Agenda+9-11-08

 Agenda for 9-11-08 Meeting

Get everyone signed up and added to this Wiki. Discuss TAKS plan and objectives for current six weeks and next six weeks. Discuss technology integration can help you create games for your classroom, or this http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/ Discuss ROAR PSAT October 15th
 * Kalyn will add TAKS objectives/TAKS plan to Wiki - Done!
 * TEKS check Wednesday October 8th. - The Bass, The River and Sheila Mant
 * AutoBio due ???
 * Ask Dana about consumable Holt TAKS booklets
 * Use of wikis - edit agenda, add questions to address
 * Making Teacher page private
 * Suggestion for tech tuesday - tag/label blogs to sort out posts for different class
 * Helpful websites?
 * tinyurl.com
 * commas, capit., hyphen, semicolon, etc grammar blast - ( http://tinyurl.com/5jwzvo )
 * http://www.classtools.net/my/quiz77059_23_questions__title_of_quiz_goes_here_.htm this
 * Released TAKS tests http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/taks/index.html
 * This site has multiple resources including Julius Caesar, grammar, poetry, and literacry and reading skills activities http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
 * incentives - expectation w/o rewards
 * classes not reading - check up on teachers/coaches who aren't
 * consequences for students without books
 * Due dates on reading projects - comics, summary, Alynda's list of websites, lit. circles
 * Plan for students in sports who are not doing ROAR


 * Use bellringers to help get them ready?
 * MUST go over facts about PSAT to prepare them - notes from Kalyn
 * PSAT prep booklets?