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At 11:56pm on April 26, 2009, Debbie Abilock said…: Hi Jack,
You've got about a month to submit. Here's a sample print issue of Knowledge Quest and here are author guidelines. If you decide to submit, send a message via my editorial e-mail on the web site and give me a short explanation of your idea.

At 6:56pm on April 26, 2009, platham said…: Will be happy to share with our teachers.

At 6:33pm on April 26, 2009, Scott Palmer said…: Hi Jack,

I'll pass it along. May be a little harder to get students into it, as they are finishing up their projects as the school year end looms near.

Scott

At 5:41pm on April 26, 2009, Dale Ferrario said…: Jack,

Glad to share what you are doing to our teens!. Please do the same for the amazing contests that we have up and running on freshbrain.org - with one more about to launch.

- Design a real company logo, first prize $4k, second $2.5k, third $1.5k
http://freshbrain.org/activity/contest-design-logo-real-company

- Create new media art, winners will have their work on display in a museum
http://freshbrain.org/activity/contemporary-new-media-art-contest

- Ed Hardy sponsored tatoo art contest (coming next week)
Check http://freshbrain.org

Dale

At 8:55am on April 26, 2009, Debbie Abilock said…: Sure, Jack. I'm working on an issue on Film - if you're interested in contributing or asking a student to contribute, here's the focus:

March/April 2009 – Film (Co-editor Carolyn Fortuna)
Editorial Focus: Considers the purpose and process of teaching students to use film to compose, consume, communicate and think critically and creatively in a visually saturated world.
What are key theoretical foundations might ground our pedagogy? What are the basic aesthetic and critical elements (grammar, conventions) of film composition and viewing and how do we teach them? How can we engage students in some of the key ethical issues that arise from film studies? What resources and audiences should school librarians know? What are school librarians doing to teach students to become fluent, critical and creative film viewers and producers?

At 7:45am on April 26, 2009, Janice Conger said…: Thanks Jack,
I will pass on the info t the other librarians in my district.
Janice

At 7:02am on April 26, 2009, Nicodemus Ford said…: Will do, glad to hear that the work is going well! Peace-Nicodemus

At 3:37pm on April 25, 2009, Ann Koufman-Frederick said…: Jack,
This site has come a long way and it's great. I have passed it on to our English Curriculum Coordinator and High School Principal, and a few others who are interested in using innovative strategies to teach. I hope you see some Watertown High students in the upcoming contest : )
Ann

At 12:09pm on April 25, 2009, Crystal Harman said…: Sure. I just sent it out for you.

At 11:55am on April 25, 2009, Jill Sitnick said…: Sure - I'll take take of it this week.

Jill

At 9:30am on April 25, 2009, Shawn said…: I'll see about getting it on next week's Middle School Matters podcast (www.middleschoolmatters.com). Thanks for the heads up and I hope the contest goes well!

At 9:28am on April 25, 2009, Sarah Zykanov said…: I'll spread the word again, no worries, teachers will enjoy seeing the work done so far.

At 9:05am on April 25, 2009, Jacqueline Sanchez said…: Hi Jack-
No problem. I will pass this on to some of my HS colleagues. Hopefully, they can squeeze it in.. Thanks
Jacqueline

At 6:56am on April 25, 2009, MattyB said…: Hi Jack,
We'll pass the word around on the new contest. It's math and science MCAS crunch time in Massachusetts, so time will be at a premium but we'll see what we can get done. Even teachers and students that didn't submit were intrigued with the concept of the last contest. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
MattyB

At 6:43am on April 25, 2009, Nancy Trice said…: Jack, we had so much fun with brainyflix and especially liked the publicity afforded by the local newspaper article. Unfortunately schools in our area are dismissed for the summer by Memorial Day. I'm not sure that my colleagues can squeeze in another project before we head into AP exams, graduation and then finals for the underclassmen. I'll give it a shot.