Like nearly everything else in their lives, teens and young adults turn to the Internet for details about health, sexuality, and wellness rather than traditional hotlines, according to a new survey from Ypulse.
The online youth-oriented media group Ypulse sponsored the poll, along with the health education nonprofit ISIS, and grassroots resource organization YouthNoise, as part of its ongoing effort to create a Web-based application where teens can go when they have questions about their bodies. more » » »
This is one of those situations where I heard about a site from a co-worker but then forgot who the original source was. In any case, someone (perhaps on a listserv?) had wondered whether or not...
I Have Been Posting About Ed Tech and Not Hearing From You Here is Kevin Jarrett's all-too-modest (and flattering) post about the NY Tech Conference we attended on Friday: www.ncs-tech.org/ Bo...
I dedicate this particular blog post to the late Carolyn McKeown who wrote the short story, Wormhead (KoolKidz Television and Publishing LLC 1994 & 2005) and to my daughter, ...
Bolt (PG), a computer-animated film from Walt Disney Studios, premieres in theaters on November 21, 2008. Raised on a Hollywood set, this white German Shepard (voiced by John Travolta) has been brought up to believe that the character he portrays on a hit TV series is real. He is confident of his amazing abilities—including laser-projecting eyes and an earthshaking “super bark”—and takes seriously the responsibility of protecting his mistress, Penny (Miley Cyrus), from the criminals who threaten her scientist/father. more » » »
CHENEY, Lynne. We the People: The Story of Our Constitution. illus. by Greg Harlin. 33p. Web sites. CIP. S & S/Paula Wiseman Bks. 2008. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-5418-7. LC 2008008871.
Gr 3-5–In clear, cogent prose, Cheney lays out the tumultuous situation of the country at the end of the Revolutionary War. more » » »
Big Bad Wolves at School. DVD. 9:28 min. with tchr’s guide. Spoken Arts. 2008. ISBN 0-8045-8080-4, $50; cassette with hardcover book, ISBN 0-8045-6966-5: $27.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 0-8045-4186-2: $29.95.
K-Gr 3–Rufus’s parents are worried that he will not be able to survive out in the world, so they send him to the Big Bad Wolf Academy in this iconographic rendering of Stephen Krensky’s book (S & S, 2007). more » » »
Library Lion. cassette or CD. 15:05 min. Live Oak Media. 2008. cassette, ISBN 978-1-43010-289-2: $25.95; CD, ISBN 978-1-43010-292-2: $28.95.
PreS-Gr 2–In Michelle Knudsen’s delightful picture book (Candlewick, 2006), Lion walks into the library one day and decides to stay for storytime. more » » »
What’s the most popular drug used by teens? (Alcohol) Which illegal drug is most commonly used? (Marijuana, but there’s an increase in prescription drug abuse). How many kids die from drugs? (In general about 17,000 deaths a year are from use of illicit drugs, but this is not broken down by age).
These types of questions and more are likely on the minds of many of your students—and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is making sure they get accurately answered. more » » »
Today’s kids are less likely than their parents to graduate high school, and most states aren’t doing much to hold schools accountable for this trend, says a new study from the Education Trust, a nonprofit organization that advocates on the behalf of poor and minority children.
“Policymakers in many states are setting graduation improvement targets that won’t get our young people—or our nation—ready to compete in the knowledge-driven world of the 21st century,” says the report “Counting on Graduation.” “States must ratchet up expectations for high school graduation, substantially and immediately.” more » » »
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Gr 3-5–In clear, cogent prose, Cheney lays out the tumultuous situation of the country at the end of the Revolutionary War. 
