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Farewell 2017
Many new beginnings, many endings too. We are all temporary. [View the story “Twitter Chat: Public Humanities and Public Scholarship” on Storify] -
Association for Learning Technology ALT Winter Online Conference
by @https://twitter.com/MCorbettWilson#ALT, #altc, #HASTACScholars, #LearningTechnology, #OpenEducation, #openlearning17, Image, OEP, Serendipity, SyndicatedDecember 12, 2017Ā image from pxhere CC by I got up early (1 am in Oakland, California!) to participate in this year’sĀ Association for Learning Technology Winter Online Conference.Ā I could only access one of the day’s Blackbo... -
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE- āAā contract project
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak has been a very popular book for the lower elementary children. This is actually a book my son’s teacher used in second grade to conduct writing prompts… More
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Top Ten List
There has been many books I have read this semester. Some of these books have definitely made it to the top ten list. Check out the different themes! Top ten Newbery and or Caldecott books… More
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It Is Monday! What Are You Reading?
I have spent the last two hours at the library with my son. I have been adding all the book I have read to Goodreads, which I forgot to do so…oops! Since December is here,… More
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Mock Caldecott
Well, on my previous blog (on December 2nd) about caldecott awards, I forgot to mention the three books I would like to read out of the list of nominees. As I scrolled through the list,… More
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Mock Caldecott
Critical thinking skills are definitely used when choosing Mock Caldecott books. But the question is, how do you choose proper books that will fit the whole class and what is the procedure? Reading, evaluating, and… More
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What Am I Reading?
I have continued with my reading on the book, To Be a Slave, by Julius Lester. I am definitely enjoying this book as the ex-slaves re-tell their harsh stories and everything they had to endure before… More
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It is Monday! What Are You Reading?
My son and I came to the library, and I came with hopes to find more Froggy books by Jonathan London. The last time I visited the library, I was only able to find like… More
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Reading Memeā¦
All this semester I have continued with my reading, and have read a lot of interesting books. At one point, I did my reading meme about sunsets. However, I decided to change it to It… More
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It Is Monday! What Are You Reading?
It is Thanksgiving weekend and we have all been busy, I know I have. To be honest I have not been reading as much as I probably should. However, there was a nice book I… More
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The Power Of Technology-Skype!
I have heard about Skype before, in fact, I have used it to video chat with my family in Mexico. However, it never crossed my mind that it was also used in the classrooms for… More
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Why Are Read Alouds So Important?
Read alouds are very important, especially for young children as they help expand their vocabulary. As a future teacher, it will be very important to introduce the students to read alouds at the beginning of… More
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Itās Monday! What are you reading?
These two books were great and funny. Definitely do recommend them to children in first through third grade. (Both of these books are I can read book, level 2. Which it is a reading with… More
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Itās Monday! What are you reading?
The following books are about halloween. I had chosen them last week being that halloween was coming up. However, I completely forgot about them, until now. They are super cute and I definitely do suggest… More
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Reading Challenge Check-inā¦
Well, my reading challenge has definitely been a challenge for me. Apparently it is easier to say I will be accomplishing many things, than to actually getting it done; all of it! For my reading… More
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Diverse Books Are A Must In The Classroom!
After reading the article, Here I Am, by Brian Pinkney, it is brought to my attention once again that nowadays melting pot is continuing to expand in the classrooms. However, according to Pinkney and Lisa… More
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It is Monday! What are you reading?
I went to the library in search for more Froggy books this afternoon, unfortunately, I only found two. So I decided to bring two more books from the same author, Jonathan London. The illustrations London… More
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What Am I Currently Reading?
Well, the book that I mostly focused on reading this weekend is not necessarily children’s literature. For my other class, we had to read two long chapters and choose categories to write about. In the… More
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What Did I Recently Finish Reading?
Yesterday I drove two hours to get my mother from the airport. Unfortunately, I forgot all my reading materials at the house. I got to the airport 3o minutes early, and I knew I had… More
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It is Monday! What are you reading?
Donalyn Miller has said many things that totally make sense, both as a reader and as a future teacher. I have continued reading the book, Reading in the Wild, and the author has brought up many… More
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The Monogramous Book Club: Inauspicious Beginnings
Well, I spent much of this morning configuring my computer for the first episode of The Monogamous Podcast. I use Alan Levine’s Rube Goldberg machine to broadcast on ds106rad.io. I am gonna leave a screenshot of my Ladiocast settings for … Continue reading → -
What Am I Currently Reading?
I have continued reading, Reading in the Wild, by Donalyn Miller. However, I have to say it has been hard to stay focus in this book. I am not sure why, maybe because it is… More
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Reading Challengeā¦
The reading challenge has continued with the Froggy books. I have to say I made a great choice, as I have truly enjoyed all of Jonathan London’s books. I have read several of them and… More
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What am I reading?
Today we went to the library; oh so many books to choose from. I decided to let my son choose three books and read them to me. My niece, sister in law, and I were… More
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WWW (What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you will read next?)
Wow, as incredible as it sounds, I got done with the book, Counting the stars, by Lois Lowry in just four days! Since I started reading this book, I knew this was the kind of… More
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Itās Monday! What are you reading?
What comes to your mind when you hear the word Nazi? Does it make you think of Hitler, Germany, or maybe WWII? How would you feel if you had to run from them and constantly… More
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Thursday Quotablesā¦
I have started to read a new book, Reading in the Wild, (The book whisperer’s keys to cultivating life long reading habits) by Donalyn Miller. I chose this book to help me as a reader… More
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Reading Challengeā¦
Froggy, by Jonathan London Reading is definitely a challenge for me, as it is something that does not come natural. However, I have to say this semester I have read more books than I… More
