What Does Screen Time Mean?
You get a wide range of reactions when you mention the phrase “screen time.” Please use the Comment space below to respond to the following questions: What does “screen time” mean to you? What does it mean to your parents? Think of an activity that requires a device. How can you influence or persuade your…
Floating Trash
Every year humans discard their trash which winds up in waterways around the world. Here is a video on one such “floating trash island” in the Caribbean Sea. What else can we learn about floating trash islands? Take a few moments to help the class crowdsource Internet resources to understand this “water catastrophe” (according to…
Make Me Laugh
Use the comment space below to make Mrs. Mraz laugh. Tell her a joke or a story that she can share with others.
How Do You Define A Sport?
How do you define sport or athlete? There are nearly 60 events in the Summer and Winter Olympics, but each year there are some that get people to stop and ask, “How is this a sport?” And then there’s another event that’s become very popular in competitive sports world — Sport (Cup) Stacking. Watch this video…
Healthy Communities
This video featuring cartoon birds on a wire sends a message about communities that work and don’t work. Watch the video. When you’re done watching respond to these questions. What does this cartoon say about communities? Who is the antagonist in this video?
First Steps Towards Blogging
Today I had the wonderful opportunity to join a large group of Scarsdale teachers for a workshop on blogging. To be honest I was very nervous and unfamiliar with this form of writing. Throughout the day we learned about how literacy has developed over the years and how digital literacy is very different from traditional…
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