Welcome back! As we kick off the new school year, I offer you this app. This simple tool that just might help you accomplish that goal you have every year of staying organized, while at the same time integrating technology effectively, putting students in charge of their own learning, and increasing the level of student […]
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Book Review: Words with Wings, by Nikki Grimes
Why I Picked It Up: Honestly, I had to find out novel in verse that would be appropriate for grades 3-5 for our up coming High Tech Literature Circles session. I am one of those people who typically freeze up and become a little panicky, so I wasn’t having much luck. However, many of the […]
Book Review: The Shadows, by Jacqueline West (Series: The Books of Elsewhere)
Why I Picked It Up: Finding strong upper elementary novels can be tricky. I always take time perusing the shelves looking for titles, covers, and teasers (on the back of the book) that would appeal to students in grades 3-5. On one of my countless hours in Barnes & Nobel, I spotted this book. The […]
Book Review: Prince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff, by Robert Paul Weston
Why I Picked It Up: This was a classic case of “Sherry” and “Jessica” books. In preparation for our Head to Head session, we each needed a novel-in-verse to read and review. Jessica had already fallen in love with The Crossover, so I had to find my own novel-in-verse that was different enough to be competitive in our […]
Book Review: Capture the Flag, by Kate Messner
Why I Picked It Up: This book was one of Jessica’s picks on our Summer Reading List. The historical connections with the flag that inspired our national anthem appealed to my love of historical fiction, and the mystery-loving part of me was intrigued by the maze created out of the flag on the cover. Finding […]
App List: Make it a Game
Everyone knows that it’s always more fun if you can win. Right?? Watch this kid as he waits to find out if he got the right answer… He wants so badly to be right! You can just see him bouncing on the edge of his chair! “Gamification” capitalizes on that idea of winning. Gamification is “the […]
