Harlem Renaissance

The following website has a lot of great information on the Harlem Rennaisance:

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Also, here is a video you can watch:

Our School

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About Me

Hello,
My name is Ms. Dawson. I'll be your teacher this year. I am excited to teach you about two of the things I love the most: literature and writing. I hope that you will join me in an adventure we will have together to learn about ourselves and about the human condition. I look forward to meeting you all this year.

Teacher Tube Videos

The students who created "Christianity Project" didn't follow copyright laws well because they have a song playing in the background that they didn't site. They also used a lot of images that they didn't site.

The link is here: <http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=126326&title=Christianity_Project>

The student who made "Ho Ho Homer" did a little bit better because she sited the song she used the tune for for her song about Homer. However, she didn't site any of the images she used either.

The link is here: <http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=128413&title=Ho_Ho_Homer>

Google Reader Resources

Google reader is going to be such a cool thing to use. I subscribed to the NCTE as well as sites that I think will be helpful for teaching Shakespeare, poetry, and writing.

Gadgets and Such

I added a picture of me in England and a list of my favorite books that I will add to as I think of more.

Technology and Me

Let's just say that I don't get along with technology very well, but I would like to. Most of the time when I hear about a new technology I think, "so what" until I learn how it can be a means of furthering some worthy task. In other words, technology does not fascinate me as an end unto itself, but it does interest me as a tool. I would like to embark on a study of technology to learn how it can help me in my career as well as in life's multiple undertakings. I am excited for the journey.