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Welcome to Lit's Blog, where all things literary are fair game! As a middle school Language Arts teacher, one of the many things I'll be using this forum for is to share my opinions on books, both Young Adult, and otherwise, that I've recently read, and hope that you'll jump into the fray with your thoughts, as well! Please visit often, as I'll be adding regularly. Just scan the titles of each blog for the book's name, and let me know what you think!

(Parents: At the end of each blog, you'll find a "book rating", based upon the MPAA ratings (see link entitled "MPAA Ratings Guide"). Since I generally try to read whatever the kids seem to be reading, and encourage my students to read a wide menu of texts, do not be surprised if you see an "R" rating on a title, or two. I will do my best to be as accurate as possible - HOWEVER, this rating is intended only as a guide. Ultimately, it is your decision as to whether your child should read the titles listed, or not.)

Monday, June 9, 2008

Thing #7 for 23 Things

Wow - this one was a little tougher. I can see great potential with Google Notebook for student research, etc., but had some trouble getting to it right now, as I have to log in as "home" so I can add the Google toolbar app (I guess I can get to it once I log in as myself????). I will definitely use the Google Calendar tool (I think I'll link it to my portal page) for assignments next year (for whatever reason, I couldn't get access to my portal's rights to add the calendar tool), and have also signed up for Google alerts to NCLB changes, as well as any new "tricks" from our illustrious Texas State Board of Education. I can also see how that might be useful for the kids to use (Alerts, that is), when working on current events articles.
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