Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
I have a tablet laptop and a data/video EIKI "Icky" projector and a large wall. I imagine the projector is the similar. The only thing you can't do without the board itself is go to the wall to move stuff or write directly to the wall. My laptop before didn't have the writing capability, but I just typed stuff. Download the software from the web site. It's free, and give it a try. Kim On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Debbie Goodis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kim, > Do you mean an ELMO computer and projector. I have that. > Debbie > > kimberlee hannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You can do anything on a > SmartBoard you can do on a chalkboard or a chart > paper. I have TONS of sites but it will take ma couple of days to compile > them from booksmarks and such. I loved mine. However, if you don't have > on, you can still use the software if you have a computer and a projector. > Kim > > On Feb 13, 2008 6:37 AM, Diane Baker wrote: > > > Hi Tami - > > > > I have one in my room...the smartboard will come with software that will > > allow you to access a gallery of activities specifically designed for > > interactive teaching. There is a variety of subjects and grade level > > activities to choose from. > > I have also used a website called rainforestmath with some fun > activites. > > I often will type activities into a word document and you can access it > > directly as well and work with the document interactively with the > calss. > > There is also the option to use the scratch pad, which is a whiteboard > > connected to the computer. Once the lesson is over, you can transfer the > > writing you did to type and save it in a document for later use. > > I hope this helps... > > > > Diane > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tami > > Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 6:42 AM > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Subject: [MOSAIC] smartboards > > > > > > > > I am getting a smartboard for my classroom this month and I was > wondering > > if > > anyone has any experience with them or any websites they could > recommend. > > Thanks, > > Tami > > > > > > ___ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > > > -- > Kim > --- > Kimberlee Hannan > Department Chair, ELA > Sequoia Middle School > Fresno, California 93702 > > The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author > Unknown > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > - > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > -- Kim --- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair, ELA Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies and Harcourt
Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's hard to sell the "inadvertant message" idea if we're listening to them > read with a stopwatch in our hand. G. > That is sort of where my theory arose. I noticed when I stopped doing fluency timings and starting focusing on enjoying the book, talking about what is happening, etc, students began to talk about comprehension and to enjoy reading. I had one struggling student who took a great leap in fluency after six months of NOT reading aloud or doing any timings...Sometimes, I suspect, our over-emphasis (or even small emphasis) on timing reading and reading aloud can mislead student priorities. The reason I theorize basals and such (testing probably) have lead primary classes into inadvertantly creating word callers is that I have had more word callers in my upper grade classes in the last few years as testing and fluency has grown in emphasis. Plus, it seems like I am having to work much harder to get children to LIKE books than I have in the past. It could be just my school though. :)Bonita ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
Oops the smartboard blog and wiki links I sent before were to only one page on the wiki-sorry. Here I will try again. blog with lessons newest lessons first--older lessons in archive--can be found by scrolling down and hitting the archive links: http://smarterboards4us.blogspot.com/ wiki with favorites links, lesson links, some free resources, other pages on smartboards, etc.: http://smarterboards4us.wikispaces.com/ There--that should be more helpful. :)Bonita ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
Christina - Thanks! Diane From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 6:42 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Cc: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards Tami and other smartboard users, Go to www.prometheanplanet.com for a wide array of resources including premade flip charts and others. Your teaching will be ENTIRELY different now with the use of a smart board. It is incredible and absolutely engaging for everyone. Christina ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
