DOGO News

AHS Media Specialists (Laura Holland and Carla Shinn) and Tech Facilitator (Tina Webster) shared a resource for using current events in the classroom. DOGOnews.com is a site filled with interesting news article postings from around the world. There are thousands of articles and new original content (some written by young people) in their library, and many more are added every day. The maps features is an interactive way for students to read news headlines geotagged on a world map.

There are also a couple of spin-off sites connected with DOGOnews.com:

• DOGObooks.com is a place where kids can share their reactions, thoughts, and opinions about books. 
• DOGOmovies.com is a new launch where students can rate and express opinions on movies (rated G, PG, or PG-13) in the DOGO library.  All reviews are moderated prior to being published online.

DOGOnews looks to be primarily geared for students K-8, but the text complexity can still be appropriate in high school based on the reader and task. I really like how most of the articles have lots of photographs and a quick video to accompany them along with a vocabulary bank, comprehension questions, and a critical thinking challenge.  

~Chandra

#ThankATeacher

National Teacher Appreciation Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 6.  Dubraska Stines, ESL Lead Teacher, shared a neat campaign from the U.S. Department of Education. They want us to tell the world what we would like to #ThankATeacher for doing.

It's pretty simple:

• Click here to download the Dept. of Ed's "#ThankATeacher" sign.
• Fill it out.
• On Tuesday, post the picture on social media using the hashtag #ThankATeacher.

If you want to do this within your class, skip the social media aspect and post around the classroom or school building!

Dubraska Stines

Dr. Julie Pack

Chandra Manning

Betsy Hammond