Wednesday Web Tool: Easier Student Sign-In with Epic!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwm4wE0qELWyR7WVXIZLR114L15Q75Vo8_9mAD6XpMtUA1U9JznzfgPcikPAUJPR8bj-fnvhblWmmnmwvAUuPemfIHZ2iPLPefBGK7ilYMJ-6fANgG0rI6JeRKgyzfZY7WGBvIEfY7mo/s1600/Logo-Blue-XL.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwm4wE0qELWyR7WVXIZLR114L15Q75Vo8_9mAD6XpMtUA1U9JznzfgPcikPAUJPR8bj-fnvhblWmmnmwvAUuPemfIHZ2iPLPefBGK7ilYMJ-6fANgG0rI6JeRKgyzfZY7WGBvIEfY7mo/s320/Logo-Blue-XL.png" width="320" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Epic! Has updated their student login process to make it easier than ever for students to login!</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The new process is code based- when you setup your classes on Epic!, you will receive a code for students to join your class. This process is easy and saves time setting up student accounts.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The class code feature is available on the web version of Epic! and the latest app version. If you do not see the code option on your app, check to make sure you have the latest version of the app.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here are instructions on how students can sign-in:</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. Open the App or Go to <a href="http://www.getepic.com/">www.getepic.com</a> and select student sign in:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img alt="Login1.jpg" height="320" src="https://getepic.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/115003824826/Login1.jpg" width="640" /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Enter your classroom code:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img alt="Login2.jpg" height="320" src="https://getepic.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/115003768223/Login2.jpg" width="640" /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. Students select their profile options:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img alt="Login3.jpg" height="320" src="https://getepic.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/115003824846/Login3.jpg" width="640" /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy Reading!</span></div>

Wednesday Web Tool: Easier Student Sign-In with Epic!

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Wednesday Web Tool: New Reading Mini-Games from Teach Your Monster to Read!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGL7Ez1J9lFnkX-MmM9t-gn2BXfYnG_GfC44nwB6AIJVR_bbzg1ZAemSwpjA1RuXUufKlbfRlXVo4UvAZ4-29THZGJeBnkZ0TqWOddx6SnxoEI6GjrwMb_5AHORd32OM8qlaKPwPrVJuQv/s1600/screenshot-www.teachyourmonstertoread.com+2017-03-01+09-38-05.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGL7Ez1J9lFnkX-MmM9t-gn2BXfYnG_GfC44nwB6AIJVR_bbzg1ZAemSwpjA1RuXUufKlbfRlXVo4UvAZ4-29THZGJeBnkZ0TqWOddx6SnxoEI6GjrwMb_5AHORd32OM8qlaKPwPrVJuQv/s320/screenshot-www.teachyourmonstertoread.com+2017-03-01+09-38-05.png" width="320" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This week we are featuring a new series of mini-games from Teach Your Monster to Read that are completely web based and can be played on any device. The mini-games teach letter sounds and combinations in a fast and kid friendly manner that even the youngest pre-reader can master.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To access the minigames, go to: <a href="https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/minigames">https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/minigames</a></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You do not have to register or login to access the minigames.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is a screenshot of the different mini-game options:</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXTOwse4FCDpoUsJAmSS9bITOQGUwAwxOvRH7poI3f3u2zFLebOnjhHF1cibEBLB7eWl0cjkGRezgonuQcIycZNnQJwuwNinC8Qbeqv8uxvLUUfDrXBoxS0kOo7gnkJGWR-pRkZK_rYB3/s1600/screenshot-www.teachyourmonstertoread.com+2017-03-01+09-43-37.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXTOwse4FCDpoUsJAmSS9bITOQGUwAwxOvRH7poI3f3u2zFLebOnjhHF1cibEBLB7eWl0cjkGRezgonuQcIycZNnQJwuwNinC8Qbeqv8uxvLUUfDrXBoxS0kOo7gnkJGWR-pRkZK_rYB3/s320/screenshot-www.teachyourmonstertoread.com+2017-03-01+09-43-37.png" width="320" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is a screenshot of gameplay:</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQA6UUgz8IFcdo8g7ragY_y3bY3JJB7-rKiGlO1UgBwC6CVmcewGAKg1VsphPFG7F73F-VJWfaawW18gOxW_GtkcgyvRyF0Jn7KfmpCVh7i6IKB6qEaIyjvii-cv3RpZM3JXmNKSfmRyI/s1600/screenshot-www.teachyourmonstertoread.com+2017-03-01+09-39-37.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQA6UUgz8IFcdo8g7ragY_y3bY3JJB7-rKiGlO1UgBwC6CVmcewGAKg1VsphPFG7F73F-VJWfaawW18gOxW_GtkcgyvRyF0Jn7KfmpCVh7i6IKB6qEaIyjvii-cv3RpZM3JXmNKSfmRyI/s320/screenshot-www.teachyourmonstertoread.com+2017-03-01+09-39-37.png" width="320" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kid-friendly features include a simple interface with an enlarged cursor. Hovering over any item with the cursor will repeat the sound and instructions for the students.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you explore the new mini-games from <a href="https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/minigames">Teach Your Monster to Read</a> as a resource for your students.</span></div>

Wednesday Web Tool: New Reading Mini-Games from Teach Your Monster to Read!

