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JSTOR is even more librarian- and classroom-friendly
This news from JSTOR makes me want to be a high school librarian again! If like me, you work or have worked with high school students and teachers who crave a challenge or lean toward the scholarly, you’ll be interested in the new developments from our friends at JSTOR. Officially launched in September, Research Basics […]
Newsela: making news accessible for more learners
Face it. The news is not written for most of our kids, especially those who are struggling readers or new English learners. I showed Newsela to my ELL and several of my ELA teachers early this semester and we have some devoted fans. Launched in June, and the winner of a Gates Foundation Literacy Courseware Challenge, Newsela publishes articles […]
New York Times Learning Network Revisited
Yesterday I came across a pretty fabulous NYT Learning Network Blog Post: 10 Ways to Use the New York Times for Teaching Literature. I plan to share it with our Language Arts Department. But the great ideas in the post reminded me of how much I really love the whole New York Times Learning Network […]
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