Easy To Use Calendar Template

I can vividly remember the last time I tried to create a document using Microsoft Word.  My cursor would not go where I wanted it, using tab would result in moving down a line, and auto numbers were appearing everywhere.  I can also remember hurting my hand from punching my desk and cursing the name of Bill Gates at least 5 times.  I remember thinking there had to be a better way. From that moment on I swore I would never use anything Microsoft again and since have used Google Docs (Drive) exclusively. It is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life! Sure Google doesn't have 249 bells and whistles for a Word document but who needs all that? Below is a very simple easy to use editable calendar template Vertex42 made. You can also embed this calendar on a blog or website. You can find the 2013 calendar here. Need another kind of template? You can search for any Google Document templates here.

I, Pencil: The Movie

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE politics and economics. This year I am teaching economics at the high school level and am enjoying it immensely.  We had already watched some older  I, Pencil videos and discussed how amazing free markets operate when left to their own devices. This is a brand new video that I think will communicate this idea even better, especially to special education students.  I plan on having my students watch it this week. It's simple enough to play even at an elementary level but so complicated and deep that well educated adults can garner knowledge and a deeper understanding of economics from it.

Using Lino for Project Based Assessments

Last year I used Glogster exclusively as a medium to have my students create project based assessments in my social studies classes.  It can be a great service but I just had too many issues with glogs disappearing and our school had a new firewall that was not allowing pictures to be uploaded. I had a couple options of what to use but decided to go with Lino because it was simple and allowed for a google sign in. (All the students at my school have a student Gmail account.)  So far Lino is working out great for my classes. The students can post sticky notes and explain the concepts we are covering and add photos to illustrate the concepts they have learned. They could post videos but most of those are blocked at our school. I have my students turn in their assignments on my class Moodle page by embedding the link to their board on a forum I created. What you see below is how they show up in the forum.Click on the pictures below to open the entire Lino board.

Types Of Economic Systems

economic part 2