The single factor most closely associated with reading

“The single factor most closely associated with reading achievement—more than socioeconomic status or any instructional approach— is independent reading. ” --Stephen Krashen, The Power of Reading

Presented by Bonnie Mc. Cormick, Anna Modrow and Rhonda Thomas, Denton ISD Middle School Librarians Creative Contributions by Sherry Brandt, Kim Johnson, Donna Kearley, Kelly Korenek, Anna Modrow, Margarete Neale, Sandy Noles, Carol Richmond, Leslye Rosin, and Gloria Smith. Library Harvest, September 27, 2012 SUCCESSFUL TESTERS ARE ACADEMIC READERS

Promotion of Books Book Talks Power Points: Lone Star Power Point 2010 Lone Star Power Point 2011 Lone Star Power Point 2012 Newbery Power Point New Books Power Point Binders Series Sequels Genre

Digital Frames: Demo and Examples Assignment Sheet

“Choosing not to read is never discussed. It is simply not an option…I want my students to know that I see each of them as a reader. ” -- The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child, by Donalyn Miller (Classroom teacher at Northwest ISD; formerly of Keller ISD)

TV: Scrolling Announcements Displays: Bulletin Boards Chalk Rails Display Cases Shelves Tables Baskets Windows Nooks and Crannies

Displays: Bulletin Boards

Display Cases

Shelves

Tables

Windows

Baskets

Brown Bag Book Club

Student Reviews

Nooks and Crannies

Free, Web- Based Presentation and Book Promotion Tools Scholastic. com http: //www. scholastic. com/librarians/? esp=CORPHP/ib/////NAV/Parents/MAIN/ Lib. HP//// National Geographic Education http: //education. nationalgeographic. com/education/? ar_a=1 Animoto (Sign up for Educator’s Version) Bruiser Dragonfly QR Codes (BYOD Buzzword, Bring Your Own Device) (works with Smart Phones; download app for Neo. Reader, I-nigma, QR Scanner or Scan. Life) Edmodo(Social Networking, Blogging, Class Project Building Site) Crownover Library Website Live. Binders http: //www. livebinders. com/ (a way to organize units, lessons, etc. ) Poetry Unit

Free Web-Based…. continued • Voice. Thread http: //ed. voicethread. com/ (A Voice. Thread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam) • Voki Website http: //www. voki. com/ (Voki is a FREE service that lets you: Create customized avatars. Add voice to your Voki avatars. Post your Voki to any blog, website, or profile. ) • Shelfari http: //www. shelfari. com/ (a way to display on your website books you have read and those you want to read) • booktrailersforall. com http: //www. booktrailersforall. com (a great source for booktrailersforall. com promoting books and reading • Glogster (a source for creating online posters. Sign up for Educator’s Version) Glogster http: //edu. glogster. com/

Fantastic Fiction http: //www. fantasticfiction. co. uk/ (a source list for new releases and classics. Great for use in building a classroom library) You. Tube http: //www. youtube. com/results? search_query=Book+Trailers&aq=f (You can find many book trailers to promote reading and books on you tube) Always preview them. Meet Me At the Corner (Virtual Field Trips, Chats with authors and poets) http: //www. meetmeatthecorner. org/ http: //bookbuilder. cast. org/ (a site to create, share, publish, and read digital books that engage and support diverse learners according to their individual needs, interests, and skills. ) http: //ilearntechnology. com/ (An edublog about integrating technology into the classroom) http: //en. risingshadow. net/ ( Book Collection Building Site Risingshadow is one of the largest science fiction and fantasy book databases. ) Weebly http: //education. weebly. com/weebly/user. Home. php(Free Website Building for Classes)

E-Books (BYOD, Bring Your Own Device) Follett Shelf (Libraries buy individual e-books for students to check out) Story. Nory (Free e-stories) Tumble. Books and Tumble. Reader (Paid Subscription very reasonable) Storyline Online by the Screen Actor’s Guild (Free ebooks) Digital Downloads Denton Public Library (Check at your Local Public Library) Strickland Middle School E-Books Read Aloud: The Undertaker Storia by Scholastic (Show on i. Pad)

Windows Software Presentation & Promotional Tools Movie Maker Windows Tool Photo. Story 3 Windows Tool *If you are in a district that has Apple products, there is comparable software.

Curation Article from School Library Journal Trap !t http: //trap. it/ Faveous http: //www. faveous. com/ Scoop. it http: //www. scoop. it/ Magazine type things Prismatic http: //getprismatic. com/connectportal Tweeted Times http: //tweetedtimes. com/ Springpad http: //springpad. com/about (reinventing the library) Paper. li http: //paper. li/ (Turns Twitter and Facebook into online newspapers) Collected http: //collected. info/ (Look at librarians. Collected)

Curation…continued Live. Binder (digital Three Ring Binder) Paper. li (Create your own online newspapers) Storify (way to tell stories using social media) Bagtheweb (put the content in bags or a network of bags) Really good for schools. Readlists (Anthologies) Flipboard (Social Magazine) Presenter Loves it. Looks like a magazine Streamified (available for i. Phone and i. Pad) ifttt (if this then that) lets you create powerful connections with one simple statement

Curation…continued Museum Box - http: //museumbox. e 2 bn. org/ provides tools to create a virtual museum of content related to a topic or project. Delicious - http: //delicious. com/ - helps you find cool stuff and collect it for easy sharing. Use bookmarklet in your browser to add websites to themed stacks. Invite colleagues to contribute links as well. Has a browser extension. Live. Binders http: //www. livebinders. com/ - Teachers can create binders. Students can create portfolios or projects. Pearl. Trees - http: //www. pearltrees. com/ Sample - Pearltrees is your digital library. It lets you collect, organize and share everything you like. You can collect web pages, photos and notes about the things you like. You can collaborate on a Pearltree. Has a browser extension. Symbaloo. EDU - http: //www. symbaloo. com/ Create an interface of frequently visited websites.

