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Dear Zoe,
Welcome to the Scholastic International eNews, a bimonthly electronic newsletter filled with free teaching resources, information on best teaching practices, exclusive special offers, and much more. Scholastic, the world’s #1 children’s publisher and the most trusted name in education, is dedicated to providing teachers with the tools and resources they need to help students develop a love of learning. We hope you find this newsletter valuable.
Zip Zooming in Spain!
 The Spanish government has recently demonstrated efforts in support of bilingual Spanish-English education in schools throughout Spain. What better place to start than primary school? And what better product to accelerate English Language development than Zip Zoom?…
Just this year, C.P. Bilingüe Ventanielles school in Spain started a pilot program of Scholastic Zip Zoom English to test the program in their school with their students. The program is designed to support beginning English-Language Learners in developing critical language and reading skills through a combination of powerful technology and groundbreaking sequential Critical-Word Readers books.
Read the full story to hear a first-hand account from Ángela Cofiño as she explains how the program was received in the school and how their students have come to truly love reading!
Click here to learn more about C.P. Bilingüe Ventanielles and Scholastic Zip Zoom English.
Plug Into Generation IM
 Today’s students are undoubtedly tech-savvy. Social-networking and IM-ing are part of their daily lives. It is important for educators to bring these tools into the classroom in order to make content presented in the classroom more relevant to their students, as well as to speak the language of their students. Good news for all you educators out there — Scholastic Administrator has identified internet applications designed for specific use in schools and classrooms!
The applications and websites include social networking sites, such as Imbee, which are safe and secure for younger students. These sites give students an audience and are therefore a motivating factor for them to take more pride in the work that they post to the site. Other sites, like Moodle, assist with classroom management and allow teachers to post syllabi and assignments online for students and parents to access.
To learn more about these sites and others,
read the full article here.
Untapped Potential
Anyone who works in a school knows that cell phones can be an extreme distraction to students. However, some companies and schools have been working to find ways to embrace them as learning tools. The Craik School, in Saskatchewan, Canada, decided to text message their eighth and ninth grade students to remind them of homework assignments and tests. Although there has been controversy over the idea of using cell phones in classrooms, other schools have experienced success with pilot programs.
GoKnow, Inc. in the U.S.A. has developed a software program that turns students’ smartphones into computers and allows them to access different programs on their phones. Essentially, students can complete assignments on their phones and then upload their work online, where teachers and parents can view it.
To learn more about the potential for cell phones in classrooms, read the full article here. here.
The Coolest Stuff Online
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 Having trouble finding websites that are related to the topics you teach? Scholastic Instructor has done the research for you! Check out the best internet sites in every subject: Social Studies, Science, Writing, Reading, and Math.
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Have students find their homes from outer space with National Geographic’s satellite MapMachine. |
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View bugs from your playground with free project Bugscope. Once you sign up, students can collect bugs to mail to Bugscope. Later a scientist will identify your bugs and have an online session for your students to watch online! |
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Work with published authors at Scholastic’s Writing with Writers. Students learn step-by-step processes from published authors on how to write myths, mysteries, descriptive writing, poetry, and articles! |
For more cool websites and the full story, click here.
Also be sure to check out the Scholastic Administrator Tech Tools blog that provides the latest and greatest in education technology! Check back often for updates. Some recent posts include:
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Make your interactive whiteboard mobile with eInstruction’s Interwrite that can be placed on wheels to roll from room to room as needed. (12/19/08). |
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Think Like a King’s Chess Workouts 2.5 School Edition teaches students chess, trains them, and organizes matches. (12/17/08) |
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Atek’s Secure Password Organizer is a credit card sized item that holds up to 200 passwords and is protected by AES data encryption. (12/15/08) |
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Keep your students excited about reading with Scholastic Book Clubs! Each catalog is filled with books specially selected to meet the reading and interest levels of your students. You’ll find new and exclusive titles and all-time favorites too. Plus, you can earn Bonus Points and dollars to spend on FREE books and teaching materials for your classroom. It’s the fastest and easiest way to build your classroom library.
Find out more at www.scholastic.com/ bookclubs.
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Share Your Stories with Fellow International Educators
Send us a story about what’s happening at your school or share a teaching strategy that has been successful with your students. If we publish your article in the Scholastic International eNews, Scholastic will send you a Free Classroom Library — A value of up to $400!
Send your stories to us.
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Scholastic Timeliner XE
 Looking for the perfect classroom tool? Timeliner XE is a powerful and intuitive software program students use to organize data to see connections and transform a world of information into real knowledge! The program can be used to organize many different types of data (historical events, scientific processes, and story arcs), which can then be displayed on either a timeline, a sequence or a cycle.
 Timeliner XE allows students to create their own research assignments (or choose from one of the 50 ready-made projects), gather information seamlessly from the web using Timeliner’s built-in browser, use media files to express their creativity, and share project work with parents by saving files as a PDF.
Click here to learn more about Timeliner XE and how it can work in your classroom!
Click here to take advantage of the limited-time 20% Off Timeliner XE.
Kid Lit Kit
Take a look at the Scholastic Kid Lit Kit blog, a toolkit for teaching with books. Be sure to take a look at the December 19th post, which includes the Best Books of 2008! Check back often for updates.
New and Noteworthy Titles!
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Her Mother’s Face
By Roddy Doyle
Grades PreK–3
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How Fast Is It?
By Ben Hillman
Grades 2–5
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Cyberia
By Chris Lynch
Grades 4–7
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What I Saw and How I Lied
By Judy Blundell
Grades 8–12
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