Into the Book

There are so many wonderful educational resources available and I found one I’d like to share. It is called Into the Book (http://reading.ecb.org) and was developed by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Department of Public Instruction and a team of educators.

Kids can get into the book! After entering their first name, they will be assigned a key. There are eight strategies that they can explore; Visualizing, Summarizing, Synthesizing, Making Connections, Prior Knowledge, Inferring, Evaluating, Questioning, as well as using strategies together. Instructional videos are provided and then interactive practice.

Teachers can check out the learning objectives for each strategy, take a look at the student/teacher videos, lessons, teaching tips, suggested books and additional links.

There are so many wonderful suggestions, updated information, pdf downloads, teaching tips and so on.

Into the Book is a multimedia treasure house that will help improve students’ reading comprehension. I know you will find it useful.

The Google Apps Blog

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Word Wall

W E L C O M E Florida Institute of Education

Kid Web Browsers

Here's information on two kid safe browsers. Zoodles (http://www.zoodles.com) is advertised as a "playground full of fun, age-appropriate games". There is ad blocking and violence filtering.

Another I looked at is KidZui (http://www.kidzui.com/). Both offer a desktop icon for ease of access.

Where have all the teachers gone?

All the SB6 talk has taken a toll on my outlook for work. That isn't good, it will be so difficult to stay focused on tasks at hand and not look into the future. I fear the country is failing the citizens of tomorrow, and the problem is in our backyards. A dedicated educator takes care of the whole child...not just how well they read, or how high they can score on a test. They care if they are unhappy or having trouble with family and friends. They care if the child is moving to yet another foster home, the fifth in one year.They care if the child has enough food to eat over the weekend. They care if the child goes home to an empty house and no one else will be there for hours. A dedicated educator provides shoes, clothing, counseling, empathy, and love and manages to instruct and motivate and instill in their young charges a desire to learn. What will happen to all the dedicated educators?

iWeb FAQ

iWeb FAQ - Adding movies and Flash content to iWeb Love it when colleagues share! Thanks Brandon!

Technology Tools and other Stuff

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