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Reading and Writing with Technology. Oasis Tutors Meeting 3:00-4:00 September 27, 2007. 1 st Graders Lead The Way. http://www.powayusd.com/projects/EdTechCentral/VideoEditing/default.htm. What do Good Readers do?. The Top 100 Books .
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Reading and Writing with Technology Oasis Tutors Meeting 3:00-4:00 September 27, 2007
1st Graders Lead The Way • http://www.powayusd.com/projects/EdTechCentral/VideoEditing/default.htm What do Good Readers do?
The Top 100 Books • Students and teachers both have listsof the top 100 books of the century. Teachers’ List:http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html Kids’ Listhttp://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html
Scholastic’s Flashlight Readers http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/flashlightreaders/K_landingPage.asp
Jan Brett’s Web Site • Jan Brett’s Web Site: www.janbrett.com • Make The Hat into a Play: http://www.janbrett.com/the_hat_play.htm • T-shirt transfers: http://www.janbrett.com/transfers/the_hat_transfers_main.htm
Book Adventures http://www.bookadventure.com/
Writing Shapes http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html
PUSD Reading and Writing Resources http://www.powayusd.com/projects/EdTechCentralnew/LanguageArts.htm
Capitalizing on Student Interests Kids are learning all the time: all day, everyday! “Planned Learning” just means we take our cues from student interests to provide resources and opportunities that vastly increase the likelihood that powerful learning will happen. Future doctor and college English Professor
How do you grow a Giant Pumpkin? • This site has educational standards and resources specifically for schools.http://www.sadako.com/pumpkin/growing.html • This is a forum for growersto share ideas tips, problemsand solutions.http://www.bigpumpkins.com
eNature Cards eNature.com has a great feature that allows you to type in your zip code to generate regional field guides. (Plants, animals, birds, insects and more in your area!) http://www.enature.com
Becoming Experts Simply print the “Poisonous” or “Poisonous and Dangerous” cards for your area for your student to read. Students could become experts on Poisonous plants or animals. They could even write guidebooks for others.
Flashcards by Species http://www.renaesroom.com/Hotflashes/hotflashes.html
Peregrine Falcon Nest Monitor Interns • Could your kids become official nest monitor interns? • Visit Raptors in the City for tools and a great newsletter! http://raptorsinthecity.homestead.com/ • Visit the FalconCamhttp://www.falconcam-cmnh.org/news.php • Visit PUSD’s Falcon Quest for t-shirt decals and additional resources http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/projects/EdTechCentral/FalconProject/default.htm
George Lucas Education Foundation (GLEF) • Leapin’ Lizards!: Students as Data Collectors The George Lucas Education Foundation has a tremendous collection of real-world learning projects. It is a great site to find resources on a variety of subjects that interest students and provide outstanding “reading material.” This article describes a group of students who have collected data on horny toads that completely changed current scientific knowledge about this lizard! http://www.edutopia.org/toad-tracking http://www.edutopia.org/naturemapping
Thank you for investing in the future by teaching children toread!