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Upload a document and the site creates a QR code that will be printed on the document, but could also be put on a website, that, when scanned, brings you to a webpage where you are prompted to download the document or send it by email.

Today, Google announced an enhancement to the Google Docs commenting system. The enhancement is being called "discussions." Discussions will allow document collaborators to have threaded conversations in the margins of a document. By including the @ symbol before a collaborator's name you can reply directly to that person. Another option in discussions is the option to be notified via email of replies to your comments in Google Docs.

"Sound Gecko is a free service that turns text articles into MP3 files. Using Sound Gecko you can take an article from a website, paste its URL into Sound Gecko, and then listen to a reading of that article. The conversion isn't instantaneous, but it is relatively quick. You do have to enter an email address in order to get the MP3 file. To remove the copy and paste part of the process you can install the Sound Gecko Chrome extension."

Which books can you recommend for gifted readers? Gifted readers prefer books that are more complex in genre, vocabulary, structure, perspective, or theme. Librarian Patricia Austin recommends specific categories that appeal to gifted readers. I have included a partial list of books that gifted middle-schoolers love. ** You may email me at thebookwhisperer@gmail.com for the expanded list.