Oasis Tutors MeetingOasis Tutors Meeting3:00-4:003:00-4:00September 27, 2007September 27, 2007

Reading and Writing Reading and Writing with Technologywith Technology

11stst Graders Lead The Way Graders Lead The Way

• http://www.powayusd.com/projects/EdTechCentral/VideoEditing/default.htm

What do Good Readers do?

The Top 100 Books The Top 100 Books • Students and teachers both have lists

of the top 100 books of the century.

Teachers’ List:http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html

Kids’ Listhttp://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html

Scholastic’s Flashlight ReadersScholastic’s Flashlight Readers

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/flashlightreaders/K_landingPage.asp

Jan Brett’s Web SiteJan Brett’s Web Site

• Jan Brett’s Web Site: www.janbrett.com

• Make The Hat into a Play: http://www.janbrett.com/the_hat_play.htm

• T-shirt transfers: http://www.janbrett.com/transfers/the_hat_transfers_main.htm

Book Adventures Book Adventures

http://www.bookadventure.com/

Writing ShapesWriting Shapes

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html

PUSD Reading and Writing PUSD Reading and Writing ResourcesResources

http://www.powayusd.com/projects/EdTechCentralnew/LanguageArts.htm

Capitalizing on Student Capitalizing on Student InterestsInterests

Kids are learning all the Kids are learning all the time: all day, everyday!time: all day, everyday!““PlannedPlanned Learning” just Learning” just means we take our cues means we take our cues from student interests to from student interests to provide resources and provide resources and opportunities that vastly opportunities that vastly increase the likelihood increase the likelihood that powerful learning that powerful learning will happen.will happen.

Future doctor and college English Professor

How do you grow a Giant How do you grow a Giant Pumpkin?Pumpkin?

• This site has educational standards and resources specifically for schools.http://www.sadako.com/pumpkin/growing.html

• This is a forum for growersto share ideas tips, problemsand solutions.http://www.bigpumpkins.com

eNature Cards eNature Cards

http://www.enature.com

eNature.com has eNature.com has a great feature a great feature that allows you to that allows you to type in your zip type in your zip code to generate code to generate regional field regional field guides. (Plants, guides. (Plants, animals, birds, animals, birds, insects and more insects and more in your area!)in your area!)

Becoming ExpertsBecoming ExpertsSimply print the “Poisonous” or “Poisonous and Dangerous” cards for your area for your student to read. Students could become experts on Poisonous plants or animals. They could even write guidebooks for others.

Flashcards by SpeciesFlashcards by Species

http://www.renaesroom.com/Hotflashes/hotflashes.html

Peregrine Falcon Nest Monitor InternsPeregrine Falcon Nest Monitor Interns

Could your kids become official nest monitor interns?

• Visit Raptors in the City for tools and a great newsletter! http://raptorsinthecity.homestead.com/

• Visit the FalconCam http://www.falconcam-cmnh.org/news.php

• Visit PUSD’s Falcon Quest for t-shirt decals and additional resources

http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/projects/EdTechCentral/FalconProject/default.htm

George Lucas Education George Lucas Education Foundation (GLEF)Foundation (GLEF)

• Leapin’ Lizards!: Students as Data CollectorsLeapin’ Lizards!: Students as Data Collectors

The George Lucas Education The George Lucas Education Foundation has a tremendous Foundation has a tremendous collection of real-world learning collection of real-world learning projects. It is a great site to find projects. It is a great site to find resources on a variety of subjects that resources on a variety of subjects that interest students and provide interest students and provide outstanding “reading material.” This outstanding “reading material.” This article describes a group of students article describes a group of students who have collected data on horny who have collected data on horny toads that completely changed current toads that completely changed current scientific knowledge about this lizard!scientific knowledge about this lizard!

http://www.edutopia.org/toad-tracking

http://www.edutopia.org/naturemapping

Thank you for Thank you for investinginvesting

in the future in the future by teaching by teaching children tochildren to

read!read!