How many of you could define webinar?  Google gave me 7 definitions – the one from wiktionary was the simplest.  They define a webinar as an interactive seminar conducted via the world-wide web. If my afternoon is free, I’d like to try my first webinar this coming Thursday at 1:30 p.m.  Edutopia is conducting a free [...]

The students in my old school get involved in many outreach activities. There are different school collections- mittens and hats for children, food for a Thanksgiving baskets, items for soldiers, …  They also spend time making money to support the school itself.  They sell wrapping paper, bagels and donuts.  They have bake sales.  They participate [...]

I’m not usually all that enthusiastic about drill and practice, but the organization FreeRice has come up with an interesting concept.  What a combo – online quizzing combined with the motivation of giving.  John Breen founded FreeRice in 2007 and donated the site to the UN World Food Program in March, 2009.
FreeRice combines an interest in [...]