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Lori A. Eberhart-Olsen
37, Female
PIttsburg, United States - Share
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- Hometown/Institution:
- Southern Illinois University at Carbondale/Red Hill High School in Bridgeport, Illinoi
- Role in the Classics Classroom (real or virtual):
- all of the above
- About Me:
- I am currently finishing my Master's in TESOL at SIUC. I graduate Aug. 4th then I am off to teach Laitn and English at Red Hill High School in Bridgeport, Illinois.
- Favorite on-line spots for the Classics:
- http://latinum.mypodcast.com/
http://www.magistrula.com/
http://frcoulter.com/latin/
http://frcoulter.com/latin/latinlover/index.html
- Best/worst computer-related classroom happening:
- I just completed a Jeopardy game in Microsoft Powerpoint which contains both Latin and Mythology answers. It's a pretty neat project and so far I have gotten a great deal of positive feedback from students and professors.
Lori A. Eberhart-Olsen's Blog
How cool is this?
I happened to be skimming some Latin websites and found a tribute to the Pope's Latinist, Fr. Coulter. On this tribute page is a picture of the ATM at the Vatican. Check it out... an ATM in Latin!
http://frcoulter.com/pics/05-07-03/IM001541.jpg
Lori
Posted on July 13th, 2007 at 12:29pm —
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Another really neat resource
Hi all! I just received an email which contained an awesome resource for those of you who incorporate Greek and Roman Mythology into your curriculum. This dictionary is downloadable from Google books and from just the bit of skimming I have done, it really is incredible. The email I recieved stated, "Should keep you quiet until tea time." And I would imagine it will. http://www.google.co.uk/books?id=yFoGAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:0_-abk0AMZZigVNs…
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Posted on July 10th, 2007 at 10:14am —
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Magistrula
In the incredible world of the internet there is this lovely site, www.magistrula.com, where you can find some great templates that will save a great deal of time while in the classroom. Anna Andresian has done a great service to the Latin teaching community by creating these templates that work beautifully in Microsoft Word. If you get a chance, stop by and download the information and the templates, but also be sure to say hello and browse her site.…
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Posted on July 9th, 2007 at 10:31am —
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Nervous Excitement
My summer is quickly coming to a close as I finish my Master's Degree. I have so many irons in the fire, so to speak. that I am not sure where to even begin. Obviously, my first priority is actually graduating August 4th, but while I am doing that I must also prepare to start teaching Latin at Red Hill High School in Bridgeport, Illinois. Prior to coming back to school at SIUC, I taught English for three years at Marion High School. I was fortunate enough to develop a Greek and Roman Mytholog…
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Posted on June 22nd, 2007 at 10:13am —
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