Five-Minute Film Festival: Happy Halloween!

Youtube Clips for the Scary Season

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-halloween-activities

Some seasonal video clips (with resources) to use for Halloween.

"Whatever your thoughts are on Halloween, it's a time of rich history and cultural traditions. People around the world are celebrating some variation on the theme at the end of October and in early November, from Samhain to Dia de Los Muertos. I've put together a list of video treats and tricks to delight you and your students."

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The Teacher's Guide to Facebook

Advantages and Pitfalls of Social Media

http://mashable.com/2012/10/29/facebook-for-teachers/

"A simple and popular workaround for awkward or potentially unprofessional interactions is to use Facebook pages, groups or separate accounts in the classroom. Pages are essentially separate profiles that students can "Like" in order to receive updates, and you can add students to groups in order to stay connected. Creating a separate profile for yourself is an easy way to prevent students from seeing any personal information that you would normally have on Facebook."

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EcoVoyageurs Junior Lesson Plans

EcoVoyageurs Junior Lesson Plans

The goal of the lesson plans is to create empathy and a knowledge base about the people, flora, and fauna - the places - where students live and go to school. [LINK] Lessons for a variety of grade levels, inclusing PDFs, Powerpoint sides and other resources.

There is also a contest associated with these lesson plans:

Ecovoyageurs Contest

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99 Library Ideas You Can Use

Actually, it's 88 ideas, but who's counting! Check out this site for a list of library ideas from "easy" to "involved". Good jumpstarts for enlivening your space.

http://duncanelementarylibrary.wikispaces.com/TLA+Conference

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Study Guides for Film/DVDs

This UK site (Film Education) has a wealth of information and suggestions for using film/DVDs in the classroom. There are also a number of lesson plans for specific titles.

Teaching Resources: "Our free resources cover a wide range of curriculum areas and include film clips, Teachers' Notes and a range of activities."

http://www.filmeducation.org/

http://www.filmeducation.org/staffroom/film_in_the_classroom/

"At Film Education, we believe that film is a powerful tool that can help learners understand and access their world and other worlds – real and imagined. Part of our remit is to encourage young people to learn by viewing, and to be critical consumers of what they see: an ability to appreciate and analyse film is an empowering skill and one that is increasingly important for young people.

The combination of sound and moving image in film provides a unique means of accessing settings, subject matter and styles that might otherwise prove difficult to comprehend. The perspectives offered by the camera lens also provoke reaction and response: elation or disquiet; sympathy or indignation; wonderment or comprehension – and, more importantly, a desire to find out more."

Teaching Guides for ACF films

ACF is offering free teaching guides on their website for many of the films they represent. (There are also links to subscription lesson plans as well.)

"In an effort to increase the educational value of the films we exclusively represent, we have created a new section called “Teaching with Movies” on our web site. In this section (left side of menu), we have listed/linked numerous PDF teaching guides for hundreds of movies we exclusive represent. The majority of these guides of FREE OF CHARGE, but some require an annual membership."

"hhttp://www.acf-film.com/en/index.php?page=pedagogique

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Zoom into Maps - LOC

The Library of Congress Geography and Map Division's 4.5 million treasures have been digitized and are available online  (1500 - 2003)

A great selection of interesting documents. There's a teacher's guide and a "primary source Analysis tool" to look at.

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/maps/introduction.html

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