5 easy ways for you to quickly build [...]
Read More»Educator Professional Development – New Pinterest Board on OLE
- At February 14, 2013
- By OLE
As technology changes, infrastructure shifts, and expectations of teachers rise, it’s important to keep up with the many effective ways to share ideas and knowledge inside and outside of the classroom. Check out the new board on OLE Community’s Pinterest page, Educator Professional Development. We’ll be pinning informative and useful content regularly to provide resources [...]
Read More»The Week in Rap: Flocabulary Partner Course on OLE
- At February 5, 2013
- By OLE
Today marks the launch of a new partner course on Pearson’s Online Learning Exchange, ”The Week in Rap: Current Events Through Hip-Hop.” Week in Rap subscribers have access to the all-inclusive, browser-based, interactive version of the Week in Rap music video, which includes lyrics, links to news sources, and assessment activities. Subscribers also have access to discrete versions [...]
Read More»FREE Webinar: 10 Easy Ways to Participate in Digital Learning Day with Richard Byrne
- At February 1, 2013
- By OLE
Digital Learning Day is right around the corner. If you’re looking for ways to participate in this year’s event on February 6th, you can’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the most prominent professionals in education technology, Richard Byrne. OLE is celebrating this year’s Digital Learning Day with Ed Tech guru Richard Byrne, [...]
Read More»I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King Day – SchoolTube Video
- At January 24, 2013
- By OLE
I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King Day Description In the first part of this video, students portray famous figures in black history, speaking quotations from their lives. The second part has those characters reciting part of MLK’s I Have a Dream speech. This portrayal gave the students unique insight into the lives of [...]
Read More»Wild Turkey 101 – Untamed Science Video
- At January 10, 2013
- By OLE
This Week: Wild Turkey 101 Did you know that the turkey was in fact named after the country Turkey? In Turkey though, the name refers to coming from India. In India, it refers to Peru. In Arabic, it’s called Greek Chicken. In French, it’s Indian Chicken. So how did the turkey get it’s name? In this [...]
Read More»Flocabulary’s Hip-Hop in the Classroom Presents “Year In Rap: 2012″
- At January 7, 2013
- By OLE
Another year has come to a close. To bid farewell to 2012 and ring in 2013, check out the “Year In Rap,” a special edition of Flocabulary’s “Week In Rap” series, soon to be offered as a partner course on OLE. With your subscription, you’ll have access to a new hip-hop video every week, along [...]
Read More»Call That Safety (Lab Safety Song) – SchoolTube Video
- At January 3, 2013
- By OLE
Kick off the new year in your science lab by reminding your students about the importance of lab safety with this music video from Tanglewood Middle School. Call That Safety Description A fun, funny, catchy, yet on-point song about lab safety to the tune of “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen. Your students will [...]
Read More»Tablet Classroom Wars: Is Apple or Amazon the Better Choice for Your Students?
- At December 20, 2012
- By OLE
Guest post from Melanie Foster As the popularity of digital textbooks and media-enriched resources starts to grow in the education sector, more and more schools are launching initiatives for tablet-classroom adoption—or at the very least are considering BYOT (bring your own tablet) classroom programs. But with so many tablets to choose from, it can be [...]
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