Kim, Do you mean an ELMO computer and projector. I have that. Debbie kimberlee hannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You can do anything on a SmartBoard you can do on a chalkboard or a chart paper. I have TONS of sites but it will take ma couple of days to compile them from booksmarks and such. I loved mine. However, if you don't have on, you can still use the software if you have a computer and a projector. Kim On Feb 13, 2008 6:37 AM, Diane Baker wrote: > Hi Tami - > > I have one in my room...the smartboard will come with software that will > allow you to access a gallery of activities specifically designed for > interactive teaching. There is a variety of subjects and grade level > activities to choose from. > I have also used a website called rainforestmath with some fun activites. > I often will type activities into a word document and you can access it > directly as well and work with the document interactively with the calss. > There is also the option to use the scratch pad, which is a whiteboard > connected to the computer. Once the lesson is over, you can transfer the > writing you did to type and save it in a document for later use. > I hope this helps... > > Diane > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tami > Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 6:42 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] smartboards > > > > I am getting a smartboard for my classroom this month and I was wondering > if > anyone has any experience with them or any websites they could recommend. > Thanks, > Tami > > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > -- Kim --- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair, ELA Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
Tami and other smartboard users, Go to www.prometheanplanet.com for a wide array of resources including premade flip charts and others. Your teaching will be ENTIRELY different now with the use of a smart board. It is incredible and absolutely engaging for everyone. Christina ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
Joy, I set up and lead (or leave) small groups at the board on a regular basis. What are they doing? Word sorting (I put word cards on Inspiration and erase the links); science sites ( they do everything from dissect a fish to carry out reading research as a group); revising and editing (here I usually help--but they look at each others writing TOGETHER and discuss, improve, etc). It feels pretty differentiated to me... Hope that helps. Bonita Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wanted to write a grant for one, but my principal is afraid they will > promote whole group instruction, subverting our carefully crafted smal group > instruction strategies. Does anyone have experience using Smartboard > instruction for differentiated lessons? > ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
Hi Tammy, I LOVE my smartboard. We have them in all classes at my school now, but I was one of the original "testers." I have been using it for about six years and find it hard to imagine going without it now. The projector allows me to visit and display the Internet, display learning software, display DVDs, and show writing work to all of my students at the same time. The smartboard allows me to do this while showing them the buttons I am using (the students learn how to use the computer through osmosis) and to write on anything that I display. This rocks writing revision lessons, art print lessons, and anything where I want to annotate text. The board allows me to use math and language applets (small programs on the Internet) with my finger, which means I can leave small student groups working with the applets while I am working in some other part of the classroom. The board comes with special gallery notebook software that is quite versatile, too. I am running a blog to teach my teachers some basics of the board. The blog is lesson by lesson (newest lesson first) because that is easier for those teachers with less technology experience. The later lessons have mini movies and the earlier ones are mostly text, but I think if you try them they are helpful for getting started. I also have a smartboard wiki that allows beginners to visit many resources and allows more advanced users to share their thoughts and ideas with others. Here is my wiki address: http://smarterboards4us.wikispaces.com/Links+to+other+smartboard+lists Here is my blog address: http://smarterboards4us.wikispaces.com/Links+to+other+smartboard+lists Hope that helps! Bonita Tami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am getting a smartboard for my classroom this month and I was wondering if > anyone has any experience with them or any websites they could recommend. > Thanks, > Tami ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension Strategy vs. Skill
What I kinda got out of this article is that strategies become skills with practice. For example, one of those kids who "barks at print" is taught to stop herself periodically to ask herself if what she read makes sense. It feels awkward at first and the child must deliberately be reminded and then remind herself to do this. Then...this is self monitoring as a strategy. As the child evolves and improves as a reader...the self monitoring becomes a 'way of life'---automatic and a 'skill.' What fascinates me is the idea that while I might have 'visualizing' as a skill---usually I get a mind movie naturally when I read---there may be times when I am struggling with a text and have to consciously employ visualizing and then it goes back to being a strategy. I used to think of things like identifying story elements or naming text features as skills and MOT stuff as strategies. By this new definition... they all could be skills OR strategies depending on the person and whether or not they are consciously employed! Interesting stuff! Jennifer In a message dated 2/13/2008 8:58:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I didn't mean to make light of the thoughtful article definitions, which I actually have read only a part of cuz it just came today, but I am thinking of skills as being "knee jerk," such as when the rubber mallet strikes your knee at your physical exam. It reminds me of a saying by an esteemed educator (whose name annoyingly has left me at the moment) who was visiting classrooms in the order of Distar/Reading Mastery who proclaimed, "I've never seen such barkers in my life!" Surely she was hearing the results of skill instruction, yes?> **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565) ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension Strategy vs. Skill
