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=Hello Fox Meadow School Teachers!=

Welcome to your own wikispace for reflecting on ideas you read and learn about during our time together this year!

My name is **Julie Coiro** and I am an Assistant Professor of Reading at The University of Rhode Island. I am always interested in learning more about how best to teach reading comprehension strategies and how to support students as they use the Internet for learning.

Click on each date below to link to a starting place for each day's session.
 * October 22, 2007
 * January 14, 2008
 * March 17, 2008
 * [|Frontline Video Series] about Kids and the Internet
 * Grade 3 Internet Workshop Activity on the Solar System
 * Objectives and Lesson Summary
 * Download the Powerpoint Slideshow to introduce activity to students: [|Space Grade 3.ppt]
 * Grade 4-5 Keyword Strategy Discussion (download [|Space Internet Workshop Worksheet.doc])
 * April 14, 2008
 * Grades 3 and 4: Reading Website Road Signs
 * [|Adobe Visual Literacy White Paper]
 * Critically Evaluating Online Information for Reliability and Perspective
 * Classroom Instructional Models: Internet Workshop, Internet Project, and Internet Inquiry
 * [|District Example of Internet Resources Linked to Curriculum Learning Goals] (in the United Kingdom)
 * May 12, 2008
 * Review instructional models and have hands on time to create examples of Internet Workshop/Internet Project ideas with teacher teams
 * Brainstorm a realistic set of next steps and determine an action plan for 2008-2009 school year - link these ideas to current curriculum needs (either a unit that could use some excitement or a unit that students are particularly challenged by)
 * Notes from Grades 3 and 4
 * Notes from Grade 5
 * [|Models of Websites] to develop Internet Workshop and Internet Project for Middle School curriculum topics
 * [|Susan Silverman's Internet Projects] Homepage
 * [|Global Schoolhouse Internet Projects Registry]
 * [|Teaching with Internet K-12] (Donald Leu, Debbie Leu, and Julie Coiro)