Entries by Jim McCabe

Convince your staff that the volume of reading matters.

Ask teachers if print exposure can make students smarter. Consider the ideas of Keith Stanovich at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF6VKmMVWEc If they agree with Stanovich, where will more print exposure come from? Will students reading below grade level enjoy World History textbook paragraphs about people of the river in Mesopotamia, or do they need something more engaging? Share […]

Adding Files to your Kindle

To add a mobi file to your Kindle for PC software to read the chapters on your computer, see instructions at http://tinyurl.com/y8gsazq. To add a mobi file to your Kindle ereader or tablet, see instructions at http://tinyurl.com/c4xduhn. The Kindle Personal Document Service allows teachers, or librarians to send a mobi file to up to 15 student Kindle […]