I didn't mean to make light of the thoughtful article definitions, which I actually have read only a part of cuz it just came today, but I am thinking of skills as being "knee jerk," such as when the rubber mallet strikes your knee at your physical exam. It reminds me of a saying by an esteemed educator (whose name annoyingly has left me at the moment) who was visiting classrooms in the order of Distar/Reading Mastery who proclaimed, "I've never seen such barkers in my life!" Surely she was hearing the results of skill instruction, yes?> > Hello everyone> Has anyone else seen the latest issue of the Reading Teacher? The very first > article may be of great interest to many of you on this list. Over the past > few years, there have been many discussions here on Mosaic about the > differences between strategies and skills. This article by Afflerbach, Pearson and > Paris discusses the confusion in the field, looks at the uses of the terms > historically in the reading field and then attempts to clarify the difference. > What the authors propose is to say that strategies are "deliberate, > goal-directed attempts to control and modify the reader's efforts to decode text, to > understand words and construct meanings of text. Reading skills are automatic > actions that result in decoding and comprehension with speed, efficiency and > fluency and usually occur without awareness of the components or control > involved. Skills are used out of habit and unconsciously and are faster than > strategies because conscious decision making is not required." > The authors further argue that we need to be consistent and clear when we > use the terms strategy and skill with students in order to make our instruction > more effective. > I am interested in hearing the reactions of the fine folks on this list to > these ideas and encourage you to check out the article yourself. > Jennifer> List moderator _ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension Strategy vs. Skill
I'm kind of partial to the midwest commonspeak: Strategies are what you do when you don't know what to do. There's some merit to it, albeit simplified a bit much.> Hello everyone> Has anyone else seen the latest issue of the Reading Teacher? The very first > article may be of great interest to many of you on this list. Over the past > few years, there have been many discussions here on Mosaic about the > differences between strategies and skills. This article by Afflerbach, Pearson and > Paris discusses the confusion in the field, looks at the uses of the terms > historically in the reading field and then attempts to clarify the difference. > What the authors propose is to say that strategies are "deliberate, > goal-directed attempts to control and modify the reader's efforts to decode text, to > understand words and construct meanings of text. Reading skills are automatic > actions that result in decoding and comprehension with speed, efficiency and > fluency and usually occur without awareness of the components or control > involved. Skills are used out of habit and unconsciously and are faster than > strategies because conscious decision making is not required." > The authors further argue that we need to be consistent and clear when we > use the terms strategy and skill with students in order to make our instruction > more effective. > I am interested in hearing the reactions of the fine folks on this list to > these ideas and encourage you to check out the article yourself. > Jennifer> List moderator> > > _ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
[MOSAIC] Comprehension Strategy vs. Skill
Hello everyone Has anyone else seen the latest issue of the Reading Teacher? The very first article may be of great interest to many of you on this list. Over the past few years, there have been many discussions here on Mosaic about the differences between strategies and skills. This article by Afflerbach, Pearson and Paris discusses the confusion in the field, looks at the uses of the terms historically in the reading field and then attempts to clarify the difference. What the authors propose is to say that strategies are "deliberate, goal-directed attempts to control and modify the reader's efforts to decode text, to understand words and construct meanings of text. Reading skills are automatic actions that result in decoding and comprehension with speed, efficiency and fluency and usually occur without awareness of the components or control involved. Skills are used out of habit and unconsciously and are faster than strategies because conscious decision making is not required." The authors further argue that we need to be consistent and clear when we use the terms strategy and skill with students in order to make our instruction more effective. I am interested in hearing the reactions of the fine folks on this list to these ideas and encourage you to check out the article yourself. Jennifer List moderator **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565) ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies and Harcourt
