WE charity is an international organization that partners with schools in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The organization aims to provide students with learning programs and tools to make social change in the world. WE charity also provides educators resources that can be used in their classrooms. One of the resources that…
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My Out of Eden trip experience.
This past week I had the great opportunity to tour new places through Out of Eden on the National Geographic website. Out of Eden’s Paul Salopek is a American journalist who has traveled over 20,000 miles in Asia and Africa. Salopek’s odyssey gives viewers a look at historical sites, current conditions of regions and stories of…
My Virtual Tour of President Washington’s Mount Vernon
This week I had the opportunity to experience my first virtual tour. I toured Mount Vernon which was the home of President George Washington. The website www.mountvernon.org provides viewers an in depth 360 degree tour of Washington’s Virginian plantation home. Viewers are able to see the layout of Mount Vernon and its natural features. The…
Freier Fall (Free Fall), a German LGBTQ film
Freier Fall or Free Fall, is a German LGBTQ+ film. The 2013 drama film was directed by Stephan Lacant who wrote the script with Karsten Dahlem. The story follows German police officer Marc Borgmann who is training for the riot control unit. While training at the academy, he befriends male officer Kay Engel. Their friendship soon…
Use Google Earth in all school subjects for global collaborations
One of Google’s well known apps is Google Earth. Google Earth is a computer program that enables users to view a 3D representation of the Earth’s surface. The satellite images can show detailed and updated pictures of locations. Both the app and the web version also provides descriptions of each location that is searched. Regarding…
Microsoft’s inclusive Translator tool
After reading chapter 2 in Sail the C’s textbook, I learned how inclusive Microsoft Translator is in educator. Translator is a tool that can help address the needs of every student and parent. By using Translator, students who do not speak the dominant language can view content in their native language on their school website….
Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero hunger!
Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs are a collection of global goals that aim to create a better and sustainable future for all on Earth. The United Nations members adopted the SDGs in 2015. 2030 is the intended year that the SDGs are to be achieved. There are 17 SDGs that target the most concerning problems that…
Bilingual Kidspot makes it easy for kids to become bilingual
Bilingual Kidspot is a online blog that provides information and resources for raising bilingual children. Chontelle Bonfiglio is the founder of Bilingual Kidspot. Bonfiglio is an educator and mother of two bilingual children. She created Bilingual Kidspot to encourage other parents to raise their children bilingual. In her blog she gives a detailed explanation of…
Teams new Webinar feature is the ultimate collaborative experience
Product manager Mike Tholfsen of Microsoft Teams and Education provides a brief tutorial on Microsoft Teams new feature. The New built in webinar feature in Teams allows users to connect, collaborate, and share ideas to other Teams user or non users. Like a traditional webinar setup, Webinar in Teams allows cohosts, host up to 1,000…
Improve teaching around the World Together
“How to Interactions in the classroom” on Veo website explains how collaborative networking is addresses teaching methods and practices. Veo’s innovative software is improving education around the world. Teachers who use this software are apart of a online community whose goals is to help educators self reflect and improve in their overall performance in the…