November 2006
Imagining the Internet
by jlesage & 1 other
popular site from Pew Internet Project; allows people to make predictions, read predictions from the 90s; nice for kids
Links to cultural studies syllabi
by jlesage
from the Cultural Studies L site, a listerv and a source of other resources as well
activelearning strategies
by jlesage
a philosophy of education that relies on simulations, role plays, real world activities; practical tips and bibliography
Geography courses with websites Valparaiso University
by jlesage
Geography courses, both present and past, with exercises, links, bibliography. Also see Urban Studies and American Indian Studies. Understanding place as cultural should inform both fiction and non-fiction film.
What Can We Do With Flickr? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
by jlesage
how to create hotspots with popup notes on Flickr. Very useful for image analysis and assignment requiring students to comment on social aspects or formal aspects of image; or to formally critique them.
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
by jlesage
large American Studies web portal, organized into Communities | Curriculum | Technology & Learning | Reference & Research
The Dead - Billy Collins Animated Poem
by jlesage
video by Juan Delcan; model for students about good uses of new form of production and exhibition
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
by jlesage
a useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
October 2006
Tracking Down Educators that Use Photo Sharing (flickr) | Teaching Hacks.com
by jlesage
aiding social networking and sharing of resources for using photography in education
Teaching Writing in the Space of Blackboard
by jlesage
Since many teachers use Blackboard, this is useful to them in analyzing how students negotiate aspects of that site and its technologies.
July 2006
Space Time Travel - Relativity Visualized
by jlesage
Online papers, images, movies and paper models of the theory of relativity
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