Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Wednesday, May 1, 2013




1. Individual Reading Time and fill out your reading log.

2. Partner Fluency Practice -- with the person across from or beside you 
Use the Tongue Twisters for today.

3. Computer Savvy :  What do you do on the computer? 
Silent conversation 

4. Computer Savvy:    Be Safe
http://www.disney.co.uk/DisneyOnline/Safesurfing/

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/keeping-kids-safe-online

http://www.netsmartz.org/Teens


http://pbskids.org/webonauts/

5.  Computer Savvy:  Be Honest 
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html#

Monday, April 29, 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013


Look for your assigned seats on the charts provided. 

1. Individual Reading Time and Fill Out Your Reading Log

2. Instructions

For the ABC document, make sure you select the best sources for biographical (life) information about your famous person.  
Look at the page in your packet that shows what you need to tell about in your PowerPoint. 


  •        The Search and Select document was due at the end of class two times ago. 

  •        Try to finish up your ABC document by the end of  class today. 
  • If not, you will need to finish it on your own time.  
  • Read the directions!  
  • Ask questions if needed after you have carefully read the directions.  

-- Look at Search and Select and ABC document. 

               ABC EVALUATION Sem2R1.doc 


3. Computer Lab

Thursday, April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013

Look for your assigned seats on the charts provided. 

1. Individual Reading Time and Fill Out Your Reading Log

2. Instructions

  •        The Search and Select document was due at the end of class last time.
  •        Try to finish up your ABC document by the end of next class time. If not, you will need to finish it on your own time.  Read the directions!  Ask questions if needed after you have carefully read the directions.  
-- Look at Search and Select and ABC document. 
               ABC EVALUATION Sem2R1.doc 
-- Finding Citations
-- Finding the author and sponsor/publisher 

3. Computer Lab

Friday, April 19, 2013

April 23, 2013

Activity 1. Individual Reading Time and Fill out your New Reading Log

Don't forget to fill out your reading log every time. It counts on your grade! 
If you're absent, or don't fill out your log, pick up a pink make-up sheet and do the homework.
Leave your reading log and fluency graph in your folder.

Activity 2.  Prepare to go to the computer lab.

This may help: Working on the Search and Select Document

Sources:
Search Engines: Google, Sweetsearch, Boolify, Redz, Search Cube,  . . . 

Databases: Biography Reference Center, SIRS Discoverer, Searchasaurus, Student Research Center, . . . 


Citations:
Learn about the Golden Ticket on BRC.
World Book -- It's at the bottom of the page.
SIRS -- It's usually at the bottom of the page.
EBSCO sources -- You have to make your own at bibme.org 
http://www.bibme.org/
See the instructions on pages 12 and 13 of your packet. 


Activity 3. Computer lab 211 -- Finish your Search and Select Document     Your file folder number is your computer number. 
  See any notes from me on your main page or on your assignments or replies. 
  See especially pages 6 and 7 in your packet for help with the Search and Select. 




April 19, 2013

Please bring your thumb drive to class each time.
Also bring a pencil or pen.

Today's Agenda: 
I.   In the Classroom
Find a seat. Seats have not been assigned today, but will be next time.
If they are available, pick up your folder from the black B5 crate at the front of the classroom.
Activity 1. Individual Reading Time and Fill out your New Reading Log

On most class days we will have some quiet individual reading time at the beginning of class. Bring a book to read or borrow something from the teacher's shelves.
Don't forget to fill out your reading log every time. It counts on your grade!
If you're absent, or don't fill out your log, pick up a pink make-up sheet and do the homework.
Leave your reading log and fluency graph in your folder.


II.   In the Computer Lab -- Lab 211 -- Instruction, then go.
Using the computer and other devices involves READING, so during this rotation we will focus on improving your understanding and skills for reading the Internet.

a. The order of this project:

Schedule for Internet Project


Receive your project packet.
Take it with you to the computer lab.
Take it home when you need to work on your project at home.

Check on your selected person.
Use the links Ms. Dorsey has provided.

