Scribd for Teachers: How to Publish and Share Your Documents Online

February 7, 2012

Today’s webinar, offered through ISU Workforce Training, was, Scribd for Educators and Trainers: How to share your own documents, writing and resources on line.

Scribd is the world’s largest online social reading and publishing site. Anyone can join. You can read others work and contribute your own materials, too. Well known writers and thought leaders such as Seth Godin and major publishing houses such as Simon & Schuster have Scribd accounts.

Whether it’s the novel you’ve always wanted to publish or a grading rubric for a science project you’ve developed, you can share your work with others who are keen to learn from you.

Here is what the webinar covered:

  1. Learn the basics of how to set up a Scribd account. It’s easy and it’s free.
  2. Learn how to upload documents. Get tips on what works and what doesn’t.
  3. Learn how to categorize your documents appropriately for maximum exposure.
  4. Learn how to make your documents freely shareable or restrict the reader’s ability to copy and paste your work.

I told the participants that “by the end of this webinar, you will have knowledge that you can apply immediately to set up your own account and start sharing your work.”

Here is the manual that I shared with today’s participants:

View this document on Scribd

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.


Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2012)

February 6, 2012

Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.

Social Media Resources

The art of writing great Twitter headlines – Copyblogger

Social Media News

How brands can manage Facebook comment overload – by Jason Keath, Mashable

Tweet lightly: How social media could someday affect your credit score, insurance and more – by Geoff Duncan

Twitter’s censorship policy stirs up a storm – by Jessica Guynn

Honesty is the best policy: how to stop worrying and learn to love social media – by Marcus Body

The “cancelled future” generation has gone from apathetic despair to inspired action – Adbusters

Educational Technology

40 iPad Apps For Language Learners – by Sathishkumar

Audioliterate – Stream and download audio books – by Richard Byrne, Free Technology for Teachers

Technology Resources and News

Use Twitter to brush up on a second language – by Glen Gilmore, B2C

The worst Internet privacy scandals of all time – by Carolyn Duffy Marsan, TechWorld

Best apps and tools for serious photographers – by Kristy Korcz, GeekSugar

Why Game Designers Are Better Motivators Than Your Boss – by Bryce Christiansen

Literacy Resources

Valentine’s Day books to make your heart sing – by Gail Terp

Literacy and Language News

David Suzuki: Science literacy is good for society – by David Suzuki

Low literacy in Canada equals high costs – by June Striegler

Education News From Around the Globe

Teachers tell parents: ‘Raise your own damnded kids’ – by MamaMia

Teacher: I won’t ‘teach and shut up’ – by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post

“Coming out” at school – by David Weston, The Guardian

Britain’s (lack of) language skills are hurting international growth – Real business

Canadian Education News

Canadian schools ‘falling behind with e-learning implementation’ – Virtual college

Don’t shut disabled kids out of society – Andre Picard, Globe and Mail

Related posts:

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 23-29, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 16-22, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 9-15, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 2-8, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 25, 2011 to January 1, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 18-24, 2011)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 11-17, 2011)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 4-10, 2011)

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.


Resource: Harry Potter in Translation: Making Language Learning Magical

February 1, 2012

Recently I did a virtual presentation for Idaho State University on how to use Harry Potter in translation to teach international languages. The presentation highlighted the Harry Potter in Translation project at the University of Calgary’s Language Research Centre.

The materials I prepared for the presentation included 5 lesson plans on how to use Harry Potter in translation in language classes.

You can check out the lesson plans here:

View this document on Scribd

You can see it in full-screen mode on Scribd here.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.


Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan.23-29, 2012)

January 30, 2012

Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.

Social Media News

Businesses grapple with evolving social media rules – by Rebecca Goldfine

Teachers warned over befriending pupils on Facebook – by Jeevan Vasagar and Martin Williams, The Guardian

Schools use social media to communicate with students, parents – by Kim Archer and Andrea Eger, Tulsa News

Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate – by Emma Brown, The Washington Post

McDonald’s Twitter Campaign Goes Horribly Wrong #McDStories – Business Insider

Educational Technology

Four Creative Commons Photo Sites You Should Know About – from EdTech Ideas

14 Steps to Meaningful Student Blogging – Mrs. Ripp

Find and Translate 10,000+ newspapers – Newspapermap.com

Technology Resources and News

13 Everyday Technologies That Were First Imagined In Science Fiction – by Dylan Love, Business Insider

10 Tips for Building a Strong Online Community Around Your Startup – by Megan Berry, Mashable

Literacy Resources

Digital Literacy for Women and Girls – Alliance for Women in Media

At What Age Should Your Child Be Able To Read? – The Reading Corner

Literacy and Language News

Internet Promotes Literacy, Study Says – PC World

Learning a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimer’s – Fox News

Dissecting the bilingual brain- Insights of thinking in two languages… – EAL Teachers

International Languages Resources and News

Resources for Teaching Spanish – Language Links Wiki

Education Resources

10 great books to help you think, create, & communicate better in 2012 – Presentation Zen

Personalization vs. differentiation vs. individualization – by Barbara Bray

Education News From Around the Globe

Is Sweden’s Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning? – Good Education

Canadian Education News

Canada’s outstanding public school principals honoured by education charity – by Steve Mertl, Yahoo News

Related posts:

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 16-22, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 9-15, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 2-8, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 25, 2011 to January 1, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 18-24, 2011)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 11-17, 2011)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 4-10, 2011)

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Update – November, 2017 – This blog has had over 1.7 million views thanks to readers like you. If you enjoyed this post, please “like” it or share it on social media. Thanks!

Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.


The wisdom of your story: Storytelling resources for teachers

January 27, 2012

Storytelling is a practice that dates back centuries. Sometime in the last 20th century however, its use in the classroom began to diminish, but researcher, Melanie C. Green, reminds us that “stories are a powerful structure for organizing and transmitting information, and for creating meaning in our lives and environments”.

How-to articles and resources

Storyteller.nethttp://www.storyteller.net/– This site has a sub-page called “Articles” with dozens of links and resources

Storytelling: How to tell a tale – by LibrarySpot.com – http://www.libraryspot.com/features/storytellingfeature.htm – This article goes over the essentials, and learning the art of storytelling. It also has links to a variety of other resources.

Storytelling Lessons, lesson plans and activities

Storytelling – Oral Traditions (lesson plan for grades 4-6) – by Teachers’ Domain – http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/echo07.lan.stories.lporaltrad/

Storytelling – ProTeacher.com – This site is a collection of links to other resources, including lesson plans and activities – http://www.proteacher.com/070163.shtml

Professional organizations

National Storytelling Network (U.S.A. ) http://www.storynet.org/

Research articles

Storytelling in Teaching – by Melanie C. Green, published in APS Observer – http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=1562

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.