Friday, January 26, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Friday, January 26, 2018 :                            Hand in your Wikipedia Exercise and  Class Blog/Google Classroom Assignment. Class Blog and Google Classroom Assignment .docx Link to the blog assignment answers: 2018 Rotation 1 Student Blog Assignment

Targets for Today:   I can quietly read my own choice of materials for an extended time -- hopefully enjoying it!  I can improve my fluency by better understanding my own reading habits, and by practicing!   I can learn about improving my reading by using metacognition.

Today’s  Agenda for Friday, January 26, 2018 : 1. Pick up your folders and a book or other materials to read.  2. Prepare for and go to the media center.   We will go to the Media Center for a presentation on a way to check for useful and reliable sources.  Take a pencil or pen.  Leave your backpack since we will return to class. You will be tested later on what the letters in the CRAAP test stand for, so pay close attention.   If you have the opportunity to take notes, do it!   We watched this video:  https://www.commoncraft.com/video/website-evaluation 3. Partner fluency practice  -- Pick up a new passage.       Record each time you read on your fluency graph.  4. Individual quiet reading.     Fill out your reading log for today.       (San Diego Quick Individual Reading Tests)

Helpful Gatekeepers -- 
If you want other great sources, try out
http://onlinelibrary.uen.org/

When you are at home, you have to use a username and password.
You can get these at school.
To access the Utah's Online Library from home:

Go to: http://onlinelibrary.uen.org

Login Name:
Password: 

If You Were Absent: See above. Study this and be able to remember what each of the letters in the CRAAP Test stands for: The CRAAP Test for Finding Trustworthy Sources

Vocabulary: Reliability Currency Relevancy Accuracy Authority Purpose