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The Real Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Has Arrived

November 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I’d also love to hear what you have to say, so please feel free to comment on any post. Thanks for visiting!It was only a matter of time before Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy became a reality. That [...]

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Tags: Education · General · Media Literacy · Reviews · Science Fiction · Teaching · Technology

A Teachable Moment about Copyright from the SFWA

September 2nd, 2007 · 9 Comments

Thanks to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, I now have a terrific “teachable moment” when I start school on Tuesday. When my students ask me what I did on my summer vacation I can tell them I was accused of violating copyright and learned all about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [...]

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Tags: Copyright · Education · Lessons · Science Fiction · Teaching

100 Recommended Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for Junior High Students

September 1st, 2007 · 4 Comments

My list of 300 Recommended Books for Junior High Students may have been erroneously removed from Scribd (see my article about this here, and the ars technica article here), but it’s not forgotten. Today I’m reproducing the science fiction and fantasy portions of the list for those of you who are interested. What’s more, [...]

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Tags: Book Lists · Literature · Reading Recommendations · Science Fiction

4 Novels for Junior High Science

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Charger at the A to Z Teacher Stuff forums asks:
I teach 6,7,and 8th grade Science. I love books and really want to include some novels into the curriculum or even just as something I have the kids do.
The lang. arts teacher reads The Giver and A Wrinkle In Time with them, so I need some [...]

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Tags: Book Lists · Literature · Reading · Science Fiction