Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Diigo Ed Picks - Dec 13, 2011

http://www.wegivebooks.org/ - read online and share new paperback books with nonprofits
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/12/content-as-curriculum.html - discussion of the value of declarative knowledge - I used to agree, but after reading Willingham's "Why Don't Children Like School", I have more appreciation of rote learning as practice and foundation building
http://www.creativitypost.com/ - blog devoted to creativity in many disciplines - looks like a neat website
http://goo.gl/NM28Q - design your own gingerbread house (for little ones...)
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/home - French Interactive - Univ of Texas French language site
http://logotypemaker.com/ - type a header, and it generates logos you can edit and save
http://www.emaths.co.uk/tutorials/geometrytoolbox.swf - interesting - draw shapes and lines and use compass, protractor to measure

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