Please quit sending me these emails. Thank you. Marianne Williams
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> Topics of the day:
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> 1. Target: Harry Potter & Sor. Stone DVD
> 2. HIT Problem with AR
> 3. HIT:Harry Potter DvD Deleted Scenes
> 4. Character Education
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> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 21:30:18 EST
> From: Dawn Sardes <Dmsardes@AOL.COM>
> Subject: Target: Harry Potter & Sor. Stone DVD
>
> Has anyone else bought the Harry Potter DVD? There is a second disc where
> one can view deleted scenes, but one must fulfill some sort of "quest" or
win
> some sort of game to do it.
>
> How does one do this? It really burns me that I paid good money for this
DVD
> and cannot access part of it due to the game thing. Has anyone succeeded
in
> getting to the deleted scenes on the second disc in the package?
>
>
> Dawn Sardes
> YA Librarian
> Dmsardes@aol.com
>
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> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 20:57:35 -0600
> From: Karen Brostad <kbrostad@HUNTEL.NET>
> Subject: HIT Problem with AR
>
> I was asked to post a hit about my problem with Accelerated Reader. I have
> added new titles and students are testing over material that has been read
> in the past. This was causing quite a problem with prizes and points. I
now
> understand why some schools do not give out prizes. Here are some of the
> suggestions I received.
>
> My rule is that students must have finished reading the book within the
last
> week! Otherwise it isn't a reading practice program; it is just a memory
> testing program
>
> If they really read the book and retained it for some length of time, then
> YES! After all, reading and comprehension is the goal and in this case,
> retention is the bonus. Just make sure they are not taking the test with
> the book in their hand.
>
> How would you really stop it? Grill every child as to when they read the
> book? Not allow them to test on books that they own themselves? I think
it
> will level off shortly. I have kids who try to test on books they read in
> the past. Most of the time they fail because they don't remember the
> details. I always encourage students to reread books before testing, but
> can't force them. I have others who read books that I will buy tests for
in
> the future, but the money isn't there yet. I tell them that they will be
AR
> and to read carefully! I encourage any kind of reading, for rewards or
not.
> I wouldn't discourage those who have been reading all along! Those kids
> have their little bit of respect from the others for the number of points
> they have earned and that is not bad. You will also find teachers who
> embrace the program, read AR books to the classes often, and require and
> give time for reading and tests every day. I find these classes rack up
> points like crazy. Then there are other classes where the teacher doesn't
> want to do it and they have zero points! Is that fair? No, but it is the
> way it is.
>
> If a student can remember enough to pass a test that is good. Do you have
> rules in place that require a monitor to OK the test? The monitor does
not
> have to be a teacher. Reading log indicating how many pages read per
> night/day could be the ticket to get to take a test. I tell my
> students/teachers which tests are on order. I tell them it may be a
month
> or two before the tests will arrive depending upon the time the purchasing
> department takes to get a PO out.
>
>
> The good news is that this is likely to be a one-time problem. Many
critics
> of AR say children should read "for the joy of reading," not for rewards.
> It seems these children who have been able to increase their point levels
> (even dramatically) have been reading for pleasure. It seems wrong to
> punish
> them (or, to not reward them for their efforts). These kids will probably
> end up being the top point earners, regardless.
>
>
> At our middle school a book must be read during the current grading period
> to receive credit for it.
>
> We do not allow students to retake tests until the following year.
>
>
> I think that if the students were able to remember enough about the books
to
> pass the tests, they probably deserve the points. That's a lot of
> reading--and truly, if they read that much and remembered it well
> after-their
> comprehension must be terrific. I'd let them keep the points! What a great
> morale booster for them
>
> Doesn't seem fair to penalize kids who have read on their own by telling
> them they can't take the tests...and they must have done a good job of
> comprehending the books if they passed the tests. Besides, trying to
police
> who had read what and when would be an impossible job. I often have kids
who
> test on books they have read elsewhere. We have a fairly high mobility and
> I've had new students come in and get 100 points their first week when
they
> retest on books they read at their old school. Just to make it "fair" why
> don't you announce it to all the kids and give every one of them an
> opportunity to take advantage of the new tests. That way the kids whose
> teachers don't buy into the program also get a chance to participate. You
> could call it an AR marathon and turn it into a school wide program.
>
> I would say that as long as the kids are passing the quizzes, there really
> isn't a problem. The main goal of AR is to increase reading
comprehension.
> If the students are remembering what they read, they should be allowed to
> take the quiz. If there are specific students who are failing several
> quizzes of books they read previously, I would talk to them privately and
> tell them they need to reread the book before taking the quiz. We do
have
> one teacher at our school who always tells students they have to have read
> the book THIS school year in order to take the quiz. As far as the prizes
> go, just raise the bar to correlate with the points students are earning.
> Hope this helps!
>
> We used to have similar problems in the past, as well as another:
> students trying to pass a test on a movie rather than a book. :-)
> As a result, many teachers have started to use the AR reading log with
> their students. In order for the points to count toward the student
> goal, the book must be entered into the log, and either the parent,
> teacher, or I have seen them reading the book. Students may still choose
> to take quizzes on other previous reading, but it won't count toward the
> reading goal.
>
>
> --Karen Brostad/Teacher/Elem Tech Coord
> Bennington Public Schools
> Bennington, NE 68007
> kbrostad@huntel.net
>
> Knowledge is what remains when the learning stops.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 22:56:01 EST
> From: Dawn Sardes <Dmsardes@AOL.COM>
> Subject: HIT:Harry Potter DvD Deleted Scenes
>
> WOW! It took less than ten minutes for me to get answers. In addition to
> accessing the scenes on the DVD player, there are more extras accessible
only
> by using the second dvd on a computer.
>
> Here, however, is how to get to the deleted scenes. Thanks to all who
came
> to my rescue.
>
>
> 1. From the main menu select Diagon Alley. You can just click any brick,
once
> you fail 4 times it will let you in anyway.
> 2. Select the key on the Gringots sign.
> 3. Select the main part of the Gringots sign to enter. Select the coins to
> fill up your pockets, then return to the alley.
> 4. Go to Olivanders and start picking wands until you find one that works.
> This is random, just keep picking.
> 5. Leave the alley and return to the main menu. Select Classrooms.
> On the classrooms page select the owls on the statue and hit Enter twice.
> 6. In the next room, select the flute.
> 7. You make it to another room, this time select the key in the very back
> towards the center, the one with the slightly broken wing.
> 8. You are presented with a group of potions and given 60 seconds to make
a
> choice. Choose the round one on the top row just to the right of center.
> 9. Wow. A big mirror with a stone in the middle of it. Select the stone
and
> hit enter. And there you go, you can now watch the 7 deleted scenes.
>
> Dawn Sardes
> YA Librarian
> Dmsardes@aol.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 23:52:07 -0500
> From: Jeffrey Winklebleck <jwinkleb@TWCNY.RR.COM>
> Subject: Re: Character Education
>
> Happy New Year to all of you!
> =20
> I am looking for titles of picture books dealing with the topic of =
> "commitment" for grades K-2. If anyone has any ideas or favorites =
> please email me directly. Thanks in advance.
>
> Penny Winklebleck, Librarian
> Fairley Elementary, Hannibal, NY
> jwinkleb@twcny.rr.com
>
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