"Gaiman said reading fiction was one of the most important things people can do and he was passionate in his defence of libraries, the closure of which was stealing from the future, he said. "It is the equivalent of stopping vaccination programmes. We know what the results are. In order to remain a global power, in order to have a citizenry that is fulfilled and fulfilling their responsibilities and obligations, we need to have literate kids."
Above is a direct quote from a speech made by Neil Gaiman, author, concerning closure of libraries and why it is so important for children to read fiction and to read widely. Check out the link below.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/14/neil-gaiman-children-books-reading-lecture
Have an awesome long weekend!
Friday, 28 April 2017
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Couple of Weblinks to check out.
Below are a couple of weblinks that may be interest to some teachers. Have a look and see what you think ....
With BloxMob, students and teachers can create apps and share them with others who have downloaded the BloxMob app. They can download to access the apps that others have made - but the real fun is in creating original apps using the BloxMob website. Students can start from scratch or work with a template - no coding experience needed.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/bloxmob
The best interactive fiction apps are those ones that are like the usual choose-your-own adventure stories - but have an added set of graphs showing the consequences of your choices, on things like friendships, personalities and your moral standing on issues. Often, the main character is customisable - plus the best ones also leave room for solving mysteries by entering solutions to problems. As well, like all good fiction they raise some interesting ethical and philosophical issues to be discussed or pondered over.
With BloxMob, students and teachers can create apps and share them with others who have downloaded the BloxMob app. They can download to access the apps that others have made - but the real fun is in creating original apps using the BloxMob website. Students can start from scratch or work with a template - no coding experience needed.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/bloxmob
The best interactive fiction apps are those ones that are like the usual choose-your-own adventure stories - but have an added set of graphs showing the consequences of your choices, on things like friendships, personalities and your moral standing on issues. Often, the main character is customisable - plus the best ones also leave room for solving mysteries by entering solutions to problems. As well, like all good fiction they raise some interesting ethical and philosophical issues to be discussed or pondered over.
I know that the Choose-Your-Own adventure books are pretty popular so these may also catch their attention. It's always worth a try.
Carry on being awesome .....
Friday, 7 April 2017
Literature Quiz and the End of Term
Below is a link to paste in that should take you to a literature quiz which is all things book related - and lots of 'really??' moments.
Have a try - and I would be interested to know how you went. The best I could manage was 26 - and out of 50 that's not really good. (I think it is a pass though??)
http://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/quizzes/great-big-literature-quiz/16503
The holiday break is on the horizon with lots of down time and recharging of batteries happening, I hope.
Don't forget to include some non-work related reading in there as well. It's great for your health as it's relaxing and lowers the blood pressure - and a bit of time out in a nice little fantasy world of some sort is always good for the soul.
Make it a good one!
Have a try - and I would be interested to know how you went. The best I could manage was 26 - and out of 50 that's not really good. (I think it is a pass though??)
http://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/quizzes/great-big-literature-quiz/16503
The holiday break is on the horizon with lots of down time and recharging of batteries happening, I hope.
Don't forget to include some non-work related reading in there as well. It's great for your health as it's relaxing and lowers the blood pressure - and a bit of time out in a nice little fantasy world of some sort is always good for the soul.
Make it a good one!
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