FIFA World Cup 2014 starts tomorrow. Activity Village has a large collection of activities for students including resources on host country, Brazil, worksheets, fun printables and puzzles as well as flag printables and colouring pages for all the countries taking part in the World Cup.
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The URL: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/world-cup-for-kids
Here’s an infographic sharing some stats on cyberbullying. NoBullying.com produced it in an effort to make parents more aware of the prevalence of online bullying by sharing a range of somewhat surprising facts. The poster might be useful in starting discussions in staff rooms and class rooms alike.
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The URL: http://nobullying.com/facts-about-cyber-bullying/
My brother, Brian, shared this site with me. It’s a discussion of the “Realistic” v. “Flat” design trends in web design. The interface is fun as students scroll down through the story, ending in a keyboard game-battle between the two. I liked the message at the end to wrap up the experience.
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The URL: http://www.flatvsrealism.com/
I’ve started to weed out my old DropBox files – some are easy to delete, others not so much. One tactic to saving space is to find the largest files. This blog post points to two pieces of no-cost software (Mac and PC) that you can install to get this done.
The URL: http://www.cantoni.org/2013/06/12/find-largest-files-dropbox
If you haven’t signed up yet for a no-cost DropBox account, you can use this link to do so, which is a referral link from TheTeacherList.ca: http://db.tt/r77LgkwK
With the 70 year anniversary tomorrow for the D-Day Invasion, I remembered this interactive that gives students a visual and audio journey through the event. Students are directed to click and drag around while hot-spots appear to provide video re-enactments and interviews with survivors.
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The URL: http://www.stormingjuno.com/#/intro
My friend, Ann Blakely, told me about this site last week. The Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary is a collection of visual illustrations. The site explains itself: “The Visual Dictionary Online is an interactive dictionary with an innovative approach. From the image to the word and its definition, the Visual Dictionary Online is an all-in-one reference. Search the themes to quickly locate words, or find the meaning of a word by viewing the image it represents. What’s more, theVisual Dictionary Online helps you learn English in a visual and accessible way. The Visual Dictionary Online is ideal for teachers, parents, translators and students of all skill levels.”
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The URL: http://visual.merriam-webster.com/