Opening your sources

Why these sources?

The Search and Select Document.
Save your document as a ppt, not as a pptx!




Instructions for Opening Biography Reference Center


Important note:  You must have logged into Biography Reference Center before you can use your saved URLs from it again. 
To save pictures, drag and drop them either  into your student drive or flash drive/thumb drive, or onto the desktop and then insert them into a document or powerpoint. 
I found this one at http://web.ebscohost.com/brc/detail?sid=f68f4b50-e92b-49e8-85af-d9ce1c812a5c%40sessionmgr10&vid=16&hid=11&bdata=JnNpdGU9YnJjLWxpdmU%3d#db=b6h&AN=5361814

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Instructions for Opening Biography Reference Center



Instructions for Opening  Biography Reference Center
The famous person you use MUST be found on 
Biography Reference Center.
1.     Go to our school homepage  at  http://afjh.alpineschools.org/  (You could use the link from our blog.)
2.     Click on RESOURCES at the left.
3.     Click on BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE CENTER.

Log-in to   BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE CENTER with
username    afjh
password:   caveman

Finding Famous People with  BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE CENTER
Decide who you are most interested in researching.
1.     In the Search bar, type in the name of your person.  Make sure you spell it correctly.
2.     Click on the Search button.
3.     You may see a list of people who have the same name or other possible letter combinations.  Pick the one you mean, and click on the link.
4.     Now you will see a list of sources about that person.
5.     Browse through them by clicking on each link and scrolling down to see how much information is available from each source. 
6.    Select the source that looks the most useful to you.   Ã§
                Notice that each source is given a lexile level – a number that indicates reading level.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Schedule for Internet Project



Calendar for Internet Project
Date
Place
Task
April 17
211
Sign up on Edmodo, complete practice assignment and get ready to pick a hero.
April 19
211
Sign up for your hero and find three sources you can use about that hero.
April 23
211
Complete the Search and Select (finding sources) and work on your ABC Evaluation and Taking Notes.
April 25
211
Work on your ABC Evaluation and Taking Notes.
April 29
211
Finish up your ABC Evaluation and Taking Notes. If ready, begin your PowerPoint
May 17
201 (be ready to leave early)
Work on your PowerPoint
May 21
211
Complete and Turn-In final PowerPoint
May 23
201
Show Hero PowerPoints



April 17, 2013



If you are now in the computer lab during class, go immediately to the big red arrow  below to find the correct link.

Lab 211







You can follow this link to a post for a Welcome, Needed Materials, Etc.:  Welcome to Semester 2, Rotation 3 of Reading 7 Class!



Please bring your thumb drive to class each time.   
Also bring a pencil or pen.

Today's Agenda:  In the Classroom

  • Find a seat.  Seats may not be assigned today, but will be next time. 
  • If they are available, pick up your folder from the black B5  crate at the front of the classroom. 
Activity 1. Individual Reading Time and Begin a New Reading Log
  •     On most class days we will have some quiet individual reading time at the beginning of class.  Bring a book to read or borrow something from the teacher's shelves.
  • Don't forget to fill out your reading log every time.  It counts on your grade!   
  •     If you're absent, or don't fill out your log, pick up a pink make-up sheet and do the homework.
 Leave your reading log and fluency graph in your folder. 


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Activity 2:   
Using the computer and other devices involves READING, so during this rotation we will focus on improving your understanding and skills for reading the Internet.  
      1)  Reading a blog  
              This is your class blog.
                  a.  You will find a post about every day we meet.
                  b.  You will find materials you need 
                             -- especially under  the tab 
                   "Famous Person Project: Instructions and Downloads. "
                  c.  You will find our class calendar at the 
                                   bottom of the blog.
                   d.  You will find daily and general information about 
                        your online research project.
        2)  Reading to learn by doing research 
                    Finding reliable sources
                    Reading those sources
                    Collecting information from those sources
                    Sharing the information found with others 
                    
                
The Project
1. Selecting a hero to research.
2.  Finding sources of information online.
3. Evaluating those sources and taking notes.
4. Creating a PowerPoint presentation to present to the class. 

