Amazon Launches “Kindle Unlimited” For Adults; They Have Version For Young Kids – I Wonder If They’ll Create One For Teens?
© 2008 Claudio Toledo, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio In the unlikely event you haven’t already heard, today Amazon launched “Kindle Unlimited,” which is an all-you-can-read service for $9.99 per month using its Kindle or a Kindle app on other devices. You can read all about it at TIME, TechCrunch, and a zillion other places. As I was checking it out, I discovered that Amazon also has something called
It’s Nelson Mandela International Day — Here Are Related Resources
It’s Nelson Mandela International Day, a day of service celebrated on July 18, Mandela’s birthday (the above image is from Google’s homepage). You might be interested in my very lengthy The Best Sites For Learning About Nelson Mandela.
Nice BBC Video: “Why Reading Matters”
Why Reading Matters is an hour-long BBC program did a couple of years ago on how reading — and writing — impact the brain. I wouldn’t show the entire show to students, but there are several very good segments. The entire show is available on Vimeo, which I’ve embedded below, and it’s also available on YouTube, though it’s in six separate ten minute segments. I’ve also embedded the first segment b
7-17-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Education Policy© 2012 Richard Hurd, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues: Did Obama and Duncan really hear what four teachers told them? is the third in a series of posts at Valerie Strauss’ Washington