{"id":6189,"date":"2014-06-02T01:03:04","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T06:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.wordpress.com\/?p=6189"},"modified":"2014-06-02T01:03:04","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T06:03:04","slug":"air-show-fan-nonfiction-from-starwalk-kids-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/02\/air-show-fan-nonfiction-from-starwalk-kids-media\/","title":{"rendered":"AIR SHOW + Fan NONfiction from Starwalk Kids Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’ve heard of fan fiction, those stories that fans write about their favorite characters. Thanks to StarWalk Kids Media<\/a>, the next big thing for young writers is going to be fan NONfiction!<\/p>\n

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StarWalk Kids Media Awarded NSF Grant to Build Collaborative Learning Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n

(NEW YORK) June 2, 2014 \u2013 StarWalk Kids Media, a leading provider of high quality children\u2019s eBooks for Schools and Libraries, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build a Collaborative Learning Environment featuring the StarWalk Writer\u2122 \u2014 technology that will enable children to collaborate in real time to create nonfiction writing that will be published in a student-created, community published database.<\/p>\n

Designed to make learning and teaching reading in complex nonfiction subject areas like science and social studies more effective and exciting for upper elementary and middle school students, the StarWalk Kids Collaborative Learning Environment will integrate three specific types of interactivity proven to help children develop literacy skills: Writing to read<\/strong>, Writing for an audience<\/strong>, and Writing together<\/strong>. The company will also support educators by providing both curriculum support materials and professional development tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt StarWalk Kids Media we are committed to serving the growing community of educators who are working to empower their students with 21st Century digital literacy skills,\u201d says StarWalk Kids publisher Liz Nealon, adding, \u201cCollaboration has always been a hallmark of science learning in particular, so it seemed like a natural next step to enhance our eBook offering by creating a real time, online, global environment where students from diverse geographic areas and experiences can write together and publish their work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The development of the StarWalk Kids Collaborative Learning Environment is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1415774. It will utilize the Collabrify\u2122 software development kit (SDK) developed by Elliot Soloway, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan School of Education and Cathleen Norris, Regents Professor, University of North Texas under previous NSF grants IIS-1249312 and IIS-1123965.<\/p>\n

ABOUT StarWalk Kids Media:<\/strong> StarWalk Kids Media, recognizing the importance of equipping students with 21st Century digital literacy skills, publishes an award-winning collection of 500 engaging, enhanced eBooks for children in grades K-8. Founded by renowned children\u2019s science author Seymour Simon and former Sesame Street<\/em> Creative Director Liz Nealon, the StarWalk Kids collection includes books by many well-known authors and illustrators such as David Adler, Jim Arnosky, Johanna Hurwitz, Pat Mora, Laura Vaccaro Seeger and Jane Yolen. The company\u2019s aim is to provide children and educators with a tightly curated collection of high-quality fiction and nonfiction titles supporting the Common Core. The StarWalk Kids Reader\u2122 software works on virtually any device, allowing multiple simultaneous access for students at an affordable, annual subscription price. The StarWalk Kids platform, which currently serves more than 300,000 students in the US and abroad, has been awarded the QED seal, signifying \u201cQuality. Excellence. Design\u201d by the Digital Book Awards.<\/p>\n

Website: www.StarWalkKids.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: @StarWalkKids<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook: StarWalk Kids Media<\/a><\/p>\n

Pinterest: StarWalk Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

I am so very pleased with this news because my STEM picture book, AIR SHOW<\/a> will be a part of that eBook collection soon!<\/p>\n

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It’s Nonfiction Monday!<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2014 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.
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