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"Read & Write is a free Google Chrome Web App that increases the accessibility of the text of documents in your Google Drive account. After installing the app you will see a Read & Write tab appear at the top of your browser window whenever you have a document open in Google Drive. Clicking that Read & Write tab will open a menu of accessibility options"

This site gives users the reading choices for the CT Nutmeg book Awards and other state reading lists.

"Companies are using free smartphone apps as 'fronts' to allow them to spy on users' text messages, intercept calls and even track their location, it was claimed yesterday. By accepting little-read terms and conditions when downloading apps, consumers give developers the right to harvest vast swathes of private information. Facebook insists that people using its Android smartphone app agree to give them permission to read their text messages, although the internet giant said it had not yet taken advantage of this right."

For people who love to read but don't have a lot of extra cash to spend on books, nothing beats the public library. Love ya, Ben Franklin! In recent years, many libraries have started offering e-books that you can check out for a few weeks, just like the real thing. Unfortunately, despite the plethora of e-book readers in the App Store, you couldn't read these DRM-protected library titles on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad. Now you can. Bluefire Reader now supports not only ePub and PDF formats, but also the Adobe DRM used by most libraries

A great set of resources on how to scan for information. This is a crucial skill for success in high school, where the reading load begins to grow and grow. (description from SOS Classroom)

includes 29 minute video CCSS Professional Development

Top 1000 Must Read Science Fiction Novels, as selected by The Guardian in the U.K.

Make your own read poster

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) can be a little overwhelming if you look at them as a whole. In order to truly master the standards it is key that you have a plan of attack. Take a look at this handy infographic below to help guide you through the steps of implementing the standards in your classroom and lifestyle. There are some very simple but useful recommendations on where to start. Keep reading to learn more."

"90% of users are the "audience", or lurkers. The people tend to read or observe, but don't actively contribute. 9% of users are "editors", sometimes modifying content or adding to an existing thread, but rarely create content from scratch. 1% of users are "creators", driving large amounts of the social group's activity. More often than not, these people are driving a vast percentage of the site's new content, threads, and activity."

"The Story Map interactive includes a set of graphic organizers designed to assist teachers and students in prewriting and postreading activities. The organizers are intended to focus on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution development. Students can develop multiple characters, for example, in preparation for writing their own fiction, or they may reflect on and further develop characters from stories they have read. After completing individual sections or the entire organizer, students have the ability to print out their final versions for feedback and assessment. The versatility of this tool allows it to be used in multiple contexts."

"Aesop's Fables Interactive Book"

"Welcome to this first in a series of PBL Mania Posts. For the next few weeks I am celebrating Project Based Learning by hosting a webinar at Edtech Leaders Online, and by presenting a PBL session at the NICE Conference in Chicago. In this post I will introduce you to some awesome places on the web containing some of the very best PBL resources. Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe to this 21centuryedtech Blog by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. "

"Upon reading recent news stories about how Facebook tracks almost everywhere he goes on the Internet, Jim Kress grew outraged. Consumers are increasingly taking online privacy into their own hands. The consultant from Northville, Mich., subsequently learned Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Adobe and many other companies also exhaustively track his online activities. "I was very unnerved to discover the extent of all the other tracking that was done by nearly every site on the Web," he says."

" A small insight into the pressure Esienhower was under in the final days prior to the landing might best be summarised by the contents of a second shorter speech that Eisenhower had written in advance, should the landings have failed. Long after the successful landings on D-Day and the BBC broadcast of Eisenhower's brief speech concerning them, this never-used second speech was found in a shirt pocket by an aide. It read: 'Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based on the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.'"

"Read this guide to familiarize yourself with the main features of Google documents and get started creating your own."

"Read this guide to familiarize yourself with the main features of Google drawings and get started creating your own."

From FreeTech4Teachers: Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright is intended to help eleFmentary school students understand the purposes and functions of copyright. There are four sections to Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright. The first section, Copyright Exposed, features a short cartoon that explains how copyright protects artists. Files on Record, the second section, chronicles important historical developments in copyright law. The third section, Reading the Fine Print, answers common questions and addresses common myths about copyright laws. The last section, Steps to Copyright, instructs students on registering their own works for copyright protection.