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 Thursday, November 8, 2007
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Welcome to Mr. Newnhams Grade Three online student story library! Students have been practicing writing strategies and building their skills to become master authors by the end of the school year. This website not only allows the student to work on the mechanics of story writing, but also helps the student to become a fluent reader. Best of all, we get to share our creations with friends and family!
The following outlines the assessment model and goals of a fluent reader.
Scale of Fluency
Outstanding
Fairly fluent
Good pace
Longer phrases
May use repetitions to correct errors in phrasing or expression
Good sense of expression an intonation
Confident
Reasonable pace
Some choppiness
Several repetitions
Few sound-outs
Some run-ons
Poor phrasing and intonation
Emerging
Slow and choppy reading
Slow pace
Reading in groups of two or three words
Several pauses
Repetitions
Some difficulty with difference between phrases, clauses and sentences
Problems with intonation
Beginning
Clearly laboured
Very slow
Word by word reading
Many pauses
Repetitions
Lack of intonation and expression
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:46:55 AM -
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Click on Cassandra's name to hear her story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:42:16 AM -
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Click on Ocean's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:41:26 AM -
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Click on Dakota's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:40:37 AM -
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Click on Neha's name to hear her story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:39:51 AM -
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Click on Michaela's name to hear her story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:39:08 AM -
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Click on Estaban's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:38:16 AM -
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Click on Mannie's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:37:29 AM -
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Click on Kezia's name to hear her story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:36:43 AM -
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Click on Daeden's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:35:50 AM -
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Click on Jessa's name to hear her story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:34:30 AM -
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Click on Jaime's name to hear her story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:33:32 AM -
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Click on Darien's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:32:23 AM -
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Click on Riley's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:30:35 AM -
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Click on Rhoxinae's name to hear her story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:27:15 AM -
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Click on Josh's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:26:18 AM -
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Click on Sigourny's name to hear her story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:25:32 AM -
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Click on Matthew's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:24:19 AM -
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Click on Sahba's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:23:11 AM -
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Click on Tynan's name to hear his story.
# - Darby - 11/8/07; 11:15:48 AM -
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| Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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Click here to listen to Samera read.
# - Darby - 11/7/07; 11:13:07 AM -
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| Monday, October 15, 2007
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1. Create the recording with Garage Band.
2. When finished send it into iTunes with File menu -> Export to iTunes.
3. Time to compress the file - select it in the iTunes window and use Advanced menu -> Convert selection to ACC. This will create a smaller web-friendlier version (the drum loop I tested with went from 2MB to 180 KB).
4. Locate the file for uploading with File menu -> Show in Finder. Either option-drag a copy to the desktop, or drag it into your server folder. make sure your dragging the smaller MP3 version (usually end with .m4a - NOT .aif)
5. Log in to the site. Go to Editors only: -> Files
6. Use the 'Upload a new file' link. Give it a short title and then use 'Browse...' to aim it at the the exported story. Then use 'Post New File' button.
7. The uploaded file will show up at the top of the list. You will need to copy its URL for the next step. To do this either drag across the entire URL starting at the http: and the use Copy, or Ctrl-click on the URL and use Copy link location.. in the pop-up.
8. Use the 'Add a story' link in the navigation area. This will create a new blog post. Put in a title. Click in the URL: field and paste the location of the students reading that you copied in step 7. This will aim the title at the audio file.
You can also embed the audio in the story area. First you type in the word(s) you want to link it to, select them, and then select the  tool in the text editing box and paste the file URL into field
9. Click 'Create News Item' when done. This will save the story in the pending news area (Editors only: -> News)
10. Click 'Post to Home Page' to make it public.
# - Cam - 10/15/07; 9:37:16 AM -
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