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The American Revolution and Constitution Nonfiction [book review from MiddleWeb]
Book by Harvey & Goudvis for social studies
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Digital Storytelling Texts Transform Reading
tags: digitalstorytelling multimodal_composition multimedia multiliteracies
The American Revolution and Constitution Nonfiction [book review from MiddleWeb]
Book by Harvey & Goudvis for social studies
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Student Helpers in the High School Classroom [form Scholastic.com]
Provides units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages directly to educators online, for free, to be shared broadly
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Teaching for the 21st Century: Navigating the Cs of Change [from Educational Leadership]
McVerry, Zawlinski & O'Byrne describe how to adapt Palincsar & Brown's (1984) reciprocal teaching model for teaching online research and reading comprehension in this 2009 article.
tags: readIng comprehension internet pedagogy new_literacies
Calvin & Hobbes Search Engine [by Bing]
Yay!
"Learning in Hand is an educator's resource for mobile and digital learning."
tags: podar cellphones apps android
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More evidence of "striking differences in the role of technology in wealthier school districts compared with poorer school districts." The technology gap in education has more to do with practices and pedagogy than hardware and networks.
25 Attention-Grabbing Tips for the Classroom [from Edutopia]
Useful Resources for Teachers and Students [from Edutopia]
tags: poetry
tags: poetry
Connecting Readers With Reads Online [from the ILA's Literacy Daily]
"Savvy teachers build upon the power of reading recommendations. Although face-to-face conversations about favorite selections can serve as powerful reading motivators for many students, social cataloging websites allow readers to connect, share, discuss, and archive their reading suggestions within and beyond their school settings."
tags: instructionalTechnology readIng textSets socialsoftware
Beyond Wizards and Vampires, to Sex [from NYTimes.com]
The publishing industry is reporting a sales spurt in books aimed at 18-to-25-year-olds. The "new adult" genre is longer, darker, more emotionally intense, and often more sexually explicit.
Why are so many adults reading YA and teen fiction? [from The Guardian]
A survey in 2012 showed that 55% of YA readers are actually adults - why is this the case and is it a problem?
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