Here is a video in honor of Halloween! It should bring a smile to the faces of all those who remember the eighties (and what Michael Jackson looked like when he still had a nose)!

thriller_acapella (download)

Thriller_acapella (teachertube)

Have a safe and happy weekend!

This week’s featured website comes from our very own Cathy L! It’s an awesome site for Science!

Geography in Animation from Wycombe High School

I’ve had a lot of calls recently asking how to make your computer displays “larger for old eyes”. To change the desktop settings:

Right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose Properties.

Click the Settings tab.

Under Screen Resolution, move the slide rule to the left. The smaller the numbers, the larger the print and icons will be.

Click Apply.

This one honestly made me laugh out loud. Be sure to watch all the way to the end.

I will survive

Wondering where you might find other teachers on Twitter? Here is the beginnings of a nice Wiki that lists folks who teach the same subjects as you do.

http://twitter4teachers.pbwiki.com/

And a video on Twitter.

I have only scratched the surface on this one — http://education.animoto.com/– but if you like building digital stories from pictures, Animoto looks like a great tool.

My mother used to accuse me of “arguing just for argument’s sake” in relation to some of our more lively discussions. Now that I’m a parent, I understand very well just what she meant. And as teachers of teenagers, I think we are all pretty familiar with this phenomenon.

To celebrate the completion of another week, here is a fun little video poking fun at the practice of “arguing just for argument’s sake”.

For the video, click here.