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Media Monday! Shout out to MyOn Readers and Library 2.016

<h3 style="text-align: center;"> </h3> <h1 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; bottom: -0.25em; color: #0099b0; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.53846em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"> Library 2.016: Library as Classroom<br />Virtual Mini Conference Opportunity - June 15<br /><a href="http://www.library20.com/classroom">Click here for more information and to sign up!</a></h1> <h3 style="text-align: center;"> <br /></h3> <h3 style="text-align: center;"> Media Monday!  Shout out to MyOn Readers</h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZfEpg8beBVJ-SJQAtua1dKqinr7H2zyoTmhASAgfTld4jQY4FaWEfuaNNmEpBb0TGgCiLUXs6rmh2DVOEYY5c7ZLIZCDJCofJN3t7muz-5onYP3N53uXwLoIL0nUrgTxXNgTniyD6hE/s1600/myon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZfEpg8beBVJ-SJQAtua1dKqinr7H2zyoTmhASAgfTld4jQY4FaWEfuaNNmEpBb0TGgCiLUXs6rmh2DVOEYY5c7ZLIZCDJCofJN3t7muz-5onYP3N53uXwLoIL0nUrgTxXNgTniyD6hE/s400/myon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I wanted to give a shout out to all the schools who have already started using the Free Trial of MyOn and those who are actively promoting this great resource.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Kelley Stanley and Jill Parrish at <b>Four Oaks Elementary</b> just showed the resource to a few classes and told the kids to spread the word and they already have over 1000 books read and almost 300 hours logged! Just since May 19th!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Karen Parker at <b>Micro Pine Level</b> has been letting all her students assess their reading level and select interests in media classes and follow up with their classroom teachers and she shared that her teachers appreciated having something constructive for the students to do during these last few days of school. Resulting in over 450 books read this week.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Kelly Davis at <b>Polenta</b> put together a personalized letter to send home and shared it in the folder for us all to copy and customize.  </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So if you haven't gotten started and want to join the fun, below is the link to a folder of information you need to get the ball rolling.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Remember all students are in 1 class the media coordinator is the teacher.  Thanks for giving our kids the information to make reading a priority over the summer!  Let me know if you have questions!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Reading!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Amy</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6tdCo4ORZfeem00dUxLU2RnR0U">Click here for login information and promotional materials.</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div>

Media Monday! Shout out to MyOn Readers and Library 2.016

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Media Monday: What is on your summer reading list?

<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG58YGY2jFYBO0lEi-IanFs1dbNyBaZQoKHjDhB4hORzVUFd9RY0ixdwXc7yHm9CQ2DNM3XTZ0EHEO7wG0D_RF10WSUVPSeA1n5V-BUDGBt3bPrqj6tH6QVbdrP9t3Bruv_-rQQLYLJGQ/s1600/Summer+Book+List.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG58YGY2jFYBO0lEi-IanFs1dbNyBaZQoKHjDhB4hORzVUFd9RY0ixdwXc7yHm9CQ2DNM3XTZ0EHEO7wG0D_RF10WSUVPSeA1n5V-BUDGBt3bPrqj6tH6QVbdrP9t3Bruv_-rQQLYLJGQ/s400/Summer+Book+List.png" width="400" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey! </span></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is Pam,  Amy was gracious enough to let me hijack the Media Monday post to talk about a subject that is near and dear to all of our hearts- reading! I hope you enjoy the post and share with your staff!</span></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week I want to share with you my summer reading list. After three and half years in graduate school completing two degree programs back to back, I realized that I had not read <i>anything</i> that was not prescribed to me on a syllabus in quite some time. </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While pondering the fact that I let something that once was a passion turn into a chore, it occurred to me that many of our students may feel the same way. I decided to try to read again for fun and enlightenment; thinking "would those feelings of wonder and excitement return?" I suggested to my team that we begin an independent book study at our weekly meetings, sharing out something insightful from our previous week of reading. There is no specific structure or required titles, just reading and sharing our thoughts.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The change has been dramatic. In the past month, our team creativity has returned. We have a shared wealth of new ideas and strategies to try. Our relationships are stronger.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A simple task has returned joy and passion in a demanding time of year. Not only are their personal gains, but it is critical for our students and staff to see us as learners. Learning new concepts and modeling a growth mindset. You are inspiring tomorrow's learners with today's actions. </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I started my reading with <i>Who Owns the Learning?</i> by Alan November. This is a short book with lots of insight about how to redesign your thinking and lesson design to focus on student problem solving and critical thinking. I think this book would be wonderful for an MTAC or SIT book study as it is concise and powerful to reflect on who owns the learning at your school.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My next book, that I just started reading today, is <i>Personalized PD</i> by Jason Bretzmann, Kenny Bosch, Dr. Brad Gustafson, Brad Currie, Kristin Daniels, Laura Conley, and Ben Wilkoff. So far I like the format of the book in short chapters written by different experts in their field. I look forward to developing more flipped and personalized professional learning opportunities for our staff next year.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is my summer booklist:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPVAMau-QDAqVyRpO_ininPbqo0bDP07EqmzT3OLWV9MPa6Ij6xVxwr6iG1VxSH462Ugq23gllA8-muEhx3_wMUGeK7qgYoV0JNt04PIgB-IzLG39umPj5lNgHEsHiEMwZcSbOLTc93A/s1600/summer+book+list+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPVAMau-QDAqVyRpO_ininPbqo0bDP07EqmzT3OLWV9MPa6Ij6xVxwr6iG1VxSH462Ugq23gllA8-muEhx3_wMUGeK7qgYoV0JNt04PIgB-IzLG39umPj5lNgHEsHiEMwZcSbOLTc93A/s400/summer+book+list+%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What is on your summer booklist? </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How do you model being a learner for your staff and students? </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I look forward to reading your thoughts!</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div>

Media Monday: What is on your summer reading list?

Hey!  This is Pam,  Amy was gracious enough to let me hijack the Media Monday post to talk about a subject that is near and dear to a...

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