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- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
Teaching Tidbits #6: Adobe Spark
In this Unabridged Episode, Sara talks about an easy-to-use, free tech tool, Adobe Spark, which includes three different options for creating digital projects: Post, Video, and Page. She discusses the ways to access Adobe Spark (online or as an iPad or phone app), talks about ways the podcast uses Adobe Post and offers ideas about how to implement them in the classroom. If you have questions about Adobe Spark or ideas to share, let us know on social media @unabridgedpod. Note
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- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
Teaching Tidbits #3: Using Picture Books in the Secondary Classroom
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, Sara shares tips for using picture books in the secondary classroom. She discusses the benefits of using picture books and her own teaching experiences. In addition, she recommends two books with which she has had success in her own classroom—David Shannon's A Bad Case of Stripes to teach theme and Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs to teach point of view. #shownotes #ownvoices #teachingtidbits #teachers #teaching #sara
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- Sep 9, 2020
- 6 min
142: Unabridged Launches Teaching Tidbits
In this Unabridged Episode, we share with listeners a brand new type of episode that we're launching in Season Four, Teaching Tidbits! These bite-sized episodes will focus on books and activities relevant to classroom teachers. In today's episode, Sara shares the first Teaching Tidbit focusing on Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi. We'll share these a couple of times a month on Fridays, so be on the lookout for them in your feed! Bookish Check-in Ashley - Hena Khan’s Amina
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- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
Welcome - Introduction and Overview
Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley, Jen, and Sara, and we are teachers and podcasters who are passionate about books. We have four kinds of posts here on our blog. On Mondays, we post about our Bookish Faves, on Tuesdays we do Pub Day Shout-outs, on Wednesdays our episodes drop, and on Fridays, we post book reviews. (Be on the lookout on Thursdays, too; we sometimes have an extra post then!) There are many ways to connect with us! In addition
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