Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan The escapades of the Greek gods and heroes get a fresh spin in the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, about a contemporary 12-year-old New Yorker who learns he's a demigod. more synopsis ... also provides links to: Percy Jackson and the Lightning […]
Although Amazon.com has published prose works exclusively on the Kindle before, in a first the online retailer has teamed with graphic novel publisher Archaia to publish Tumor, an original graphic novel by writer Joshua Fialkov and artist Noel Tuazon, initially in a digital edition formatted specifically for the Kindle; Tumor will be released serially on […]
more than 20 classroom-ready lesson plans across at the Google Apps Education Resource Center: www.google.com/apps/eduresources
http://k12onlineconference.org/ The K-12 online conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This free conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone.
"I have yet to find a man, whatever his situation in life, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than he ever would do under a spirit of criticism." - Charles M. Schwab
It was fifty years ago, on a hot summer day, in the deep south. We lived on a dirt road, on a sand lot. We were, what was known as "dirt poor." I had been playing outside all morning in the sand. Suddenly, I heard a sharp clanking sound behind me and looking over my […]
"Everyone's life is under someone's control - it might as well be under your own so that you can direct your destiny." Harry Tucker ……………………………………………………………… Red Like the Sky Based on a true story, this Italian feature film set in the 1970s is about a young boy who loses his eyesight. He struggles with his […]
http://www.acer.edu.au/proflearn/SpecialNeeds.html This one day workshop will provide research findings related to the characteristics of ADHD and the most effective strategies to support the learning and social needs of students with ADHD.
Andy Griffiths returns with the latest in the Just Series. Accompanied by hilarious illustrator Terry Denton, he has created another amazing story. Take one Shakespearean tragedy: Macbeth. Add Andy, Danny and Lisa – the Just trio, whose madcap exploits have already delighted hundreds of thousands of readers for the last ten years. more here
GETTY IMAGES Respected British children's authors Anthony Horowitz, Philip Pullman and Michael Morpurgo object to a new government scheme that requires them to register their names on a database in case they pose a danger to children A group of respected British children's authors and illustrators will stop visiting schools from the start of the […]
