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Floating Into The Awards

Topic: Young People’s Book Awards Activity: Write a book review. Title: How It Feels To Float Author: Helena Fox Publishing Date: April 23rd 2019. Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia ISBN: 9780525554363 Ages: 14-18 years old (Common Sense Media). Awards: Winner for Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Prize for Writing for Young Adults 2020. Short-listed for Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Young…
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Diffindo – J.K Rowling’s Severing Charm

Topic: Censorship Activity: Write an article for submission to a professional journal like those found in our resources throughout the subject and those you find while doing your own research. Background Information: J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series is one of the top ten most challenged books in the United States (LaRue, 2019). Part of the…
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Spawning Education

(OMGcraft, 2020)

Topic: Digital materials/resources and emerging technologies. Activity: For this activity, I learned how to play Minecraft: Education Edition, a game-based learning platform intended for children and young adults.    What Did I Learn? ‘Minecraft: Education Edition is a game-based learning platform that builds skills, unleashes creativity, and engages students in collaboration and problem-solving (Minecraft:” Education…
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