I finally got fed up with the way that Word automatically spaces paragraphs and figured out how to reset my defaults so that all of my paragraphs are single spaced. If you find the default spacing irritating too, here is how to fix that problem.(click on the image to enlarge.)
how to fix Word spacing
1.Open Word and right click on Normal style (see illustration) and select Modify from the window that opens
2.Select the button next to New documents based on this template at the bottom of the window
3.Click on Format drop down menu and select Paragraph from the drop down box
4.Set spacing to 0 in the After window
5.Click OK in the Paragraph window
6.Click OK in the Modify Style window.
From now on, Word will single space all of your paragraphs. Hallelujah!
Take a look at TED's newly launched educational video project. This is a library of educational talks illustrated by animators. You can browse the video library by subject and customize (Flip) lessons with existing questions or with your own questions and additional resources.
Teachers can also upload their own videos or videos from sites like YouTube and create new lessons.
There is also a way to track student progress. When a teacher logs in, they can see who viewed the video, how many questions students attempted and the answers that they provided.
It is a talk by journalist and writer Sir Harold Evans illustrated by Sunni Brown. It comes with a multiple choice "Quick Quiz" about the video as well as two open ended questions of varying difficulty "Think" and "Dig Deeper."
By clicking on the "Flip This Lesson" button, the teacher can customize the lesson by deciding on which of the existing materials they want to keep. They can also create new open-ended
questions and add additional readings or activities to the lesson.
