Monday, November 22, 2010

Nov. 22 PLC

Members Present:  Ahern, Baade, Doak, Hosch, Munson, Schuller, Osterhaus, Lebo

Goals:  Review 'homework' from last time - researching  methods of on-line reading and differences from traditional text.

Hosch:  Readings from a reading strategies book; how to use traditional strategies and converting to on-line strategies.
Munson:  Ipad uses -- mainly resources in; not producers out.
Osterhaus:  Traditional skills cannot be thrown out; need to maintain memorization skills; be careful in use of technology does reduce brain function.
Rouse:  NY times - blogging connection.  Discerning between good writing and scholarship.  Students read more but read less books.
Doak:  Note-taking from web-based text.  There is a need to teach summary of text and paraphrasing.
Baade:  Did research on vocabulary and how kids will read a passage and not understand it because they don't have the vocabulary.  They talked about Call  strategies where the vocabulary is linked to a definition or explanation.  I use my web page for lots of things, so instead of just putting out the article or vocabulary list I linked vocabulary words to see if student would use it and improve comprehension skills.

For next time:  Group will individually implement strategies and report back to the group.

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