TECH TIP: Game of Chromes
I can take no credit for this idea, but it is one I had to pass on. I found this on the blog iPadAddiction.
The Game of Chromes is inspired by the Game of Phones. In Game of Phones, you buy their deck of cards and everyone has their phone out and you pull a card that says something like "Show the last picture you took." or "Find the best selfie on Twitter." Everyone shows their find and one person acts a judge to select the best find.
In Game of Chromes, you create a set of cards for a topic your students are studying. They all have a device and the group works to find the items (things like the best picture of Napoleon or the best picture of how you envision a book character). Groups show their finds, you're the judge.
I'd love to work with you on creating a set of cards and trying this one out!
BOOK TIP: Two Alex Award winners
The American Library Association just announced their annual book award winners. The Alex Award goes to books that are written for adults but that have appeal to teens. Here are two of those winners that are here in the MMRHS library
The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice by Zak Ebrahim
The famous TED Talks is now in the book publishing business. These are short, non-fiction books that expand upon some of its more famous speakers. This is their first book and it is the story of Zak Ebrahim, whose father was the man behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and how he made a choice to not be like his father.
This is the science fiction story of astronaut Mark Watney. Watney is the first person to walk on Mars. While there, a dust storm kicks up leaving him stranded on Mars with no way to communicate with Earth. A science fiction story of survival and suspense.
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