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help fan students’ intrinsic motivation, leading them to embrace learning rather than grades

A year-long project is one in which students set a long-term goal and work backwards, creating checkpoints that the teacher can set.

goal of 2,500 books read by June. This averages to roughly 25 per student. Of course, some will read 50 while a few will read 15. Along the way, we learn genre, book structure, literary elements and the fundamentals of writing.

iPad apps for Guided Reading- New web tools to try- Try using Chirbit for kids to record/share stories on social media

Figment is a new site that allows young writers to post their work, receive criticism, and read others' contributions. From fan fiction to poetry to novels-in-progress, all types of writing are encouraged and shared. Be aware that not all content is school appropriate.

The Android and iOS apps let students (and teachers) do this from virtually anywhere. In fact, you can literally do it anywhere considering there is an ‘offline mode’ for Google Drive so you don’t even need a web connection to keep your online collaboration document or project humming along.

The other big way I’d recommend trying out Google Drive would be for mind maps.