550 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeWritingQuestions that invite students to tell stories, describe memories, make observations, imagine possibilities, and reflect on who they are and what they believe.
Dear Smokers
AdultsEducationEnvironmentMedia...Let's talk about cigarette butts and why they are a major problem.
Music Can Help Students Cope with Trauma
TeachersMental HealthMusicTeacher Cafe...Schools play a role by helping those who have experienced trauma, “Writing lyrics feels safer than directly speaking about what she’s been through,”.
Teaching The Research Process Through Podcasting
TeachersEducationProductivityTeacher CafeSharing their podcasts with peers gives students motivation to conduct research and develop skills they’ll need later to write essays.
The Egg - A Short Story
AdultsCreativityEducationScience...A Big Thanks to Andy Weir for allowing us to use his story.
Primitive Technology: Hut burned down, built new one
AdultsCreativityEducationNature...Primitive Technology: My hut burned down, so I built new one - Building a hut from scratch.
160TB Server with Linus! (From Linus Tech Tips)
AdultsConstructionEducationTechnology...Linus Tech Tips helps Smarter Every Day with organizing his footage.
How To Use Google Books
TeachersBooksEducationTeacher Cafe...When students are shown how to use Google Books it can become a valuable search and research tool for them.
Google Earth For The Classroom
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeWorld...Google Earth is a web based 3D virtual globe that presents the world’s geographic information ranging from natural sciences to social sciences, history, art, and engineering in a geospatial context.
Google For Education
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeTechnologyAnthony Speranza, St. Mark's Primary School
Melbourne, Australia speaks about the shifting role of the teacher within the new complex and digital world.
Emerging Trends in Education
TeachersEducationFutureTeacher Cafe...Today’s classrooms must prepare students for careers and challenges that don’t yet exist. Here’s a look at research-based trends to watch and resources to help your school prepare students for what’s next.