Friday, December 1, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                      Pick up your folder and a book to read. Get started with quiet reading time.                        November 10     Learn about  Metacognition -- Brochure: Label Panels, Cover 14     Before Reading --  BICUM Brochure  -- SELF Test and  Practice:Preview Articles 16     During Reading  -- Be Active --  (predictions/inferences)  Check for Understanding     Today A3 finished inferences, needs to finish predicting -- needs Skitterings.                 A4  finished predicting, needs to finish inferences --                         What about the guy in green?  and more  20    Internet and the CRAAP Test  (CRAAP Test Test will be on  November 29 -- Also know it for the final. )  27     Reading the Internet to Learn -- Bias   29    During Reading -- Fix-Ups    -- Test on the CRAAP Test    Class A3 still needs CRAAP Test. Today:   December 1    Reading  the Internet  to Learn  Searching Online -- Also finish  Bias assignment)   San Diego Quick Testing post-tests will be on December  5th and 13th and 15th.

Targets for Today: I can read a variety of materials for enjoyment.  I can read fluently.  I know and can use reading strategies to fix-up problems with understanding what I'm reading.  I can  Identify bias in news articles and stories Understand that popularity and reliability are two key concepts to consider when searching for and choosing online sources Create checklists with criteria for evaluating search results that they can use in their own role as researchers and seekers of information

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Pick up your folder.  2. Select a book to read -- either one you brought or one from our classroom shelves. Do a SELF Check:        Study area,       Emotions,      Level of difficulty (of the material you're reading), and how you're       Feeling physically.        Read your book for about 15  to 20 minutes.       Then fill out your reading log.  3. Partner Fluency Practice.   4.  A3 needs to take the CRAAP Test.   4.  Becoming Internet SAVVY.   A. Finish Bias activity, if needed.    Monday, November 27, 2017 B. Choosing from Search Results Essential Question How can people discern what is a reliable source on the internet among many possible search results? Activities:   1) Define reliability:  2) Receive and complete the "Sample Google Search" handout. The links are on our Google Classroom.  In small groups of two or three, you will rank results from most to least reliable.   You will explain why they ranked certain sources the way you did. Why do you think search results are not organized solely by reliability? Why is having a reliability checklist important? How has this activity changed the way you will approach search results online?

If You Were Absent: See above.

Vocabulary: algorithm (alɡəˌriT͟Həm) (noun) a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer search algorithm (sərCH alɡəˌriT͟Həm) (noun) the mathematical process by which the search engine calculates a response typed into the search bar reliability (rəˌlīəˈbilədē) (noun) the quality of being trustworthy popularity (päpyəˈlerədē) (noun) the state or condition of being liked, admired or supported by many people Sources: Google Dictionary, merriam-webster.com, en.oxforddictionaries.com

Teacher Notes:  https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/understanding-and-evaluating-online-searches

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Announcements and Reminders Wednesday, November 29, 2017: Pick up your folder and a book to read. Get started with quiet reading time.                        November 10     Learn about  Metacognition -- Brochure: Label Panels, Cover 14     Before Reading --  BICUM Brochure  -- SELF Test and  Practice:Preview Articles 16     During Reading  -- Be Active --  (predictions/inferences)  Check for Understanding     Today A3 finished inferences, needs to finish predicting -- needs Skitterings.                 A4  finished predicting, needs to finish inferences --                         What about the guy in green?  and more  20    Internet and the CRAAP Test  (CRAAP Test Test will be on  November 29 -- Also know it for the final. )  27     Reading the Internet to Learn -- Bias  Today:   29    During Reading -- Fix-Ups    -- Test on the CRAAP Test    Class A3 still needs CRAAP Test.  December 1    Reading  the Internet  to Learn  Searching Online -- Also finish  Bias assignment)  After Reading -- Reduce --  (Patterns and Mind Mapping) Schedule for December 19/20, 2017 Today!

Targets for Today: I can read a variety of materials for enjoyment.  I can read fluently.  I know and can use reading strategies to fix-up problems with understanding what I'm reading.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Pick up your folder.  2. Select a book to read -- either one you brought or one from our classroom shelves. Do a SELF Check:        Study area,       Emotions,      Level of difficulty (of the material you're reading), and how you're       Feeling physically.        Read your book for about 15 minutes.       Then fill out your reading log.  3. Partner Fluency Practice.   4.   Your Brochure: Outside  (Today we are doing the middle.) After Reading -- #2 RETAIN Continued from  DURING READING Fix-Up  Strategies  1. Check your own inner  voice. 2. Focus on it, and read it  again. 3. Try reading it out loud. 4. Try reading ahead a bit. 5.  Look for any words (or  ideas or facts) that may be  getting in your way. 6.  Ask someone who  can help you. -- or mark it  with a ? for later. 7. Add to your background knowledge!  You can do this before reading or during reading. Look it up on a reliable online site. Find a book for children on the topic. Watch a documentary or other educational program.  BICUM Be in Control: Use Metacognition [Your Name] [Your Class Period] Context Clues: During Reading -- Be Active:  Thursday, November 16, 2017 If time, finish up Internet Savvy work from last time:  Monday, November 27, 2017

If You Were Absent:

Vocabulary: CRAAP Test Currency      How up-to-date is it?    Relevance       Is it what I need or want?  Does it help me? Authority        Who wrote or published this?         What makes them an expert? Accuracy         Is the information correct?          Can you verify it in more than one place? Purpose         Why did they create this?  to inform or teach?  to persuade?                                 to sell?  to entertain?                                How biased is it?

