The daily links section will feature links that I have run across during that day that I find interesting and fit into the realm of education. The links will be about technology, different academic subjects, leadership, and various other topics. Check back daily to see what else I’ve found.

Your Search Has Never been Sweeter
http://web20classroom.blogspot.com/2010/08/your-search-has-never-been-sweeter.html
This looks like it could be a good tool for helping students find reliable information on the web. I played with the site briefly, and it appears to have good results that would work for research and other projects.
10 Incredibly Inspirational Moments on YouTube
http://mashable.com/2010/08/29/inspirational-youtube-videos
10 historic and inspirational videos found on YouTube.
What An Inquiry Centered classroom Looks Like
http://trice25.edublogs.org/2010/08/30/what-an-inquiry-centered-classroom-looks-like/
A great description of what an inquiry based classroom might look like.
Museums, Playgrounds, or Something Else?
http://coopcatalyst.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/playgroundmuseum/
“Shouldn’t we, as teachers, think about the balance of teaching and learning and laughing and sharing and storytelling and playing and reflecting and thinking and doing music and art and science and math and writing and reading and connecting as we help our students experience the real world?”

What a wonderfully thought provoking question! We need to allow for fun and activity in our classes, we need to allow them to build and reflect on what they have learned, students need to connect what they have learned.

5 Reasons Why You Should Use Livebinders
http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/2010/08/30/5-reasons-why-you-should-use-livebinders
Livebinders seems to lend itself to education. There are so many great ways to use them with students, Dr. David Wetzel, points out 5 reasons and ways to use them with students.
#27: Math
http://bestpartofteaching.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/27-math/
Making the subject meaningful is the key to helping students connect with the subject matter. John Spencer describes an activity he did to help make math more meaningful to his students.
12 Goals
http://hadleyjf.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/12-goals/
I think each of us, as teachers, should set our own goals that we have to reaching our students and being the best teachers we can be. I plan to work on one of these lists myself in the coming days.
Establishing Classroom Rules and Building Community
http://jasztalville.net/weblog/?p=721
Some great pieces of advice for building a community in your classroom.