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Professional Development Chancellor’s Day June 10, 2010. The New Children’s School Public School 23. School-Wide Culture of Reading. New York City Library System Initiative Increase literacy through a year-round promotion of reading
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Professional DevelopmentChancellor’s DayJune 10, 2010 The New Children’s School Public School 23
School-Wide Culture of Reading • New York City Library System Initiative • Increase literacy through a year-round promotion of reading • Support the Summer Reading 2010 Program sponsored by the three New York City Library systems • www.summerreading.org • Not Just For Kids – Adults Can Join Too! • Videos – Prepared by NYC School Librarian Olga Nesi (IS281K)
Orchard Online Assessment • http://NY597.OrchardSoftware.com • This is an opportunity for additional student assessment and test prep. • We are trying it out for a year • We will be creating teacher accounts with a default password • Students names will have to be entered by their teachers
Other Online Resources • School Web Site: www.ps23bronx.org • Discovery Education: www.discoveryeducation.com • PassCode: See Warren or Andrea • Available from home • BrainpopJr: www.brainpopjr.com • User Name and Password: See Warren or Andrea • New York Public Library– Bookflix • http://www.nypl.org/ebooks • Teaching Books: www.teachingbooks.net/ • No login needed from a DOE site • Storyline Online: http://www.storylineonline.net/
Online Animation Resources • One True Media – Used to create the Summer Reading Videos • Goanimate.com • Blabberize • Xtranormal • Other interesting sites: • Wordle • Tagul