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Visit from Jonathan Stroud!

  By Sam | January 27, 2009 - 2:52 pm | School
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What I didn’t want to announce when I read the first Bartimaeus (because it was still in the works) was that I read it in preparation for a school visit from its author! He was here yesterday, signing loads of books and talking to my middle schoolers about the writing … Continue reading →

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Hey you kids, get off my 3 1/2 inch lawn!

  By Sam | January 13, 2009 - 2:45 pm | Uncategorized
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This morning I checked out a digital camera to a middle schooler. The only one we had left was one of the old ones that stores the pictures on a floppy disk. I explained this to my student. Her friend overheard and asked, “What’s a floppy?” The first student’s answer? … Continue reading →

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A break from reviews for a geekgasm

  By Sam | December 3, 2008 - 6:28 pm | Links, School
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Via my dear friend Eric at The Oyster’s Garter: Who would win in a fight, Capt. Picard or Darth Vader? I showed my 8th graders the tree octopus page today, by way of teaching website evaluation in a way that didn’t make them start snoring and drooling on their computers. … Continue reading →

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