Staff,
I wanted to share what's currently going on during IM (Information Meda) time.  I have updated the SSS site to an IM site to accommodate Literacy, Library and the Technology standards.  When you first open up the IM site (under teacher sites) you'll see the grade levels as before.  Click on a grade level and you'll see the specific standards for that grade level in literacy, library, and technology.  You will also see links to the old "writing" standards which can be valueable.  When you or students click on the blue atom , that will link you to student resources.  The high-lighted activity is what we are currently working on.  The following is a link to the updated IM (Information Meda) web site.  https://public.rcas.org/el/cd/teachersites/sissodav/Pages/default.aspx.  Thank you for informing me of where you're at in Reading and Writing.  It allows me to somewhat align with what you're doing in those subject areas.

Dave

Staff,

I spent some time working on reshaping the old SSS site into an updated IMS site:

It's a work in progress. The grade level web resources are compliments of Joni Kinzler, the IMS at Pinedale. The standards at the bottom of each grade level page include the 3 main things we are to present to students during IMS time plus I added the writing standards: The CCSS are grade specific as are the writing, technology and reading standards.

Click on your grade level on the left side of the screen to get specific. The following is my new IMS Home Page:

 https://public.rcas.org/el/cd/teachersites/sissodav/Pages/default.aspx

Enjoy,  Dave

Staff,
The following is an update of some of what's going on at IMS time.  In the K-2 groups we are exploring the differences between fiction and non-fiction with a cool on-line site called Bookflix.  The previous link gets you to the login page.  I have signed Corral up for a 30 day free trial.  The username is (bkflix).  The password is (move).  It has fiction and non-fiction side by side.  If you want to see a fiction story about sharks, you can.  Right next to it is a non-fiction story about sharks.

The 3-5 groups are exploring a resource from the library called the "Children's Atlas of the United States."  We are doing a review of it's contents.  I have also created an on-line Edmodo quiz that they will take next week.  To follow up the use of the atlas we will be using Google Earth to explore and answer more questions on Edmodo.

If you have any questions or input, let me know.

Dave