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“Sometimes the things that “terrify” you are the things that are the most rewarding.”

My baby brother got married this weekend. It was beautiful and a ton of fun. A rush of relatives, bouquets, and happy tears. All four of us were in the wedding, so there was lots to do. My youngest, who is on the shy side (like me), was the ring bearer. Before the ceremony, he [...]


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Easy-Peasy Book Trailers

So what else can you do with Animoto, my new hobby? Authors–how about using it as a book trailer? Here’s one I pulled together for my Follow That Food Chain series from Lerner.  Photos used under Flickr Creative Commons from dpape, Stephen Barnett, chem7, belgianchocolate, kento.ikeda, and antaean. Granted, it’s not as flashy as some [...]


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Animoto = Ani-mazing

First up from the AASL Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning (remember, I warned you about this?), Animoto. Do you know Animoto? I confess: I did not. But it’s been a lot of fun to play around with. Basically, Animoto is a web-based tool that allows you to plunk in your photos, add some [...]


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