Yes, Bev That is exactly what I am saying. :-) Renee On Feb 13, 2008, at 7:45 AM, Beverlee Paul wrote: > I've heard Lilian Katz say that in addition to asking what kids COULD > do, we need to ask what they SHOULD do. Whatever we ask them to do > should matter to their lives at this time. That might relate to what > you are saying. Bev > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:34:51 >> -0800> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] >> Comprehension strategies and Harcourt> > Has anyone taken into >> consideration some of Piaget's theories, which > would support >> children from second grade on down being "less likely" to > consider >> an assortment of ideas at the same time? I am not trying to > >> denigrate the abilities of children, but what kind of comprehension >> are > we looking for? Not counting the "word callers" and >> "phonicators" who > trip gayly through text and then look at you >> blankly, I'm wondering if > we aren't asking the "average kid" to >> know, do, and say more than they > are developmentally ready for? >> Can't we just let them enjoy a story any > more? Maybe tell us about >> their favorite part?> > Please don't lecture me on standards. I'm >> talking about real kids.> > Renee> > > On Feb 13, 2008, at 5:30 AM, >> Patricia Kimathi wrote:> > > I agree I see the same thing with my >> gifted 2nd graders. Comprehension> > seems a mystery. This has been a >> struggle, but we are almost there> > Patricia Kimathi> > Mission >> Parent Representative> > California Association for the Gifted> > >> 8465 South Van Ness Avenue> > Inglewood, CA 90305> > Phone: >> 323.750.6559> > Fax: 323.292.3626> > Serving gifted students,> > >> parents, teachers, and administrators> > of Los Angeles County> > On >> Feb 11, 2008, at 6:19 PM, Bonita DeAmicis wrote:> >> >>> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> >>> I teach gifted 5th graders, but have >> taught regular 3rd through 5th> >>> as well> >>> as gifted 3rd >> through 5th. Having my reading endorsement, I too am> >>> surprised> >> >>> by the word callers at the beginning of the year. This year I >> was> >>> especially surprised because my class did not seem to think >> that> >>> comprehension was> >>> important. Can you imagine?> >>> >> >> It is my theory (totally unproven) that the trend toward testing and> >> >> basals has hurried our students into fluent reading (ie word >> calling)> >> at the expense of comprehension. The problem of studen! > ts who c > an> >> sound out, read smoothly, and have no clue what it means, has > grown in> >> recent years at the upper grades. I look forward to a > return to> >> balance...> >>> >> :)Bonita> >>> >> > ___> >> Mosaic mailing > list> >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> To unsubscribe or modify your > membership please go to> >> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/> >> > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> >>> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> >>> > > ___> > Mosaic mailing > list> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > To unsubscribe or modify your > membership please go to> > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > > > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> >> > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> >> >> "We the People of the United > States, in Order to form a more perfect > Union, establish Justice, > insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the > common defence, promote > the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings > of Liberty to > ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this > > Constitution for the United States of America."> > > > > ___> Mosaic mailing list> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> To unsubscribe or modify your membership > please go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _ > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! > http://biggestloser.msn.com/ > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > "Sometimes it's a little better to travel than to arrive." ~ Robert Pirsig ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
Did you get a grant or something? That's a big price tag. I'd love to have one but with budget cuts, I know that will never happen! Sue **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565) ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
I wanted to write a grant for one, but my principal is afraid they will promote whole group instruction, subverting our carefully crafted smal group instruction strategies. Does anyone have experience using Smartboard instruction for differentiated lessons? kimberlee hannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You can do anything on a SmartBoard you can do on a chalkboard or a chart paper. I have TONS of sites but it will take ma couple of days to compile them from booksmarks and such. I loved mine. However, if you don't have on, you can still use the software if you have a computer and a projector. Kim On Feb 13, 2008 6:37 AM, Diane Baker wrote: > Hi Tami - > > I have one in my room...the smartboard will come with software that will > allow you to access a gallery of activities specifically designed for > interactive teaching. There is a variety of subjects and grade level > activities to choose from. > I have also used a website called rainforestmath with some fun activites. > I often will type activities into a word document and you can access it > directly as well and work with the document interactively with the calss. > There is also the option to use the scratch pad, which is a whiteboard > connected to the computer. Once the lesson is over, you can transfer the > writing you did to type and save it in a document for later use. > I hope this helps... > > Diane > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tami > Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 6:42 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] smartboards > > > > I am getting a smartboard for my classroom this month and I was wondering > if > anyone has any experience with them or any websites they could recommend. > Thanks, > Tami > > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > -- Kim --- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair, ELA Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies and Harcourt
