SPHS High School Library Newsletter
Teacher Edition November 2015
Global News Resources
AllAFRICA
Aggregated news from over 130 African news outlets.
www.allafrica.com
www.allafrica.com
Al-Monitor
News about the Middle East translated into English- Includes The Week in Review
www.al-monitor.com
www.al-monitor.com
Newsmap
Real-time trending news in 15 countries- color coded based on topic.
www.newsmap.jp
www.newsmap.jp
Access World News- TV News Archive
Televised news clips from 2009 to the present- contains clips from over 700,000 shows
Survive an Apocalypse! Solve the Outbreak!
http://www.cdc.gov/mobile/applications/sto/web-app.html
By gathering clues and analyzing data, players control outbreaks of disease while rising through levels to become skilled disease detectives.
Beginnings & Endings
This is the crux of lesson planning: engage students at the start of class and check for understanding at the end.
Beginnings- Trend with YouTube or Vimeo
Hundreds of hours of video are on here for every grade and subject. Open class with a quick clip to grab their attention.
Endings- Post-It Power
Have students write 1 thing that they learned from someone else during that class,on a Post-It. Stick them to the board. At the beginning of the next class period read them aloud. This affirms that the classroom is a community and validates participation.
Beginnings- Trend with YouTube or Vimeo
Hundreds of hours of video are on here for every grade and subject. Open class with a quick clip to grab their attention.
Endings- Post-It Power
Have students write 1 thing that they learned from someone else during that class,on a Post-It. Stick them to the board. At the beginning of the next class period read them aloud. This affirms that the classroom is a community and validates participation.
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