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Materials for YAL Workshop on Cory Doctorow's Little Brother

2009-10-24T05:08:00.000-07:00

See links below:

http://www.neiu.edu/~yal/2009/LittleBrother/Little Brother_Character_and_Vocab_Lists.doc

http://www.neiu.edu/~yal/2009/LittleBrother/Little_Brother_PowerPoint.ppt

http://www.neiu.edu/~yal/2009/LittleBrother/Little_Brother_cover-small.jpg

Article on Chicago teachers Building Vocabulary

2009-10-23T07:56:00.003-07:00

http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education_update/aug06/vol48/num08/Chicago_Teachers_Learn_to_Build_Academic_Vocabulary.aspx

Links to Standards Related to YAL Workshop for Little Brother

2009-10-20T23:21:00.001-07:00

ENGLISH

http://www.isbe.net/ils/ela/standards.htm

http://www.isbe.net/ils/ela/capd.htm

http://www.isbe.net/ils/ela/stage_J/assessment.htm

http://www.isbe.net/ils/ela/stage_J/1AJ.pdf

SOCIAL SCIENCE

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/social_science/standards.htm

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/social_science/capd.htm

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/social_science/stage_J/assessment.htm

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/social_science/stage_J/14D_16DJ.pdf

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/social_science/stage_J/18B_18CJ.pdf

Short Review of Little Brother for Wired Magazine

2009-10-20T22:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/09/geekdad-revie-3/

Annotated Little Brother

2009-10-20T20:42:00.001-07:00

Chapter 2

http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-2/#9

NCTE Charactereization Lessons

2009-10-18T14:51:00.001-07:00

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=175

Character Trait Worksheet
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson175/RWT186-2.pdf

Instructables for Little Brother

2009-10-18T14:41:00.000-07:00

How to do some of the things Marcus does.

http://www.instructables.com/member/w1n5t0n/

Article by Cory Doctorow on publisher's website

2009-10-18T14:30:00.000-07:00

http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage.aspx?isbn=9780765319852&m_type=4&m_contentid=6475

Little Brother teacher resources

2009-10-18T14:25:00.000-07:00

Publisher's Study Guide
http://us.macmillan.com/static/little_brother_readers_guide.pdf

Copied Questions Only
http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/ACFB/Little%20Brother.pdf

Publishers Brochure on Little Brother
http://us.macmillan.com/static/little_brother_educators_brochure.pdf

Chicago Teachers' Center workshop on using digital photo storage

2009-10-13T11:09:00.001-07:00

Exploring the Possibilities of Using Web Based Digital Images

The next Resource Center workshop will take place on Tuesday, October 13 from 4:30pm – 6:30pm. Presenters Cole Pierce and Roxana Hadad will help participants learn how to access online digital resources, like photo storage sites and blogs, for classroom curricular activities.

Aussie kids work to curb Cyber-bullying

2009-10-13T10:48:00.000-07:00

Australian article about cyber-bullying conference.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/stemming-the-tide-of-cyber-bullying-20091012-gu1x.html

Hackers as Nation-Builders?

2009-10-08T20:44:00.000-07:00

State Dept offers $2.5 million for hackers to wire the Mid-East and Africa

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/08/state-dept-offers-25.html

Crypto by Sticko

2009-09-23T19:19:00.000-07:00

Stick figures explain cryptology

Found via BoingBoing

http://www.moserware.com/2009/09/stick-figure-guide-to-advanced.html

Blog about balancing freedom and safety of children

2009-09-21T09:07:00.001-07:00

http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/

School district privacy policy complicates video conferenceing between class and YA author

2009-09-21T09:02:00.000-07:00

Does the author need to wear a blindfold if they visit in person?

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/17/teacher-asks-ya-auth.html

"Smokescreen" a game for kids about online privacy

2009-09-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

Interesting reactions to post about online privacy game from Channel 4 in UK

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/18/smokescreen-privacy.html

A "Facebook teacher" ideas on using Facebook with students

2009-09-21T08:49:00.000-07:00

Tips for teachers on using Facebook with students, from Facebook. Found via Privacy Pete's Twitter post

Warning: Comments Section has graphic language (someone who apparently doesn't like Facebook).

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=137948147130

Good short video of Cory Doctorow on Little Brother and Creative Commons

2009-09-18T15:29:00.000-07:00

Although many viewers don't appreciate the "style" the video was shot in, good short summary!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8CRwGAzNOk&feature=player_embedded#t=231

Harvard study on use of social networks

2009-09-18T15:08:00.000-07:00

How do people use social networks? Businesses want to know.

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6156.html

Wired article from June '08 on Change.org's goal of using tech for social action

2009-09-10T12:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/06/new-blogging-ne/

Cory Doctorow's book Little Brother featured at Young Adult Literature Conference sponsored by NEIU's Chicago Teachers' Center

2009-09-09T10:43:00.001-07:00

Cory Doctorow's book Little Brother is one of the featured young adult books at a conference sponsored by NEIU's Chicago Teachers' Center.
W1n5t0n is now a fan of their Facebook page (they also post via Twitter). Here is the post about the conference:
Chicago Teachers' Center Young Adult Literatu...re Conference: 10/23-24 -Q Center- St Charles,IL. $400 or free to teachers in GEAR UP, READwELL, & Cicero-Berwyn schools. Register at www.neiu.edu/~yal .

Viral Facebook campaign on healthcare September 2009

2009-09-07T21:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1201424632256#/group.php?gid=140931714400&ref=share

Is Facebook already fading? Facebook Exodus

2009-09-04T20:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/magazine/30FOB-medium-t.html

Former Attorney General not granted general immunity from liability for his misuse of the material witness warrants in national security investigation

2009-09-04T20:46:00.001-07:00

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ashcroft-rights5-2009sep05,0,2169737.story

Rachel Maddow's report on electronic media and Iranian uprising

2009-09-04T13:10:00.000-07:00

Earlier this summer Rachel Maddow produced a couple great segments about the Iranian uprising and the impact of electronic media. For instance, watch the first seven minutes of this clip, and you could probably follow up with the correspondent at Huffington Post:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmAvYxkXWkM

Blog By Carol- 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Education

2009-09-04T10:41:00.000-07:00

http://cooper-taylor.com/blog/2008/08/50-ideas-on-using-twitter-for-education/

Acorn fights forclosures

2009-09-03T20:28:00.002-07:00

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20270194&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574905&rfi=6

Greece 2008

2009-09-03T20:28:00.001-07:00

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1867643,00.html

15 years ago...

2009-09-03T20:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.informationweek.com/520/20uwfw.htm;jsessionid=PADVUZTOIMXYZQE1GHOSKH4ATMY32JVN

Twitter and YouTube inpacted protests after Iran's election

2009-09-02T17:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.independent.com/news/2009/jul/04/women-and-iranian-election/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/iran-liveblogging

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJeRo1_x0qM&feature=related