It's hard to sell the "inadvertant message" idea if we're listening to them read with a stopwatch in our hand. G. > Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:14:30 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies > and Harcourt> > I work with real kids and I consider them to be grand > thinkers. I think the> push to phonicate has little to do with development > and something to do with> the way we advertantly or inadvertantly message > what is important about> reading.> > Lori> > > On 2/13/08 8:34 AM, "Renee" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Has anyone taken into consideration some of > Piaget's theories, which> > would support children from second grade on down > being "less likely" to> > consider an assortment of ideas at the same time? I > am not trying to> > denigrate the abilities of children, but what kind of > comprehension are> > we looking for? Not counting the "word callers" and > "phonicators" who> > trip gayly through text and then look at you blankly, > I'm wondering if> > we aren't asking the "average kid" to know, do, and say > more than they> > are developmentally ready for? Can't we just let them enjoy > a story any> > more? Maybe tell us about their favorite part?> > > > Please > don't lecture me on standards. I'm talking about real kids.> > > > Renee> > > > > > > On Feb 13, 2008, at 5:30 AM, Patricia Kimathi wrote:> > > >> I agree I > see the same thing with my gifted 2nd graders. Comprehension> >> seems a > mystery. This has been a struggle, but we are almost there> >> Patricia > Kimathi> >> Mission Parent Representative> >> California Association for the > Gifted> >> 8465 South Van Ness Avenue> >> Inglewood, CA 90305> >> Phone: > 323.750.6559> >> Fax: 323.292.3626> >> Serving gifted students,> >> parents, > teachers, and administrators> >> of Los Angeles County> >> On Feb 11, 2008, > at 6:19 PM, Bonita DeAmicis wrote:> >> > >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:> I teach gifted 5th graders, but have taught regular 3rd through > 5th> as well> as gifted 3rd through 5th. Having my reading > endorsement, I too am> surprised> by the word callers at the > beginning of the year. This year I was> especially surprised because my > class did not seem to think that> comprehension was> important. Can > you imagine?> >>> > >>> It is my theory (totally unproven) that the trend > toward testing and> >>> basals has hurried our students into fluent reading > (ie word calling)> >>> at the expense of comprehension. The problem of > students who can> >>> sound out, read smoothly, and have no clue what it > means, has grown in> >>> recent years at the upper grades. I look forward to > a return to> >>> balance...> >>> > >>> :)Bonita> >>> > >>> > ___> >>> Mosaic mailing list> >>> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership > please go to> >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/> >>> > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> >>> > >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> >>> > >> > ___> >> Mosaic mailing list> >> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership > please go to> >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/> >> > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> >> > >> Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> >> > >> > > "We the People of the United > States, in Order to form a more perfect> > Union, establish Justice, insure > domestic Tranquility, provide for the> > common defence, promote the general > Welfare, and secure the Blessings> > of Liberty to ourselves and our > Posterity, do ordain and establish this> > Constitution for the United States > of America."> > > > > > > > ___> > > Mosaic mailing list> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > To unsubscribe or > modify your membership please go to> > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> > > > -- > > Lori Jackson> District Literacy Coach & Mentor> Todd County School District> > Box 87> Mission SD 57555> > http:www.tcsdk12.org> ph. 605.856.2211> > > > Literacies for All Summer Institute> July 17-20. 2008> Tucson, Arizona> > > > > > ___> Mosaic mailing list> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/ ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@li
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies and Harcourt
I work with real kids and I consider them to be grand thinkers. I think the push to phonicate has little to do with development and something to do with the way we advertantly or inadvertantly message what is important about reading. Lori On 2/13/08 8:34 AM, "Renee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone taken into consideration some of Piaget's theories, which > would support children from second grade on down being "less likely" to > consider an assortment of ideas at the same time? I am not trying to > denigrate the abilities of children, but what kind of comprehension are > we looking for? Not counting the "word callers" and "phonicators" who > trip gayly through text and then look at you blankly, I'm wondering if > we aren't asking the "average kid" to know, do, and say more than they > are developmentally ready for? Can't we just let them enjoy a story any > more? Maybe tell us about their favorite part? > > Please don't lecture me on standards. I'm talking about real kids. > > Renee > > > On Feb 13, 2008, at 5:30 AM, Patricia Kimathi wrote: > >> I agree I see the same thing with my gifted 2nd graders. Comprehension >> seems a mystery. This