Classroom Materials Part I

I have placed two links on the blog to Teaching Tolerance funded by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the United States Government Printing Office. The tolerance materials are free and very useful. There is a set of posters with quotes by famous figures and artwork from young people promoting tolerance. They also provide an annual publication on tolerance in schools as well as provide instructional units on Rosa Parks, the civil rights struggle, the Childern's March among others. This is an invaluable resource I encourage you to check out.

The GPO has many inexpensive publications from which to choose. It may take a little time to navigate and find what you want but the time is well spent as well as the pittance that they ask for the materials. I urge you to take your time and really look through this site for the gems that I know are there.

There is a great blog posted by a social studies teacher in Missouri. Erik Langhorst from South Valley JHS in Liberty, Missouri, has some great links and ideas, several of which I have stolen and used. His ideas on the use of technology in the classroom are innovative. I have decided to start podcasting and more closely intregrate Unitedstreaming in my instruction, perhaps by using Microsoft Producer, starting this blog for our school and proceeding with my MS Photostory projects. I have also become a STAR Discovery Educator!!! I have listed Langhorst's blog address below. Check

it out!!!!

http://www.speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/