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Inauguration Day is quickly approaching. If you plan on allowing your students to experience this historic event, you’ll want some resources to make the event richer.

How about a little music? DJ Z-Trip has created an amazing remix that weaves celebratory music with historical sound-bites of President-Elect Obama’s journey to the Whitehouse. The song is over 30 minutes long. However, it is definitely worth a listen. http://downloads.djztrip.com/Z-Trip_ObamaMix(RadioEdit).zip

Also, here’s a site that has found links to: 25 Inaugural Addressess, Inauguration Timeline, Inauguration Day Events, Inaugural Quiz, TeacherVision-Presidency Lessons, Library of Congress, and much more. http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=2467

What plans do you have for your classroom on Inauguration Day?

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Credits: video- thanks to Ben Gondrez for showing it to me, image- http://www.djztrip.com/obama/

Do you sometimes wish you could do a Vulcan Mind Meld with your students in order to get a better understanding of strengths and weaknesses? If so, check out Mr. Riebau’s post on Student Response Systems.

Use ActiVotes & ActivExpressions Without an Interactive Whiteboard! Yes, that’s right, you heard correctly! You can use those student response systems like the Votes and Expressions without being in possesion of a board. I’ve found from many of my visits with teachers that there is a general misconception that they need a board in order to use these gadgets. The reality is, if you… READ MORE

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Did you know that your students can have access to online newspapers in your classroom or elsewhere? They can.

Whether you want a subscription for you to demonstrate Information Literacy or you want to provide students and opportunity to experience Information Literacy with a virtual newspaper, you can do so for FREE!

This is a great resource if you have a computer in your classroom… but if students have their own laptops to use, this is a goldmine!  Not only does http://postnewseducation.com/ give you free access to newspapers, you’re also provided lesson plans and other resources.

How would you have your students use this resource if they had a personal laptop?  (post comment below)

If you are thinking about starting a classroom blog (interactive website), check out this article at edutopia.com. It provides thoughtful questions that will help you develop a blog that matches your specific classroom needs.

Check out my “Blogroll” (right-column), to see how different instructors from the Northwest Quadrant are using blogs.

Remember you can quickly and easily create a blog using the district’s wordpress server. Click here to get started!