Sunday, April 22, 2012

District Wide Information

History of Earth Day - http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-history-movement
Today, April 22nd is Earth Day.  It is the 42nd Anniversary for this environmental movement.  The linked article speaks of the history of Earth Day.  Both the Earth Day Network http://www.earthday.org/ and the United States Environmental Protection Agency  http://www.epa.gov/earthday/ has many fantastic and educational resources to include in your teaching.  Check out Six Words for the Planet on the EPA website.  This is a way for students to creatively think about and express Earth Day, protecting our planet, or any environmental topic of essence in six words.


Pottermore - http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/04/k-12/pottermore-opens-to-all/
Have you heard J.K. Rowling's website Pottermore is here!  Pottermore is a free site where users can enter Hogwarts where you get sorted into one of the four houses and have a wand choose you!  It is an online experience from J.K. Rowling based on the Harry Potter books.  



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