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Critical Notetaking

Friday, 29 January 2010 12:23 | Written by Ben Anderson |

From the former CTAP 4 Information Literacy Website...

Technology strategies for note taking

This guide suggests bothlow-tech and high-tech strategies for using technology to teach students to effectively take notes.
Note Taking Guide (.doc)

Questioning Note Chart

This student sheet allows students to organize the information they find on their researchable questions. By placing the three researchable questions in the top row of the chart, students will be able add information they find below in each column. The general note chart is designed to record information when students are taking notes about a specific source, not notes about a question. Finally, the GIST note chart helps students take notes on a single source when they are using the GIST method of taking notes.
Note taking chart (.doc); Note taking chart source (.doc); Note taking Chart GIST (.doc)

Last Updated (Friday, 29 January 2010 15:44)

Successful Searching

Friday, 29 January 2010 11:56 | Written by Ben Anderson |

From the former CTAP 4 Information Literacy Website...

Three Types of Searching

This simple graphic lists the three types of searching covered. The chart relates each type to the amount of scaffolding it provides.

Files: Three types (.doc)

Indexes, Directories, Search Engines

This Internet hotlist on Internet searching has a great list of searching resources for the classroom teacher.
Files: http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listinternetja5.html

Last Updated (Friday, 29 January 2010 12:16)

Deep Questioning

Thursday, 28 January 2010 15:37 | Written by Ben Anderson |

From the former CTAP 4 Information Literacy Website...

Integrating Research Projects with Focused Writing Instruction article by McMackin and Siegel

This article lays a good foundation for teachers looking to teach students to use the research process.
Files: http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=/articles/mcmackin/index.html

Process Steps

This note taking structure for students and teachers lists each of the steps in the questioning process through the development of a BIG question and three researchable questions.
Files: Process Steps (.doc); High School Process Steps (.doc)

Last Updated (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 21:44)

Empowering Readers

Friday, 29 January 2010 11:30 | Written by Ben Anderson |

From the former CTAP 4 Information Literacy Website...

Determining Appropriate Reading Level

These documents guide you through the process of using Microsoft Word to find reading Flesch-Kincaid reading levels of passages. It also explains how to access the Lexile Levels Online service to determine the appropriate reading level on that scale.
Determining Reading levels (.doc) (Flesch-Kincaid); Determining Lexile Levels (.doc) (lexile levels)

Last Updated (Friday, 29 January 2010 15:49)

Spotlights 2007

Wednesday, 13 January 2010 15:12 | Written by Micheline LeBlanc |

December 2007 - Teacher Tube
We know that pictures are worth a thousand words. What about videos? A million words? Since many school districts block YouTube, visit TeacherTube. It's worth it. Since its creation this year, the site now houses hundreds of educational videos.
Check it out!

For additional math educational videos, visit the middle school math video resources page.

November 2007 - Figure this
figurethisgraphic We use math everyday! Here is a website that focuses on the everyday use of mathematics. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Education, the site provides interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families. They can also be used at school. The site is available in English and Spanish. It is one of the CTAP Middle School Math Project team's favorites. Check it out!

October 2007- Dr. Maggie Niess' Spreadsheets in the math classroom
Spreadsheets in the math classroom - Dr. Margaret Niess from Oregon State University has developed Scaffolding Math Learning with Spreadsheets with wonderful resources for both teachers and students. Visit Dr. Niess' site and the MSMP data analysis resource page for other resources in this area.

September 2007 - RESA Graphic Organizers

Southwest Georgia RESA Graphic Organizers
georgiaresa From several locations at the MSM site, you can go to websites that have math graphic organizers for students and teachers. Southwest Georgia RESA has a series of good math organizers. Since a majority of graphic organizers at the Southwest Gorgia RESA website were created in Word, teachers and students have the option of changing the organizers to meet their needs. After visiting this website, check out the rest of the Graphic Organizer resources at the MSM site.

Last Updated (Monday, 01 February 2010 14:28)

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