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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Originally posted on Used Books in Class:
This past semester, each of my Advanced Placement English Literature students adopted one word as the subject of blog posts for ten weeks. After careful consideration, TJ chose the word “insanity”. For ten weeks…
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Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
From Thursday’s inbox… The CORE Education newsletter for those interested in education. Packed with news and information about education. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Latest news and information…
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Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
Also from Tuesday’s inbox… Save the date! Join us for a webinar on May 30th… Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. THE VHS COLLABORATIVE WEBINAR SERIES PRESENTS: “GOING GLOBAL WITH 21ST…
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un-BLOCK the Internet at schools
Take a few minutes to mosey on over this blog post on internet access in schools. The author speaks of teachable moments from information found by students on the internet, as well as other positive aspects of classroom internet usage. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, PostADay
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Kindle Publishing: A Diary–Day 9. Formatting Tips
Dear Diary, Wow! I put together a no-frills document template for Kindle publishing that I’m sharing for free! (I’m adding the link to the template below.) So today, I plan to share what I learned from several authors about formatting … Continue reading
Posted in ePublishing, PostADay, What I'm Reading
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Book design, E-book, ePublishing, ePublishing for Beginners, ePublishing for Novices, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle Publishing, Microsoft Word, PostADay/PostAWeek, Publishing Guide, Table of contents
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Repost from an Education Blog: The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman – by the Grassroots Education Movement
I can’t say this better…Read on. The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman – by the Grassroots Education Movement. If the link doesn’t work, copy and paste the following address into your browser. http://elketeaches.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/the-inconvenient-truth-behind-waiting-for-superman-by-the-grassroots-education-movement/ ##
Posted in Fixing Education
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Kindle Publishing: A Diary–Day 7 Cover and book description
Dear Diary, Yesterday’s short post dealt with the ebook title. Today’s to-do deals with the ebook cover and writing the book’s description. And then there’s book content quality. To review yesterday, I played around with titles. I came pretty close … Continue reading
Kindle Publishing: A Diary–Day 6 Creating a title
Dear Diary, According to Lambert Klein and Amy McDaniel, Kindle Success Formula: 12 Success Secrets for Generating a Full Time Income Selling Kindle eBooks Online The Power of Kindle Books: Selling and Marketing Your Ebooks for Residual Income – Promoting … Continue reading
“Common Core Makes Waves” in Education | Teacher Talk
In a blog site devoted solely to education, I reposted a blog on an attack against the Common Core of State Standards for education. Visit this site for more information: “Common Core Makes Waves” in Education | Teacher Talk. If … Continue reading
Posted in Education, PostADay
Tagged Blog, Common Core of State Standards, curriculum, Education, educational equity, K through 12, Learning, School district, Teaching
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