Stumbling Upon 6 Educational Sites
I’ve come across so many great sites using StumbleUpon. If you haven’t tried it yet, sign up today. It’s free, and you’ll be amazed by the number of fascinating, useful sites it will direct...
Teen Literacy Tips Blog
Is Your Teaching Glass Half Full or Half Empty? A Back to School Metaphor
The following short video is either a metaphor for how I feel on the first day of school or an image of how the students see me–I haven’t quite decided yet. In any case,...
A Teachable Moment about Copyright from the SFWA
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...
100 Recommended Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for Junior High Students
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...
