How to Use Technology to Enhance at Home Learning

November 18, 2014

Agenda

In this workshop, we will review ways you can use technology to assist your child at home

How to use Mrs. Conefrey’s and Ms. Charles’s website to access homework and current class news

How to use Think Central to access the Go Math online resources

How to level books using Scholastic Book Wizard and Book Source

How to access Raz-Kids (on line leveled readers)

How to Access Teacher’s Homepage

Go to PS 19 website: www.ps19.us

Class webpages

Mrs. Conefrey and Ms. Charles

My Homework- daily homework

How to use Think Central Visit https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com Fill in the following information:

State: New York District: New York City Dept of Ed, New York 10007 School: PS 19 Judith K Weiss Woodlawn, Bronx

10470 Username: (your child will have it written in their

planner) Password: (default: 12345 --- students may change

their password after they login) Click on "My Library" Choose what you would like to explore!

How to Use Scholastic Book Wizard and Book Source

Scholastic Book Wizard www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

Guided Reading

Type the title: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Click on the title Guided Reading level T

Book Source

Click on www.booksource.com

Type the name of the book in the Search area and click go.

All the books that are related to the title you typed in will be listed. Click on the title you want to level.

More books will appear. Find the book you wish and look across. The level you are looking for is under the Alpha Level.

The next slide will show you what each letter means with regards to grade level.

Guided Reading Levels

Grade Level Fountas/Pinnell Levels

Lexile

4.3 Q 600

4.6 R

4.9 S 1000

5.3 T 900

5.6 U

5.9 V 1150

6.1 W 1000

6.3 X

6.6 Y

6.9 Z 1300+

Instructional Expectations for Reading for 5th Grade

Level Sept. Nov. Feb. End of Year

4 T+ U+ V+ W+

3 S/T T U V

2 R S T U

1 Below R Below S Below T Below U

Raz-Kids

www.raz-kids.com/main/Login

Teachers User Name: mconefrey kcharles23

Find your child’s name

Login: student’s OSIS number