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by Melissa Northway on April 26th, 2012 | No Comments »
This past January, Apple announced that it would be introducing a new iPad textbook experience and iBooks authoring tool that would present many opportunities to use this technology in the classroom. They started selling textbooks from McGraw-Hill, Pearson and Houghton Mifflin at prices comparable to the print, or as I…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 28th, 2012 | 6 Comments »
April is National Poetry Month and PBS KIDS series Arthur and Martha Speaks and the Poetry Foundation invite kids to celebrate poetry. On-air, former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins and inaugural Children's Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky will guest star in special poetry themed episodes of Martha Speaks and Arthur…
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by CariThompson on March 28th, 2012 | 124 Comments »
Almost everyone has a poem that has stuck with them. Whether it’s by Shel Silverstein or Walt Whitman, poetry has a brilliant way of uplifting spirits, bringing smiles, showing love, and encouraging creativity. Poetry is so special that the entire month of April is dedicated to celebrating and embracing this…
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