using this in math/science/geography

video conferencing opportunities - Clayton Ellis supports this (sci/tech head at David Suzuki) - email him start discussing how to get this done at your own school (could be bio, environ, history, anything) - PDSB will support this too - there is a list of topics you can choose from

you could host or you could just join an existing one

you could conference with specific experts in the field of your choice (for example a prof at a university)

iTunesU streams lectures from all around the world

Flip your classroom - view at home and do activities and homework in class so teacher can support and facilitate it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhC7Bg4erUQ for geography examples of flip videos http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2tKEp2joTn42BZmI-jGxQ

Make the mental switch - we aren't imparting information, we're now having students assess and evaluate information at a higher level of thinking

This gives more time to do interesting activities in class

Student voiceovers as projects

Entrance ticket (maybe a quiz from previous day's homework)

For some classes, perhaps take the first unit as a test with repercussions of not completing homework - start the "official" Flip as second unit

materials harvested from forest and use hand tools

Universal teaching

http://birchbarkcanoes.ca/

http://www.alive.com/articles/view/23228/a_food_revolution_in_schools