Examples: 
Search and Select
ABC Evaluation and Taking Notes
PowerPoint: 


      3)  
Using a "social networking site" 
                Here is Edmodo.    http://www.edmodo.com/
                   You will become a member of this class on Edmodo.


Let Bilbo show you how to 
--sign in.
--open the assignment.
-- turn in the assignment. 

      4) 
Important Vocabulary:

                                URL 
 The URL is the address of a site on the Internet.
                 
You'll find the URL in the address bar on your browser.
Address Bar
Download 
When you transfer a document, music, video, etc.  from a more distant computer to a nearby computer, or from a larger computer to a smaller one, you are downloading it.  When you open a document from Edmodo, you are downloading

Upload
When you transfer a document, music, video, etc. from a nearby computer to a more distant computer, or from a smaller to a larger computer, you are downloading it.  When you save (turn in) a document to Edmodo, you are uploading


These are the assignments you will complete in the lab:          This is the document with directions:       2. Day 1 S2R3 Computer Lab Challenge.doc

1)   Open up the Class Blog at cavereading.blogspot.com

2)    In a new tab or window, open http://www.edmodo.com/ 
        Using Edmodo (a protected "social" network).  You will. . . 
  1.            Join Edmodo
  2.            Practice Turning in an Assignment
  3.            Begin considering what famous person you would like to research.




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Today's Agenda:  In the Computer Lab -- Lab 211



Computer Lab: April 17
1.  Open a new tab or a new window, and leave this tab open, so you can come back to this when you are done with each step. 

2. Open this link and follow these directions:  Signing Up for Edmodo

Look for the code on the whiteboard.


3.   Find the Practice assignment for this class on Edmodo and follow the directions there.
If you need help,  here are instructions: 

Turning in an Assignment on Edmodo


4. After you have turned in your Practice Assignment,  start considering which famous person you would like to research.   Follow the directions on the pink list of famous people.
If you get to this point here are the. . . . 


Instructions for Opening  Biography Reference Center
The famous person you use MUST be found on 
Biography Reference Center.
1.     Go to our school homepage  at  http://afjh.alpineschools.org/  (You could use the link from our blog.)
2.     Click on RESOURCES at the left.
3.     Click on Biography Reference CenteR.

Log-in to   Biography Reference CenteR with
username    afjh
password:   caveman

Finding Famous People with  Biography Reference Center
Decide who you are most interested in researching.
1.     In the Search bar, type in the name of your person.  Make sure you spell it correctly.
2.     Click on the Search button.
3.     You may see a list of people who have the same name or other possible letter combinations.  Pick the one you mean, and click on the link.
4.     Now you will see a list of sources about that person.
5.     Browse through them by clicking on each link and scrolling down to see how much information is available from each source. 
6.     Ã¨  Select the source that looks the most useful to you.   ç
                Notice that each source is given a lexile level – a number that indicates reading level.



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More information
About What We Do and Why We're Doing It


Most students already use Google to do research.  This class will add to your Internet skills by helping you learn to use other, often more effective, ways to find information.  You will also practice taking notes on what you read, organizing information, and preparing a presentation for your classmates that will be interesting and easy to read.
Here are some guidelines for your project:
-- You will need three or more online sources for your research project.  We will find them during class.
--  This will provide you with more information, allow you to check whether each piece of information is true, and will help you avoid plagiarizing.
-- To select the subject of your research, you will start out with three or more possible subjects – people who could qualify as heroes for one reason or another.   As you check for available information, you will narrow your search to the one person you are most interested in and for whom you can find the most reliable information.
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 Homework:Selecting a subject to research 
Receive the pink list of possible heroes.  
         Study this list and have at least three "heroes" selected to find sources for information next time in class. 
This link shows the long list students received today:  

Suggestions for Heroes

Your hero does not have to be on this list, but does have to be admirable, and does have to be found on Biography Reference Center and on two other reliable and useful internet databases, encyclopedias, or other sites. 


