May your break involve rest and relaxation and something fun that you’ve been wanting to do.
Al A Carte (March 7, 2014)
Word Mover – This is an app that would be a creative supplement to any book you’re reading. It allows students to create found poetry–think what a student could create if he/she took important quotes from the text to make a poem.
Inferior Technology – Is the printed book inferior technology to the ebook? Perhaps not.
Reading Reimaged – Check out this new technology about speed reading. I haven’t decided if it’s cool or scary.
40 Years of the Cell Phone – This might be an interesting short video to share with students. The changes over the years are interesting. You have to pay attention in order to catch when one could access the web from a phone, though.
Real Books – Love this infographic about the top ten reasons to choose a paper book over an ebook. I’m still a papyrus fan.
Stop Multitasking – And by the way, this infographic gives you a good reason for slowing down. Really, you should.
Nerdy Book Club – This blog site has a new look. I find it useful to check on occasion for finding new books to book talk.
A Peek at Common Core 2.0 – This post is a hilarious spoof on the Common Core and future changes. We teachers will find the humor in it.
Sharing Never Starts Too Early – This video will melt your heart. What an amazing little girl.