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Why Reading Aloud to Older Children Is Valuable

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Reading aloud to older children — even up to age 14, who can comfortably read to themselves — has benefits both academic and emotional, according to researchers.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

I wonder why 14 is the cut-off.  For example, many people love poetry readings, and book clubs also sometimes have read-alouds. I think the longer, the better, but this article demonstrates a few more reasons why we should be reading to kids and adults alike. 

See on blogs.kqed.org

 

Graffiti Creator

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Write your name in graffiti

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

A fun way to see what different styles of graffiti look like with whatever you want to write.  Useful to break apart graffiti style for artists as well.

See on www.graffiticreator.net

 

Picaboo Yearbooks | Simplified, Personalized, On-Demand Yearbooks

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Easy to Use Web App with No Min Order, No Deadline, Three Week Turn Around, Free Shipping, and Free eYearbooks

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Wow.  I did yearbook so many years ago.  This is a great way to get people involved.  Does this work internationally?  Can we get high-res downloads with 5mm bleeds?

See on yearbooks.picaboo.com

 

Teaching and E-learning: Hack Your Classroom – Week Two: Getting to know your learners…hacker style

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Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Things that this article says we should know as teachers: 

prior learningethnicity/culture (Ko wai? No hea? – Who are you? Where are you from? eg. hapu/iwi/country of origin)?linguistic background/languages spoken?interests/hobbies/community involvement?aspirations/goals (both student and whanau/community)?skills, knowledge (including prior cultural knowledge) and understandings?expected levels of progress in your learning area

I agree.  I also like the ideas presented for how students can tell teachers and colleagues about their passions and prior knowledge.

See on www.teachingandelearning.com