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@lemino @shyj Try feeding my 2 year old vegetables. Students can take stand at young age. Need 2 encourage multiple source reading #edchat
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@olafelch @ladyvolhoops #edchat And the research that supports it is usually vague. How bout rscrh supporting good teachers not matierls
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@tomwhitby A video I start off most PD sessions on using the Internet. The book help desk http://youtu.be/0Cd7Bsp3dDo #edchat
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@ShellTerrell #edchat Yet at same time we are living in era when new literacy tools coexist instead of supplant (rss, blogs, vlogs, wiki)
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@davidwees Take it step farther and have histrocial simulations (games) where students build their own narrative by testing theories #edchat
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@davidwees I think pubs of most major txtbooks have online addition. My students loved them when I used them. #edchat
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@avealmec Actually all evidence points to the latter. Comprehension on scrolling txts is lower and fluency rates are longer #edchat
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@ShellTerrell I think coming up w/ resources or digital ebooks depends on the pedagogical goal. #edchat
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@BethCagnol Most txtbooks are written by leading educators. They are edited by industry but content comes from tchrs.
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@SECottrell Yes but if the big five edu publishers can charge same price for e-txtbk w/o production costs the cost ratio shifts.
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@olafelch I agree on the RSS feed. tchrs need to think about reinventing SSR w/ RSS. Allow for motivated txt choice and interaction #edchat
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@tracymercier Still I cringe when I ask tchrs about curriculum and reply "Connected Math" or "McDougal-Littel" materials no equal curric
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@Synergism_ Right On! Huge correlation between words exposed to pre-K and fourth grade reading skills.
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@jasontbedell We should send out some shout outs to see if anyone else would be interested. Have to check if there is a one appearance rule
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@jasontbedell We should get some folks together and put in a proposal on....something.
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@jasontbedell I don't know.Prolly focus on my research of using social media to increase the critical stance students take towards media.
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@jasontbedell You could just link to a google site page and add a file cabinent page. Don't know word press well.
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@jennamcjenna as long as it is a seminal semolina noodle.
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@jasontbedell When are ISTE proposals due. I want to put one in this year.
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@Marisa_C Not equating online w motivating. But online gives access to mtrls 4 unlimted topics. not bound by time and space.
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