September 8th, 2010 by monika
International Literacy Day was proclaimed by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. Each year since then International Literacy Day is marked around the world on September 8th.
This year, International Literacy Day will put the spotlight on the – The Power of Women’s Literacy – here’ what UNESCO says about this year’s theme…
About 759 million adults still lack literacy skills. Two-thirds are women. The International Literacy Day global celebrations will therefore focus on the transformation literacy can bring to women’s lives and thosen of their families, communities and societies.
This is “our” day to celebrate the dedication and hard work of literacy students, practitioners and volunteers. Here are a couple of interesting ways to mark International Literacy Day – for all you ‘tweeters’ out there – join the International Literacy Day Twitter Project – all you have to do is tweet about one way you use your literacy skills in every day life. You can also join the Twitter Book Club – this month’s book is The Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Frieire.
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September 6th, 2010 by monika
According to Blog Pulse there are 145,293,233 blogs on the Internet – with close to 40,000 being added every day…. that’s a lot of blogs!!! – So how do you evaluate a blog? Terry Freedman at The Educational Technology Site has put together this handy list of 10 things to consider when deciding whether or not a blog is worth reading- 10 Ways to Evaluate a Blog - is a very useful list for personal use and as the basis for introducing students to blogs and blogging.
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September 2nd, 2010 by monika
I don’t know about you but I know that for myself the “real” New Year is not on January 1st – it falls on the day after Labour Day when the “school year starts. This is the time of year when I try to get organized and make resolutions about staying organized… one of the things I want to organize is the flow of information… I am planning to make better use of Google Alerts – a great way to stay up to date on subjects and events… and here is a very good, easy to follow Tutorial for creating a Google Alert for Teaching and Research
You could also check out Google for Educators – where you’ll find good information on all sorts of Google tools for teachers… And last, but not least – take another look at our recent post on How To Use the Google Calendar
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