Inanimate Alice - About the Project

Born-digital Created as a reading-from-the-screen experience for the digital generation, Inanimate Alice stands alongside the best novels for pre-teen and emerging teen readers. Interactive Requires the reader to drive the action forward at their own pace and encourages readers to co-create their own versions of the story, either filling in the gaps or developing new strands. Multimedia Uses text, images, music, sound effects, puzzles and games to illustrate and enhance the narrative. A Novel A reading-from-the-screen experience for the “always on” generation. Episodic Designed originally as entertainment, Inanimate Alice has been adopted by teachers eager to develop their students’ digital literacy skills. Click here to begin with Episode #1 Designed originally as entertainment, ‘Inanimate Alice’ has been adopted by teachers eager to connect with students through media they inherently understand. Available in French, German, Italian and Spanish

Moglue The Princess and the Pea Posted on Jul 2, 1997 by Hans Christian Andersen Illustrated by Edmund Dulac There was once a prince, and he wanted a princess, but then she must be a real Princess. He travelled right around the world to find one, but there was always something wrong. One evening there was a terrible storm; it thundered and lightninged and the rain poured down in torrents; indeed it was a fearful night. In the middle of the storm somebody knocked at the town gate, and the old King himself sent to open it. It was a princess who stood outside, but she was in a terrible state from the rain and the storm. ‘Well we shall soon see if that is true,’ thought the old Queen, but she said nothing. ‘Oh terribly bad!’ They saw at once that she must be a real princess when she had felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds. Now this is a true story. [amtap book:isbn=B0000859SV] [amtap book:isbn=B000ELORV8] [amtap book:isbn=1402730659]

Welcome to PrimaryAccess Word Off: A New Play on Words Do you obliterate the competition when it comes to word games? Think you’ve conquered every lexicon challenge out there? Do you stay up late at night picturing Words with Friends letter combinations in your mind? Oh, maybe that last one is just me. If word games are your thing you’ll want to check out Word Off. Like the article? Getting Your Word on (Er…Off) The first thing you notice after creating an account (or signing in with Facebook) is that Word Off has a whimsical, halftone design complete with bright colors. There are several options for starting a new game. Once you login you're given an overview of your current games and options for starting new games with friends. While I appreciated that Word Off doesn’t post to my Facebook wall for me when I win or lose games, I was disappointed with how many times I experienced trouble connecting with Facebook and I found myself having to reconnect more often than I would have liked. How to Play Other Features Challenging and Fun!