December 23, 2009 by Curriki
This month’s Curriki survey is about Technology in Education & 21st Century Skills!
Curriki would love to hear your thoughts on how ipods, wikis, smartboards and other technologies should be integrated throughout the curricula so that we can better create custom collections to suit your needs!
To take this month’s survey, click here and when you’re finished, make sure to browse our EdTech and Information and Literacy resources for your classroom!
Tags: 21st century skills, Curriki survey, education technology
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December 21, 2009 by Curriki
Ever have one of those days? You know, where you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, spill something on your brand new shirt, step in a puddle, and accidentally hit “reply all” instead “reply” on a sensitive email? Hey, we all have them, even websites. Sometimes, a link or a feature on Curriki might not behave exactly as expected. We hope that seldom happens (and we work hard to make sure it’s a rare occurrence), but if you ever see something on the website that seems “out of whack,” please let us know! Here’s how you can help:
- If you’re new to Curriki, first check to make sure your browser settings are compatible and you’re using your correct login information.
- When you’re having a problem with a specific resource, but the rest of the website is working, you can Flag that piece of content. Flagging broken, empty or unusable sends an alert to Curriki’s editorial team so they can review the resource. If it’s a minor problem, like a spelling error or other typo, leave a comment for the creator — or if the resource is public, edit it yourself!
- For general website problems, check out this section on Technical Issues from the Curriki Help collection. You can also watch a video on how to report a bug.
We hope you never need to implement any of these steps, but if you do, we’re grateful to have you as part of the Curriki Global Community! Thanks for helping us to get rid of any bugs!
Tags: bugs, Curriki Tips, reporting a bug
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December 18, 2009 by Curriki
Holidays are coming!
One of the best givers we know is the Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg makes many, many classic texts available for free through their Curriki profile. A perennial favorite is the seasonally appropriate “A Christmas Carol.” This was released as part of a collection of the 43 Most Frequently Taught Books in at least 5% of Public Schools, Grades 7–12.
For the rest of the Gutenberg contributions, see this link.
Happy holidays!
Meredith Phillips
Executive Editor
www.Curriki.org
Tags: A Christmas Carol, classic literature, Curriki, ebooks, Meredith Phillips, Project Gutenberg
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December 16, 2009 by Curriki
Need to know where to go to find resources that will help you plan, research, and execute amazing lessons? Well, yes that’s Curriki, but even better this new collection at Curriki recently submitted by Anna Batchelder. With help from “Digital Tools for Homework Help”, Anna has put together a collection of resources that will save any teacher, or parent hours of looking and searching on Google.
Need to know where to publish kid’s writing? Or maybe how to use web tools to communicate with your students and families? Want to take a virtual field trip to Africa with your students? Or maybe you need exemplary language arts lesson from Read, Write, Think or science lessons from NASA. Everything you thought could be possible in creating a dynamic classroom is gathered here in this wonderful new collection. It will take some time to scroll through all that is included, but every educator, new or very experienced, will benefit. This collection is definitely something you will want to pass onto to your colleagues.
Kathy Duhl
Lead Content Reviewer
Curriki.org
Tags: Anna Batchelder, Digital Tools for Homework Help, Great websites for parents, Great websites for teachers, Kathy Duhl, OER, open education resources, teacher resources
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