Some more articles from The Apple

I talked about The Apple before, twice. It is a great website, from Monster.com, that articles, lessons, resources, advice, and forums for teachers.

Many of the articles are just lists with some information, but they are a great way to get a discussion started or you can use their list as a basis for more in depth reviews.

Today I read the article "The Top 10 Qualities of a Great Teacher". While it is limited in depth and kind of vague, it is a great resource to use as a discussion. I also think it is a great list to post on your classroom wall as a reminder to yourself of the qualities you want to possess.

Some other articles I found today:

"15 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Becoming a Teacher" - use this with your new teachers and give them some advice on dealing with the issues listed.

"9 Reasons to Quit Teaching and 10 Reasons to Stay" - interesting read if nothing else.

"15 Reasons Teachers are Great" - nice to read when you are having a bad day.

Evaluating Web Sites Resource

In today's world, students are always using web sites as resources. These web sites are not always accurate, reliable, or unbiased.

Cornell University has a great web resource to help teachers and students evaluate a web site for accuracy and relevancy. I found it easy to use and a great resource. We have to teach our students how to evaluate the information they find on the web, and this site can help.

Campus Technology Virtual Conference

Campus Technology is a great magazine and they also put on live conferences and virtual conferences.

The next Campus Technology Virtual Conference is December 3rd, 10am-6pm. You can register HERE for it. (It's free).

This is a great way to get information, resources, tips, and news about educational technology in higher education. It is also great for secondary education.

This event will have speakers, live virtual networking lounge, technology product information and exhibits, and more. Resources are also available for download and will be posted online for future access.

I have attended other virtual conferences (TechForum, Discovery Educator Network and FETC) and enjoyed them and gotten a lot of great information for them.