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Podcast an Audiobook to Reach Struggling Readers

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image via Wikipedia Even in the upper grades, students are struggling to make the transition from “learning-to-read” to “reading-to-learn”. Give a struggling reader a context-reduced novel written in old, antiquated language and you will realize that students need as much … Continue reading →

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Offline is the New Online

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image via CrunchBase Web 2.0 has beguiled us to forsake our old offline apps and turn to the online cloud for more and more of our data needs. CNET’s Buzz Out Loud podcast proclaimed that “Offline is the New Online” … Continue reading →

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Searchable Etexts Help Kids Search and Attribute Quotes

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Ted Curran

Image via Wikipedia In my literature classes, I found that one of the biggest challenges for students when they sit down to write a paper is finding good quotes from the text. A great solution is to put the full … Continue reading →

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