Pen Pal Place

Getting started

1.I’m waiting for the Videos and where these videos will be located? Where should I link to? 2.Is this a standard message for all the states or is this going to be change with the state. 3.The Intro Cycle is common for all the users and for that reason I didn’t update the text for Number 3 here. 4.Waiting for the Videos.

1.Waiting for the Videos 2.Done 3.This is in Intro cycle and it’s common for all the users. Let me know if you want me to change books to Articles. 4.Removed.

Pen Pal Place Home Page

1.Updated all the Action bar modules from Books to Articles. 2.Updated in the sample page and waiting for images and links to create actual article pages. 3.The text has been changed to say just as Start Reading Now! with a link to the magazine. Done 4.Done.

Help Videos 4 Pen Pal Help Videos (each under 2 minutes) In2Books Basics: Goal: Walk pen pals through the basic procedural steps of I2B Letter Writing: giving them advice about what to include in letters - big focus on using evidence from text -linking to Common Core Finding Support: Reviewing pen pal supports: Writing Center (graphic organizer + left rail), tips, how-tos, etc. What To Expect: advice about how to be a good pen pal (following calendar, contacting teacher, etc.), understanding variations in program Waiting for the videos to create a separate page and link from different areas.

Pen Pal Place How Tos How In2Books Works – REVISED CONTENT TO ALIGN WITH PILOT Pick A Book– REVISE TO “PICK A TEXT” Read a Book With Purpose - REVISE TO “READ WITH PURPOSE” Read a Letter Discussing a Book - REVISE TO “READ YOUR STUDENT’S LETTER” Write a Letter Discussing a Book - REVISE TO “ WRITE AN IN2BOOKS LETTER” Created new set of How To Pages for Digital Pilot. Metadata includes Genre=Digital. Done

Pen Pal Place FAQs Done, Created new page for Digital Genre and linked from PP Control Panel section.

Done

Pen Pal Place Tips Done, Created new page for Digital Genre and linked from PP Control Panel section.

Done

Pen Pal Place Writing Center

1.Done 2.Ektron part is done and need to talk to Chris for the configuration. 3.Waiting for the Vocab words. 4.Done 5.Waiting for the content.

Done

Done form Ektron and need to configure by Chris L.

Pen Pal Place – New Contents for Genre/Topic Page

Delete Fiction/Biography/Traditional Tales from this genre list – so the only two “Genres” will be SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE. Topics (Magazine Issues) go Here – each Links to ABOUT THE TOPIC Page - The “more” for Social Studies and Science will BOTH link to the “Informational Text Genre” page for Pen Pals. Created the new Topic page for Informational Text and waiting to update from the Nav bar as this is common for all the users. Here is the link to the Genre page: le=Penpal&Genre=Digital