Reading Inspires Children
Blogathon 2007 9:06 AM
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
BlogAThon - Finale
Well, a long, long day. Let's just 'bookend' the event with a modified post announcing my first attempt at Blogathon.
Blogathon began yesterday at 6:00 am. Bloggers from around the world blogged for one day to help charities around the globe. We posted every 30 minutes over a 24 hour period; at one the time just became a blur -know there are extra posts, double posts, probably some within minutes of each other.
For this, we collected sponsorships and pledges. They could be a flat donation, or a certain amount for every hour we managed to stay awake.
It's not too late, go to Blogathon, choose ‘Southern California Library Literacy Network,’ and PLEDGE !
Or you can to go the SCLLN ‘Donations Page’ and send a Donation.
And continue to use GoodSearch: 1000 people @ 2 searches a day = $7,300
In 2006:
8,870 Adult Learners
5,586 Volunteer Tutors
358,604 Hours of Free Tutoring
Families For Literacy program
7,015 children under 5
8,844 children over 5
received 103,709 Free Books
SCLLN thanks you for your support !
Blogathon began yesterday at 6:00 am. Bloggers from around the world blogged for one day to help charities around the globe. We posted every 30 minutes over a 24 hour period; at one the time just became a blur -know there are extra posts, double posts, probably some within minutes of each other.
For this, we collected sponsorships and pledges. They could be a flat donation, or a certain amount for every hour we managed to stay awake.
It's not too late, go to Blogathon, choose ‘Southern California Library Literacy Network,’ and PLEDGE !
Or you can to go the SCLLN ‘Donations Page’ and send a Donation.
And continue to use GoodSearch: 1000 people @ 2 searches a day = $7,300
In 2006:
8,870 Adult Learners
5,586 Volunteer Tutors
358,604 Hours of Free Tutoring
Families For Literacy program
7,015 children under 5
8,844 children over 5
received 103,709 Free Books
SCLLN thanks you for your support !
BlogAThon - Library
Library Economic Value
Worth Their Weight: An Assessment of the Evolving Field of Library ValuationThe Americans for Libraries Council newest report offers researchers and advocates an overview of the cutting-edge field of library valuation, or models for expressing a library's multiple contributions to its community in dollars and cents. Libraries for the Future
Library Use Value Calculator:
What is your library worth to you?
How much would you pay out-of-pocket for your library services?
Use Kern County Library's calculator to find out.
This worksheet was originally provided by the Massachusetts Library Association, then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library. The Maine State Library added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online; feel free to link the calculator where ever your library is. The Maine State Library site shows how the figures were calculated and how to customize and use on any library web site. The spreadsheet requires either Microsoft Excel or an Excel viewer.
Worth Their Weight: An Assessment of the Evolving Field of Library ValuationThe Americans for Libraries Council newest report offers researchers and advocates an overview of the cutting-edge field of library valuation, or models for expressing a library's multiple contributions to its community in dollars and cents. Libraries for the Future
Library Use Value Calculator:
What is your library worth to you?
How much would you pay out-of-pocket for your library services?
Use Kern County Library's calculator to find out.
This worksheet was originally provided by the Massachusetts Library Association, then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library. The Maine State Library added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online; feel free to link the calculator where ever your library is. The Maine State Library site shows how the figures were calculated and how to customize and use on any library web site. The spreadsheet requires either Microsoft Excel or an Excel viewer.
Blogathon 2007
BlogAThon - Literacy Blogs
Some interesting literacy blogs to visit:
Adult Learner Blogs
Project Read - San Francisco Public Library
~ a friendly little internet site offering some helpful literacy tips, strategies, and resources
Literacy Blogs
Literacies Cafe - Toronto
~ Chit chat from literacies, a magazine from canada about adult literacy research and practice
Literacy News - Canada
~ Your source for literacy news and literacy development
Newton Free Library
~ Talk Time for Tutors
Literacy Changes
~ Kids, Special Ed., Occupational Therapy, Graphic Organizers, Text-to-Speech
Literacy Matters
~ 21st Century Literacies: The Challenge, The Opportunity, The Tools. What now?
Adult Learner Blogs
Project Read - San Francisco Public Library
~ a friendly little internet site offering some helpful literacy tips, strategies, and resources
Literacy Blogs
Literacies Cafe - Toronto
~ Chit chat from literacies, a magazine from canada about adult literacy research and practice
Literacy News - Canada
~ Your source for literacy news and literacy development
Newton Free Library
~ Talk Time for Tutors
Literacy Changes
~ Kids, Special Ed., Occupational Therapy, Graphic Organizers, Text-to-Speech
Literacy Matters
~ 21st Century Literacies: The Challenge, The Opportunity, The Tools. What now?
Blogathon 2007
BlogAThon - News
from PRNewswire: 7.25.07
On Labor Day, preschoolers can step into a world where words truly are the stars of the show. "WordWorld," debuting Sept. 3, 2007, on PBS KIDS(R) (check local listings), is a 3-D animated series funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education, which encourages three- to five-year-old children to become friends with words.
The show makes preparing to read so much fun that kids will laugh out loud as they learn. "WordWorld" playfully brings words to life through a patent-pending methodology that embeds words into the objects they represent.
In each episode, children will explore their world of words. "WordWorld's" humorous storylines focus on age-appropriate social-emotional lessons while introducing preschoolers to key literacy-based skills, such as letter recognition and phonological awareness.
"'WordWorld' is an adventure series that makes words tangible by introducing preschoolers to a world of words that come alive right before their eyes," said Don Moody, founder and CEO of Word World, LLC. "The novelty of the show is that when a word is formed correctly, it morphs into the character or thing it represents, which makes learning to a read a totally new experience.
Our goal is to help preschoolers prepare for reading by telling engaging stories that are fun, sparking their imaginations and fostering a love for words."
A sneak preview.
On Labor Day, preschoolers can step into a world where words truly are the stars of the show. "WordWorld," debuting Sept. 3, 2007, on PBS KIDS(R) (check local listings), is a 3-D animated series funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education, which encourages three- to five-year-old children to become friends with words.
The show makes preparing to read so much fun that kids will laugh out loud as they learn. "WordWorld" playfully brings words to life through a patent-pending methodology that embeds words into the objects they represent.
In each episode, children will explore their world of words. "WordWorld's" humorous storylines focus on age-appropriate social-emotional lessons while introducing preschoolers to key literacy-based skills, such as letter recognition and phonological awareness.
"'WordWorld' is an adventure series that makes words tangible by introducing preschoolers to a world of words that come alive right before their eyes," said Don Moody, founder and CEO of Word World, LLC. "The novelty of the show is that when a word is formed correctly, it morphs into the character or thing it represents, which makes learning to a read a totally new experience.
Our goal is to help preschoolers prepare for reading by telling engaging stories that are fun, sparking their imaginations and fostering a love for words."
A sneak preview.
Blogathon 2007
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