The dates have been set with the project starting October 1st and going until October 26th, while you can start sooner or later than these dates please do not give away any information about the happenings of the book except for in the designated weeks.
Choose your book, Charlotte’s Web or The One and Only Ivan. I love reading the book before the project so I can think about what we will discuss, you may want to order your own copy and decide whether you want each student to have a copy as well.
Decide if you want to work behind the scenes on either book. If you really want to have say or just connect even more with people join the Google Groups set up for planning. Both can be found on the right side of the Global Read Aloud blog.
Join the Edmodo groups for teachers to connect. Last year these were used to set up Skype connections, ask for ideas or support and just general sharing. This is for teachers only, smaller Edmodo groups will be set up for students closer to the start date. Log in to Edmodo and enter in the code for the group you wish to join. If you are not sure how to do this please reach out.
- Charlotte’s teacher group code is 93pop0
- Ivan’s teacher group code is njco4k
Check out the wiki, right now it is filled with info from last year but it will soon be updated. Browse through what happened last year to give you an idea of what you can do with the book.
Follow the hashtag on Twitter #glread12 and follow me on Twitter to stay updated @pernilleripp
And other than that, just relax, this project is what you make it out to be. The bottomline is connecting with others through a book, you decide how much time you want to dedicate to it and what you feel most comfortable with.
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