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Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:05:07 -0000

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Posted by: techgirl7

How the Google generation thinks differently - Times Online

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:01:21 -0000

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Posted by: dannynic

MAKE BELIEFS COMIX! Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:28:21 -0000

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Posted by: jeff-milw

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:37:00 -0000

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Posted by: jeff-milw

The Comic Book Project

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:32:59 -0000

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Posted by: jeff-milw

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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:50:29 -0000

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For decades, comic books were derided as gaudy, sub-literate threats to children's brain cells. Now, teachers, researchers, and librarians are taking a new look at comics and they like what they see: a way, in a culture now dominated by TV, video games, and the Internet, to get children reading.

It's not really a new concept. As far back as the 1940s, series such as "Classics Illustrated" and "Picture Stories From the Bible" were using comics as an educational tool. Today there are literacy and comics programs, such as the Comic Book Project, springing up all over the country. Sponsored by state officials and educators, these programs focus on the simple goal of promoting the reading habit.

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Posted by: jeff-milw

Literacyworks: Improving Literacy Skills through Comic Books

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:48:10 -0000

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One of the tenets of literacy programs is that people will learn more when it's related to a subject that interests them. Voice of America reports that educators in New York are applying that idea with their grade-school students by offering opportunities to create comic books. Michael Bitz, who created the Comic Book Project, acknowledges that it's difficult to determine a definite link between the project and its effect on students' literacy skills, but the program focuses just as much on the writing of comic books as the artwork. But the success of the program is clear: engage students with subjects that interest them, and they'll show dedication to learning.

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Posted by: jeff-milw

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills - ICT Literacy Maps

Sat, 31 May 2008 13:54:47 -0000

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In collaboration with several content area organizations, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills developed a series of ICT Literacy Maps illustrating the intersection between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy and core academic subjects including English, mathematics, science and social studies (civics/government, geography, economics, history). The maps enable educators to gain concrete examples of how ICT Literacy can be integrated into core subjects, while making the teaching and learning of core subjects more relevant to the demands of the 21st century.

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Posted by: jeff-milw