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- November 11th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Safe Education Technology
What tools are you and your students missing out on? This article from Edutopia discusses how district-wide internet access control can block powerful tools from you and your students—and how you ca…
- November 6th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Avoid Mistakes in Blog Assignments
Check out this article on how to avoid the most common mistakes in student blog assignments. Do you blog? Do you have your students blog? What challenges have you run into? If you’d like to shar…
- November 4th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Election Day Reads
Looking for some election-related reads? The Kid Who Ran for President, The Kid Who Became President, So You Want to Be President?, Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig, George Washington’s Socks, Geor…
- October 29th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Halloween Activities and Audio
Looking for some reading to get your students into the Halloween spirit? Here’s free audio and activities from RB! Even if your school doesn’t celebrate Halloween, these books will be winn…
- October 24th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
The Candidates on Education
The ASCD posted a great summary of John McCain’s and Barack Obama’s positions on a variety of education issues. View it here. What are your opinions on vouchers, incentive pay, NCLB, early…
- October 20th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Get a discount on Playaways!
All you have to do to get a 5% discount on Playaways is look through the latest Playaway catalog and tell us how many Walter Dean Myers titles are offered on Playaway in the catalog. Use the link here…
- October 13th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
One Teacher’s Success Story
We received this inspiring story in an email from Paula Parkinson, a teacher at Hallettsville Junior High in Texas… I use audiobooks in my class regularly because of all the success struggling r…
- October 6th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Shakespeare on Playaway
Looking for a fun way to help some students with required Shakespeare reading? Try Shakespeare on Playaway! Our Playaway Shakespeare titles are all full-cast recordings from SmartPass, the award-winni…
- October 1st, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Walter Dean Myers Conest in New Catalog
Check out this article from NPR on popular author Walter Dean Myers (and the accompanying article on classic author Richard Wright). The article explores Myers’ writing inspirations as an Africa…
- September 25th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Does anyone read any more?
The answer is yes! The Audio Publishers Association of America has just released the results of two 2008 surveys that show more Americans than ever are listening to audiobooks—and these results also…
- September 22nd, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Strider lesson plans for days 6-10
Enjoy this second set of lesson plans for Strider, the sequel to Beverly Cleary’s Newbery Award winner Dear Mr. Henshaw. These lesson plans follow our first set of plans posted on 9/15/08 and le…
- September 15th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
FREE Strider Lesson Plans from RB!
Strider, the sequel to Beverly Cleary’s Newbery Award winner Dear Mr. Henshaw, follows Leigh Botts as he rediscovers his old journal and again decides to record his thoughts. Now 14, he is deali…
- September 8th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Another free Lesson Plan for Bridge to Terabithia - with audio!
Check out another sample lesson from our Lesson Plan 4-packs, new this Fall. This activity, Lesson 2 of 4 included in the Middle School 4-Pack for Bridge to Terabithia (which also includes Al Capone D…
- August 25th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Online Audio Festival
The UK’s Times has been hosting an Online Audio Festival, highlighting different aspects of the audiobook. This week’s panel focuses on Audio and Education, exploring how audiobooks can he…
- August 18th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Free audio and lesson plan for Bridge to Terabithia
New for the 2008-2009 school year, Recorded Books is offering 4-packs of our most popular audiobooks on Playaway, CD, or cassette with an accompanying CD-ROM filled with detailed lesson plans, project…
- August 11th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Integrating Audio into Your Teaching Strategies
We got some great answers when our Recorded Books website survey asked teachers… How do you integrate audiobooks into your teaching strategy? “I use the stories to help the students practi…
- August 4th, 2008
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recordedbooksk12 has posted a new entry on: Recorded Books K–12
Look for the 2008-2009 catalog coming soon!
The 2008-2009 Recorded Books catalog is on its way to your school’s inbox! We have lots of exciting things to offer, including an expanded Playaway title selection and new 4-packs on Playaway, C…
