Links and Loves

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Wow - February is just flying by!

In case you haven't heard this lately,
"Thank you for your dedication to teaching and to the education profession".
Here are a few highlights from my week.
This video is helpful when working with students on proper citations.  And this site is helpful for teaching about plagiarism.

If you teach History, Civics or Media Literacy, you might want to check out the site NewseumED.  You will find flexible lesson plans, downloadable primary source documents and videos to support your instruction.
Quiznetic looks like a site I should explore for game-based learning.  Here is an explanation from the site:

"Quiznetic takes gamification to a whole new level. With the style of a traditional board game, this is the ultimate gamified learning experience. Make a set of questions and build your own themed revision game for students to race each other round whatever kind of track you can imagine. Students join the game on their own devices and have to answer questions to move their player on the game screen. Display the game on a Smart Board at the front of the class so everyone can see where their player is in real-time. Students can answer the questions using laptops, tablets or phones!"
Happy Friday Everyone! Spend time with your family and friends. Enjoy creating the memories.

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