Entries by bronwynr

Visual literacy

This is a visual display of the different types of information presentation.  Deigned as a periodic table, it is well organised and can be used for all sorts of purposes - presentations, planning and information literacy come to mind. http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

Ideas for powerpoint

This is a visual display of the different types of information presentation.  Deigned as a periodic table, it is well organised and can be used for all sorts of purposes - presentations, planning and information literacy come to mind. http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

Thought for the Day

"Let us be about setting high standards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If our expectations in these areas are low, we are not likely to experience wellness. Setting high standards makes every day and every decade worth looking forward to." Greg Anderson

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unlimited

"Only as high as I reach can I grow, Only as far as I seek can I go, Only as deep as I look can I see, Only as much as I dream can I be."-- Karen Raven ………………………………………………………………………Resource for the Week How compatible are you and the person you are with? How would you […]

Resources to encourage reading and develop literacy skills

The International Reading Association provides online resources for use in the home or the classroom, to encourage reading and develop literacy skills. Created and collected by experienced educators (or, in the case of Choices booklists, by experienced kids) they're designed to make your teaching task a little easier and a lot more effective. The detailed, […]

Behind the Magic

How do stellar sellers work their magic? From the first cold call to closing the deal, discover the top sales secrets of some seriously successful salespeople.   How to sell more, better and faster: It's what keeps salespeople awake   at night, no matter what they sell. And in an economy that's still soft around the […]

use experience

"We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us -- how we can take it, what we do with it -- and that is what really counts in the end." -- Joseph Fort Newton

RSS for educators – Book Review

  "RSS for Educators: Blogs, Newsfeeds, Podcasts, and Wikis in the Classroom" by John Hendron explains how educators working with grades PreK-12 can use a news aggregator to harness the power of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) for a variety of purposes including classroom projects, professional development, and keeping students and parents informed. More information  

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fun

"I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself... and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part."-- Shirley MacLaine