View Seminar: Using Sora & TeachingBooks for Strengthening Students' Literacy Skills
| Seminar Name | Using Sora & TeachingBooks for Strengthening Students' Literacy Skills |
|---|---|
| Seminar Brochure | Not set |
| External Seminar Brochure | Not set |
| Seminar Short Desc | This 90 minute session will review tools in Sora and TeachingBooks that not only personalize the reading experience but increases literacy skills and vocabulary. |
| Seminar Full Desc | Students and teachers who use Sora and know how to use its tools LOVE it! eBooks and audiobooks downloaded with a wi-fi connection can then be accessed for 14 days without wi-fi. Listen or read on the bus, in the car, at home, or on a walk. Take notes, highlight, adjust screen contrast, change publisher's font to your own preferred style, and electronically share insights with others.
Forget Teachers Pay Teachers! TeachingBooks provides lessons, author interviews, book trailers, vocabulary games and more. Discover how these two products work awesomely together. This training session is applicable to teachers who provide instruction to ELLs, MLLs, students with IEPs and 504s. |
| Seminar Date | 09/22/2021 |
| Opening Time | 8:30 am |
| Closing Time | 10:00 am |
| Last Day To Register | 09/21/2021 [ Note: After this date, participation changes can be requested by e-mailing Laurie Sledge ] |
| Twin Seminar | Not set |
| Seminar Audience | All educators |
| Seminar Prerequisites | Please make sure you can log into Insignia at resources.caboces.org. Username is your school email, password is caboces. If you have trouble logging in, please email Rachelle_Evans@caboces.org.
Please download the FREE Sora app onto your MOBILE device prior to this session. |
| Seminar Topics, Concepts & Resources | * Increasing vocabulary
* Literacy skills * Student engagement |
| Seminar Broadcast Notes | Not set |
| Seminar Objectives | Participants will:
* apply new knowledge by downloading an ebook in Sora and exploring its tools * learn how to request a title be assigned to a class (super easy!) * understand how to adjust voice speed in an audiobook and use other tools to personalize the listening experience * inspect TeachingBooks for personal use and instructional purposes; accessing the Spanish interface * discuss how Sora and TeachingBooks easily facilitates literacy instruction and student engagement * develop one goal for using Sora and TeachingBooks for personal or professional use |
| Work Summary | Not set |
| Assessment of Learning | Learning will be assessed through:
* ability to download a title in Sora * active engagement in discussion * ability to log into Insignia * ability to navigate TeachingBooks for helpful resources * asking questions and sharing insights with others |
| Evaluation Summary Notes | Not set |
| Needed Changes | Not set |
| Next Steps | Not set |
| Online Course Type | Zoom |
| Site | Not set |
| Location | Not set |
| Site Status | Online |
| Duration | 1.5 Hours |
| Rolling Online Course | No |
| Moodle Online Course | Not set |
| Seminar Status | Cancelled |
| Workshop | Using Sora & TeachingBooks for Strengthening Students' Literacy Skills |
| Starting Registration | 8:00 am |
| Credit Hours | 1.50 |
| CTLE Eligible | Yes |
| Social Worker Continuing Ed | No |
| Course Type | Not set |
| Provider | 529 - Professional Development |
| Category | 510 - Library Services |
| Alt Fee Per Participant | Not set |
| Public Notes | Not set |
| Cancelled Date | 09/21/2021 |
| Added By | Laurie Sledge |
| Seminar Id | 6753 |
CTLE Activities
- Content
- English Language Learners
Facilitators
- Cecelia Fuoco Cancelled
Districts That Can Send Participants
- Allegany-Limestone Central School
- Andover Central School
- Belfast Central School
- Bolivar-Richburg Central School
- Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School
- Cuba-Rushford Central School
- Ellicottville Central School
- Fillmore Central School
- Franklinville Central School
- Friendship Central School
- Genesee Valley Central School
- Hinsdale Central School
- Olean City Schools
- Pioneer Central School
- Portville Central School
- Randolph Academy
- Randolph Central School
- Salamanca City Schools
- Scio Central School
- Wellsville Central School
- West Valley Central School
- Whitesville Central School
- CA-BOCES Admin
- CA-BOCES CTE
- CA-BOCES ISS
- CA-BOCES IT
- CA-BOCES Exceptional Education
Learning Standards
- 2 Knowledge of Content and Instruction
- 3 Instructional Practice
- 5 Assessment for Learning
- 7 Professional Growth