Showing posts with label Internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Internet. Show all posts

October 04, 2012

More on the Common Core


There has been a lot of talk about the Common Core State Standards and how Appendix B applies. Many educators are using the list as a primary source for text.  The Common Core State Standards states as follows, with regards to appendix B:

Selecting Text Exemplars
"The following text samples primarily serve to exemplify the level of complexity and quality that the Standards require all students in a given grade band to engage with. Additionally, they are suggestive of the breadth of texts that students should encounter in the text types required by the Standards. The choices should serve as useful guideposts in helping educators select texts of similar complexity, quality, and range for their own classrooms. They expressly do not represent a partial or complete reading list."

There are many ways for educators to choose excellent books for their reading lists. Some of them include:
Recommendations from other teachers, librarians, and even parents!

Award Winners. You can find many award winning lists on the Internet.

Review committees and booksellers post their lists on their web sites.

How are you choosing your books for your reading list to use in conjunction with the Common Core State Standards? We would like to know!

May 21, 2009

Ace Your Internet Research


Ace Your Internet Research, by Ann Graham Gaines has been published.
So you have to do online research? Author Ann Graham Gaines says, "No Problem!" Step by step, this book will show you how to surf you way to an 'A.' The author explores how to tell if the information you find online is correct. She explains how to give proper credit or ask for permission for the material you want to use. Gaines explores the basics of Internet research, from finding reliable web sites to staying safe online.

48 pages, full color, Enslow Publishers ISBN 978-0-7660-3392-4