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FREEDOM #55 Social Media in The Classroom

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S kype is not just for use with friends and families. #Teachers have been using it to connect their students with other students across the world, in a way pen pals used to connect to each other. But you can also use it in a larger group project perspective. Matching classes that are studying the same subject could bring in a whole other realm to studying history or literature or science. You can also connect students to people who are working in different fields, so they can ask their questions and get a real life perspective on what working in that field is like. TeachHUB.com Source:  http://www.thetechedvocate.org/use-social-media-classroom/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost   @ techedvocate I can imagine a school day like: it is raining or it is snowing. Or if today the fog is as thick as pea soup:   Everyone stays at home and teachers Skype the families and  get a real life perspective. Mom can cook. Dadd...

FOOD #54 A woman's absence makes everything left without flavor

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"The woman is like salt: Her presence is not remembered, but its absence makes everything left without flavor." My wife does not work My wife doesn't work!!! Conversation between a husband (H) and a psychologist (P): Q: What do you do for a living Mr. Rogers? H: I work as an accountant in a bank. P: Your wife? H: She doesn't work. She's a housewife. Q: Who makes breakfast for your family? H: My wife, because she doesn't work Q: What time does your wife wake? H: She wakes up early because it has to be organised. She organizes the lunch for the children, ensures that they are well-dressed and combed, if they had breakfast, if they brush their teeth and take all their school supplies. She wakes with the baby and changes diapers and clothes. Breastfeeds and makes snacks as well. Q: How do your children get to school? H: My wife takes them to school, because she doesn't work. P: After taking their children to school, what does she do? ...

FREEDOM #53 So you think you can teach

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Hungary's most creative history teacher is József Balatoni. He teaches at elementary schools, high schools, university and has a page at one of the social media platforms which is very popular. Copy him and use these games at your school.  József says: "They learn to think , communicate, co-work and  they learn how to be   creative ." Parents: "Kids do not go to school to play but they go there to learn. Or not?" Student: (at age of 14 or 19 when they leave school to start life) "Thank you that sometimes you gave me the feeling how it gonna be if I had a father ." Watch the video ( between 24:29 and 27:37 ) Learning years at high school: princes, princesses, kings, queens, ministers, stupid wars, great inventions etc.  Not your favorite activity? In which year was Google founded? Where was Google founded? Answer:  4 september 1998, Menlo Park, Californië, Verenigde Staten   ( Google  is an American multinational techno...