has been a struggle, but we are almost there >> Patricia Kimathi >> Mission Parent Representative >> California Association for the Gifted >> 8465 South Van Ness Avenue >> Inglewood, CA 90305 >> Phone: 323.750.6559 >> Fax: 323.292.3626 >> Serving gifted students, >> parents, teachers, and administrators >> of Los Angeles County >> On Feb 11, 2008, at 6:19 PM, Bonita DeAmicis wrote: >> >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I teach gifted 5th graders, but have taught regular 3rd through 5th as well as gifted 3rd through 5th. Having my reading endorsement, I too am surprised by the word callers at the beginning of the year. This year I was especially surprised because my class did not seem to think that comprehension was important. Can you imagine? >>> >>> It is my theory (totally unproven) that the trend toward testing and >>> basals has hurried our students into fluent reading (ie word calling) >>> at the expense of comprehension. The problem of students who can >>> sound out, read smoothly, and have no clue what it means, has grown in >>> recent years at the upper grades. I look forward to a return to >>> balance... >>> >>> :)Bonita >>> >>> ___ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ >>> mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >>> >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >>> >> ___ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ >> mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> >> > "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect > Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the > common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings > of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this > Constitution for the United States of America." > > > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
My entire school will get smarbaords for each classroom by the beginning of next school year. I am beginning to collect idas as well, so looking forword to others suggestions. Rosie **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565) ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
[MOSAIC] Using Palm Pilots
Hi Heather. I used a class set of palm pilots while teaching a biography/civil rights unit to a fourth grade class. There is a program called Sketchy for palm pilots that aligns with the visualization strategy in Harvey and Goudvis Strategies that Work. Sketchy is kind of like a mini animated movie. They draw each picture and then press play and it illustrates the scene. I began by explicitly explaining the purpose and use of visualizations, and then I had my students visualize a scene from the book they were reading (they were allowed to choose to read a biography about Rosa Parks, MLK Jr., and Jackie Robinson). After they had a clear visualization in their mind, I handed out the palm pilots. Talk about an anticipatory set! They were thrilled to use the palms and already knew how to use the Sketchy software. Once they finished their mini-movie (as I called them) they could send their visualization to each other and view others mini-movies. It was a big hit and a great way to teach the visualization strategy on a palm pilot. I hope this helps! Shauna ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Smartboards
Hi Tami! Smartboards are a great way to get students engaged with their learning and provides them with an interactive and somewhat hands-on approach. They can be used in small group or as a whole class, and pretty much as long as you can think of something it can be done on a smartboard. It is touch-sensitive and you can access everything you need from the board itself, rather than having to run back and forth to the computer. It has virtual markers and erasers, a recorder so you can capture on-screen actions, for example, write out and solve a math problem, then play it back to give students step by step instruction, and it also has handwriting recognition which allows you to turn it into text which can be printed, saved, e-mailed, etc. (You can save anything and everything that you do on a smartboard to your computer) One great website that has some pre-made smartboard lessons for many different subjects and grade levels is: http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htm Here are some other sites to learn more about it: www.smarttech.com http://www.smarttech.com/services/training/10minute.asp I will keep looking for websites? hope this helped! Brie Message: 15 Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:42:20 +1100 From: "Tami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MOSAIC] smartboards To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original I am getting a smartboard for my classroom this month and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them or any websites they could recommend. Thanks, Tami ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
[MOSAIC] Adopting new materials k-12
Hey Everyone, Our district is on schedule to ³adopt² new K-12 Language Arts texts. We are hoping to buy the ³complete package² to meet all of the state/district standards and benchmarks, PLUS allow for lots of differentiation. Of course, we will look at Glencoe, Houghton-Mifflin, Great Source, etc. We will pay close attention to the new 6-12 McDougal Little offering due out soon. We are already torn between wanting consistency in instruction and assessment AND the BIG BUCKS involved in buying a huge anthology and all of the bells and whistles that teachers may or may not use. I am sure that many of you have been through the adoption recently, and I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject. As we are rapidly growing district, it is very hard to keep everyone on the same page/have enough materials, and that fact carries weight in our decision making process. THANKS, Joanie in Iowa. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Useful Resources
