Hot Topics for a New School Year

Critical Thinking:

The Baloney Detection Kit from Skeptic magazine, especially for science teachers.

Social Media:

Did you know that if Facebook were a country it would be the 4th largest? Check out this Youtube video about the "socialnomics" of social media.

Copyright Questions:

The school year is starting and teachers are amassing resources for their students to use. How much of a book can be copied without buying the book? What are the restrictions on showing movies in the classroom? Copyright for Teachers is a very handy resource to answer those thorny questions about fair use.

Creative Commons promotes less restrictive copyright.

Search:

Blogrunner from the NY Times aggregates popular blogs by topic--great for up to the minute commentary.

Hongkiat Here's a list of specialty search engines for finding pdf files, ebooks, music, sound effects and more

Worldcat searches the world's online catalogs for resources by zip code, so you can find what you need close to home.

Network with International Schools:

The International Education and Resource Network offers opportunities for schools and students to connect globally.