Monday, November 27, 2017

Announcements and Reminders for Monday, November 27, 2017:                           Do not forget to complete your class blog and Google classroom assignment.  For your information:  School Schedule for December 19/20, 2017 Class Schedule for November 10     Learn about  Metacognition -- Brochure: Label Panels, Cover Last time:  20    Internet and the CRAAP Test  (CRAAP Test Test will be on  November 29 -- Also know it for the final. )  Today:   27     Reading the Internet to Learn 29    During Reading -- Fix-Ups   (words in context -- context clues)  begin Mind Mapping -- Test on the CRAAP Test

Targets for Today: I can read a variety of materials for enjoyment.  I can read fluently.  I can  Identify bias in news articles and stories Discern the point of view of writers and reporters by analyzing their word choice Discern the point of view of writers and reporters by analyzing their tone Separate the point of view of the author from the facts of the news story

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Pick up your folder.  2. Select a book to read -- either one you brought or one from our classroom shelves. Do a SELF Check:        Study area,       Emotions,      Level of difficulty (of the material you're reading), and how you're       Feeling physically.        Read your book for about 20 minutes.       Then fill out your reading log.  3. Partner Fluency Practice.   4.  Becoming Internet SAVVY.   Essential Questions How does word choice implicitly communicate bias? How do we identify a writer's bias through their word choice? Why is it important to read articles from a variety of sources? Remember what Ms. Jones taught you.  The CRAAP Test Test will be on Friday. Also remember the video she showed about  how news becomes FAKE News.   Today we are looking at how news may be presented with BIAS --  We learned that Fake News Spreads because of Bias.  Some news may not be Fake, but may be misleading because it is presented in a biased way.   Bias  --  prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Note: We are all biased, and that's okay.  The goal is to make sure our biases are not blinding us to the truth.  Signal Boosters -- people who have a lot of followers on the Internet Confirmation Bias -- When you tend to believe stories or opinions that back up what you already believe.   Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles -- We are surrounded by news stories that feed our confirmation bias. The P in CRAAP is Purpose,  and one of the questions you ask about Purpose is --                                   ? How biased is it?   Let's look at some more vocabulary -- See below in the Vocabulary box.  An Analysis  of Bias  in the Media At the center would be the least biased source. http://www.journalism.org/2014/10/21/political-polarization-media-habits/pj_14-10-21_mediapolarization-09/ With a partner you are going to Evaluate Bias from different news sources.   Handout:   https://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/Digital%20Literacy_Evaluating%20Bias%206-8.pdf --> Teaching Tolerance                If you don’t add your name,                                                      you won’t get any credit for doing this. Evaluating Bias in a Newscast ……………………….. What are the facts of the Event?   Watch the Politico videos. Read the Slate  Article.                                                      Watch the  Fox Newscast. What are words or phrases that stick out to you as charged? What is the tone of the piece? What are the writers communicating about their point of view? Keep Net Neutrality                    vs. Give more control                                                          to internet service providers ______________________________________________________ Companies that                                Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman create and distribute                         Trump Administration content                                            Internet service providers People who are afraid it                     People who say there will be  will cost them more                            more innovation                                      Log into our Google Classroom.   Watch Politico Broadcast:   https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/politico-explains-net-neutrality/ Article from Slate: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2017/11/21/ the_fcc_is_on_the_verge_of_repealing_net_neutrality.html Article and Watch Fox Broadcast: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/27/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-reveals-plan-to-reverse-mistake-net-neutrality.html

If You Were Absent: See above. Complete the individual  reading make-up.

Vocabulary: charged [chahrjd] (adj) filled with excitement, tension or emotion tone [tohn] (noun) the general attitude communicated in a piece of writing bias [bahy-uh s] (noun) prejudice; favoring one person or point of view more than others point of view [point uhv vyoo] (noun) a particular way of considering a matter; the position from which an event or topic is observed implicit [im-plis-it] (adj) suggested or assumed but not obvious or explicitly stated Sources: Google Dictionary, dictionary.com, en.oxforddictionaries.com CRAAP Test Currency      How up-to-date is it?    Relevance       Is it what I need or want?  Does it help me? Authority        Who wrote or published this?         What makes them an expert? Accuracy         Is the information correct?          Can  you verify it in more than one place? Purpose         Why did they create this?  to inform or teach?  to persuade?                                 to sell?  to entertain?          How biased is it?

Teacher Notes:  https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/analyzing-how-words-communicate-bias

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/11/21/how-fccs-move-on-net-neutrality-could-impact-consumers.html

https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/politico-explains-net-neutrality/https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/politico-explains-net-neutrality/

nn and states
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/21/fcc-net-neutrality-blocking-states-183468

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/27/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-reveals-plan-to-reverse-mistake-net-neutrality.html

What is net neutrality?  http://video.foxnews.com/v/5655263442001/?#sp=show-clips

Slate:  http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2017/11/21/the_fcc_is_on_the_verge_of_repealing_net_neutrality.html

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Next Step
https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/understanding-and-evaluating-online-searches


Checking facts:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/getting-back-to-facts/2017/11/23/ebd6a12e-cfb9-11e7-81bc-c55a220c8cbe_story.html?utm_term=.07fd56e5671f&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1