Monday, April 15, 2013

Welcome to Semester 2, Rotation 3 of Reading 7 Class!


Welcome and Needed Supplies

Welcome to the Seventh Grade Reading class!  

You will have three teachers for this class, rotating every nine weeks through the semester.  Those of you who begin with Ms. Dorsey will move on to Mrs. Fugal, then to Mrs. Hancock.    Reading 7 Teachers

  • With Ms. Dorsey you will focus on reading for research -- especially on the Internet, learning about identifying and using useful and reliable sources.
  • With Mrs. Fugal you will focus on reading textbooks more effectively and efficiently.  (Don't tell, but she teaches you how to read the textbook without reading the textbook!)
  • With Mrs. Hancock you will learn how to read several different types of "texts" including photos, paintings, magazines, etc.  
  • With all three you will learn strategies and practice skills to improve your reading.



Note: If your family cannot afford school supplies, please speak with a teacher or administrator. 

Here are some required and suggested items.


For this reading class you will need these items each day: 

  • Bring your own pencils and pens every day. I will have some available toloan, but you should return them at the end of class, and should only rarely need to borrow.
  • Bring lined paper. 
  • A thumb drive  (flash drive) to be used  during the section of the class dealing with reading the Internet.
  • For every class, bring a book to read during Supported Independent Reading.  You'll receive more information about how to select books.  

Suggested (optional): (for this and other classes) 

  • Colored pencils may be needed for history class, and come in handy at times in other classes.
  • three-ring hole-punch that fits in your binder is very helpful if you receive handouts that haven't been punched.
  • A small manual pencil sharpener
  •  A small pack of Kleenex -- We usually have facial tissues/Kleenex available in our classrooms, but they are not soft on a tender nose.
  • Hand sanitizer
  •  If you find a good deal, you might want to have on hand someposter board. Sometimes teachers will assign students to create posters, and it's nice not to have to run out to the store at 10 pm when the student remembers he or she has a poster due the next day.
 
Computers and Internet
Note to Parents: If you have a computer and printer, you will want to check to see that you have enough printer ink on hand so your student can print off homework when needed for any class. Please encourage your student to finish and hand-in assignments before the deadline, so any computer or printer problems don't make them late.

More about computers and Internet: It is very helpful to have the Internet available at home. 

Most of our Reading 7 assignments are available and may be handed in on Edmodo -- something like Facebook, but designed to be used by school classes.  Students will be directed how to sign up for Edmodo.  
Students will  to do research on the Internet for this class, and for various other classes.
Our English classes use a writing program called MYAccess for several assignments during the year. We access it at school, and students can write and revise their work from home or anywhere else they can use the Internet. That also allows parents to read their student's writing and watch their progress.

During one segment of Seventh Grade Reading (with Ms. Dorsey), we will be learning about reading the Internet,  will be doing research on the Internet, and will be creating a presentation using PowerPoint.  Your student may need to finish some of the work outside of school hours.  Please save work to be graded in a format easy to open on the computers at school. 

If you do not have access at home, the student could use computers in our school media center, sometimes (such as during CaveTime) our computer labs are open to students who need extra time, and the Internet is available at the public library.


Parents should have signed a release for the student to use the Internet at school, and the student will need to have his or her Internet card (student ID card) in hand to use the Internet on the media center computers and in the other computer labs.

Teacher Web Sites

Many of our teachers have web sites, blogs, and wikis where you can find much information about classes, requirements, etc. Take advantage of this resource.  

If you're absent or looking for more information or maybe some extra credit, check this blog.
 You will most likely be required to use this blog at times. 


For this segment of the Reading Class we will also be using Edmodo (open to posting only by the teacher and classmates) where students will complete some assignments and collaborate with the teacher and other students.  Parents, your student can give you your own code so you can create an Edmodo parent account. 


(revised and reposted in January for the 2012-2013 school year)