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09 Nov 08

Obama Victory Speech - VIDEO, TEXT

Writing and speech teachers should find this well-written speech a relevant and useful model for classroom writing instruction.

www.huffingtonpost.com/...a-victory-speech_n_141194.html - Preview

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Ginsberg/Blake

Ginsberg sings Many Blake songs with Orlovsky and others. Thanks to Dennis Richards

www.writing.upenn.edu/...Ginsberg-Blake.html - Preview

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02 Jan 08

the why of it all: 'it's' about time - a fictitional account

An English tchr's "parable" of the greatest use of classroom blogging ever rejected by a faculty.

kenrodoff.blogspot.com/...-time-fictitional-account.html - Preview

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06 Dec 07

Urban Dictionary:

  • A compendium of chat-room abbreviations, etc.
    - cburell on 2007-12-06
23 Nov 07

Not So Distant Future » Learning with experts

  • Author visits classroom via Skype. Excellent set-up tips. Thanks to Carolyn Foote.
     - cburell on 2007-11-23

When the hurly-burly’s done » This I Believe

  • More "This I Believe" assignments and examples.  My students want--yes, want--to do this assignment, after listening to Chris Watson's student podcasts of the same from his classroom in Hawaii.
     - cburell on 2007-03-17
  • The following are links to some of my favorite “This I Believe” essays.  Each one has text you can read, plus an audio recording of the author reading the piece.  I suggest listening as you read.  Dozens more are here.

Lackey's Class Links: Multi-Genre Autobiography


  • Multi-Genre Autobiography








    You will be producing your own almanac patterned after the Autobiography Benjamin Franklin and Poor Richard’s Almanac. Your almanac will be a mixture of personal writing you have done for this class, information from research, and a review of a contemporary biography.

Suffern Middle School in Second Life: Of Mice and Men

  • Wow.  I've dinked with Second Life a bit, and it's in the back of my mind.  But seeing what this middle school classroom did with a Second Life trial of Lenny in Steinbeck's  _Of Mice and Men_ makes me want to plan for it sooner.  Did I say "Wow"?
     - cburell on 2007-03-07
  • The roles were assigned by the Ms. McGrath on Friday - and an outline of the project was distributed to the students in order that they understand their roles and responsibilities. The excitement in each class was contagious! These kids have all had some experience in Second Life prior to this project as they have already completed a Social Studies project (immigration and Ellis Island) and a math project (The Geo Gallery)

One True Media - Beyond slideshows, dazzle your friends with amazing photo and video montages.

  • If this exports to .mov or other common formats, it could be the solution to Photostory's and Windows Moviemaker's limitations of combining video and still photos.  For those schools too unenlightened to realize iLife makes this all a snap.
     - cburell on 2007-03-05
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