Curation Attribution tools Blogs Curator’s Code - http: //www. curatorscode. org/ (based on attributions) “To be realistic one must always admit the influence of those who have gone before”—Charles Eames (Developed images for giving attributions simply) www. slideshare. net/ghardin Thanks to Greg Hardin, Reference Librarian, Texas Woman’s University for all the curator’s sites!

“By exposing students to diverse and complex text, readily found in non-fiction books, magazines, textbooks, and online, … learning can be enhanced and reading achievement improved. ” --AASL – American Association of School Librarians from The International Reading Association’s 2007 report “Making Every Moment Count: Maximizing Quality Instruction. ”.

Authentic/Academic Reading Curriculum Connections Texas Explorers Web. Quest: zunal. com (Sandy) NASA Glogster: Space Shuttle (Sherry) Paired Reading with the Lone Star List – Live. Binder ( Bonnie) Picture Books that teach literary elements and the 6 traits of writing (Bonnie) Explorers: Ernest Shackleton – (Bonnie) Chalk Rail Display / QR Codes Unit Suggestion Elections and Their Aftermath – (Bonnie) Magazines - Authentic Reading (Mental Floss) Political Cartoons - Voicethread (Bonnie) The Great Depression - Animoto (Bonnie) Virtual Source Cards and Note Taking (Sherry Brandt)

Thematic Paired Reading

ELECTIONS and THEIR AFTERMATH Objective: Follow current candidates in regards to campaign platforms / promises. After the elections, evaluate winner positions and predict effects of those positions on local, federal, global economies / societies

FALL SEMESTER: • Students are required to follow the Presidential campaigns and any other positions, from local to federal, that are up for election or re-election this year. • Students will read current periodicals and internet news sites, listen to local / national / international television news reports, noting the policies and promises of the candidates (defense, space exploration, economics, poverty, education, environment, oil drilling, etc. ) • Students will be required to take notes from TV, magazines, internet news sites, etc.

SPRING SEMESTER (after STAAR): • Students will be divided into groups of 2 -3. • Students will choose one of the positions / policies of the winning candidates. • Students will take the vision or idea that they heard during the campaign and extrapolate it from where we are now, predicting how things might change locally, federally, globally under the re-elected or new leadership.

The project would require students to: • Become familiar with local and national candidates; • Read current, authentic materials – magazines, journals, newspapers, internet news sites, and watch the evening news all fall semester; • Evaluate the objectiveness / bias of the reporting entities (could lead to a great propaganda discussion);

TECHNOLOGY: • If you wanted to let kids collaborate across disciplines, then they could use Google Docs or a Wiki for notes / research. • If they collaborated between classes / disciplines, presentations could be made together in the library or cafeteria. • Presentations could be Power Points, videos, or live.

EVALUATION: • Rubrics for notes in the Fall and presentation in the spring • English could teach/grade the writing part; SS could teach / manage the research part, but the discussions could happen in any class. Science could weigh in on the environmental issues. That way, no one has to do it all.

LIBRARY CONNECTION: • Collaborate w/ teachers for desired materials and grading rubric • Provide website evaluation of most viewed news sites • Team teach discussion - bias / objectivity of news sources • Create a webpage of links to on-line periodicals and candidate webpages • Provide print materials: current magazines, newspapers

Tip Sheets Book Talk Podcast Lesson Plan (Grades 3, 4, 5) How to Create Photo. Story (All Level) Photo Story 3 for Windows Tip Sheet (All Level) Creating a Book Trailer (Story Board) (PDF File) Creating a Book Trailer-Anna Modrow Book Trailer Rubric-Anna Modrow Tool For Reasoning Fair Use Digital Picture Frame-Sherry Brandt Prerequisite for Storyboard-Sandy Noles (PDF File) Book Trailer Storyboard-Sandy Noles (PDF File) Movie. Maker Guide for book trailers-Sandy Noles Book Trailer Project Checklist-Sandy Noles Book Trailer Rubric-Sandy Noles (PDF File) Saving Images from Creative Commons-Sandy Noles Animoto: Movies in a Minute – Power Point – Bonnie Mc. Cormick Not Working Voice. Thread Tips – Bonnie Mc. Cormick Not Working Tip Sheets and Spine Label Templates (Webpage to access all of the above)

Tip Sheets (Cont’d) Book Trailer Contract: Anna Modrow Tip SheetsBook-trailer. PS trimmed. doc-Anna Modrow Tip SheetsBook Trailer rubric-Moodrow. xlsx: Anna Modrow

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