Melody Velasco (melodymv)'s Public Profile in the Diigo Community

On the road to discovering my potential as a Middle School teacher, promising you a whole lot of learning, teaching, laughing, smiling, yelling, and patience on the way.

I am interested in writing,visual art,performance art,music,movies,photography,talking,laughing,smiling,researching,social bookmarking,cupcakes. Movies: The Red Violin,The Legend of 1900,Forrest Gump,Shawshank Redemption,Green Mile,Juno,Get Shorty,Superbad,Serendipity. TV: I don't watch much television but when I do I direct the remote to Current TV.. Books: I'm a fan of adolescent literature and whenever I can I try to keep up with books from Banned Book Week every year.. My Heros are Family & Friends.

Member since Sep 04, 2009, follows 12 people, 5 public groups, 140 public bookmarks (147 total).

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Skip the Sub and Teach with Twitter | Edutopia 21 minutes ago
The Best & Worst Snacks for Kids Veto dietary no-nos and opt for smarter picks. 35 minutes ago
Teacher absences: Are they excessive and do they hurt students? | Get Schooled 37 minutes ago
Teacher Has Sent Students Handwritten Birthday Letters for 30 Years on 2009-11-29
Clancy, Lincoln elementary arts schools' scores go up | New Orleans Metro Education News - - NOLA.com on 2009-11-29
You Tube: Non-Verbal Communication on 2009-11-28
Sue Scheff: TV Inhibits Reading » Sue Scheff Blog on 2009-11-28
Teachers incorporating cell phones into lessons | NewsOK.com on 2009-11-28
9 Tips to Get Kids and Teens to READ! (and even like it!) | Dr. Michele Borba's Reality Check on 2009-11-28
A really useful Wordle trick on 2009-11-25

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Clif's Notes on EdTech

573 members, 1440 items

Resources on Education, Technology and More.
Discovery Educator Network

662 members, 2395 items

This group is for educators to aggregate content from Discovery Educator Network events, institutes, conference presentations, webinars, blogs, and workshops.
English Companion Ning Group

154 members, 695 items

A diigo group for members of the English Companion Ning (http://englishcompanion.ning.com/). Share resources related to teaching literature and writing.
English Teachers

136 members, 358 items

A group to share sites that will help high school English teachers TRANSFORM their teaching so that students will have creative and engaging learning opportunities.
Literature Connection

7 members, 1 items

These links are to informational texts and fiction books that can be read by middle school students and their teachers to increase content knowledge and support adolescent literacy.