NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » reading http://kool1017.com Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Death Of Cliff Notes, Now Students Can't Lie Their Way Through A Book Report http://kool1017.com/the-death-of-cliff-notes-now-students-cant-lie-their-way-through-a-book-report/ http://kool1017.com/the-death-of-cliff-notes-now-students-cant-lie-their-way-through-a-book-report/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:44:38 +0000 Chris Allen http://kool1017.com/?p=132869 I am going to let you in on a little secret, and my 10th grade English teacher is going to say, "I knew it!!" I didn't read my required reading book for the class. I read the cliff notes for it. I learned the characters, learned the plot and told the story and rated the book, shared my feelings, and ultimately earned a decent grade.

]]> http://kool1017.com/the-death-of-cliff-notes-now-students-cant-lie-their-way-through-a-book-report/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Suzie Plakson Turns A Dream Into Reality, For Others To Dream and Read [VIDEO] http://kool1017.com/suzie-plakson-turns-a-dream-into-reality-for-others-to-dream-and-read-video/ http://kool1017.com/suzie-plakson-turns-a-dream-into-reality-for-others-to-dream-and-read-video/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:55:42 +0000 Chris Allen http://kool1017.com/?p=105980 What would you do if you kept waking up from a dream that seems bizarre and yet kept drawing you back in. It's such a different dream that you start writing things down. Now it looks like a story, that's what happened to Suzie Plakson.

]]> http://kool1017.com/suzie-plakson-turns-a-dream-into-reality-for-others-to-dream-and-read-video/feed/ 0 suzieplakson.com People With Vision Problems Encouraged to Read on an iPad http://kool1017.com/people-with-vision-problems-encouraged-to-read-on-an-ipad/ http://kool1017.com/people-with-vision-problems-encouraged-to-read-on-an-ipad/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:16:31 +0000 Rayman http://kool1017.com/?p=100393 As we age, our eyesight often fails us to the point we have great difficultly reading. While glasses and some surgeries will help, often doctors tell patients to use a magnifying glass for reading as a last resort. Now The Daily says help has come by using a iPad.

]]> http://kool1017.com/people-with-vision-problems-encouraged-to-read-on-an-ipad/feed/ 0 (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) What Is the Most Well-Read City in America? http://kool1017.com/what-is-the-most-well-read-city-in-america/ http://kool1017.com/what-is-the-most-well-read-city-in-america/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 18:07:46 +0000 Kool Staff http://kool1017.com/?p=6988 So, you're thinking of catching up on some reading this summer? Well, you're not alone.

Amazon.com has come out with its list of the most well-read cities in America. The website created its rankings by looking sales of books, magazines and newspapers in print and on the Kindle since January 1 of this year.

]]> http://kool1017.com/what-is-the-most-well-read-city-in-america/feed/ 0 Ed Yourdon, Flickr