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Check your blog’s reading level

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you are trying to write a blog for an audience at a certain grade level, check your blog’s reading level. I don’t know how scientific this process is.  I did blog about another tool back in February.  Try the text … Continue reading →

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The Point

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The Point is a unique social networking idea that can be used to rally the troops for any cause. There are several criteria for any campaign.  You or your group define what must happen before you act on your campaign.  The Point … Continue reading →

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free-reading.net

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you are an elementary school literacy teacher, the free-reading.net is a wiki you should see. Here is what this site is all about: Free-Reading is an ongoing, collaborative, teacher-based, curriculum-sharing experiment. We’re looking to provide a reliable forum where … Continue reading →

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Lessig at TED

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/187 Here is my favorite copyright reform advocate. Lawrence Lessig is a law professor at Stanford. He is also the founder of Creative Commons and a board member of the EFF.

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National Repository of Online Courses – NROC

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

One of the greatest resources that I am taking away from this conference is the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC).  This online library of courses is absolutely free to use by anyone, student, teacher, higher education faculty, home schooler… … Continue reading →

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