Under Useful Resources, does anyone know who the publisher of The Pocket Book is? This is a book of interdisciplinary activities by David Cooper and Lynn Taylor, published in 1989. I gave my copy away several years ago and now I can't find a source for this book. Thanks-- Mary M. 1st grade/TX ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
You can do anything on a SmartBoard you can do on a chalkboard or a chart paper. I have TONS of sites but it will take ma couple of days to compile them from booksmarks and such. I loved mine. However, if you don't have on, you can still use the software if you have a computer and a projector. Kim On Feb 13, 2008 6:37 AM, Diane Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Tami - > > I have one in my room...the smartboard will come with software that will > allow you to access a gallery of activities specifically designed for > interactive teaching. There is a variety of subjects and grade level > activities to choose from. > I have also used a website called rainforestmath with some fun activites. > I often will type activities into a word document and you can access it > directly as well and work with the document interactively with the calss. > There is also the option to use the scratch pad, which is a whiteboard > connected to the computer. Once the lesson is over, you can transfer the > writing you did to type and save it in a document for later use. > I hope this helps... > > Diane > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tami > Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 6:42 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] smartboards > > > > I am getting a smartboard for my classroom this month and I was wondering > if > anyone has any experience with them or any websites they could recommend. > Thanks, > Tami > > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > -- Kim --- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair, ELA Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies and Harcourt
I've heard Lilian Katz say that in addition to asking what kids COULD do, we need to ask what they SHOULD do. Whatever we ask them to do should matter to their lives at this time. That might relate to what you are saying. Bev > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:34:51 -0800> To: > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies > and Harcourt> > Has anyone taken into consideration some of Piaget's > theories, which > would support children from second grade on down being > "less likely" to > consider an assortment of ideas at the same time? I am not > trying to > denigrate the abilities of children, but what kind of > comprehension are > we looking for? Not counting the "word callers" and > "phonicators" who > trip gayly through text and then look at you blankly, I'm > wondering if > we aren't asking the "average kid" to know, do, and say more > than they > are developmentally ready for? Can't we just let them enjoy a > story any > more? Maybe tell us about their favorite part?> > Please don't > lecture me on standards. I'm talking about real kids.> > Renee> > > On Feb > 13, 2008, at 5:30 AM, Patricia Kimathi wrote:> > > I agree I see the same > thing with my gifted 2nd graders. Comprehension> > seems a mystery. This has > been a struggle, but we are almost there> > Patricia Kimathi> > Mission > Parent Representative> > California Association for the Gifted> > 8465 South > Van Ness Avenue> > Inglewood, CA 90305> > Phone: 323.750.6559> > Fax: > 323.292.3626> > Serving gifted students,> > parents, teachers, and > administrators> > of Los Angeles County> > On Feb 11, 2008, at 6:19 PM, > Bonita DeAmicis wrote:> >> >>> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> >>> I teach > gifted 5th graders, but have taught regular 3rd through 5th> >>> as well> >>> > as gifted 3rd through 5th. Having my reading endorsement, I too am> >>> > surprised> >>> by the word callers at the beginning of the year. This year I > was> >>> especially surprised because my class did not seem to think that> > >>> comprehension was> >>> important. Can you imagine?> >>> >> It is my > theory (totally unproven) that the trend toward testing and> >> basals has > hurried our students into fluent reading (ie word calling)> >> at the expense > of comprehension. The problem of students who can> >> sound out, read > smoothly, and have no clue what it means, has grown in> >> recent years at > the upper grades. I look forward to a return to> >> balance...> >>> >> > :)Bonita> >>> >> ___> >> Mosaic > mailing list> >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> To unsubscribe or modify > your membership please go to> >> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/> >> > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> >>> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> >>> > > ___> > Mosaic mailing list> > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > To unsubscribe or modify your membership > please go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > > > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> >> > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> >> >> "We the People of the United States, > in Order to form a more perfect > Union, establish Justice, insure domestic > Tranquility, provide for the > common defence, promote the general Welfare, > and secure the Blessings > of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do > ordain and establish this > Constitution for the United States of America."> > > > > ___> Mosaic mailing list> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/ ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies and Harcourt
