Category: <span>Classroom Resources</span>

09.08.06

Cores 1-4: Introduce the process of commenting. (Model using Commenting Like a King or Queen.) Introduce Bloglines (optional account to set up using How-To) Go to the library and read and comment on your own core class first using the grazr navigator. Guiding questions: How/Why do you think this post …

09.07.06

ELT: Write-Ons: Why do you think that people act differently online then they do in real life? How can we create a safe environment for everyone on our blogs? What are the inherent risks of posting to a blog once a week? Explore the Discovery Blogging Rules websites looking for …

09.06.06

ELT: Write-Ons: Why do you think that people act differently online then they do in real life? How can we create a safe environment for everyone on our blogs? What are the inherent risks of posting to a blog once a week? Explore the Discovery Blogging Rules websites looking for …

09.05.06

ELT: Write-Ons: Why do you think that people act differently online then they do in real life? How can we create a safe environment for everyone on our blogs? What are the inherent risks of posting to a blog once a week? Explore the Discovery Blogging Rules websites looking for …

09.01.06

Cores 1-3: Introduce the blog safety resources that we will be using to create our own Discovery Blogging Rules. Go over a few of the minor points of Posting to your blog with pictures. Explore the Weekly Authentic ideas and begin writing your first one. If you haven’t set up …

08.31.06

Cores 1-4: Introduce the ELT reading strategies assessments (not shown here because we use them from year to year) and talk about the importance of extending advanced students and engaging struggling students in the “action” of reading. (Show CSAP Reading Growth 05-06). Introduce and model “The Good Parts” as a …

08.30.06

Core 1-2: Share-On: Share your Authentic prompts with 2-3 others and select the best one or two to be included in the online resource for student generated authentic prompts. Discuss the great prompts as a class. With a partner and a laptop, sign-up for your learner blogs using my demonstration …

08.29.06

Cores 1-4: I was at a G/T Langauge Arts meeting for most of the day, so here are my sub plans. Core 3: Discuss any great reading that happened in the library today. Share your Authentic prompts with 2-3 others and select the best one or two to be included …

08.28.06

Cores 1-4: Last week we spent quite a bit of time talking about our reading program. We have now sufficiently set up AR+. This week we are going to continue our work with AR+, but we are also going to start the weekly writing piece that you will come to …

08.25.06

Today’s lessons are a continuation of yesterday’s. Cores 1-4: I will be analyzing CSAP data in the main office today. I have left my substitute these plans.