Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by
conardlibrary
FlexBooks are customizable textbooks that you can use online or as printed books. Use them as they are, use selected parts only, add your own materials or add materials from the web. Access or refer your students to this rich new resource (for computer, iPad, Kindle, etc.) and read more about the CK12.org mission to pioneer [...]
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Filed under: Math, Science, Teacher Resources, Technology Education
Posted on February 11th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
All of these titles are new additions to our eBook collection — & just a fraction of what you can find there thanks to the Connecticut State Library’s “iConn” collection (your tax dollars at work.) You and your students can search quickly through all our eBooks – and iConn’s – at one time from the [...]
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Filed under: English, Recommended Books, Science, Social Studies, Teacher Resources
Posted on January 7th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
http://www.shmoop.com/literature/study-guides/ Literature study guides, well written, student friendly. Language & attitude that help make the work accessible and interesting. Recommended for teachers and students.
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Filed under: English, Reading & Writing
Posted on November 9th, 2009 by
conardlibrary
Author James Patterson shares his passion for getting kids to love reading. This web site is designed to help parents, teachers and librarians find books that appeal to kids at all reading and interest levels. http://www.readkiddoread.com/home
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Posted on October 20th, 2009 by
conardlibrary
www.teachingbooks.net Our district subscription to this rich resource give you “immediate access to exciting programs (short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more) that add a multimedia dimension to reading in the classroom. Use TeachingBooks.net to look up any favorite author — from Sherman Alexie to William Shakespeare — or any title. You [...]
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Filed under: English, Reading & Writing
Posted on June 12th, 2009 by
conardlibrary
Tell the “bookseer” what you liked & he’ll recommend some other titles you might enjoy. Plus it’s fun for students to use. (Thanks to Tim Cayer for the tip.) http://bookseer.com/
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Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by
conardlibrary
TeachingBooks.net is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experience for thousands of young adult (and children’s) books. A quick, easy search leads to videos, guides and other supplemental materials for many books that are taught in all grades or are recommended for independent reading. To access most TeachingBooks resources without individually registering, go to: http://teachingbooks.net/home/, enter [...]
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Filed under: English, Reading & Writing
Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by
conardlibrary
Here’s a great website that helps students or teachers search for “just the right” book. You can search for a title that is similar to something that you’ve just read, or you can search for reading suggestions by author or by reading level. There’s a “BookAlike” link, and other ways to search for suggestions intended for both [...]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by
conardlibrary
If you’re looking for good summer reading suggestions (or fall, winter or spring reading suggestions) here are two more excellent sources. The biggest, baddest “teen reads” collection I’ve ever seen – includes brief plot summaries and it’s organized into categories like “Word on the Street”, “Parents from Hell”, “Hookups & Heartache,” etc. http://teenlink.nypl.org/bta_2008-rev.pdf Shorter list, different – [...]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by
conardlibrary
Let’s chat about a series of books for kids who claim they hate to read, need a short book, or just enjoy a good high school drama. Have you read any of the Bluford High books? What did you think?
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