Has anyone taken into consideration some of Piaget's theories, which would support children from second grade on down being "less likely" to consider an assortment of ideas at the same time? I am not trying to denigrate the abilities of children, but what kind of comprehension are we looking for? Not counting the "word callers" and "phonicators" who trip gayly through text and then look at you blankly, I'm wondering if we aren't asking the "average kid" to know, do, and say more than they are developmentally ready for? Can't we just let them enjoy a story any more? Maybe tell us about their favorite part? Please don't lecture me on standards. I'm talking about real kids. Renee On Feb 13, 2008, at 5:30 AM, Patricia Kimathi wrote: > I agree I see the same thing with my gifted 2nd graders. Comprehension > seems a mystery. This has been a struggle, but we are almost there > Patricia Kimathi > Mission Parent Representative > California Association for the Gifted > 8465 South Van Ness Avenue > Inglewood, CA 90305 > Phone: 323.750.6559 > Fax: 323.292.3626 > Serving gifted students, > parents, teachers, and administrators > of Los Angeles County > On Feb 11, 2008, at 6:19 PM, Bonita DeAmicis wrote: > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> I teach gifted 5th graders, but have taught regular 3rd through 5th >>> as well >>> as gifted 3rd through 5th. Having my reading endorsement, I too am >>> surprised >>> by the word callers at the beginning of the year. This year I was >>> especially surprised because my class did not seem to think that >>> comprehension was >>> important. Can you imagine? >> >> It is my theory (totally unproven) that the trend toward testing and >> basals has hurried our students into fluent reading (ie word calling) >> at the expense of comprehension. The problem of students who can >> sound out, read smoothly, and have no clue what it means, has grown in >> recent years at the upper grades. I look forward to a return to >> balance... >> >> :)Bonita >> >> ___ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ >> mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] smartboards
Hi Tami - I have one in my room...the smartboard will come with software that will allow you to access a gallery of activities specifically designed for interactive teaching. There is a variety of subjects and grade level activities to choose from. I have also used a website called rainforestmath with some fun activites. I often will type activities into a word document and you can access it directly as well and work with the document interactively with the calss. There is also the option to use the scratch pad, which is a whiteboard connected to the computer. Once the lesson is over, you can transfer the writing you did to type and save it in a document for later use. I hope this helps... Diane From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tami Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 6:42 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] smartboards I am getting a smartboard for my classroom this month and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them or any websites they could recommend. Thanks, Tami ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Useful Resources
Try this website: http://iowaprojectswildplt.blogspot.com/2007/01/animal-tracks-wilds- activity-tracks-is.html I would also include The Big Snow. It's an old Caldecott winner, but timeless. On Feb 11, 2008, at 9:03 PM, Katrina Kelder wrote: > Hello. I am a student at Syracuse University in the Literacy Masters > Program. I am getting ready to do a small project with a group of > students > about animal tracks in the snow. Does anyone know of any good trade > books or > websites about animal tracks that would be particularly useful to use > with a > group of students between the ages of 5 and 8? I am also wondering if > anyone > has any ideas about how I could integrate this topic into writing? > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies and Harcourt
I agree I see the same thing with my gifted 2nd graders. Comprehension seems a mystery. This has been a struggle, but we are almost there Patricia Kimathi Mission Parent Representative California Association for the Gifted 8465 South Van Ness Avenue Inglewood, CA 90305 Phone: 323.750.6559 Fax: 323.292.3626 Serving gifted students, parents, teachers, and administrators of Los Angeles County On Feb 11, 2008, at 6:19 PM, Bonita DeAmicis wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I teach gifted 5th graders, but have taught regular 3rd through 5th >> as well >> as gifted 3rd through 5th. Having my reading endorsement, I too am >> surprised >> by the word callers at the beginning of the year. This year I was >> especially surprised because my class did not seem to think that >> comprehension was >> important. Can you imagine? > > It is my theory (totally unproven) that the trend toward testing and > basals has hurried our students into fluent reading (ie word calling) > at the expense of comprehension. The problem of students who can > sound out, read smoothly, and have no clue what it means, has grown in > recent years at the upper grades. I look forward to a return to > balance... > > :)Bonita > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
[MOSAIC] smartboards
I am getting a smartboard for my classroom this month and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them or any websites they could recommend. Thanks, Tami ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
