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It’s Complicated by Laura L. Smith

Kathrese McKee — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:00:28 +0000

Book Overview: It’s Complicated is the first book in the Status Updates which follows the story of Claire, Hannah, Palmer, and Kat, new freshman college roommates. The four friends learn to pull together as they navigate through life changing circumstances. Positive Content: Ms. Smith deftly portrays four very different girls, as they tell their stories–both [...]

Glass Girl by Laura A. Kurk (2013 edition)

Kathrese McKee — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:40:24 +0000

Book Overview: Glass Girl (2013 edition) is the story of Meg and Henry–the first part of their story. Meg is the new girl in town, but she’s keeping a secret–her big brother died in a violent encounter that shattered her family. Henry longs to comfort the grief he can sense in Meg, and as they draw [...]

Rape Girl by Alina Klein

Kathrese McKee — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:55:35 +0000

Rape Girl Alina Klein namelos Date: August 1, 2012 132 pages ISBN-10: 1608981231 ISBN-13: 978-1608981236 Lexile : 970L Book Overview: Rape Girl as in, “‘Hey, look. It’s that girl. That rape girl, right?’” is the story of Valerie, sixteen years old, the victim of a rape, not only of her body, but of her good name as [...]

Night of the Cossack by Tom Blubaugh

Kathrese McKee — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:33:56 +0000

Night of the Cossack Tom Blubaugh Bound by Faith Publishers Date: 2011 256 pages ISBN-10: 0982902921 ISBN-13:978-0982902929 Lexile : 480L based on a small text sample Book Overview: Night of the Cossack is the story of Nathan Hertzfield, a Jewish teenager forcibly taken from his home and his family by a Cossack named Nikolai during a [...]

Using Evernote for Education

Kathrese McKee — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:17:12 +0000

If you are looking for a “cloud storage” tool for your student (or yourself), then look no further than Evernote. There’s a small learning curve to get the maximum benefit from its extraordinary abilities, so you’ll need to invest some time to learn more about the tool. In the short time I’ve been using Evernote, [...]

Teachers and Textbooks, Kindle Paperwhite, #edtech Pinterest Boards

Kathrese McKee — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:09:18 +0000

Dear Readers and Teachers, Thanks for stopping by. I’d like to recommend the following posts for parents and educators. Please let me know which one you like the best. Thanks! Bringing Your Textbook to Life! 15+ Tips & Resources : Teacher Reboot Camp Shelly Terrell’s (@ShellTerrell) post has some great ideas to make textbooks more [...]

May B. by Caroline Starr Rose

Kathrese McKee — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:30:26 +0000

May B. Caroline Starr Rose Schwartz & Wade Date: January 12, 2012 240 pages ISBN-10: 158246393X ISBN-13: 978-1582463933 Lexile : 680L Book Overview: May B., by Caroline Rose Starr, is an inspiring story about 12-year-old Mavis Elizabeth Betts, a girl with dyslexia who dreams of being a teacher someday. Written entirely in verse, the 240-page book is [...]

Learning to read [cartoon] | Ebook Friendly

Kathrese McKee — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:27:05 +0000

Via Ebook Friendly via Learning to read [cartoon] | Ebook Friendly.

Educational Uses for Book Trailers

Kathrese McKee — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 21:46:17 +0000

Educators use book trailers for two main reasons: 1) To create student interest in books by using an engaging method of presentation. 2) To enhance student comprehension and retention by creating their own book trailers about the books they read.

An Overview of Interactive Whiteboard Choices for Home School and Classroom

Kathrese McKee — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:18:30 +0000

The SMART Board was by far my favorite tool in my Reading/ESL classroom. However, two downsides to the SMART Board (or similar products) are portability and expense. I wanted to find smaller, more portable, solutions that are less expensive.