Middle School Journal
March 2008 Volume 39, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 4
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Video Games in the Middle School Classroom
Elizabeth Simpson & Frances A. Clem
During the fall 2005 semester, an eighth grade teacher in a Laramie, Wyoming, middle school made an urgent plea for more progressive tools for a beginning computers course. Janet Johnson, a veteran... More
pp. 4-11
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The Authors Gallery: A Meaningful Integration of Technology and Writing
Deb Martin
In this article, the author first explains what an authors gallery is and suggests additional uses and modifications. Next, readers are taken through a day-by-day description of creating the... More
pp. 13-19
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Partnering Peanuts and Word Processors for Research Writing in the Middle Grades
Jan LaBonty & Sandra Williams
For six weeks, middle school students gathered information about peanuts from a variety of text and media sources to create an original informative book, thereby combining goals in both technology ... More
pp. 20-28
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Strategies to Prevent and Heal the Mental Anguish Caused by Cyberbullying
Janet G. Froeschle, Mary Mayorga, Yvette Castillo & Terry Hargrave
Few middle school educators have escaped the numerous warnings regarding face-to-face school bullying. While this threat is certainly real, the more common danger inflicted via technology,... More
pp. 30-35