Hello!

I'm just trying out posting a message here. I finally got my email to accept an invitation to join the blog. Hope this works.
Juanita

book talks

Today in class someone mentioned maybe using blogs to talk about the books given tous or maybe even as a way to pass on info to others. I gave a website for on-line MAP practice for reading and math 3-8 plus an exit exam. It was http://www.brainchild.com/gen/demo.asp I hope this will help some of you. it seems really nice. they can take it as many times as you want and can print out results.

Elements of Fiction Chart

Attached is the chart posted during our December meeting.
https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2FDoc%3Fid%3Ddf7d8xhx_2gbdv5k<mpl=WR_tmp_2_lfty&nui=1

Collaborative Assessment Notes

These notes tie to the collaborative assessment activity we tried at our November follow-up meeting.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df7d8xhx_1hfdh6p

Introduction

Columbia Literacy Academy participants will respond to questions concerning the possible use of blogs in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.