Professional+development+resources

Book Glutton //BookGlutton// is an online bookstore and community for reading groups. It allows online communities to chat inside the book they're reading and annotate each chapter. Also reading groups can discuss the book on disccusion boards and blogs.

Your mission: 1. Join BookGlutton.com with the link below. 2. In groups of two explore the site by choosing a book from the free domain selection to experiment with. Use the various functions available. (Note: more books are offered if you pay for the site) 3. Discuss how you would use BookGlutton as a tool in your classroom. Please be prepared to share with the entire class. 4. After you have completed your assignment please log onto freerice.com and play a game. The link is in the next section. Links that may help you: English Content Standards: []

Mathematics Content Standards: [|Professional development resources] Science Content Standards: [|Professional development resources] Visual or Performing Arts Content Standards: [|Professional development resources] FSUD Reading List: [|Current Approved Core List.pdf]

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About FreeRice.com FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme. **FreeRice has two goals:** This is made possible by the generosity of the sponsors who advertise on this site. Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor country, improving your education can improve your life. It is a great investment in yourself.
 * Provide education to everyone for free.
 * Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

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Evernote

Our goal at Evernote is to give everyone the ability to easily capture any moment, idea, inspiration, or experience whenever they want using whichever device or platform they find most convenient, and then to make all of that information easy to find. And we’ve done just that. From creating text and ink notes, to snapshots of whiteboards and wine labels, to clips of webpages, Evernote users can capture anything from their real and digital lives and find it all anytime.

Your goal: 1. Read 7 Ways to Make Use of Evernote. 2. In a group of two, choose one of the seven ways to use evernote. 3. Find an online tutorial that will teacher you how to use the fuction that you have choosen. 4. After you have finished with your assignment, continue playing your game on freerice.com

Resources needed: Article: [|7 Ways to Make Use of Evernote] [|Youtube] [|Twitter] Teacher Tube [|EverNote]

**Shmoop**
 * Rollicking homework help, teacher resources, and online test prep. Homework help lovingly written by PhD students from Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Shmoop will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Our mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Your quest: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">1. In groups of three explore the site. Remember to check out the student speaks section. There is a wonderful discussion on music lyrics. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">2. Discuss how you can use this site in your classroom. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">3. Compare and contrast shmoop with spark notes or bookrags. What are the similarities? Differences? Which do you like the most? You can use the disscussion board available. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">4. Please be prepared to share. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Sites: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Spark notes] **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|BookRags] **



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