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Bookshelves Please Handout
by Samuel Sennott
Saturday’s workshop was outright terrific. The participants excitement about the curriculum project, Bookshelves Please was tangible. I look forward to sharing about the prototyping and more about the project. For now, a few participants did not recieve the handout. Here it is: bookshelves-please-handout
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Disney Interest Bookshelf
by Samuel Sennott
My friend and co-worker authored these Disney Interest books.
You can access the bookshelf here
Kim Possible
Thats So Raven
The Proud Family
High School Musical
Hannah Montana
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Dalton Sherman, Dallas Schools, Enough Said, Watch the Video
by Samuel Sennott
The only things that need to be said are that Karen Janowski is my hero for always linking things like this and that the point of convergence going on in my life is way too much.
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Schuyler’s Monster
by Samuel Sennott
I highly recommend this book, Schuyler’s Monster, by Robert Rummel-Hudson. (Pronounced -Sky as in blue and -ler as in ler)
Reading Schuyler’s Monster made me feel the same way I felt four years ago when I just happened to pick up the New York Times and read Is There a Place in Class for [...]
Accessible Books Launcher
by Samuel Sennott
Do you have enough books? Would you like some more? How about links out to over a thousand books? Here is a books launcher that was presented as part of the ISAAC 2008 pre-conference presentation I collaborated on with Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite titled, Writing Books for Beginning Readers . . . and Using [...]
I Gati Dicono (Italiano), Cats Say (English), (Arabic) القطة تقول
By Samuel Sennott
There is a great deal to share here in the coming months regarding the Books Please Project and its recent transformations. That being said, this project is not just about the US and English, but about individuals from all around the world. Check out the Italian, English, and Arabic Versions.
I Gati Dicono Meow
Cats [...]
We Love the Wii and Adapting it Too
by Samuel Sennott
We have been playing the Nintendo Wii with children with special needs and have been having an amazing time. Both for recreation and as a connection to the curriculum, it really is an amazing tool. Seeing the virtual game worlds up on the big projector is pretty cool. Our best integration is seen [...]
Fablevision Books
by Samuel Sennott
Check out the Fablevision collection of books to read online. You can find them at: http://www.fablevision.com/place/library/index.html . There is some two switch accessibility with tab and enter. Other than that you must use a mouse click. There are some decent conventional texts here to explore.
The Adventures of Sticky Burr by John Lechner A [...]
The Pogo Stylus for the iPhone
by Samuel Sennott
The Pogo iPhone Stylus
The folks at Ten One Design were nice enough to send me a Pogo Stylus to do some testing it as an adaptive tool for using the iPhone. The reason why you need a special stylus is that the iPhone only works with your finger. As Wikipedia eloquently states it, [...]
You Can Golf
by Samuel Sennott
So your summer camp is winding down, or maybe you are stuck inside in an extended year program. Maybe your home with your children during a few weeks they have off from camp. Why not take a golf break? Make a day of it: Do guided reading with the book about Tiger Woods. [...]
