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<p class="MsoNormal">I am intrigued by ThingLink.  Does anyone use this in middle school?  What are the benefits?  What technology platform do you use it with?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">THANKS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;background:white">"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him."</span> ~ Maya
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;background:white">Anne Ciaccio<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;background:white">Teacher Librarian/Reading Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;background:white">Thurgood Marshall School
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;background:white">4664 N. Rockton Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;background:white">Rockford, IL 61103<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;background:white">815-490-5400/34009</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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