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Mrs. Ready's **G****ET G****RIT Toolbox** = 2013-14 site is still under construction = = NO ELA homework until the site is up. = = Expect access week of 9/16. Students will receive training on how to use it. = = Thanks for your patience. =

Your one-stop site to get more ou t of ELA Below is video that explains how to use Home Page only--scroll down page to skip tutorial and just READ about how to use the page. Separate "how to" tutorials are (or will be) recorded on following most often used pages: Class Work and Homework Tips,Reprints and Looming Deadlines  media type="custom" key="11975447" width="30" height="30"  ==**Let's just say you MISSED something in class for SOME reason.......** ==

**Us** **e This Website to:**

**1**. C**ATCH UP** on missed work due to absence or bathroom trip, nurse's office visit, **zoning out**....
 * Click on date for **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 26px;">Class notes ** file for class you missed to check for:
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 23px;">Daily notes to copy; warnings about items that will be on upcoming quizzes, tests...
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 23px;">In depth explanation of concepts covered and examples given by your peers to help you understand
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Did class get any hand-outs? Are they viewable/printable from **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Reprints ** icon? (Otherwise, get copies from plexiglass bin on my front table when you return to class.)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Journal prompts** (Responses not finished in class become homework due the next day. If you are out your are STILL responsible for ALL Journal entries.)

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">**2.** **CHUNK** review for quizzes/ Ask questions
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 31px;">Use the //"Curve of Remembering and Forgetting"//. Scanning Class notes on several days between the first lecture on a topic and a quiz or test chunks studying into smaller, but more effective sessions. Reviewing JUST the night before the test doesn't work.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Get questions [[image:mrsreadysclasses/dmbtest.gif width="162" height="235" align="right"]] LONG before the quiz/test/project due date....Actively read printouts of **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Class notes **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">and jot down questions to ask the next day. If you didn't get something, chances are your question will help others as well.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">**3.** Get **HOMEWORK HELP**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Read DETAILED directions I reviewed orally in class
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Get tips to avoid common problems kids have with homework assignments

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">**4.** Find **EXTRA CREDIT** options <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">5. Check out my general **philosophy** of teaching and expectations <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">6. Learn about policies and procedures for **vacations, absences**.... <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">7. Check **Looming Deadlines** for topics on upcoming tests and upcoming writing assignments and projects. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">8. Connect to **links** that expand the classroom <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">9. Gallery to share student work
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 38px;">Limited time offers for a little extra work in exchange for points you can use to hedge against the occasional bombed quiz...<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 38px;">These are hidden in class notes to get you to review!
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">Some extra credit options are attached to quiz preparation all standing offers all term.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 230%;">EXTRA HELP WEDNESDAYS <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 230%;">email me at readyd@foxborough.k12.ma.us