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Hamlet on Facebook OR How Social Networking Tools Killed the Book Report

February 18, 2009 – 8:23 am

Shakespeare On Facebook
Published at Scribd
A few years ago, Sue Rooney,  a teacher at Cleveland Hill High School shared her Facebook literature project with me. The resulting products were very similar to the example above, and I was really impressed by the fact that she was willing to offer up the use of this tool [...]

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Alternatives to the Book Report

February 18, 2009 – 8:22 am

We’re enjoying winter break in Western New York this week, and I’m glad to have some extra time to myself to catch up on all sorts of fun things like laundry, tax preparation, and car maintenance. Did I mention the dentist? I have to schedule that appointment too.
At times, I’m a huge procrastinator, and there [...]

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