Its been a terrific week for history at MICDS. Teachers have had lots of really cool projects going on and I thought I'd share them.

My favorite is an upper elective's reenactment of the Cuban Missile Crisis on Twitter. Students were all assigned roles and were told to research their character and to post tweets under their characters name in real time. The entire class is following the adventure as it unfolds according to their researched interpretation. The easiest link to use to watch this i… Continue

Last week I was looking at my avatar I use for sites, such as Broward byte, Posterous, Facebook, NCSS Ning et al, and I started feeling that I really needed a face-lift... so to speak.
So, I did a search for "avatar maker" and after some searching, came across Be Funky. Be Funky lets you add several different effects onto your photo to change the look. Now its more than just an online phot… Continue

It's important for teachers to consider how best to use social networking for professional development.
Here are 10 basic guidelines of personal use of social networking sites for faculty:

1. The first rule is treat others online as you wish to be treated online!
2. Introduce yourself - existing members, and potential colleagues, will often reach out to you.
3. Use the same username on different platforms - it’s easier to communicate and establish contacts if you keep the same name.
4. Upload a… Continue