Follow the White Rabbit » English http://fortytwo.edublogs.org Helping Teachers with Technology. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 The English Companion Ning http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/2009/10/16/the-english-companion-ning/ http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/2009/10/16/the-english-companion-ning/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:41:24 +0000 aliogas http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/?p=658 The English Companion Ning is a discussion corner where teachers can ask questions and get help .

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]]> http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/2009/10/10/tagul/feed/ 0 Shmoop http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/2009/10/10/shmoop/ http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/2009/10/10/shmoop/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:49:08 +0000 aliogas http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/?p=507 Shmoop is a site that provides study guides on literature, poetry, bestsellers, US History, Civics, Biographies and Music.

From Shmoop: “Throughout our content, we present multiple points-of-view and ask tough questions, to force students on to a soap box, to form their own opinions, to argue for those opinions.”

Note:
The site is still in beta.

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Take a look at more at: New Math

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]]> http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/2009/02/08/save-the-words/feed/ 0 What Should I Read Next? http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/2009/01/13/what-should-i-read-next/ http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/2009/01/13/what-should-i-read-next/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:51:34 +0000 aliogas http://fortytwo.edublogs.org/?p=200 If you just finished a good book and are not sure what to read next, try the website What Should I Read Next? Enter a book and the site will suggest what should be next.

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Thank you Barbara for the suggestion.

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