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Actions, Typewriters, and Blogs

By Samantha D., 7th Grade

A lot of people visiting my blog have read one of the quotes I posted:
“Actions are like typewriters. They don’t have backspaces.”
Yes, it is true, I came up with this. But, I’m not going to talk to you about that right now. I’m going to tell how my quote relates to [...]

Thousands, Perhaps Millions, Think

“But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think”.
–Lord Byron

I spent Friday morning exploring the world of blogs with 150 7th graders. Their wonderful English teachers are giving them a gift: their own individual blogs. Assessed only for completion they [...]

The Network: Reading, Reflective Writing and Voice

Meet Tyrone, @tkidd132 on Twitter, a member of my personal learning network. Currently, Tyrone is an 8th grader at a traditional middle school in Philly, but he hopes to be accepted at the progressive, inquiry-driven Science Leadership Academy next year. Interestingly, Tyrone and I met “f2f” (face to face) last weekend when he and [...]