Great teachers spend less time marking and more time teaching
We have had a Facebook fan page for some time, courtesy of Neny Isharyanti, who set it up.
Recently I’ve found it a really good place to post quick updates that don’t necessarily merit a full blog post. And, of course, it’s great to see other users’ comments.
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When Galileo challenged religious orthodoxy with science, he was shown the rack. When Prof. David Nutt did it, he was merely shown the door. So that’s progress then.
I don’t normally use this blog to promote Chalkface products, but I think I might be permitted a small boast on this occasion. We have by policy always produced drug-education materials that educate in a balanced way that respects your students’ intelligence and does not fall for the government’s Daily Mail-inspired hysteria. See for yourself.
I just came across this SWOT analysis of Yacapaca on the Teacherweb wiki, though it has been around since Feb of this year. Needless to say I agree with the “Strengths” and think that the “Weaknesses” generally miss the point.
But make up your own mind. Better yet, as it’s a wiki, extend and improve the article yourself. I won’t; that’s cheating.
I wish there were more teachers like @ICTtower willing to give back to the Yacapaca community, in this case with great training resource.
Incidentally, perhaps because I am not a PC user myself, I really did not realise that that people might not know how to print from one. I would never have dared include that myself for fear of people feeling patronised.
Last week students completed over 30,000 Yacapaca quizzes per day. I think that’s worth celebrating, don’t you?
Image credit Bryan Peters
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